Sean Murphy of Decatur and Katy Harris of St. Simons Island were the boys and girls winner of the Georgia PGA Junior Tour Championship, played recently at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee. Murphy shot 5-under 139 with scores of 69 and 70 to finish one shot ahead of Buford’s S.M. Lee and Tyler Barker of Evans. Lee shot 69-71 and Barker posted scores of 71 and 69. Jacob Joiner of … [Read more...]
Harris English wins in Memphis for first PGA Tour title
Recent UGA standout Harris English scored his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, taking the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind in Memphis. English joined Bulldogs’ teammate Russell Henley as PGA Tour winners this season, and his victory was the second in as many weeks for St. Simons Island residents. Henley won the season-opening event in Hawaii in his first start as a PGA … [Read more...]
Three Georgia Tech Golfers Earn GCAA All-Region Honors
Georgia Tech sophomores Anders Albertson and Ollie Schniederjans and junior Bo Andrews were named to the 2013 All-East Region team Tuesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. A total of 155 players across six regions - Northeast, East, Southeast, Midwest, Central and West - earned all-region honors for 2013. Albertson, from Woodstock, Ga., shot 66-67-68 to win the ACC … [Read more...]
Field Now Complete for 75th Anniversary Division I Mens Championship
With the completion of regional tournament play Saturday, the 30 teams and six individuals in the field have been determined for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, and host team Georgia Tech and its rival Georgia will both be in the field when play begins May 28 at the Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course in Milton, Ga. The 7th-ranked Yellow Jackets … [Read more...]
Cameron Hooper Claims Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship
SAVANNAH, Ga. --- Cameron Hooper of Atlanta connected on a 30-foot birdie putt on the 54th hole to avoid a playoff with local Danny Nelson and win the 32nd annual Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship at 5-under-par 208 at The Savannah Golf Club. Nelson, the Savannah Golf Club champion, was playing one group ahead of Hooper and also birdied No. 18 to move into a tie for the lead … [Read more...]
Stevens holds off Elkins to win Georgia Senior Open
Playing in the final round of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open at Chattahoochee GC, Craig Stevens took what appeared to be a comfortable 4-stroke lead over playing partner James Mason when he birdied the par-5 13th hole. But just as Stevens was putting some distance between himself and who he thought were the other contenders, Danny Elkins was finishing off a run of … [Read more...]
3 Atlanta area courses host U.S. Open qualifiers
hree Atlanta area golf courses hosted U.S. Open qualifiers in mid-May, two of them local qualifiers for the men and a sectional qualifier for the women. The men played on consecutive days at Marietta Country Club and Atlanta National, with the top eight finishers in each of the two qualifiers advancing to sectional qualifying in early June. The top eight women at … [Read more...]
Columbus State earns spot in Division II finals
Columbus State qualified for the NCAA Division II Championship, tying for 3rd in a regional qualifier in Florida. The D2 Championship will be played May 20-24 in Hershey, Pa. The Cougars were the lone Georgia team to advance from the qualifier. The top seven teams advanced, with Georgia College placing 9th, Georgia Southwestern 10th, Armstrong Atlantic 14th and … [Read more...]
Georgia women fail to qualify for NCAA
The Georgia women’s team failed to qualify for the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, which will be played later this month at the UGA course in Athens. Competing in one of three regional qualifiers in Palo Alto, Calif., Georgia placed 10th in the field of 24 teams, with the top eight advancing to the NCAA Championship in Athens May 21-24. Georgia … [Read more...]