GREENSBORO, GA (CFA PR) — Team Ole Miss went six-under par over the final five holes to win the 2016 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge by two strokes today at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Resort outside Atlanta. Head Coach Hugh Freeze and celebrity partner Wesley Walls carded a score of -11 to win the $100,000 first-place prize. Teams from Georgia,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — For the third-straight year, South Carolina women’s golfer Katelyn Dambaugh earned All-SEC honors, the league announced on Tuesday afternoon. The junior was tabbed a First-Team All-SEC selection after tallying six top-10 finishes throughout the regular season and a runner-up showing at the 2016 SEC Championship. Fellow junior Marianna Monaco was also honored by the conference, as she was placed on the…
NORMAN, Okla. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was named a semifinalist for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus Award, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday. NeSmith is one of 30 student-athletes in contention for the national player of the year honor. NeSmith leads the Gamecocks with a 71.27 stroke average this season, and he’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina women’s golf team earned its 18th-straight NCAA postseason berth on Monday night, as it was selected to the Baton Rouge Regional set for May 5-7 in Baton Rouge, La. The No. 24 Gamecocks, which received the six seed in their regional, joined the 72-team field that was divided among four sites during…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson’s women’s golf team received a bid to the NCAA Tournament Monday evening. It is the second time the program has received a bid in its three years. The Tigers will play at Shoal Creek, a Jack Nicklaus designed course near Birmingham, Ala. The number-one ranked team in the nation, Alabama, will serve as host. The…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Thanks to its 11-shot victory over No. 2 seed Wake Forest at the ACC Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday, Clemson has moved from 10th to fifth in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin national team rankings released Monday afternoon. It is the highest ranking of the season for the Tigers in any of the three polls. Texas is ranked…
Charley Hoffman pumps his fist after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the Texas Open golf tournament, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charley Hoffman made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Valero Texas Open on Sunday for his fourth PGA Tour victory….
LEON, GUANAJUATO, Mexico (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf alumnus Wesley Bryan won the Web.com Tour’s El Bosque Mexico Championship presented by INNOVA on Sunday, his second Web.com Tour victory of the 2016 season. Bryan posted a four-round total of 269 (-19) to win the tournament by four strokes. Bryan moved into contention in Mexico with a course-record 63…
New London, N.C. (CU SID) — Carson Young shot a four-under par 68 on Sunday, and all five Clemson golfers finished in the top 16 for the first time in the history of the school’s participation of the event, as Clemson won the ACC Men’s Golf Championship at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. Clemson finished with…
Ricky Barnes chips to the 18th green during the third round of the Texas Open golf tournament, Saturday, April 23, 2016, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ricky Barnes shot a 5-under 67 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead in the Valero Texas Open in a bid for his first PGA Tour victory. Winless in…
