When Caroline Hawkins driver is dialed in she is pretty hard to beat. This week at the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association Junior championship Hawkins wasn’t perfect off the tee, but was more than adequate to finish the state championship at 7-under par and 13 shots in front […]
Could there be a better way to end a high school athletic career. Imagine in your last game you hit a walk off homer, or score the winning touchdown as time runs out. Now add in the fact your homer or buzzer beater wins a state championship, If […]
Every kid who plays golf imagines making the perfect shot on the final hole to win the Masters or the Open or some other major championship. Will Ruth didn’t win the Masters or the Open when he chipped in his second shot on the par-4 18th hole at […]
By Jed Blackwell, Associate Editor/Publisher Sometimes a small change makes a huge difference. That was the case for Chesnee golfer Peyton Lawter over the weekend. After playing with coach Adam Jolley in a church tournament on Saturday and struggling with his putting, Jolley had a suggestion for his pupil. […]
By Jed Blackwell, Associate Editor-Publisher The celebratory clubhouse dessert waiting for the champions of Monday’s T.L. Hanna Yellow Jacket Invitational at Cobb’s Glenn was enjoyed by the host team. The win certainly wasn’t a piece of cake. The Yellow Jackets outlasted Greenville in a one-hole playoff for the […]
South Carolina Junior golfers had a very successful weekend winning challenge matches over foes from Georgia and Canada. South Carolina won the annual challenge match with Georgia at the Savannah Golf Club The match brings top teams from both states together for two days of matches. The competition […]
Led by Garrett Gillespie’s 2-under par 70, the Wren Hurricanes won the Anderson County title by a convincing margin. Dylan Park, Eli Clevenger, Hampton Yarborough and Davis Merritt helped Gillespie earn Wren its first outright tournament title since back in 2018. “I think our team enjoyed the way […]
By Jed Blackwell – Associate Editor, Publisher The Golf Club Casey Kosney tipped his hat before his final putt at the Rebel Invitational even reached the cup. Kosney, who tied for medalist honors at the event with Dorman teammate Will Ruth and Spartanburg’s Davis Petty at two-under-par 70, […]
Before digital and internet scoreboards, the old fashioned kind of scoreboards used a color coded system to make it easy for players and fans to see the scores. Black numbers were pars, green numbers were over par and red numbers were under par. On Saturday, after the first […]
Michael Pius, MS, PGA , Executive Director, First Tee Upstate Dear Upstate Golfers, Thank you for your continued support of First Tee — Upstate South Carolina and the kids and teens that we now serve all across the Upstate! 2023 has been yet another record setting year for […]
