The 2011 NCAA golf championship featured two Georgia teams in the finals, but both are in rebuilding mode this year. Meanwhile, a third Georgia team that made it to match play in the NCAA Championship appears capable of making another run at a national title with a roster replete with home-grown talent. Two-time defending champion Augusta State lost its entire 2011 starting … [Read more...]
Cobblestone’s Quality Earns National Ranking; Cobb Course Among Top Municipal Layouts
By Mike Blum There is a certain image attached to the term “municipal golf course” that is not exactly flattering. Any preconceptions you have about “munis” will be shattered after one visit to Cobblestone Golf Course, one of the state’s premier daily fee facilities and one of the country’s top-rated municipal courses. During its almost two decades of operation, Cobblestone … [Read more...]
Noll Wins GSGA Men’s Player of Year for 5th Consecutive Year
Marietta, GA - Men’s Player of the Year: David Noll, Jr., Dalton Throughout the year, David Noll, Jr., of Daltonkept his game at a high level in every competition he entered. That consistency has paid off once again as he is the GSGA Men’s Player of the Year for 2011. This marks the fifth consecutive time, and seventh overall, that Noll has earned this honor, tying only … [Read more...]
Brenda Pictor of Marietta Wins GSGA’s Tommy Barnes Award: Six other golfers earn GSGA Player of the Year honors
MARIETTA, GA – In a year that included a pair of victories and many other dominating performances, Brenda Pictor of Marietta was selected as the Tommy Barnes Award winner for the second consecutive year, signifying the Georgia State Golf Association’s overall player of the year for 2011. Pictor was announced as the winner and honored at the GSGA’s Players of the Year Luncheon, … [Read more...]
Affiniti Golf Partners Adds NC Course to Growing Portfolio
Atlanta, Georgia – The owners of Cross Creek Country Club in Mount Airy, North Carolina, have hired Affiniti Golf Partners to manage and improve the club. Affiniti Golf Partners is an Atlanta based golf club management company with eighteen (18) golf courses it either owns or manages in the Southeast. Affiniti’s Partners and Principals have collectively two hundred … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Barry Weaver!
Barry was the winner of a brand new set of Mizuno golf clubs! Congrats Barry! … [Read more...]
Traynor Golf Collection / Mizuno Pro-Pro Championship won by Dixon/Lee Team
St. Simons Island, GA --- The team of Chris Dixon, PGA apprentice at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club in Valdosta, and Greg Lee, PGA assistant professional at Chicopee Woods Golf Course in Gainesville, made 17 birdies, one eagle against only two bogies over 36 holes to capture the Traynor Golf Collection / Mizuno Pro-Pro Championship, which was contested at the Sea Island Golf Club’s … [Read more...]
Els, Goosen Not on Masters Invite List; Ishikawa Bumped in Final Week of Year
By Mike Blum Some prominent names in international golf did not receive at least one Christmas present they were hoping for – an invitation to the 2012 Masters. Multiple major champions Ernie Els and Retief Goosen both failed to end 2011 in the top 50 in the World Rankings, and will need to either win a PGA Tour event or move back into the top 50 by late March to qualify for … [Read more...]
Parel Falls One Shot Short in Finals; Earns Nationwide Status for 2012
By Mike Blum Eight golfers missed earning their PGA Tour cards for 2012 by the margin of just one stroke in the finals of qualifying. Among that group was Augusta’s Scott Parel, at the age of 46 one of the oldest competitors competing in the finals in LaQuinta, Calif. Parel, who has played six seasons on the Nationwide Tour, was looking to qualify for the PGA Tour for the … [Read more...]