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USC Golf Ready For SEC Championship

The South Carolina men’s golf team is set to begin postseason play on Friday at the SEC Championship in St. Simons Island, Ga.

The 54-hole event runs through Sunday at the par-70, 6,898-yard Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club. South Carolina is hoping to be in the same situation it was in at last year’s championship but with a different result. After leading for 36-holes and for most of the final round, the Gamecocks lost the lead in the last three holes and finished runner-up to top-ranked Alabama by two strokes. “I think it’s been a motivational factor for us the entire year,” South Carolina head coach Bill McDonald said.

Heritage over, course clubhouse being replaced

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Now that Matt Kuchar has won the Heritage, the work is beginning on replacing the Harbour Town Golf Links’ clubhouse on Hilton Head Island.

Gamecocks Blank Davidson 8-0

Eighth ranked South Carolina broke open a one-run game with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and five Gamecock pitchers combined for a six-hit shutout in an 8-0 victory over Davidson on Tuesday night in non-conference action at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 31-10 with Davidson falling to 23-11 on the year. It is the 12th shutout of the season for South Carolina.