Record catches must follow regulations

When does a record fish become a record? And what should you do if you think you've caught a record fish?

The 118-pound cubera snapper Bob ..
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Pelz golf clinics set for Patriots Point

The Dave Pelz Scoring Game School will hold a series of one-day putting and wedge clinics June 5-9 at Patriots Point Golf Links.

The six-ho..
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It's cobia time in Broad River

Twenty-plus years ago when I moved to Charleston, fishing for cobia was a popular - although not always productive - spring pastime.

You he..
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Sorenstam looking forward to redesign at Patriots Point

Annika Sorenstam said earlier this week she likes what she sees at Patriots Point Golf Links and she'll like it a lot more once she gets to put her..
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Men's City Am set for May 18-20

Entry forms are now available for the 57th annual Charleston Men's City Amateur, which will be played May 18-20 at Charleston Municipal Golf Course..
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Wow! 5 bass totaling 55 pounds, 8 ounces

Last Saturday, Bill Holmes of Summerville practice fished with the idea of fishing a tournament the next day. But when Holmes got only one bite, he..
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King gets another chance in Heritage

Former S.C. Amateur champion Kevin King, who made the cut in the 1989 Heritage, has received a sponsor's exemption to play in this year's Verizon H..
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Hootie tournament tees off at Bulls Bay

Defending champion Wake Forest heads the field for the Hootie Intercollegiate golf tournament that gets under way today at Bulls Bay Golf Club.

Make your fishing photo memorable

Since we began our Trophy Case feature for the outdoors page 2 1/2 years ago, I've had the opportunity to enjoy a lot of fishing photos submitted b..
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Daly set to appear at Hootie Intercollegiate

The Hootie Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay Golf Club that begins next weekend has plenty to crow about - fifteen outstanding men's college golf teams ..
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Trophy Case photo gallery going online

Reader-submitted photos have been utilized on the Sunday Outdoors page for many years, but it wasn't until 2 1/2 years ago that "Trophy Case" becam..
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Trophy Case photo gallery going online

Reader-submitted photos have been utilized on the Sunday Outdoors page for many years, but it wasn't until 2 1/2 years ago that "Trophy Case" becam..
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Ginn Tribute tourney tickets now on sale

Tickets are now on sale for the Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika Sorenstam LPGA tournament, scheduled to be played May 31-June 3 at RiverTowne Country..
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Tagging important to scientists

I'm a firm believer in the knowledge that can be obtained by tagging fish.

Some of that knowledge is scientific. For example, an amberjack ..
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City 4-Ball entry deadline nears

Entries for the upcoming Charleston City Four-Ball Championship close at 5 p.m. March 9. The tournament will be played March 17-18 at the Municipal..
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Annual shad run under way

The word is out, shad are in.

For several weeks, I have been getting reports of anglers catching shad in the Tailrace Canal. Not in great n..
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Nationwide Tour's BMW winner will win BMW

The winner of this year's Nationwide Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs, near Greenville, will not only win $117,000, he also will win a new BMW..
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Ocean Course toughest and best

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort continues to reel in honors.

Earlier this week, Golf Digest magazine gave the Ocean Course th..
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Teen Kline will be the first to use cart in LPGA event

Because of her heart condition, San Diego teenager MacKinzie Kline will be the first golfer allowed to use a cart on the LPGA Tour when she plays i..
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Busy golf season set for 2007

Lowcountry golf fans will have some wonderful opportunities to spectate and participate this year as evidenced by the accompanying golf calendar, e..
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Upcoming boat show has plenty to offer

Lest anyone forget, the primary reason for attending a boat show is to look at the latest offerings from area boat dealers and manufacturers. And t..
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Heritage boosts purse

The Verizon Heritage has increased its purse for the 15th straight year, raising the 2007 total payout by $100,000 to $4.4 million.

