Abigail Schimpf led from start to finish to claim the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association Foundation Junior Championship. The Daniel Island Club golfer opened the tournament with a 1-under par 71 to take a five shot lead into the final round. Country Club of Spartanburg’s Isabella Britt carded […]
There are high honors and there are nice honors. Trent Phillips has received many of both types of awards for his outstanding junior golf career. Wednesday night in Texas, Phillips received an award that is both. The Boiling Springs High School golfer was presented with the Byron Nelson […]
Pam Prescott has been close to claiming a win in a Women’s South Carolina Golf Association championship several times over the years. Prescott took a two-shot lead into the final round, but got off to a rough start. “I got off to a bad start,” she said. “I […]
Chris Miller has helped to build one of the best junior golf programs in the country. After working at the SCGA and with junior golf in particular Miller has been recognized as a top junior golf leader in the country. The longtime administrator has decided to leave the […]
You will often hear golfing teammates talk about how they “brother-in-lawed” their way around a golf course to shoot a good score. At Mimosa Hills in the 50th Carolinas Golf Association Senior Four-Ball championship the winners “cousined it” to the victory. Cousins Mike Gravley from Greer and Stan […]
It might be another 10 or 11 years before Tip Price can compete to win a Green Jacket at Augusta National, but right now he has the next best thing. The Greenville Country Club junior was presented with the trophy for winning the 10-11 year old age group […]
You can make a lot of friends in 46 years around a golf course and Tom McAllister did just that in his long tenure at The Country Club of Spartanburg. McAllister retired from the club in February and hoped to slip away quietly from the job he held […]
Senior golfers had hoped for a great week of golf at the Seabrook Island Club, but instead they only got to play one round in windy and cold conditions on the coast. The SCGA Senior Four-Ball championship was reduced to just 18-holes because of rain and the golfers […]
The rich history of golf in the Carolinas now has a home. The Xan Law Jr. Hall of History opened for the first time on February 10th. The collection of clubs, scorecards, pictures, trophies and people who have made the Carolinas one of the most historic golf […]
Interview with Dillard Pruitt Dillard Pruitt earned his place in the South Carolina Golf Association’s Hall of Fame by winning on every level of competition. Victories as a junior golfer, college golfer, amateur golfer and professional highlight his Hall of Fame resume. “I’ve been very lucky and happy […]
