Welcome to “From the Fringe,” a blog about all things golf and Hilton Head – and a few other random thoughts thrown in for fun. My name is Brett Borton and I’m the executive director of the Lowcountry Golf Course Owners’ Association. What’s that, you say? Well, it’s a consortium of public access golf courses in the Hilton Head area, and my job is to oversee all activities of the group as well as to develop its marketing and communications programs.

I’m been involved in and around the golf business for more than 25 years. I make my home in the South Carolina Lowcountry, which is one of the most special places on the planet. I began playing golf at age nine, made my first visit to Hilton Head Island in 1970 and moved here permanently in 1982. I’ve chaired the golf steering committee for the Hilton Head Island Convention and Visitors Bureau and worked for The Sea Pines Resort and Greenwood Development Corporation, the owner/operator of Palmetto Dunes. I guess golf runs in my blood.

I also made a fair living by being able to cogently string sentences together. I’m a freelance writer and editor, having written features on golf destinations, resort travel and real estate communities for publications like LINKS – The Best of Golf, Golf Magazine, Golf Digest and Delta Sky.

But enough about me … my hopes for this blog are to enlighten you in a fun and conversational way about what’s happening on Hilton Head – and perhaps what’s not happening – from an insider’s point of view. I’ll do my best not to go all “Chamber of Commerce” on you. And I’ll also offer my take on a variety of issues pertaining to the game, the people around it and the issues affecting it.

Please engage me in conversation and let me know your thoughts on my posts. I look forward to hearing from you.

Here’s to the greatest game on earth!