Golf

Dambaugh Leads Gamecocks To Second-Straight NCAA Regional Title

By: USC SID

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — For the second-straight season and the fourth time in the last seven years, the South Carolina women’s golf program finished atop the leaderboard at an NCAA Regional. The No. 24 Gamecocks posted a final-round 290 (+2) on Saturday to earn a share of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional title with a three-day total of…

Tigers in 8th at PGA National Minority Golf Tournament

By: Benedict Athletics

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – The Benedict College men’s golf team stands in eighth place after the first round of the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by CastleOak Securities, which is being played at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. The Tigers shot a first-round score of 336 on Friday and trail SIAC rival Morehouse College by…

USC Women 2nd After NCAA Regional First Round

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — Women’s golfers Marion Veysseyre and Katelyn Dambaugh each carded an opening-round 70 (-2) to push the No. 24 Gamecocks near the top of the leaderboard at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Thursday. Sixth-seeded South Carolina sits in second place and just four strokes off the lead after posting a 290 (+2) on day one…

Clemson Women 9th After NCAA Regional First Round

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Former Lexington High School standout Lauren Stephenson shot a two-over-par 74 on Thursday to lead Clemson to a ninth-place standing out of 18 teams after the first round of the NCAA Women’s Regional at Shoal Creek near Birmingham, Ala.  The top six teams after 54 holes will advance to the NCAA National Tournament in Eugene, Ore. May…

Gamecocks Earn #3 Seed In Tuscaloosa Regional

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team earned the No. 3 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, it was announced on Thursday morning. Ranked 17th in the nation heading into the NCAA postseason, the Gamecocks will compete alongside of 12 other teams at Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from May 16-18. The top…

Clemson Golf Earns #2 Seed In Stillwater Regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson was designated the No. 2 seed of the Stillwater Regional of the NCAA Regional Golf Tournament.  The 81-team field for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship was announced on the Golf Channel on Thursday morning.   The Tigers, ranked fifth by Golfweek and seventh by Golfstat, will compete in the 14-team field May 16-18 at Karsten Creek…

NeSmith Earns First Team All-SEC Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was honored as a First Team All-SEC selection, the league office announced Wednesday. NeSmith was joined on the SEC’s postseason honoree list by fellow senior Brendan Gramley, who was selected to the conference’s Community Service Team. “Both of these young men are very deserving of their awards, and we appreciate…

Hewson Named ACC Freshman Of The Year

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Alice Hewson was named first-team all-conference and the ACC Freshman of the Year on Wednesday.     She is the first Clemson women’s golfer to be named ACC Freshman of the Year.   Hewson, a native of the United Kingdom, will lead Clemson into the NCAA Central Regional in Birmingham, Ala, on Thursday.   She has the top stroke average…