rom Lucas Glover’s 1995 victory to today’s jet-setting juniors, the Bobby Chapman Junior Championship at The Country Club of Spartanburg has grown into one of America’s most respected junior invitationals — but it’s still won the same way: on the golf course.
Fountain Inn’s young golf program continues to grow. Sophomore Mabry Thompson’s career-best 79 helped the Fury post their best-ever team score and qualify for the 4A state championship at Hilton Head Lakes.
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club Nobody won anything today except the opportunity to compete for a state title next week. Teams can claim an Upper or Lower State championship, but it’s mythical — not an official record. Still, the top teams in each tournament have a […]
The BMW Charity Pro-Am’s 2026 host question continues to swirl as Spartanburg confirms talks with the Korn Ferry Tour after Carolina Country Club’s contract was canceled. Earlier coverage: BMW Charity Pro-Am withdraws from Carolina Country Club By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club The only thing truly certain […]
The BMW Celebrity Pro-Am, a long-running Korn Ferry Tour event in South Carolina, posted its 2026 move from Carolina Country Club to the Country Club of Spartanburg before the PGA Tour’s official schedule release — a slip that raised questions about timing, communication, and control.
South Carolina’s senior golf depth was on display again when the team of Yancey Johnson, Geno Berchiatti, and Rick Cloninger won the Golfweek Senior National “International” Team Championship at Cartersville Country Club in Georgia. The event, which drew state and international teams from as far away as Ireland, […]
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club While the leadership of the Carolina Country Club had heard quiet talk that the BMW Celebrity Pro-Am presented by Synnex might relocate its rounds, the official phone call that arrived last Friday still came as a shock. Club owner Tim Dunlap […]
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club Without a press release or social media post, the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex is on the move again — this time to The Country Club of Spartanburg for its 2026 edition. The news didn’t come from a press conference […]
by Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club South Carolina Golf Association Hall of Fame member Jackie Seawell devoted his career to helping kids fall in love with the game. Long before his passing, the former PGA professional at Cobb’s Glen Country […]
CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson’s men’s golf team picked the right place and time to make a statement. The Tigers captured the Marquette Invitational title Tuesday at Erin Hills — site of both U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur championships — marking their first tournament victory of the season and […]