"We ho..
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Ways to stay fired up in January

While many outdoorsmen look on January as one of the worst times of the year for their favorite activity, there's plenty to keep you fired up durin..
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Stono Ferry wins men's Interclub title

Stono Ferry finished fifth in the final Charleston Men's Interclub tournament played at RiverTowne and clinched the 2006 overall title. Stono Ferry..
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Peters tops in Parent-Child tournament at Municipal

Kyle and John Peters shot a 4-under-par 68 in the 13-15 age group to highlight the Charleston Parent-Child Championship played at Municipal Golf Co..
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Lowcountry quail hunt tops for Christmas

GILLISONVILLE - If "Twelve Days of Christmas" had been written in the Lowcountry, instead of a "partridge in a pear tree" today we might be singing..
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Bryan defends Picard titleAces

Wesley Bryan of Chapin shot a 3-under-par 69 and repeated as the winner of the Picard Championship in the Ford-Picard Junior Classic tournament pla..
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McKinney honored for service by S.C. Golf Association

Pat McKinney of Charleston, a former president of the South Carolina Golf Association and currently a member of the U.S. Golf Association Executive..
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Boyd returns to form in Crowfield Senior

Bob Boyd, who was diagnosed with leukemia last February, won the Carolinas PGA Crowfield Senior Open played this week in much the same fashion he d..
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SWS Seminar Series reaches 20

The hair may now have a touch of gray, but otherwise George Poveromo is still the same enthusiastic evangelist of saltwater fishing who helped begi..
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Uremovich wins junior accolade

Rachel Uremovich of Hilton Head Island has won the South Carolina Junior Golf Association's Beth Daniel Player of the Year Award.

Uremovich..
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Tsurutis-Ogle winmixed team titleAces

Victoria Tsurutis and David Ogle shot 68-70-138 to win the 2006 John Adams Mixed Team Championship played at Charleston Municipal Golf Course.

PGA of America honors Schaal

Gary Schaal of Murrells Inlet, former president of the PGA of America, was honored by the organization Saturday during annual meetings at Kiawah Is..
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Amateurs win Palmetto Cup Matches

The amateur team scored a 19 1/2-7 1/2 win over their professional counterparts in the annual Palmetto Cup Matches conducted at Long Cove Club on H..
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FLW Kingfish Championship this week

You can expect to see a lot of fast center console outboard fishing machines, many of them sporting triple outboard engines, in the area this week...
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LPGA?s ShopRite Classic folds after 21 years

The ShopRite Classic LPGA tournament played near Atlantic City, N.J., is now officially defunct. Tournament organizers announced this week they wou..
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Tee Times passbook now on sale

The Charleston Tee Times golf passbook is now on sale for $185 plus handling and mailing. Requests can be made by e-mailing info@charlestongolfinc...
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Trident is going year-round

The 39th annual Trident Fishing Tournament ends Oct. 31, but this year fishermen in the Lowcountry won't have to wait four months for the popular a..
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Clemson leads SI under-30 picks

In an article this week on Sports Illustrated Online (http:sportsillustrated.cnn.com) entitled "Star S..
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Warren headed to PGA Hall of Fame

Kiawah Island Golf Resort president Roger Warren will join Jack Nicklaus and five others as inductees into the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame i..
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South Carolina sailfish blitz returns

They're baaack...

The late fall sailfish bite that occurred last October and November off South Carolina reminded Palmetto State anglers of..
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Shrimping mixed bag this season

Casting about with the arrival of fall. ...

