PGA Carolinas

Registration for Section Professional Championships

Sept. 10-12

Registration Opens
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Deadline: July 9, 5:00 PM

July 30-31

Registration Opens
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Deadline: July 16, 5:00 PM

August 5-6

Registration Opens
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Deadline: July 23, 5:00 PM

Links to registration will be added as each registration opens.

Sweeting and Lawrence Representing Carolinas PGA at 74th Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid

Carolinas PGA Life Members, Mike Lawrence and Don Sweeting are playing this week at the 74th Senior PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, MO. Both players qualified for the tournament through the 24th Senior PGA Professional National Championship presented by Mercedes-Benz.

Mike Lawrence, PGA
Life Member
Anderson, SC

View Mike's live scorecard here

Don Sweeting, PGA
Life Member
Pinehurst, NC

View Don's live scorecard here

Golf-I can never thank the fans enough, says Garcia

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 25 (Reuters) - Sergio Garcia spoke of his unending gratitude to the Wentworth galleries after soaring into title contention at the PGA Championship with a sizzling four-under-par 68 in Saturday's third round. The 33-year-old Spaniard was embroiled in a racism row with Tiger Woods earlier this week and had to issue an unreserved apology after making a "fried chicken" jibe at the world number one. Garcia was almost lost for words as he was asked to describe the reaction he had received from the crowd at the European Tour's flagship event. ... View More...

Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational scores

May 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational at the par-70 course on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. The cut was set at 139. 130 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 65 65 131 Graham DeLaet (Canada) 64 67 132 Josh Teater (U.S.) 65 67 Jordan Spieth (U.S.) 65 67 Steve Flesch (U.S.) 68 64 133 Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 66 67 Chris Stroud (U.S.) 67 66 Chris Kirk (U.S.) 67 66 134 Boo Weekley (U.S.) 67 67 John Rollins (U.S.) 63 71 Ken Duke (U.S.) 66 68 Scott Stallings (U.S.) 69 65 Chez Reavie (U.S.) 70 64 Matt Every (U.S.) 65 69 Zach Johnson (U.S. ... View More...

Golf-Sunshine comes Just-in time as Rose blooms with 69

By Tony Jimenez VIRGINIA WATER, England, May 25 (Reuters) - Britain's Justin Rose was relieved to feel the sun on his back again at the PGA Championship on Saturday and the world number four took advantage with a three-under-par 69. Most of the players contesting the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth struggled to cope with wintry conditions on the first two days. The eight-degree temperatures and winds gusting up to 20-mph finally gave way to blue skies and warm sunshine in the third round and Rose blossomed as four birdies helped him glide gently through the field. ... View More...

Golf-Friends Cochran and Perry lead Senior PGA Championship

May 24 (Reuters) - American left-hander Russ Cochran reeled off five birdies in six holes around the turn on the way to a share of the Senior PGA Championship lead in Friday's second round at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Cochran, who clinched his maiden major title in the over-50 ranks at the 2011 Senior Open Championship, fired a five-under-par 66 to end the day at seven-under 135, level with good friend and fellow Kentucky native Kenny Perry, who also returned a 66. ... View More...

Kuchar one ahead at weather-hit Colonial

(Reuters) - American Matt Kuchar held a one-shot lead at 10 under par after 15 holes when the weather-hit second round was suspended for the day at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday. Kuchar, who clinched his fifth PGA Tour title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, will line up a 40-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th when play resumes at 8:15 a.m. EDT on Saturday. ...

Golf-Kuchar one ahead at weather-hit Colonial

* Five birdies give Kuchar a one-stroke advantage * Canadian DeLaet holds clubhouse lead (Updates at end of day's play) May 24 (Reuters) - American Matt Kuchar held a one-shot lead at 10 under par after 15 holes when the weather-hit second round was suspended for the day at the Crowne Plaza Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday. Kuchar, who clinched his fifth PGA Tour title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in February, will line up a 40-foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th when play resumes at 7:15 a.m. local (1215 GMT) on Saturday. ... View More...

Woods heads potent field for next week's Memorial

(Reuters) - Next week's Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio will feature one of the season's strongest fields with the world's top six players all taking part in the PGA Tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Top-ranked Tiger Woods will be back to defend the title he claimed by two shots last year while Rory McIlroy (second), Adam Scott (third), 2010 champion Justin Rose (fourth), Brandt Snedeker (fifth) and Luke Donald (sixth) will also be competing. Apart from five-times winner Woods and Rose, seven other former champions will be returning - K.J. ...

Golf-Woods heads potent field for next week's Memorial

May 24 (Reuters) - Next week's Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio will feature one of the season's strongest fields with the world's top six players all taking part in the PGA Tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Top-ranked Tiger Woods will be back to defend the title he claimed by two shots last year while Rory McIlroy (second), Adam Scott (third), 2010 champion Justin Rose (fourth), Brandt Snedeker (fifth) and Luke Donald (sixth) will also be competing. Apart from five-times winner Woods and Rose, seven other former champions will be returning - K.J. ... View More...