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6 days ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
HILTON HEAD ISLAND — Brian Campbell, a resident of nearby Bluffton, finally made his way to Harbour Town. It took him more than two years after arriving in the Lowcountry from Irvine, Calif., before he eventually squeezed in a round on Hilton Head’s signature course. Oh, and he proceeded to shoot a 5-under-par 66 to tie for fourth after the RBC Heritage’s first round on Thursday. No big deal, right?
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1 week ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The lighthouse is older than just about everything it surveys except the ancient trees that permeate this place. Everything, that is, other than the golf course. They were both born in 1969. Legend has it the lighthouse’s iconic, candy stripe design was still drying when the RBC Heritage debuted that year at Harbour Town Golf Links.
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1 week ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
AUGUSTA — The roars — his roars — echoed toward Aiken. They might’ve actually reached their destination on a sunny Sunday, too. On a day with so many monumental moments — when flurries of action made each stroke seem to carry weighty consequences — history was secured on April 13. It was a twofer with Rory McIlroy finally and firmly securing a pair of giant accomplishments with one big swoop. And it’s so fitting it took him an extra hole given how long the journey has been. But what now?
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1 week ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
AUGUSTA — It’s like that, huh? So now Rory McIlroy wants to talk. He didn’t make a beeline to the practice range or head to the parking lot, slam his trunk and hit Washington Road in a huff on April 11. McIlroy instead ambled over to Augusta National’s palatial media center to discuss his second round in this year’s Masters. McIlroy was thoughtful and confident. Oh, how things can change from one day to the next when you’re paid big bucks to hit a tiny ball for a living.
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1 week ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Oh, what the Højgaard boys – 24-year-old twins Nicolai and Rasmus – must talk about late into the night. They don’t know what they don’t know. Likewise for Ludvig Aberg and all the other young twentysomethings teeing it up at the Masters this week. There has been no real trauma for any of them here. It’s not a bad way to go through life. Especially if you’re professional golfers trying to make your way around Augusta National while still in the nascent stages of careers.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
AUGUSTA — There can’t be anywhere else in the world like this perfect, pristine place. Augusta National is a contradiction that doesn’t come across as hypocritical. It’s a bully wielding a warm bearhug. It's a melting pot in an antebellum setting. It’s the only place in the world where people pay thousands of dollars to get in so they can eat $1.50 sandwiches wrapped in a nickel’s worth of green packaging. And they essentially beg for the opportunity to do it.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
TAMPA, Fla. — No, this isn’t an ad. One shoe — or, rather, one pair of shoes — is the same as another for those of us who don’t play for pay. But here’s where we are in the world of big-time sports business in 2025:Players for Texas, one of South Carolina’s conference rivals and its vanquished opponent in the Final Four 74-57 on April 4, can wear the signature shoe of the greatest player in USC history. Yet the Gamecocks themselves are contractually forbidden from slipping them onto their feet. Ouch.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
TAMPA, Fla. — Kenny Washington, the founding father of UCLA women’s basketball, wondered what the fuss was all about. The Bruins making their first-ever NCAA Women’s Final Four is a big deal, he agreed, but the standard is the standard in Westwood. “That is our tradition, our expectation — excellence is expected,” Washington, 71, said on April 3. “You know, there’s not any pressure because you expect to do well, which is nice. So now they're acting normally. They expect to go forward and win it all.
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2 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
TAMPA, Fla. — Rob Higgins will spend the next few days scurrying around, putting out fires and ensuring all proverbial trains run on time. It comes with being the executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, the organization tasked with securing and operating events such as the NCAA Women's Final Four — which is here this week for the fourth time. Tampa’s efforts to reclaim it basically started in 2019 as postgame confetti still fluttered to the Amalie Arena floor.
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3 weeks ago | 
postandcourier.com | Scott Hamilton
Shaking the Magic 8-Ball to close out March:Magic 8-Ball, should South Carolina be concerned? Fortunately for USC, there’s not a scoreboard for style points. The Gamecocks gladly accepted their 71-67 win over Maryland on March 28 even if it was a little too close for comfort. A game with second-seeded Duke (29-7) awaits, a rematch of an early December meeting USC won 81-70.