I personally haven't had an opportunity to cast a net since the fall shrimp baiting season bega..
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PGA hopefuls covet Nationwide's purse

There are a lot of Nationwide Tour players who would argue with the saying money can't buy happiness. All they have to do is look at the $90,000 wi..
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Hillen, Holland picked for S.C. Golf Hall

Vicki Hillen of Myrtle Beach, who died of cancer at the age of 48 last year, and former PGA Tour golfer Mike Holland of Bishopville have been selec..
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Embarrassing moment in dove field

That was embarrassing" is not an uncommon statement after a day in a Lowcountry dove field. Up front, I'll confess that was my reaction after my fi..
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Sponsors coming on board for Nationwide Tour event

Kevin Canning, executive tournament director for next month's PalmettoPride Classic Nationwide Tour event at Daniel Island Club's Ralston Creek Cou..
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Cougar Classic to start Monday

The College of Charleston women's golf team will play host to 17 other schools in the 2006 Cougar Classic that begins Monday at Yeamans Hall Club.<..
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Women's programs gearing up

College of Charleston women's golf coach Jamie Futrell looks for this year's team to be just as talented as last year's squad that went to the NCAA..
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Another publication recognizes Kiawah

Kiawah Island Golf Resort has been selected as the best golf resort in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure magazine, beating out Pebble Beach Resorts in..
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Ocean Course up to No. 3 in Golf Magazine rankings

Kiawah Island's Ocean Course jumped five spots to No. 3 on Golf Magazine's biennial list of "Top 100 You Can Play," published in the September issu..
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Shady Grady Hole a kingfish legend

Charlie Stephens won't be fishing this week's 13th annual Key West Boats Fishing for Miracles King Mackerel Tournament. Because of an upcoming wedd..
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Wagner, Isenhour Nationwide leaders

With eight events remaining before the Nationwide Tour's PalmettoPride Classic is played at Daniel Island Club's Ralston Creek Course, two Nationwi..
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SCJGA will name event for Cuthbert

The South Carolina Junior Golf Association will honor the late Tommy Cuthbert by naming its Lowcountry junior all-star tournament in memory of the ..
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Cody wins third Junior World title

Austin Cody of North Charleston captured his third Junior World golf title last week at the Callaway Golf Junior World Championships in San Diego.<..
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Nationwide Tour winds toward Daniel Island

The 2006 Nationwide Tour has just crossed the halfway point, with only 12 more tournaments until the inaugural PalmettoPride Classic is played Oct...
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Carolinas Amateur set at Turtle Point

Three of the four 2005 semifinalists, including defending champion Paul Simson of Raleigh, will be on hand when the Carolinas Golf Association's 92..
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Don't forget to renew fishing, hunting licenses

Here's a friendly reminder from your favorite Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officer: "Don't forget to renew your fishing and hunt..
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'07 Senior PGA will be treacherous test

In a video presentation Wednesday that helped launch ticket sales for the 2007 Senior PGA Championship, Jay Haas highlighted the reason golf fans a..
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Massey, Moore tops in Carolinas Am qualifying

Whitfield Massey of Mount Pleasant and Rion Moore of Georgetown both shot 1-under-par 71s Tuesday at Pine Forest Country Club to share medalist hon..
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Cooling it after dark on the water

Summer has arrived, and with it sweltering days. And when it comes to fishing, I'd prefer not to be broiled while I'm chasing fish and most fish, I..
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Cuthbert a family man, friend and gentleman

The news last summer that Tommy Cuthbert, the longtime director of golf at Kiawah Island Resort, had been diagnosed with lung cancer, could not hav..
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Ace the hard way

Mark Antman of Sullivan's Island picked up every golfer's dream, all in one shot, while playing golf last Sunday at Wild Dunes Resort's Harbor Cour..
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Women's City Am begins play Tuesday

The Women's City Amateur will be played Tuesday-Thursday at Charleston Muni- cipal. For the first time, there will be a Women's Senior Amateur for ..
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City golf titles on the line

The field for the Charleston Men's City Amateur Golf Championship is approaching full, while entries are still being sought for the Charleston Wome..
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Loose Lucy takes first in SKA event

Follow closely. The Loose Lucy fishing team out of Charleston won the Southern Kingfish Association's Pro Tour event held last weekend in Fort Pier..
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Little Legends junior program announced

One of the most difficult parts of "growing the game" is introducing golf to youngsters. The South Carolina Junior Golf Association has instituted ..
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Close call for Donna's Worry

