Most golfers don’t play in a tournament every week. Maybe a scramble or a dog fight, but a full on tournament, not very often. As the young South Carolina Golf Association’s Junior program began growing in the 90s the Association developed more tournaments for junior golfers. Rick Vieth, […]
The best field for a club event this side of a SCGA or CGA major is always the Invitational at Musgrove Mill. If you follow amateur golf in the Carolinas and you look at the final scores you can put a significant golf accomplishment next to just about […]
Coaching a team sometimes requires a pep talk, or a game plan, or some sports psychology to get the most out of their players. A coach may have to study position match ups and account for strengths and weakness on their opponent to get ready for a game […]
A week ago girls golf teams from the Northern part of the state dominated the high school championships in all four classifications. Dorman swept to an undefeated season to win the AAAAA, Pickens claimed the AAAA. Seneca in AAA and Chesnee in AA Classifications were also champions. The […]
If you have lost track of Trent Phillips and what is going on in his career, you have got some catching up to do. Phillips finished his junior career as the most honored junior, perhaps in the history of the game in South Carolina. He went on to […]
Davis Petty’s cap shared a popular golf greeting in capital block letters on Tuesday night: IABDIP. “It’s a beautiful day in Pinehurst.” It was a pretty nice day in Spartanburg, too. Officially, in fact, Nov. 1 was Davis Petty Day. Petty, the 11-year-old phenom who is taking the […]
The South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Fall Challenge was played for the boys at Cheraw State Park and The Links at Stoney Point hosted the girls version of the championship. Andrew Gregory broke out of tie for the first round lead with a 6-under par 66 to win […]
Needing just five points to secure a repeat victory in the Cyder Cup Matches, Spartanburg put it away early. The defending champs scored wins in four of the first six matches on the card and tied another, taking 4.5 early points to edge closer to the win. Down […]
The first two rounds of the 19th Annual Cyder Cup Matches at Green Valley on Saturday turned into a good day for the guests. Team Spartanburg took an 11.5-4.5 lead over Team Greenville with two strong sessions. Spartanburg held a 5.5-2.5 advantage after Saturday’s early best-ball matches.Dustin Adair and […]
by Jed Blackwell Associate Editor-Publisher The AAAAA golf season has largely felt like a coronation for Dorman. On Wednesday afternoon at Holly Tree, the Cavaliers finally grabbed the crown. Dorman capped a remarkable season, one in which the Cavaliers won every single event the first team entered, with […]