ATHENS, GEORGIA -- Veteran Georgia PGA member Sonny Skinner of Sylvester will be among the Georgia State Golf Association's 2018 inductees into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. After competing on the PGA Tour and what is now the Web.com Tour from 1990 to the mid 2000s, Skinner became a full-time member of the Georgia PGA in 2006, and has been one of the top players in the Georgia … [Read more...]
James Mason Wins Georgia Senior Open for Third Time After Shooting His Age in First Round
Judging by the quality of his recent golf, age is just a number to veteran Georgia PGA member James Mason, with that number now representing a target on his best days on the course. The 66-year-old Mason bettered his age for the second time in a month in tournament play in the opening round of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open at Chattahoochee GC, and held off former champion … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Begins 2017 Tournament Schedule
Georgia Senior Open set for Chattahoochee GC later this month The Georgia PGA tournament season is underway, with one of the team tournaments already played and one of the Section’s four majors just getting started. The season opened with the Club Car Pro-Pro Scramble at Rivermont CC, with the team of Peter Jones and J.P. Griffin winning in a 7-hole playoff over the teams … [Read more...]
Craig Stevens, Stephen Keppler Qualify for 2017 PGA Senior Championship
Georgia PGA members Craig Stevens and Stephen Keppler qualified for the 2017 PGA Senior Championship, with both players finishing among the top 30 in the recent PGA Senior Professional Championship in south Florida. The 2017 PGA senior Championship is scheduled for May 25-28 at the Trump National golf course in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. Stevens, an instructor at … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Scores Narrow Win in Peters Cup
The biennial Peters Cup, which matches the top players of the Georgia PGA and GSGA, consists of 32 matches. After 31 matches of the most recent competition at the Legends at Chateau Elan, the score was tied 15 ½ to 15 ½. All the singles matches were complete except one, a battle between the most prominent players from each organization. David Noll of Dalton has won the … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart takes Fifth GPGA Professional Championship Title
Tim Weinhart did not need to win the 2016 Georgia PGA Professional Championship to qualify for next year’s national club professional championship or to earn his ninth Player of the Year award. Weinhart had already earned a berth in next year’s PGA Professional Championship thanks to his recent win in the Georgia PGA Championship at Sea Island Golf Club, and was in position … [Read more...]
Drew Pittman Wins GPGA Senior over Spratlin in 9-Hole Playoff
After turning 50 less than a month before the Georgia PGA Senior Professional Championship, Forest Heights head professional Drew Pittman made an auspicious debut in his senior debut, winning the recent event at historic Glen Arven CC in Thomasville. Pittman’s victory took a while, however, as he needed nine playoff holes to win against Currahee Club Director of Golf Clark … [Read more...]
Final round 66 earns Section title for Weinhart
After four years without a victory in a Georgia PGA Section event, Tim Weinhart shot a final round 66 at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside course to erase a three-stroke deficit and end his winless drought in the EZ-GO Georgia PGA Championship. It was Weinhart’s second career win in the event, one of the Georgia PGA’s four majors, and put him on the verge of a ninth Player of … [Read more...]
Seth McCain Defeats Sonny Skinner, Tim Weinhart to Take Match Play Title
The four semifinalists in the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship represented a broad age range, with three of the four in their mid-60s, mid-50s and mid-40s. The fourth member of the quartet was 29-year-old Seth McCain, who stands out in a Georgia PGA Section where almost all the top players are in their 40s, 50s, or in the case of James Mason, his 60s. McCain was also … [Read more...]