For Donna's Worry, the 2005 Southern Kingfish Association national championship held last week out of Fort Pierce, Fla., was a bittersweet experien..
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Atkinson-Truett seeking fourth title

Bert Atkinson of Charleston and Sammy Truett of Surfside Beach will not only be defending their title in the Carolinas Golf Association's Four-Ball..
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Golf industry means big money for South Carolina

The South Carolina Golf Course Owners Association recently received a report on the economic impact of golf in South Carolina. The study was conduc..
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DOA Baits' popular lures are deadly on anything

When it comes to saltwater fishing lure manufac- turers, few individuals are as closely associated with their product as Mark Nichols, the man behi..
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SoCon tourney tees off at Stono Ferry

The Southern Conference Men's Golf Championships begin today and continue through Tuesday at the Links at Stono Ferry with the College of Charlesto..
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Senior PGA got its start at Augusta

The only other professional tournament besides the Masters that has been played at Augusta National Golf Club is the Senior PGA Championship, which..
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Hootie band member makes hole in one

Hootie and the Blowfish guitarist Mark Bryan made his first hole-in-one on March 24 during a sponsor tournament for the Hootie Intercollegiate golf..
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Tagged marlin and 'record' bass

Catch-and-release fishing results in some pretty neat stories, even if you don't bring a fish to the dock. The point is well illustrated by two cat..
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Hootie tournament opens today

First-year College of Charleston coach Mark McEntire said the Hootie Intercollegiate golf tournament that begins today is his team's biggest tourna..
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Crabtree, Burnette win IFA

Talk about performing under pressure. Capt. Darrell Crabtree was asked if he minded carrying a camera man for the television show Americana Outdoor..
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Clinic kicks off Hootie's tournament

Members of the band Hootie & the Blowfish, along with PGA Tour golfer Bill Haas and Dan Boever of the Pinnacle Long Drive Team, will host a jun..
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S.C. courses shinein Golfweek ranking

Golfweek magazine has published its annual "America's Best" course rankings and South Carolina courses made both the Top 100 Modern (post-1960) and..
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CCA to present 'proactive' fisheries management plan

When the Marine Resources Advisory Committee to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources meets at 10 a.m. Friday, one of the main topics will be a ..
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'Cink-hole' now a bunker

Thanks to the housekeeping efforts that helped Stewart Cink claim victory in the 2004 MCI Heritage, a major change has taken place at Harbour Town ..
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Waltz featured on Poveromo show

Fishermen who graduated from Middleton High School in the early 1970s might do a double take if they happen to be watching "George Poveromo's World..
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Kentucky will defend at Hootie tournament

J.B. Holmes is making quite a splash on the PGA Tour this season. The rookie ranks No. 2 in driving distance and is sixth on the money list ($1,108..
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Taking a look back at S.C. duck stamps

My, how time flies. The entire collection of original paintings for that served as the designs of the South Carolina Migratory Waterfowl and Huntin..
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For Charleston's golfers, Muni will always be Muni

What's in a name?

The sign Jeff Yost has passed every day on Maybank Highway where he works as the head golf professional declares the prop..
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Chasing the bass dream on a shoestring

Like just about every person who has set the hook on a largemouth bass, Billy Schwach has dreamed of reaching the big time in professional bass fis..
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Former Citadel coach on Big Break V

The latest edition of The Golf Channel's Big Break reality series features a couple of players with South Carolina ties.

In Big Break V, 11..
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Azalea knocked off 2006 schedule

The biggest news on the 2006 Lowcountry golf schedule may not be about a tournament being played, but about three events that will not be played ? ..
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'Inshore Fishing' book an excellent tool

A few thoughts before kickoff...

