Most of the over 100 junior golfers playing in the first Jackie Seawell Junior at Cobbs Glen had no idea who Seawell was or why the tournament was named for him. The South Carolina Golf Association Hall of Fame professional passed away in June after a career that […]
Christian Sease described the last week as the best week of golf he has ever had, and that included the week he won the 2016 Carolinas Amateur. The Green Valley member made it to the quarter finals at the US Mid-Am championship in Massachusetts on Wednesday. When he […]
Winston Churchill wasn’t much of a golfer by most accounts, but one of his famous quotes could easily apply to anyone who has played and won the game. “There is nothing quite as exhilarating as being shot at and missed,” is a version of an often misquoted quote […]
Moving day at the South Carolina Golf Association Amateur championship started a little earlier than usual and lasted a little longer than usual. Rain forced the suspension of the second round so almost 70 golfers had to finish their Friday round starting at 7:am on Saturday before the […]
Trent Phillips has won big tournaments at every level he has played. He was an 8-year old World Champion, a South Carolina junior champion, a high school champion, an amateur champion and a college tournament champion. With all those wins, his victory this week at the prestigious Sunnehanna […]
Sometime around 1979 or 1980 Jackie Seawell bought a green passenger van. SUVs and vans had not taken over the highways back then, but it looked like a good investment for the Seawell family. It wasn’t just a family vehicle for Jackie and Claire along with the kids […]
The first time Brent Delahoussaye and Charles Warren had the lead at the SCGA Four-Ball championship was when their final putt dropped in the hole. The two former Clemson golfers battled back from being 2-down early in the match to get even and stay even with Jay MacAllister […]
When the final round of the SCGA Senior Four-Ball began at The Country Club of Spartanburg the team of Joe Hendrick and Daran Womack were on the bottom of the championship flight. The two golfers had 20 teams to climb over if they were to win the senior […]
Golfers with Palmetto State ties have 3 of the 15 spots on the most recent Haskins Watch List. The award is college golf’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy in football. Clemson’s Jacob Bridgeman and Georgia’s Trent Phillips , both from Inman are on the list. They are joined […]
When you get inducted into a Hall of Fame most times it is honor given at the end of a successful career. Steve Liebler was inducted into the SCGA Hall of Fame in 2016, but now his bio will need to be updated to include another major. The […]
