Three former champions are among the four players who have advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship. The semifinals and championship match will be played Sept. 30 at Peachtree GC, with the four semifinalists having won four matches each to make it to Peachtree. The first four rounds were played at courses selected by the competitors, with … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Returns to Chattahoochee GC for Milton Martin Honda Classic
The Georgia PGA returns to Gainesville’s Chattahoochee Golf Club for the seventh time since 2011 for the second Milton Martin Honda Classic, which will be played May 20-21. Before landing its own tournament, Chattahoochee GC hosted the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship in 2011, the Yamaha Atlanta Open in 2012 and the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open in 2013, ’16 and ’17. The … [Read more...]
Top 3 Seeds Ousted in GPGA Match Play; 4 Ex-Champs Still In
The 2018 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship has reached the quarterfinal round, with the top three seeds all knocked out of the tournament while the number 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 seeds all remain. Shawn Koch and David Potts, both instructors at Country Club of the South and former Match Play champions, defeated the tournament’s top two seeds in the third round, while the No. 3 … [Read more...]
Claxton Wins Georgia PGA Senior in Playoff Over Mason at Settindown Creek
The 2018 Georgia PGA Senior Championship provided a fair representation of the age range and varying experience at the national level of the Section's top senior club professionals. Paul Claxton, who turned 50 earlier this year, tied for first with James Mason, who shot his age of 67 in the final round at Ansley Golf Club's Settindown Creek to match his much younger opponent … [Read more...]
Mercer Golfer Ball Answers Cherokee’s Challenge to Capture Yamaha Atlanta Open Title
Spencer Ball, a rising junior at Mercer, became the third college golfer to win the Yamaha Atlanta Open in the past six years, holding onto the lead throughout almost the entire final round with a display of quality golf under challenging conditions at Cherokee Town & Country Club. Cherokee, one of the top private clubs in metro Atlanta, was in prime condition for the … [Read more...]
Bob Royak Takes Playoff from Chris Hall in Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
Over two days and 39 holes, Bob Royak carded 13 birdies on an already demanding Pinetree layout sporting tour-speed greens that gave the field of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open fits. Royak needed all 13 to win a playoff against Pinetree member Chris Hall, two of them coming in a 3-hole playoff. The two amateurs tied at 2-under 142. After parring the par-5 ninth – the first … [Read more...]
Hatcher and Wagoner Win Pro-Pro Championship
St. Simons Island, GA --- The team of Richard Hatcher and Gus Wagoner from Ansley Golf Club Settingdown Creek in Roswell made 18 birdies and an eagle over 36 holes to capture the Traynor Golf Collection/Mizuno/E-Z-GO Pro-Pro Championship presented by Ernest Sports and Global Golf Sales which was contested on the Sea Island Golf Club’s famed Seaside and Plantation … [Read more...]
Shad Tuten Captures Georgia Open Title
Going to the final round of the Georgia Open at Ford Plantation outside Savannah, former Armstrong Atlantic golfer Shad Tuten had a specific game plan. Tuten, a pro for a little less than a year, began the round three shots off the lead, but was determined to concentrate on his game and pay as little attention as possible to how he stood in relation to the leader. That … [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...]