--Fishing instructional books usually suffer from one of two problems: Their subject matter is either too ..
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New S.C. bluefin record established

When Michael Perry, Robbie Maroudas and Jim Scott Middleton departed Harbour Town Marina on Hilton Head Island last Sunday, they had one thing on t..
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Kiawah Island ranked fourthin T+L golf communities

Kiawah Island was ranked No. 4 nationally in "Top 100 U.S. Golf Communities" guide by Travel + Leisure Golf magazine. The top 20 communities were r..
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It's that time to clean up, fix-up

For most people, December is the "making a list, checking it twice" month. Not for me. January's my month for projects, and over the last few weeke..
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Fishing big part of boat show

The 26th annual Charleston Boat Show will be nothing like the early shows held at Northwoods Mall.

In the early days, a few local dealers s..
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Heritage keeps same spot on revamped schedule

The Heritage will retain its traditional post-Masters spot when the PGA Tour revamps its schedule in 2007, but the tournament itself will undergo a..
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Hearings scheduled on potential deer hunting changes

Catching up on the outdoors world after a busy Christmas season ...

--Although South Carolina's lengthy deer season has ended, deer hunters..
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Get ready for local golf season

The 2006 area golf season kicks off Tuesday with the annual Wild Dunes EZ-Go/Kraft Foods Pro-Am.

Sixty-two teams consisting of one Carolina..
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Taking a look back at 2005's top outdoors stories

I hate mixing fishing with politics, but it's impossible not to link the two when looking back at the top outdoors stories of 2005.

South C..
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Upcoming PGA at the Ocean Course top golf story of 2005

The past year was a memorable one for Lowcountry golf fans, not the least of which was the long-awaited announcement that Kiawah Island's ..
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Tradition big part of Bull's Island hunts

For two weeks each year ? one on November and another in December ? deer hunting enthusiasts can experience a rich tradition that harkens back to t..
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Hootie tournament raises $425,000

Charleston is well on the path to a junior golf facility as a result of the 2005 Hootie and the Blowfish Monday After the Masters celebrity pro-am...
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Campbell left strong outdoors legacy

Carroll Campbell's political legacy has been well-chronicled, but the two-term South Carolina governor, who died Dec. 7 at the age of 65, also left..
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Ford-Picard junior set at Wild Dunes

The 12th annual Ford-Picard Christmas Classic golf tournament will be played Monday and Tuesday at Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms.

..
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Pine Forest wins 2005 Interclub championship

Pine Forest edged Dunes West and won the 2005 Charleston Men's Interclub championship. Pine Forest finished the yearly competition with 102 1/2 poi..
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Bulls' Bay's Florence set for Hall of Fame induction Saturday

Terry Florence, the director of golf at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, will be inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame at noon Saturday..
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Lindermans capture Johnny Adams event

Jennifer Linderman and Ralph Linderman shot 72-73?145 to capture the Championship Flight in the Johnny Adams Mixed Team Championship played at Char..
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Reef memorializes ?Little Joe' Shuford

Early this month, on a beautiful bluebird day, 100 concrete reef balls were positioned at the Charleston 60 artificial reef, the first of several d..
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'Two Gloves' wins big at USPGT event

Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey of Bishopville, the former Dunes West cart attendant, earned his biggest professional paycheck ever with a one-shot victo..
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Magazine identifies ?Most Influential' people in S.C. golf

South Carolina Magazine, in its November-December issue, has compiled a list of 'South Carolina Golf's 10 Most Influential People.' The top 10 was ..
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Fishermen flock to fall sails

When the charter boat Aggressor pulled into its Shem Creek berth three weeks ago flying 13 sailfish release flags from the outriggers, most people ..
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Quaid, Craven take star turn among actors who play golf

The inquiring minds at Golf Digest decided readers wanted to know who are the best and worst golfers in the television and film industry and featur..
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Best guide to fishing Lowcountry waters

The population of the Lowcountry is growing at a dizzying rate, and a lot of these newcomers soon look to Lowcountry waters for their recreation. R..
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Jones pleased with Ralston Creek course

The official opening isn't planned until early next summer, but members of Daniel Island Club already have enjoyed a few sneak previews of the club..
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Aggressor releases 13 sailfish

It sounded like a story out of Florida, Costa Rica, Panama or any of a number of sailfish hotspots.

