It took an adventurous two extra holes, but Colin Floyd of Sumter defeated Wade Wawner of Charleston to win the inaugural S.C. Public Links Championship on Sept. 25 at Charleston Municipal Golf Course.
The S.C. Golf Hall of Fame has announced that Sheri Turner, Charlie Rountree III and Todd White will become the 74th, 75th and 76 members during the S.C. Golf Association's Golf Day on Jan. 14, 2023.
Growing up in Charleston, Connor Macon witnessed lots of U.S. Golf Association events while watching her father, S.C. Golf Hall of Famer Bert Atkinson.
"Growing the game" has always been a hallmark of the S.C. Golf Association.
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MYRTLE BEACH - Zach Adams of Charleston shot a final-round 72 Sunday and cruised to a five-shot victory in the 91st South Carolina Amateur Golf Championship played at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club.
Simon DiMaggio and Annabel Carman claimed the top divisions in the 2022 Junior Al Esposito golf tournament played at Charleston Municipal Golf Course.
His CNN catch-phrases made him a national celebrity but Van Earl Wright's drug problems hijacked his career and messed up his family life, but maybe someone going through rehab can learn from Pebble Beach's newest 'looper'
Madison Messimer, 15, of Myrtle Beach set several records in winning the Women's South Carolina Golf Association Junior Girls' Amateur, shooting 65-67-68—200.
Sam McMillan of Mount Pleasant shared medalist honors at 69 with Ryan Jahr of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., and Jack Seward of Florence in U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying held at the Links at Stono Ferry.
At the Charleston Municipal Golf Course on James Island, a new youth caddie program is creating summer work opportunities for local students in hopes they can earn college scholarships.
The CJ Cup is on the move again in America, this year shifting across the country from Las Vegas to South Carolina.
Among past winners of the Rice Planters Amateur golf tournament that begins Tuesday at Snee Farm Country Club are Hal Sutton, Tom Lehman, Stewart Cink and Brooks Koepka.
Madison Messimer, a 15-year-old from Myrtle Beach, managed to catch College of Charleston golfer Mary Kathryn Talledo in regulation and then won a sudden-death playoff to capture the 96th Carolinas Women's Amateur Championship played at Yeamans Hall Club.
Wyatt Plattner of Sarasota, Fla., notched four birdies on the back nine Friday and scored a three-shot win in the 50th Southern Junior Championship played at the Country Club of Charleston.
South Carolina's Dustin Johnson has quit the PGA to play in a Saudi-backed golf league.
Gene Sapakoff column: Just as Dustin Johnson was making so much reputation progress with a 2020 Masters victory and as an RBC ambassador, the SC native and former Coastal Carolina star jumps into a PGA Tour mess
Andrew Novak, an Academic Magnet High School graduate who played collegiately at Wofford, has qualified to compete in this year's U.S. Open golf tournament that will be played June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Three months after declaring he was “fully committed” to the PGA Tour, South Carolina's Dustin Johnson is among 42 players in the field for next week's LIV Golf Invitational, which offers $25 million in prize money that's backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund.
College of Charleston will compete for a NCAA championship in men's golf this weekend.
Kerry Rutan of Yeamans Hall Club claimed her first Women's South Carolina Golf Association senior championship May 17, shooting 78 for a 36-hole total of 155 and a four-shot win over Pam Prescott of Southern Oaks Golf Club.
For just the second time in program history, College of Charleston has earned a berth in the NCAA men's golf championship.
J.J. Keene picked an excellent time to make his debut in the Charleston City Amateur golf tournament. Starting the day five shots off the lead, Keene was the only player in the tournament to break par in the final round, firing a 4-under-par 68 that was good for a one-shot victory May 15.
College of Charleston freshman Kieron van Wyk is the first Black golfer to win a CAA individual title.
Bucky Dudley, executive director of First Tee of Greater Charleston, said a $150,000 gift the organization recently received from Ryan Hanks and the Madison Capital Group is "transformational."
How does a professional golfer put a double bogey-bogey start to his round out of his mind? Kurtis Luedtke of North Charleston erased that nightmarish start during a competitive outing in Orlando, Fla., by playing the remaining 16 holes in 15 under par for a 12-under score of 60.
College of Charleston has won the CAA championship in women's golf and earned its ninth bid to the NCAA regionals.
Gene Sapakoff column: In an age of big hitters and lengthened courses, the shot-makers course at Harbour Town Golf Links is a throwback. And that’s great for the PGA Tour.
