U.S. Open sectional qualifying is always an adventure for former Georgia Tech standout Roberto Castro, and this week’s qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek was no different. Castro, a member at Settindown Creek, will be making his fifth U.S. Open appearance in the last seven years next week at Shinnecock Hills, but for the third time in that span, barely survived … [Read more...]
Former UGA Star Garber Scores Web.com Tour Win in Raleigh
Former U. of Georgia golfer Joey Garber won Sunday’s Web.com Tour event in Raleigh, putting him in excellent position to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2018-19 season. Garber, a Michigan native who has joined several other ex-Bulldogs as residents of St. Simons Island, is a rookie on the Web.com Tour, qualifying for the first time last year after graduating from UGA and … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Ollie Schniederjans Has Sights Set on First PGA Tour Victory
After a successful but winless rookie season in 2016-17, Atlanta area resident and recent Georgia Tech star Ollie Schniederjans was hoping to have an even better sophomore season on the PGA Tour this year along with capturing a frequently difficult to attain first victory. Schniederjans came close several times during his rookie year, contending late in the final round at … [Read more...]
Strong Awarded Digger Smith Award
BRASELTON, Georgia - The American Junior Golf Association named Chuck Strong, Tournament Chair of the Callaway Golf / Ollie Schniederjans Junior Classic, as the recipient of the 2018 J.R. “Digger” Smith Award, which honors longtime service and dedication to junior golf. Presented annually since 1991, the J.R. “Digger” Smith Award is given to a supporter who is devoted to the … [Read more...]
Billy Horschel to Join AJGA Foundation Board of Directors
BRASELTON, GA. – PGA TOUR professional Billy Horschel has joined the American Junior Golf Association’s Foundation Board of Directors effective during the 2018 season. Horschel, an AJGA alumnus and four-time PGA TOUR champion, also partnered with the AJGA to host a unique event for junior golfers in 2017. The Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich, CVS Health … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner to join Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
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...]
Charles Howell ties for second in San Diego; Augusta native off to hot start this season
Augusta native Charles Howell has not enjoyed as stellar a career as was expected when he turned pro in 2000 as the most heralded amateur since Tiger Woods, but he has certainly been a productive player during his 18 seasons on the PGA Tour. Howell has just two wins, the first coming in his second full season in 2002; the last coming in 2007 in Los … [Read more...]
Former Bulldog Swafford Scores First PGA Tour Victory
MARIETTA, GA - Of the eight former University of Georgia golfers with status on the PGA Tour for the 2016-17 season, Hudson Swafford was the only without a victory on the tour. Swafford, who is in his fourth season as a PGA Tour member, joined the list of winners from UGA, taking the annual stop in the Southern California desert formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic. The … [Read more...]