Cole Patterson has played some of his best golf in the Budweiser Classic. The recent Presbyterian grad shot rounds of 66 and 68 for an 8-under par total in the 2016 tournament. Most years a 134 total would have been good enough for a win. Instead, Patterson finished […]
Rock Hill’s Zach Reuland won the boys title and Katherine Schuster from Kill Devil Hills, NC claimed the girls title at the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea played at the Country Club of Charleston. Reuland led from start to finish to claim one of the biggest events on the […]
A pair of Upstate seniors and two Anderson University golfers captured the championships at the Carolina Golf Association’s Women’s Four-Ball tournament at the Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg. Rising sophomore Victoria Hall and incoming freshman Emma Charles teamed up to win the women’s championship by a shot. The […]
Taylor Lance got a couple of days off from her internship with the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association. The recent Newberry grad from Travelers Rest made the most of her time off by winning the Greenville County Ladies Amateur championship at Pebble Creek. Lance needed a late round […]
If everyone brought as much joy with them to a round of golf as Mike Lawrence does no one would ever have a bad day on the golf course, no matter what their score. One of the Upstate’s top teaching professionals, who owns an impressive playing resume, is […]
Tyler Gray won the 2019 SCGA Amateur at Thornblade Club. Hear from the new state champion about his victory. Dumb luck can strike at any time. Either good or bad, the rub of the green can make a difference in the outcome of a championship. Tyler Gray used […]
The rain went away and the field at the South Carolina Golf Association Amateur championship was able to complete the second round and finish the third round to get the tournament back on schedule. With all the scores from the two rounds completed on Saturday posted, Tyler Gray […]
Rain again shares the headline with the golfers at the South Carolina Amateur being played at Thornblade Club. A very busy second day allowed golfers to finish the first round that was suspended because of rain and then begin play in the second round. Nothing changed at the […]
The heavy stuff did arrive late Thursday afternoon. Maybe it isn’t a weather system from the coast, maybe Thornblade is causing the rain. In June the BMW Charity tournament was hampered by rain. The Blade Junior Classic usually played at Thornblade was played this year at Green Valley […]
This week Thornblade Club will host the 88th South Carolina Golf Association Amateur. It is the second state championship to be held at the club. The first one was played 22 years ago. The field for the 1997 tournament included seven future PGA Tour players, over two […]