By Mike Blum Georgia’s three PGA Tour events for 2011 were certainly not lacking for dramatic finishes. In what was almost certainly the most exciting tournament in golf this year, Charl Schwartzel birdied the final four holes to win a Masters that featured all sorts of twists and turns during the final round, with a huge cast of characters fighting it out for the green … [Read more...]
Nelson Wins Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Brandon Nelson of Roswell won the 93rd annual Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship on his home course, Rivermont Golf and Country Club in Johns Creek. Nelson defeated Fred Rescigno, Jr., of Suwanee, 1 up, in the final match on Sunday. Nelson, who is the reigning club champion at Rivermont Golf and Country Club, started strong as he won holes two, … [Read more...]
White Columns Country Club (Private)
300 Clubhouse Drive, Milton; 770-343-9025; www.whitecolumnscountryclub.com STAFF: Mitch Cook is the PGA Golf Professional; Cody Barden is the PGA Instructor PAR/YARDAGE: White Columns plays to a par of 72 with four sets of tees: Gold (7,063 yards); Blue (6,517); White (6,015) and Red (5,087). COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 74.0/140 (Gold); 71.5/132 (Blue); 68.8/125 (White); 70.4/124 … [Read more...]
Sea Island GC – Seaside (Private/Resort)
100 Retreat Avenue, St. Simons Island; 912-638-5118; www.seaisland.com STAFF: Eric Schneider is the PGA VP of Golf; Brannen Veal is the PGA Director of Golf PAR/YARDAGE: The Seaside Course plays to a par 70 with five sets of tees: Championship (7,055 yards); Back (6,657); Middle (6,323); Member (5,880) and Forward (4,978). COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 73.8/141 (Championship); 72.3/137 … [Read more...]
White Columns Country Club Adds Golf Leaning Center
Milton, GA-White Columns Country Club announced today that they have opened a high-performance Golf Learning Center with a dedicated Director of Instruction. Through the addition, the Golf Learning Center will feature a full range of services similar to what the PGA TOUR professionals receive, including the Flightscope monitor for club fitting, SAM PuttLab for Scotty Cameron … [Read more...]
Fairways of Canton (Semi-Private)
400 Laurel Canyon Parkway, Canton; 770-720-1808 STAFF: Nathan DeVictor is the PGA Golf Professional; Brett Gratz is the Superintendent PAR/YARDAGE: Fairways of Canton is a par 70 with four sets of tees: Black (6,500 yards); Blue (6,000); White (5,400) and Green (4,600). COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 72.3/135 (Black); 69.7/129 (Blue); 67.0/121 (White); 67.9/119 (Green). ABOUT THE … [Read more...]
RiverPines Golf (Public)
4775 Old Alabama Rd., Johns Creek; 770-442-5960; www.riverpinesgolf.com STAFF: Phil Wagoner is the PGA Golf Professional; Mike Perpich is the PGA Director of Instruction PAR/YARDAGE: RiverPines is a par 70 with five sets of tees: Black (6,602 yards); Blue (6,284); White (5,785); Silver (5,193) and Red (4,291). COURSE RATING/SLOPE: 71.1/132 (Black); 69.4/127 (Blue); 67.2/119 … [Read more...]
Brenda Pictor Cruises to Third-Straight Senior Women’s Championship
ACWORTH, Ga. – With a final-round, 3-under-par 69, Brenda Pictor of Marietta cruised a 12-stroke victory in the 14th annual GSGA Senior Women’s Championship, which took place August 30-31 at Brookstone Golf and Country Club. Pictor finished at 1-over 145 for the Championship to secure her third-straight and record fourth overall title in this competition. Jane Duggan … [Read more...]
Keppler Makes History With His 4th Georgia PGA Championship
Sea Island, GA ---PGA head professional Stephen Keppler, from Marietta Country Club in Kennesaw carded a one-under par round of 69 to finish at six-under par 204 to capture his fourth title at the E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Ashworth and the PGA Tour, conducted at Sea Island Golf Club’s famed Seaside Course on St. Simon’s Island which played … [Read more...]