Converse University golf coach Patti McGowan goes into every tournament with a score in mind for her Valkyries team. Building the women’s golf program at the Spartanburg school, McGowan had seen teams be competitive when they posted scores right around 300. “Actually now it is even a little […]
When the scores were counted from the first two rounds of three golf tournaments yesterday it looked very good for Furman’s Anna Morgan, the South Carolina Gamecocks and Anderson Trojans. All three had leads and were in position to claim wins with a good final round. All three […]
It took a 20 foot birdie on an extra hole to knock Gamecock rising sophomore Nathan Franks out of the US Amateur. Franks had won his first match on Thursday before being eliminated in the round of 16 by Georgia Southern’s Ben Carr.. Franks advanced out of the […]
Gamecock rising sophomore Nathan Franks tied for 14th in the two-round qualifying tournament. He was seeded 18th when the round of 64 began on Wednesday morning. The Dorman High School grad from Roebuck was matched up with Tyler Stahle, from Andover, Ma. Stahle was in a large group […]
Fresh off a runner-up finish in the South Carolina Golf Association ‘s Amateur, Nathan Franks has played his way into the Match Play bracket at the US Amateur. Much like he did in the state-am, Franks put together two steady and solid rounds. He finished in a 7-way […]
The number 1 ranked AAAAA team in the SC Golf Coaches Poll looked every bit of the top ranked team as Boiling Springs ran away from the field to win the championship by 15 shots. With the team title in hand the final round turned into a shoot […]
The South Carolina High School Golf coaches last ranking of state teams in each of the five classifications seem to be pretty close to what took place in the first round of the state championships at four sites around the state. Boiling Springs, AC Flora and Christ Church […]
There are no medals or trophies awarded today, instead teams only look at the scores and know if their seasons will continue by advancing to play for a state championship At six locations around the state, the top eight teams in each of the three upper state and […]
After two near misses the Dorman Cavaliers broke through for their first tournament win of the High School season. Led by Nathan Franks medal winning total of 8 under par the Cavs earned a 5-shot victory over the recently crowned Greenville County champions from Mauldin. “We probably were […]
Dorman’s Nathan Franks shot an opening round 6-under par 66 to lead a strong team and individual field at the Hurricane Invitational being played at Southern Oaks in Easley. The 24 team field includes several highly ranked teams and more than a handful of experienced South Carolina Junior […]