Top 20 club pros to qualify for PGA Championship By Mike Blum For 312 of the top PGA professionals in the U.S., the road to the 2011 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club goes through Hershey, Pa., this month. Hershey Country Club will host the PGA Professional National Championship June 26-29, with the top 20 finishers earning spots in the field … [Read more...]
Koch/Potts Win GAPGA Pro-Assistant Championship
Shawn Koch, PGA Director of Instruction and David Potts, Assistant PGA Professional from Country Club of the South in Johns Creek took top honors in the Golf Buddy/Club Car Pro-Assistant Championship presented by Callaway & Golf and Cutter & Buck, which was held at TPC at Sugarloaf in Duluth. The Country Club of the South duo finished tied with PGA Director of … [Read more...]
Stevens Wins 29th Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
ROSWELL, GA ---The 29th Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at the Newnan Country Club saw PGA teaching professional Craig Stevens, of Steel Canyon Golf Club in Sandy Springs, post a six-under par 66 for a two-day total 135 to capture the championship by a whopping eight shots. With the victory, Stevens took home the $1,500 first place check. Stevens entered the day tied … [Read more...]
Shorter University Women Finish 3rd in NAIA Women’s National Championship
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. -- Fitting for Shorter University's women's golf team that its best regular season in history be capped by its highest-ever finish in the NAIA Women's Golf National Championship. The Lady Hawks fired the second-lowest team round of the tournament -- a 12-over 304 -- to finish third at the national tournament held at the Link Hills Golf and Country Club in … [Read more...]
Amateur Henley takes Nationwide Tour title
Bulldog senior wins pro event on UGA course By Mike Blum After earning the Fred Haskins Award as the 2010 outstanding collegiate golfer in the country, Russell Henley came into his senior season on the Georgia golf team with lofty expectations. But with the exception of one weekend last Fall in his hometown of Macon, Henley’s final season with the Bulldogs had been a … [Read more...]
Georgia college teams look ahead to regionals
Tech, Kennesaw, Southern capture conference titles Three Georgia college golf teams won their conference tournaments to earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, which begins this month with regional competition. Georgia Tech won the ACC Championship, with Kennesaw State the Atlantic Sun champion and Georgia Southern taking the Southern Conference title. Augusta State and … [Read more...]
Fober, Hammock Win the 40th Annual Georgia Four-Ball Championship
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Playing together for the first time in a competitive event, the team of Jason Fober of Fortson and Cason Hammock of Columbus fired their second-straight 65 in the final round to hold on to their lead and win the 40th annual Georgia Four-Ball Championship by three strokes over four other teams. The Championship took place April 29-May 1 at Green Island Country … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA schedule begins with 2 events
Chicopee Woods to host first event of season By Mike Blum Following some schedule changes, the Georgia PGA’s 2011 tournament season gets off to a later-than-usual start, with its first two multi-round events set for this month. The fourth Chicopee Woods Players Championship is the first individual tournament on this year’s schedule, and will be played May 16-17 in … [Read more...]
The Manor Now Open for Non-Member Play
Former private club sports standout Watson design By Mike Blum The choices for metro Atlanta’s daily fee golfers have gradually diminished over the past decade, as at least 10 courses have converted to private status and several others have gone out of business. Some of the metro area’s best public access layouts were among that group, most notably … [Read more...]