By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club It has never been clear if the Champagne Shoot-Out at Thornblade Club on New Year’s Eve ends the golf year in the Upstate or starts the New Year. Either way, the event has gone from a small gathering of friends to […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher Boscobel has long been a favorite course for amateurs, tournaments and everyday play. Now Coby Gambrell and Jon Guenthner, the owners of the course in Pendleton, have bought the Woodhaven Par 3 course just down the road. They have renamed the course The Bel […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher Borrowing from a seasonal theme. The weather outside was frightful, but the result for the Nielsen brothers was delightful. A full field of 130 golfers, 65 two-man teams. battled each other and the weather in the Cranberry Classic played at Boscobel. The tournament has […]
Southern Oaks is often referred to as the Upstate’s friendliest golf course and it was on display once again at the Holiday Open. The tournament asks golfers to bring a special toy with them as part of the entry fee . “We take the toys to the Children’s […]
The Chanticleer course Greenville Country Club members and guests played in the fall is changing. It is not going to be the course they play in about a year. The 54 year old course aged gracefully, but time and advances in the game have had an impact on […]
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club When Rob Hrubala finished his round in the Spartanburg County Senior Amateur championship one of the first golfers to congratulate him was Brian Kennedy. The former Spartanburg Amateur and Senior Amateur champion didn’t offer a “well done or great playing” instead […]
By Jed Blackwell Associate Editor-Publisher With a crowded field of local amateurs and college golfers in contention at the Upstate Amateur at Willow Creek, the result came down to a few important factors. A PGA Tour star, a wildly popular YouTube series, and a strong mental game. Brad […]
The Earl Wooten Invitational is played each year to honor the memory of one of the areas most accomplished amateur athletes.
Kendal Graham had so much fun at the Upstate Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, she didn’t mind playing an extra hole. It helped that her 37th hole was a birdie for the title. Graham fired a two-day total of 148 to tie with Debbie Huff, then made a 4 […]
Zach Adams led from start to finish to claim his second South Carolina Amatuer championship.
