News from Earlier this Week

The Players Amateur: Soggy start at Belfair

When Bud Cauley heard of the four-hour rain delay during Thursday's opening round of the Players Amateur, he wasn't all that concerned it would affect his performance later in the day at Belfair Golf Club's West Course. (full story)

Players Amateur Notebook: Griffin beats stress with sleep

John Tyler Griffin says it's often difficult to find the time to get away from golf for a little bit. And that's to be expected for a 22-year-old who hopes to soon make a living out of the sport. (full story)

Players Amateur Scores

Scores after Thursday's first round of the 10th annual Players Amateur, being played on the par-72 West Course at Belfair Golf Club. Play was suspended because of darkness with 32 players still on the course. (full story)

The Players Amateur Tee Times

Tee times for today's second round of the 10th annual Players Amateur, to be played on the par-72 West Course at Belfair Golf Club. Play will resume at 7:30 a.m. for Thursday's suspended rounds. (full story)

Legion Baseball Roundup: Heat game rained out; makeup set for Saturday

For the second time this week, Mother Nature has gotten in the way of the Lowcountry Heat's baseball plans. (full story)

American Legion: Ospreys pound out 12-4 win over Heat

Rarely, if ever, does Ted Malinowski need a reason to pick up his third base coach as he heads toward second base. In fact, a triple is so infrequent for the Beaufort Ospreys' first baseman that he doesn't even consider rounding second base on most occasions. (full story)

Only two former champs, but Players Am field still loaded

Mark Anderson won it, but that was on a different course. Brian Harman won it, but that might as well have been on a different course, too, considering the West Course at Belfair Golf Club has been closed for renovations twice since Harman won the Players Amateur there in 2005. (full story)

Local Golf Notebook

Bluffton's Kendra Collins and Coley Davis, Hilton Head Island's Phillip North and George Hirsch Jr., and Okatie's Matt Leiti qualified for the match play portion of the Carolina Golf Association's 32nd S.C. Junior Match Play Championship at Rock Hill Country Club in stroke play qualifying Tuesday. (full story)

Dixie Youth Baseball: Minors sub-district down to 4 teams

The Dixie Youth Minors sub-district tournament at Oscar J. Frazier Park in Bluffton is down to four teams: Hilton Head American, Beaufort East, Beaufort American and Bluffton. (full story)

Hilton Head High picks Updike to take over boys basketball team

Ken Updike has had a plan in place for rebuilding a high school basketball program for 10 years. At each stop in his coaching career during that time, he's adapted the plan -- which he presents in a booklet -- to better suit the position. It's a way of ensuring he'll be ready once given the opportunity to apply it. (full story)