Gene Sapakoff column: South Carolina's top PGA Tour pro has taken on more of a leadership role since his 2020 Masters victory
Gene Sapakoff: It looks like colorful Harry Higgs is an emerging PGA Tour star and the breakthrough came at the 2021 PGA Championship on Kiawah Island's Ocean Course
Gene Sapakoff column: There were many clues about future Masters winners in the 2022 field, including the real possibility of one more green jacket for Tiger Woods
Gene Sapakoff column: It's been quite a vault for a former East Carolina golfer from Gastonia, N.C., with help from Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan and, most of all, dad
Anthony Netto, who holds the world record in the Paralong Drive contest, will conduct a clinic April 10 at Wescott Golf Club as part of the Adaptive Golf Clinic and Veterans Welcome Home Parade that precedes the Chip-In for Veterans Golf Classic.
Gene Sapakoff column: A bunch of former Georgia Bulldogs playing at the Sony Open gathered in Hawaii to watch their alma mater win the college football national championship and a record-number of Dawgs are playing in the 2022 Masters
Gene Sapakoff column: The only thing better than the tradition of icons hitting ceremonial Masters shots is the Augusta National storytelling that comes later
Augusta National's famed azaleas and dogwoods take a back seat to full galleries returning to the Masters for the first time since Tiger Woods' 2019 victory.
Gene Sapakoff column: Because Augusta National does everything amazingly well, an official museum open year-round surely would be a classy hit and help grow the sport
Gene Sapakoff column: Tiger Woods’ effort to play at Augusta is a striking contrast to 2021 PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson’s embarrassing absence
The Masters begins April 7 and 46-year-old Tiger Woods, less than 14 months after suffering leg injuries in a car crash, will play in his first regular PGA Tour event since the Masters in November of 2020.
The Masters should be a major boost again for Midlands hotels and restaurants that cater to those visiting Augusta.
Luke Clanton knew he had to get things going when he made the turn to the final nine holes of the 2022 Azalea Invitational golf tournament at the Country Club of Charleston. And the 36-hole co-leader from Miami did exactly what he needed to do, making four birdies on the back nine on his way…
A team of American golfers rolled to a 44.5-27.5 victory over their Canadian counterparts in the Can-Am Junior Team Matches played at Wachesaw Plantation in Murrells Inlet on March 19-20.
The S.C. Golf Course Ratings Panel, a group of 120 media, golfers and business insiders, ranked Charleston Municipal 18th among the state’s Top 20 Classic Courses (those built prior to 1980) for 2021-22.
Graham Worsham and Clay Willis won the Charleston City Four-Ball Championship Sunday over Jack Ellis and Mike Cobb in a playoff that ended under the lights on the putting green of Charleston Municipal Golf Course.
Four past champions, 18 current state champions and a former NFL quarterback highlight the approximately 90-player field for the 2022 Azalea Invitational Golf Tournament.
Gene Sapakoff column: The late Post and Courier columnist Ken Burger on March 11, 2022, will be inducted into the South Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame, a first for someone who worked primarily in sports
Jayne Pardus of Mount Pleasant, a member at Bulls Bay Golf Club, has been named the Carolinas Golf Association's Senior Women's Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.
Gene Sapakoff column: South Carolina has more than its share of uplifting sports stories, from Althea Gibson and Larry Doby to Jackie Bradley Jr. and Ja Morant.
John Wohlscheid, a 17-year-old senior at James Island Charter High School, has turned his experience as a golf caddy into a four-year college scholarship.
The U.S. Golf Association is bringing more championships to Charleston, announcing Feb. 1 that the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and the 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball will be played at the Daniel Island Club. It was announced earlier that the 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball would be played at Kiawah Island Club's Cassique course.
The South Carolina Golf Association may have established a first with the election of Jeffrey Connell, a career golf course superintendent, as the organization's new president.
Former Wando golfer Christian Sease and Bulls Bay Golf Club member Jayne Pardus have earned top honors in their respective golf organizations. Sease is the S.C. Golf Association Player of the Year and Pardus is the Women's SCGA Senior Player of the Year.
Porter-Gaud golfer Rowan Sullivan and Adrian Anderson of Murrells Inlet have earned the South Carolina Junior Golf Association player of the year honors for 2021.
Gene Sapakoff column: Highlights in a remarkable year in the Palmetto State ranged from Phil Mickelson's unlikely PGA Championship run and a once-in-a-century Charleston RiverDogs championship to a short-tenured Presbyterian coach who didn't believe in punting
Frank Ford III has won numerous tournaments and received scores of accolades, all special in their own right, over a lengthy golfing career. But the latest honor, his induction into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame earlier this month in Southern Pines, N.C., brings all of his achievements full circle.