HGTC Reigning Champs for Carolinas Turf Bowl Championship
HGTC Recognized by Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association.
Charles Granger, HGTC Chair and Professor of Golf and Sports Turf Management (center), holds trophy for with all Turf Bowl participants.
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC) students are the reigning champions of the 2021 Carolinas Turf Bowl Championship at the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association (CGCSA) Conference and Show held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Professors Charles Granger, George McCauley, and Ashley Wilkinson prepared their A team to lead the pack and take the win just 50 points clear of North Carolina State University’s B team. This year’s winning team consisted of four Golf & Sports Turf Management (GSTM) students including Jacob Smith, Michael Miller, Colin Rosenbaum, and Harrison Rothwell.
(Left to right) HGTC students Jacob Smith, Michael Miller, Collin Rosenbaum, and Harrison Rothwell.
“HGTC is proud of its students and proud of this win,” said Dr. Marilyn Murphy Fore, HGTC President. “We may be underestimated at times but, our students are truly the masters of the game and have an outstanding record to prove it.”
Harrison Rothwell is the son of longtime Carolinas CGCSA member, Paul Rothwell, from Oyster Reef Golf Club in Hilton Head, SC. He was there to cheer on the team for his first time seeing the Turf Bowl in action.
Other participating colleges in the 2021 Turf Bowl included Clemson University, North Carolina State University, and Alexander Baldwin Agricultural College; all four-year institutions.
HGTC has captured the prize seven of the last 10 years.