Legends preview – 2011, page 14 Savannah event held opposite Heritage Ever since the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf landed in Savannah in 2003, golf fans along the southeast Georgia coast have become accustomed to back-to-back weeks of pro tour events in April.   First came the PGA Tour Heritage Classic on Hilton Head Island, which traditionally followed the Masters … [Read more...]

South Georgia Classic – 2011 preview, page 10 Nationwide event has ‘graduated’ just one champ   The Nationwide Tour exists as a path to the PGA Tour, with the quickest way to get there a victory on golf’s developmental circuit. Just as long as that victory doesn’t come in Valdosta.   The South Georgia Classic will be played for the fifth time later this month … [Read more...]

Chirkinian – April 11, page 18   When news spread that legendary sports television producer Frank Chirkinian was battling lung cancer earlier this year, officials of the World Golf Hall of Fame held an emergency session to include him in the 2011 induction ceremony, scheduled for May 9.   Chirkinian, who lived in Augusta for more than 20 years, will not get to … [Read more...]

Claxton – April 2011, page 12 Since the mid-1990s, Paul Claxton has spent much of his time on the road, plying his trade all across the U.S., with the occasional trip to Australia, Canada, and Central and South America.   Claxton’s annual itinerary reads like the lyrics of the Johnny Cash song used in an airline commercial. But for consecutive weeks in the next month, … [Read more...]

When Chestatee Golf Club opened for play in 1999, the course quickly acquired the reputation as one of best and most popular daily fee facilities in metro Atlanta. Chestatee had a lot going for it, beginning with a standout and scenic Denis Griffiths layout that was in quality condition from day one. The setting at the foothills of the north Georgia mountains in proximity to … [Read more...]

When CGL, a Savannah-based golf course management company, assumed operations of DeKalb County municipal course Mystery Valley a decade ago, its task was to restore some of the shine to one of metro Atlanta’s most popular daily fee facilities.   The company succeeded on that count, upgrading the course conditions and operation at Mystery Valley, which again offers one of … [Read more...]