By Stan Olenik. Editor-Publisher. The Golf Club The Blade Junior has earned a reputation as one of the South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s most popular events and is a tournament many junior golfers look forward to each summer. For only the second time in the tournament’s 28-year history, […]
Evatt Launches Upstate Summer Series for Junior Golfers of All Skill Levels By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The GolfClub Jeff Evatt has always been a champion for junior golf. As the longtime director of the Upstate Chapter of the South Carolina Junior Golf Association, Evatt operated a highly successful […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher The Golf Club The South Carolina Golf Association’s annual Golf Day marked more than a celebration of the past year — it marked a passing of responsibility. As outgoing president Rob Reeves reflected on progress made during his two-year term, the association also introduced […]
By Stan Olenik Editor – Publisher. The Golf Club It doesn’t have a name yet, or a logo you can put on hats and shirts, but when it does, it’s going to become something special for high school golfers in South Carolina—something they’ll remember long after the scorecards […]
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.
Making the field for a national USGA Junior Championship is a goal for every serious junior golfer and the Carolinas have sent some of its best players to compete with those from around the country and the world. Of the golfers with South Carolina connections Sage Bradshaw, the […]
High school juniors and seniors are far too young to be talking about a bucket list—but whether you call it a goal or a dream, two area juniors have checked off one of the biggest items in junior golf. Blue Ridge High School teammates Dawson Szabo and Owen […]
Will Ruth, known for his dramatic wins, took a calmer route to victory at The Blade Junior Classic. With three major wins this year, he’s back in the Jay Haas Player of the Year conversation.
Greer, SC – Columbia’s Merritt Barbrey came into The Blade Junior Golf Classic with a strong resume: four-time All-State honors, Region Player of the Year twice, and multiple Play Series victories. But there was one box she had yet to check. “I had not won a South Carolina […]
If ever a golfer was owed a break from the golf gods, Chase Cline belonged at the front of the line. At the South Carolina Golf Association’s Junior championship it wasn’t if the golf gods were helping Cline as much as they just stayed out of the fray. […]
