Trent Phillips’ and Jacob Bridgeman’s outstanding junior careers have likely come to an end in the round of 16 at the US Junior. In just a few weeks Phillips will be at Georgia and Bridgeman at Clemson to begin their college golf careers. The two Woodfin Ridge golfers […]
Emily Dunlap is checking goals off her list. The rising senior at Mauldin High School put a gold star next to “winning a CGA title” with her victory in the Carolinas Golf Association South Carolina Match Play championship. “I play in as many CGA events as I can,” […]
When The Blade Junior tournament began 20 years ago it set a very high goal, to be the best junior event in South Carolina. A cooperative effort between the South Carolina Golf Association and the members at Thornblade Club, with the support of Jay Haas have allowed the […]
Interview with WSCGA Junior Champion Rachel Rich The tenth hole on the Devils Elbow Course at Moss Creek Plantation owed Rachel Rich. In the first round of the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association Junior championship, Rich carded a triple bogey on the hole. At the end […]
Chris Patton went to Colorado Springs just to play in a golf tournament, but it turned into a very emotional experience. The 1989 US Amateur Champion from Fountain Inn was awarded a special one-time exemption to play in the US Senior Open. “I can’t tell you how all […]
Interview with Chris Patton It has been 14 years since Chris Patton has had a golf club in his hand and an official scorecard in his pocket. This week the 1989 US Amateur champion is making a return to the game of his youth. He has […]
Daniel Azallion won the 2018 SCGA Junior Championship at the Dataw Island Club on Wednesday. The Hilton Head golfer opened the tournament with the lead shooting a first round 7-under par 65. His second round put him two strokes behind the leaders going into the final round. […]
The team of Mike and Tyler Burdine from Greenville came from the third division to win the annual Dudley-Sullivan Father-Son championship played at the Greenville Country Club’s courses. Golfers in the tournament were pre-flighted into divisions but golfers from any of the five groups could win the overall […]
Last year Furman’s Reona Hirai and Auburn’s Kelli Murphy teamed up to win the Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball championship. Just a little over a year later the two golfers are still having success, but this time as individuals. Hirai, a recent Furman grad finished off a victory in the […]
When Daniel Azallion stepped up to the first tee in the final round of the SCGA Junior he thought he was in perfect position to win the championship. After taking the opening round lead with a 7-under par 65 the Hilton Head golfer ballooned to a 75 […]
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