The Aggressor, a 57-foot B and B custom..
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Brown, Hightower successfully defend Mixed Team crown

Bubba Hightower of Moncks Corner and Lea Anne Brown of Mount Pleasant repeated as champions in the 2005 SCGA-WSCGA Mixed Team Championship played l..
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Cougs' McCollum in fast company with birdie binge

Hey, it's fun playing in the mud

Within the last 15 years, the face of Lowcountry fishing has changed dramatically. We used to measure fish in pounds. Now we proudly judge a f..
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Publication ranks top 50 Myrtle Beach courses

You like rankings? Golf Digest has rankings. As part of its November "Buddies" issue, the publication includes golf trips to Myrtle Beach from both..
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S.C. DNR celebrating centennial

In 1905, South Carolina's legi..
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'Two-Gloves' fares well on 'Big Break IV' show

After a rough start, Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey of Bishopville has acquitted himself well in The Golf Channel's reality show, "Big Break IV," w..
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Shrimping without using bait

Out-of-town friends were coming to visit recently and my wife suggested Beaufort Stew for dinner. But after making the suggestion, she began h..
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Read riding high after finding opportune time for his first ace

Emerson Read Jr. hasn't played a lot of golf recently. In fact, he had given his clubs to his son and had to "borrow" them back when he got the opp..
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OUTDOORS DATABOARD

CARSON FIRST IN SUMMERVILLE BASSMASTERS: Carl Carson caught four bass that weighed 13.74 pounds, includi..
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Profiling the 'average' S.C. deer hunter

TRIDENT FISHING TOURNAMENT

Saltwater

Amberjack G 85-8 Heather Hensley

Amberjack L 37-8 Joseph Anderson

Barracuda G 35-8 Bobby Garmany

Bar..
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Florence writes article for SI golf publication

Terry Florence, the director of golf at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, can add a new line to his already impressive resume -- author of a gol..
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Futrell's Cougs women a veteran team

Coach Jamie Futrell will get a slightly earlier than anticipated indication of how his College of Charleston women's golf team will perform this ye..
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Cougar Classic features top-rated women's teams

Three teams that finished in the top 10 in the final NCAA rankings last spring are among the 19 teams that will participate in the third annual Cou..
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Shrimp baiting season opens Friday

Charleston juniors tied for first place

The Charleston chapter of the South Carolina Junior Golf Association tied for first with the Pee Dee chapter in the SCJGA's 15th annual All-Star To..
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Ocean Course tops S.C. in Golf rankings

Deer hunting a family sport

Hunting is a man's sport... Yeah, right. Try saying when you're talking hunting with the John Jackson household where deer hunting is a f..
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Atkinson qualifies for Mid-Am

DNR offers public six new publications

If you've been to your favorite tackle shop, marina, fishing pier or sporting goods store along the South Carolina coast this week, chances are you..
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Mitchell, Cerrudo listed among top instructors

Steve Mitchell of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort and Ron Cerrudo of Daniel Island Club have been named among the state's top golf instructors. ..
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If it's August, it must be tarpon time

While our tarpon fishing may not stack up with South Florida thanks to the efforts of a lot of dedicated fishermen it has become a lot more co..
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Grand slam and space-age billfish

Just the luck. The anglers aboard Special Lady, a charter boat captained by John Thomas, caught a billfish grand slam ? a blue marlin, white marlin..
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Top junior golfers from South Carolina, Georgia meet

Rice Planters Amateur tees off this week at Snee Farm

A field of 110 golfers from throughout the U.S. and abroad will be participating in the 33rd annual Rice Planters Amateur golf tournament that gets..
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Ranking state blue marlin records

