With Bill Murray leading the way, the tournament moves back toward its roots—with “real” celebrities who can actually play. By Stan Olenik. Editor-Publisher The Golf Club The celebrity lineup for this year’s BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TDSynnex has been announced, and for the first time in several […]
The Thorblade Club Champagne Shoot Out is both the unofficial end to the 2025 golf season and the start of the 2026 golf season in Upstate South Carolina
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club A week ago, while researching a story on the retirement of a longtime leader in the BMW Charity Pro-Am’s volunteer corps, we checked the tournament website for routine background. Instead, we found a web banner announcing that the event was leaving […]
The BMW Charity Pro-Am’s 2026 host question continues to swirl as Spartanburg confirms talks with the Korn Ferry Tour after Carolina Country Club’s contract was canceled. Earlier coverage: BMW Charity Pro-Am withdraws from Carolina Country Club By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club The only thing truly certain […]
The BMW Celebrity Pro-Am, a long-running Korn Ferry Tour event in South Carolina, posted its 2026 move from Carolina Country Club to the Country Club of Spartanburg before the PGA Tour’s official schedule release — a slip that raised questions about timing, communication, and control.
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club Without a press release or social media post, the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex is on the move again — this time to The Country Club of Spartanburg for its 2026 edition. The news didn’t come from a press conference […]
Almost as soon as Dawn Woodard returned from her USGA Senior Championship she was off to play in the USGA Mid-Am Championship held at the Monterey Peninsula C.C. (Dunes Course) • Pebble Beach, Calif. Woodard finished stroke play tied with 12 other golfers for the four remaining spots in the […]
From Costner to Champions Tour: Byrd’s journey comes full circle. By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club It doesn’t feel like yesterday—but it doesn’t feel like 25 years have passed either—since I reported on Jonathan Byrd’s first Tour victory at the inaugural BMW Charity Pro-Am. Thursday at 1:34 […]
Tournament begins Thursday at Thornblade and Carolina Country Club The field for the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD Synnex features two standout local golfers—both Korn Ferry Tour winners—bringing momentum to the Upstate. Trace Crowe, a native of Easley, played on top-ranked Easley High School teams before continuing […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club It has never been clear if the Champagne Shoot-Out at Thornblade Club on New Year’s Eve ends the golf year in the Upstate or starts the New Year. Either way, the event has gone from a small gathering of friends to […]
