ATLANTA, GA—Chris Cartwright, PGA Professional from West Pines Golf Club, won the Georgia PGA Professional Championship. Cartwright will lead five Georgia Section PGA Professionals to compete in the 55th PGA Professional Championship in the spring of 2023. Cartwright turned in a winning total of 3-under par 141 at the Barnsley Resort in Adairsville and won by two shots over … [Read more...]
West Pines Classic Results
ATLANTA, GA --- J.P. Griffin, PGA Assistant Professional at Capital City Club in Brookhaven fired a final round of 2-under par 69 to win the third edition of the West Pines Classic supported by the City of Douglasville, WealthWise Marketing and Ahead contested at the City of Douglasville’s West Pines Golf Club. The 31-year-old Griffin finished with a two-day total of 8-under … [Read more...]
GSGA Takes Peters Cup 17-15 Behind Seniors, Trio of Rookies
The GSGA team took the lead after the first session of the Peters Cup and held on to defeat the Georgia PGA 17-15 at Harbor Club Sunday and Monday, snapping a 4-match losing streak. After winning four straight times from 2003-09, the GSGA lost the next four competitions against the Georgia PGA, but got some strong efforts from its seniors and several first-time participants … [Read more...]
Jones, Martin Join Ex-Champs Potts, Skinner in Match Play Semifinals
The semifinals of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship will pit a pair of former champions against two players who are competing in the event for just the second time. Sonny Skinner and David Potts are both past champions of the event, although neither has won during the current format. Both won the tournament when it was played over three days at one site, with Skinner … [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...]
Amateur Jacob Bayer a winner at Berkeley Hills
Weinhart second, again finishes as low pro Things are becoming predictable in the Championship at Berkeley Hills. For the fourth straight year, an amateur won the Georgia PGA tournament. And for the third time in that span, Tim Weinhart came away with first place money and first place points among the Georgia PGA members in the field. Jacob Bayer, a junior member at … [Read more...]
Cressend, Sanders Knock out Seeds in Early Rounds of Match Play
After two rounds of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, only two players seeded higher than 14th had been eliminated, with 14 of the 16 remaining players seeded no lower than 18th. The two highest seeded players who failed to advance were2015 runner-up and No. 4 seed Matthew Evans of Rivermont and two-time champion and No. 9 seed Craig Stevens of Brookstone, a finalist … [Read more...]
Koch and Cartwright Win Club Car Pro-Pro Scramble
ROSWELL, GA – Shawn Koch, PGA Director of Instruction at Country Club of the South in Johns Creek and Chris Cartwright, PGA Head Professional from West Pines Golf Club in Douglasville worked overtime to win the 26th annual Club Car Pro-Pro Scramble presented by Ernest Sports, Global Golf Sales, Hass Jordan, Oxford Golf and Sun Mountain at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Course in … [Read more...]
Rivermont PGA Championship Results
Duluth, GA --- PGA apprentice Travis Nance of Cartersville won the second annual Rivermont PGA Championship at Rivermont Golf & Country Club in Johns Creek presented by St. Michelle Vineyards and Oxford Golf by one shot over amateur Erik Martin of Alpharetta. Nance is an assistant golf professional at Coosa Country Club in Rome and it marks his first victory in a Georgia … [Read more...]