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Aces Abound At Masters Par Three Contest
Bubba Watson, left, watches as Webb Simpson celebrates a hole-in-one on the ninth hole during the par three competition at the Masters golf tournament Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Jason Day didn’t have time to ponder his putt as he clambered up a hill to the first green at Augusta…
Huskey Earns SEC Weekly Honor
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf sophomore Keenan Huskey was named Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday. The weekly award is the first of Huskey’s Gamecock career. Huskey won the award after dominating the individual portion of the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. The Greenville, S.C., native shot a three-day score of…
Bentley To Skip Senior Season, Join Gamecocks This Summer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Will Muschamp’s current first-team Gamecock quarterback was scheduled to still be in high school this spring. This summer he’ll add another four-star QB scheduled to still be in high school. Wednesday Jake Bentley, son of USC running backs coach and longtime Byrnes High School coach Bobby Bentley, announced he will skip his senior year of…
Four Gamecocks Earn All-SEC Honors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (USC SID) — Four members of the University of South Carolina Swimming & Diving team were named to the All-Southeastern Conference Swimming & Diving Team, the league office announced on Wednesday. Gamecocks Akaram Mahmoud, Allyson Nied, Tomas Peribonio and Nils Wich-Glasen each earned spots on the All-SEC Team. Mahmoud is a First-Team All-SEC selection after winning the men’s 1,650-yard freestyle at the SEC Championships,…
State House Recognizes National Student-Athlete Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Student-Athletes from intercollegiate athletics departments around the State of South Carolina convened on the South Carolina State House Wednesday to take part in a recognition of National Student-Athlete Day. National Student-Athlete Day was created by the National Consortium of Academics and Sports in 1987 and is celebrated annually on April 6. National Student-Athlete Day…
USC Adds Young Alumni Season Ticket Plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina athletics department is proud to announce a new football season ticket program for recent USC grads, it announced today. Individuals who graduated from the University of South Carolina (all campuses) from 2013-2016 are eligible to purchase two (2) football season tickets at the Young Alumni rate of $200 per ticket….
Gamecocks Get By Coastal 4-2
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior right-hander Taylor Widener worked five-plus inning to earn his first win of the season and combined with three relievers to limit 20th-ranked Coastal Carolina to five hits as sixth-ranked South Carolina earned a 4-2 victory Tuesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 25-5 on the year with Coastal dropping to 20-10 on the…
Clemson Comes Back For 11-6 Win At Georgia
ATHENS, GA. (CAC) — Jordan Greene scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning on an error and the Tigers added four insurance runs in the frame as No. 16 Clemson rallied for an 11-6 win over Georgia at Foley Field on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the home-and-home season series, improved to 22-7, while…
USC Assistants See Spring Football Improvement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football team began its final week of spring drills, as they worked out at the new practice fields for their 12th practice of the spring on Tuesday afternoon. “We’re getting better,” said defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson of his defensive unit through the first dozen spring practices. “Day by day, obviously…
