The South Carolina Golf Association Golf Day each year celebrates the success and history of the state organization. The event usually includes a pro-forma business meeting to officially elect officers, but this year under new business the SCGA made a major announcement. “We are taking a bold step […]
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher It wasn’t that long ago that Nick Biershenk, Brad Sill and Brandon Masters were the top Junior golfers in the Upstate. Each of the three had outstanding junior, high school or college careers. Masters won a state high school championship, Biershenk and Sill both […]
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 It is a good time to be Erik Erlenkeuser. A successful year on the golf course earned the tall junior golfer from Anderson the South Carolina Golf Association Jay Haas award as the top junior in the state. It was a goal the TL […]
By Stan Olenik – Editor/Publisher Erik Erlenkeuser set some lofty goals for his golf game and now he can put a check mark next to one of the big ones. Erlenkeuser is the South Carolina Golf Association winner of the Jay Haas Player of the Year award. The […]
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 […]
By Stan Olenik. Editor-Publisher Golfers and non golfers have made Christmas at the Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure a holiday tradition. As Hurricane Helene blew through and blew down parts of nearby Chimney Rock and the lake many wondered if the courses and amenities at the Resort […]
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 […]
