Just a note to junior golfers for this summer. If you are leading a tournament, you better have more than a 2-shot lead if Will Ruth is playing behind you. The Dorman High School sophomore did it again. A few weeks ago Ruth made an eagle on the […]
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 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, […]
The last time Will Ruth played at Cherokee National Golf Club in Gaffney an unreliable putting game cost him a chance to win a tournament. A few months later and with a lot of work on the putting green, this time it was his putting that earned him […]
Some wins are the completion of a goal while others can be the start of a journey. Hugh Lemonds win at the CGA South Carolina Junior Match Play championship at the Cherokee National Golf Club was a little of both. The Spartanburg High School golfer rallied from two-down […]
By Jed Blackwell, Associate Editor/ Publisher On a cold, rainy day at Woodfin Ridge, Boiling Springs coach Josh Pruitt had a good idea how his Bulldogs were able to put together a team score of 300 to win the Spartanburg County High School championship. “Well, a 66 helps,” he […]
You didn’t have to win the Upstate Junior Classic to leave Smithfields happy. While there were four age group winners there were eight other young golfers who earned a different reward for their play. The long running tournament in Easley has become the last chance qualifier for young […]
It is not unusual to see the Phillips name on top of a leader board at a South Carolina Junior Golf Association championship. But if you were following the Harvey Brock Orange Jacket Classic this weekend you saw a different Phillips on top of the standings. Zach Phillips, […]
