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  • The State Newspaper
  • The Island Packet

Past articles by Bob:

How Blythewood golfer navigated his way to a spot in his second U.S. Senior Open

U.S. Senior Open qualifier. Playing the golf course for the first time after weather reduced pre-event practice to riding the layout in a cart. Raining so hard at a 12:20 tee time that the biblical Noah might blink. What’s a guy to do? → Read More

Strong finish lifts Branum to City Women’s Golf Championship victory

Madison Branum, who played high school golf at Heathwood Hall and River Bluff, surged from behind Tuesday to win the Sonic Columbia City Women’s Golf Championship at Woodlands Country Club. → Read More

Lee6 takes US Women’s Open title as Charleston course draws rave reviews

The US Women’s Open golf tournament finished up Sunday, June 2, 2019, at Charleston Country Club in Charleston, South Carolina, with Jeongeun Lee6 winning the $1 million. → Read More

Keep those lemons in the bag. Former USC golfer Madsen surges at Open in Charleston

The US Women’s Open golf tournament continued Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Charleston Country Club in Charleston, South Carolina. The putts started to fall and Nanna Koerstz Madsen started to roll, rolling from nowhere into contention. → Read More

US Women’s Open being played in SC can have long-lasting impact on young golfers

The U.S. Women’s Open golf event that winds up Sunday at the Country Club of Charleston makes an economic impact in the millions on the area, and the TV coverage provides an enormous amount of free advertising for the state’s tourism industry. → Read More

Gamecock experience prepared Schmelzel for pro tour

The US Women’s Open golf tournament continued Friday, May 31, 2019, at Charleston Country Club in Charleston, South Carolina. → Read More

Day 1 standouts at US Open in Charleston include late-rising amateur

The US Women’s Open golf tournament started Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Charleston Country Club in Charleston, South Carolina. → Read More

Clemson falls short of final stage of NCAA golf championship

Freshman Jacob Bridgeman birdied the final hole to pull Clemson even, but Southern Methodist dominated the sudden-death playoff and eliminated the Tigers from the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship on Monday in Fayetteville, Arkansas. → Read More

Clemson advances, Gamecocks eliminated in NCAA golf tourney

Clemson kept its title hopes alive, but South Carolina struggled down the stretch and was eliminated in Sunday’s third round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship in Fayetteville, Arkansas. → Read More

Gamecocks trying to stay on even keel as the head to NCAA men’s golf championship

The South Carolina men’s golf team pulled off a stunner at the NCAA Pullman Regional and area headed to the NCAA men’s golf championship led by seniors Scott Stevens, Ryan Stachler and Will Miles. → Read More

Koosa sees Timberlake management role as ‘a challenge and an opportunity’

Jimmy Koosa “listened with one ear” at the invitation and figured his meeting at Timberlake Country Club focused on instruction. Instead, he discovered the board of directors wanted his company to manage the facility’s golf operation. → Read More

USC men’s golf team maps out opportunities and challenges of NCAA tournament draw

Next for the South Carolina men’s golf team comes the NCAA regional Monday through Wednesday in Pullman, Washington, the steppingstone to the national championship tournament, and coach Bill McDonald likes how his team has developed. → Read More

Deep and talented Gamecocks peaking as postseason begins

The USC women’s golf team heads into the NCAA tournament this week with their usual theme borrowed from Charles Dickens: great expectations. → Read More

Powerful and prospering: Columbia man among best in world at golf’s long drive

The World Long Drive Association holds an event in Columbia, South Carolina, culminating with the Exchange Celebrating Service Fort Jackson on The Golf Channel. Local resident Justin Moose is among the contenders. → Read More

Tiger Woods on Sunday at the Masters: A scene like no other

Sunday’s scenes tell the tale so graphically. Players on 17 holes at Augusta National Golf Club went about their business almost in anonymity; all of Richmond County followed Tiger Woods. → Read More

Fowler skills, attitude make him easy choice as fan favorite

Rickie Fowler is still trying to shed the tag of “best player never to win a major,” and that looked like a possibility for the longest time Saturday at the 83rd Masters. → Read More

RBC Heritage just part of golf’s deep financial impact on SC

Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Francesco Molinari, Kevin Kisner and more than 120 of their friends pay a call on South Carolina for the RBC Heritage presented by Boeing that begins Thursday, and their presence means a huge financial transfusion for the Palmetto State. → Read More

Mickelson in striking distance at Masters: ‘I think I’ve got another major in me’

Remember the 1986 Masters? Remember how Jack Nicklaus took down the heavyweights of the day to earn his sixth Masters title? What to make of the possibility that Phil Mickelson could win in Augusta in 2019? → Read More

McIlroy came to Augusta favored. This surprised him after his slow start

After a struggling round in the Players Championship last month, Rory McIlroy headed to the practice range “to figure it out. He faced the same challenge after Thursday’s first round in the 83rd Masters golf tournament → Read More

Rain and possible impacts on Masters course conditions loom large in Augusta

Severe weather interrupted Masters’ preparations for the second straight day Tuesday, forcing closure of the Augusta National Golf Club Course for several hours. → Read More