Westside Driving Range
732 Oak Grove Road, Spartanburg
864.574.0800
Hours: 10 a.m.-dark, Monday to Saturday; 2 p.m.-dark, Sunday.
Large bucket: $12 for about 150 balls.
Details: This driving range is come-as-you-are. Nets keep dangerously bad slices from getting to nearby Reidville Road.

The Eagle Zone
8000 Pelham Road, Greenville
864.288.0001
Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m., daily in the summer.
Large bucket: $11 for 136 balls.
Details: Enough room for 60-80 swingers. This driving range is no joke. Two levels of tees. In the winter, some of the tees are heated. Has both grass and turf tee boxes. Also has a pro shop with club repair, lessons and a putting/chipping green.

Hacker's Haven
6902 Highway 76, Pendleton
864.646.6742
Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m., daily.
Large bucket: $11 for about 170 balls
Details: No pretension or showing off name brand balls that'll just end up in the water anyway going on here. This driving range is a come-as-you-are and improve-your-game kind of place. Also a good spot to teach children the fundamentals. After you get better, you can try your luck at nearby Boscobel Golf Club.

Professional golfers with Upstate ties

Matt Davidson
Age: 24
Tie to Upstate: 2004 Furman University graduate
Career highlights: 2005 is his rookie season. Made it through the PGA Qualifying Tour on his first attempt. Was the 2004 Southern Conference medalist and his team won the Southern Conference championship.

Sue Ginter-Brooker
Age: 39
Tie to Upstate: Lives in Greenville
Career Highlights: Started playing golf at 10. Went pro in 1989. Last year, she played two LPGA Futures Tour tournaments while 7 1/2 months pregnant. She tied for 17th in both.

Jay Haas
Age: 51
Tie to Upstate: Lives in Greenville
Career highlights: In the top 25 on the PGA Tour for driving accuracy. Has nine PGA Tour victories. Played on the 1983, 1995 and 2004 Ryder Cup teams. Won NCAA championship for Wake Forest in 1975. Won his first tournament at the age of 7 - the National Pee Wee Championship.

Source: Greenville News, PGAtour.com