Most golfers would be happy to “shoot their age” once in their golfing life. On January 13th, Roger Page did it for the 50th time . “It has been a goal for me,” said Page. “I wanted to get to 50 before I turned 70,” he said. Playing […]
Traditions don’t happen overnight. You can’t start something and call it traditional before it is tested by time The Champagne Shoot-Out at Thornblade has earned its Traditional label. The New Year’s Eve tournament was held for the 29th straight year at the club in Greer. The tournament includes […]
Golf instructors are usually rated by the success of their students. With more than two dozen junior students who have gone on to earn college scholarships, Mark Ernst has a well earned reputation as an outstanding instructor. The number of golfers he has helped to earn scholarships to […]
Making a hole-in-one requires skill and a little bit of luck. Ben Gramling had both on December 7th. The owner of Village Greens made his seventh hole-in-one, six of them at the course north of Inman. Gramling, trying to sneak in a quick nine holes at his course, […]
When rain forced the suspension of the first round at the Southern Oaks Holiday Open, Rick Oyervides and Steve Graham had already built up a good lead on the field. The two golfers were 5-under par and the only trouble they had on the course was the rain. […]
2021 Upstate Club Champions Honor Roll Congratulations to all the golfers who won club championships in the Upstate in 2021! Each year The Golf Club newspaper rounds up the names of as many club champions as we can and present those golfers on our Upstate Honor Roll. The […]
The Chanticleer Invitational began eight years ago at the Greenville Country Club course. The first few years it was won by club members as the competitors tended to be from the upstate. While the majority of golfers are still from the area, the quality of the competitors has […]
Home course knowledge can be an advantage, but you still have to play pretty well to win a team championship in the Upstate. Tyler Macolly and Will Ferguson have a great deal of local knowledge playing their home course at Three Pines. The two golfers have both won […]
Baseballs are usually flying around and out of Flour Field in Greenville, but later this month the horsehide will be replaced by balata. First Tee Upstate is staging a unique fund-raising event. Golfers will get the opportunity to hit golf balls around the playing field. “This is a […]
The final round of the Upstate Amateur would have made for great TV. Plenty of birdies and bogeys from four golfers who would either hold or share the lead in the second round before a dramatic putt on the final hole determined the winner. Presbyterian College golfer Thomas […]
