by Claudia McCormack | Jul 29, 2025 | Tournament Recap and Results
Alex Bock emerged as the 2025 Burke County Open Champion after a stellar three-day performance. He opened the tournament with a 67 at Mimosa Hills and followed it up with a 69 at Silver Creek, taking a two-shot lead into the final round. Bock came out strong on the...
by Claudia McCormack | Jun 24, 2025 | Tournament Recap and Results
The weather was hot, and so was the competition! The team of Daniel Honeycutt and Aaron Vanderpool won the tournament by four shots with impressive scores of 67-65 for a two-day total of 132, 12 under par. The team of Byron Bailey and David Simpson finished with a...
by Claudia McCormack | May 24, 2025 | Golf Tips
Golf Etiquette Isn’t Here to Make Life Harder—It’s Here to Make the Game Better Contrary to what some might think, golf etiquette isn’t about being stuffy or strict, it’s about making the game more enjoyable for everyone. Most of the rules are just common sense and...
by Claudia McCormack | Feb 16, 2025 | Golf Tips
You’ve probably been there before: You get to the course excited for a good round, but the moment you start swinging a club, it all just feels… off…like your body doesn’t remember how to play golf all of a sudden! After a moment of puzzlement,...
by Claudia McCormack | Dec 2, 2024 | Events
After a bit of a nail-biter weather forecast we ended up with another great day for a run! 130 runners finished the course this year. Congratulations everyone for taking on this tough challenge!! We have a new course record for the men: David Urso beat the previous...
by Claudia McCormack | Aug 13, 2024 | Tournament Recap and Results
The championship division went into a play-off between Shane Hise and Daniel Honeycutt after both players shot 2 under par for 36-holes. Shane rolled in a birdie putt from the fringe on the second play-off hole, while Daniel missed his birdie from just inside...
by Claudia McCormack | Jul 31, 2024 | Tournament Recap and Results
By Paul Schenkel, The Paper Silver Creek member Steve Jetter wins dramatic Burke County Open Steve Jetter had wobbled on No. 15, but he still felt right at home on Sunday at Silver Creek Golf Club.He should by now, after all. The third-year club member also lives...
by Claudia McCormack | Jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
What do you do when you find yourself close to the green, but not on it, and you don’t have a reliable chip shot? Sometimes the best choice is to putt, even from off the green. This works when the collar is cut short, and sometimes even from the fairway. But...
by Claudia McCormack | Feb 12, 2024 | Tournament Recap and Results
The Silver Creek Annual Super Bowl Texas Scramble took place of course on Super Bowl Sunday. The rain left early and we were able to get the golfers on the course a little after 10 AM. What makes the event so fun is we do a draft prior to teeing off. We took the 9...
by SilverCreekGC | Jan 11, 2024 | Golf Tips
I played golf yesterday at the beach, and to say it was windy was an understatement. The wind was howling, and the challenge made it a real sport. My normal 6-iron goes about 175, and I found myself hitting 6-iron into the wind from 135 yards. The real key to...