Here's wishin' I was fishin'... -- After the Rascal landed its 881.8-pound state record blue marlin earlier this month, a reader wanted to kno..
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Strantz's artistry will live on

Those who knew Mike Strantz will agree he was a difficult man to pigeonhole. He was one of the country's top golf course designers, but to call him..
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Amateur star Hillen dies at 48

Hillen won fi..
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Record marlin talk of the town

Some miscellaneous thoughts on the Rascal's 881.8-pound blue marlin caught last week in the Charleston Harbor Boater's World Marine Center Billfish..
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Three aces in five months

Women's City Am tees off Wednesday

The 2005 Charleston City Ladies Amateur Golf Championship, which will be played Wednesday through Friday at Charleston Municipal Golf Course, had j..
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Catching Broad River cobia fever

HILTON HEAD ISLAND--Looking for "pushes" in 40 feet of water was an enigma I was having difficulty digesting. I'm used to looking for the..
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Ford gunning for seventh City Am title

Casper remembered for some other things

Much was made of 73-year-old Billy Casper's struggle during the first round of this year's Masters. Casper, who had not played since the 2001 tourn..
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What price do you put on boating safety equipment?

Ford family feature in Sports Illustrated

Anyone familiar with South Carolina amateur golf history knows of the Ford family. Now, subscribers to Sports Illustrated's Golf Plus edition ..
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Difficult decision: Catfish or redfish?

I want to have my cake and eat it, too. I want South Carolina's fishermen to continue to enjoy catching world record-class Arkansas blue catfish. I..
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Ocean Course makes leap in Top 100

Legislators link catfish, red drum regulations

The Arkansas blue catfish and the red drum have very little in common, other than the fact that both are popular sportfish with Lowcountry angl..
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Drive, Chip and Putt coming to Stono Ferry

Elite field expected for Azalea

Getting a bite at Mosquito Lagoon

TITUSVILLE, FLA.--If you've ever chased a redfish on the flats, you've probably heard about Mosquito Lagoon. This giant shallow-water estuary i..
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Johnson, Britton repeat as champions

There were repeat winners in the 10th annual State Youth Coon Hunting Championship held at the Webb Center. Jessica Johnson, 17, a high school ..
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Mullen wins more than bragging rights

Bob Mullen can really "drive for show" after participating in the ninth annual Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Winter Golf Class..
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York found 'zone' on way to 10-under

Women experiencing the outdoors

Charleston Municipal wins Interclub event

Charleston Municipal won the second match of the Charleston Men's Interclub season with a score of minus 8. The match was played at Coosaw Cree..
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Annual deer scoring sessions scheduled in March

If deer hunting season ended too early, you can get a springtime fix next month when the S.C. Department of Natural Resources holds its annual ..
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Is Irwin a possibility at the Heritage?

It has been 11 years since Hale Irwin won the MCI Heritage, his final victory on the PGA Tour. Since then, Irwin has gone on to become a domina..
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State Am, Club Pro events highlight '05 local calender

Daniel Island Club will serve as the site of the South C..
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Inshore reef built in Stono

If you don't already own one and you're an inshore fisherman, now is a good time to make yourself a reef anchor; you'll certainly want one if y..
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Heritage to tee off with fishing pro-am

Poveromo's goal is to educate, entertain anglers

Face it. You'd rather be fishing, but the weather isn't exactly conducive to an enjoyable day on the water. So do you attack the list of honey-..
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Ocean Course not in running for 2010 PGA

Roger Warren, the director of golf at Kiawah Island and current president of the PGA of America, said this week that the resort's Ocean Course ..
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Boat Show opens Friday

If you've ever considered buying a new boat, next weekend offers you a great opportunity when the 25th annual Charleston Boat Show opens at the..
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O'Brien, Cody win PJGT age divisions

Dream vacation: 4 days, 81 sailfish

What do you say when a friend offers up a scrapbook from their recent vacation?

If it's a fishing vacation, the first thing I do ..
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