Taking advantage of the natural contours of the land, acclaimed golf course architect Jim Fazio succeeded in crafting a 7,513-yard championship masterpiece that plays even better than it looks. The Currahee Club golf course is playable for all skill levels, with at least five tee boxes on every hole. Boasting astonishing 360-degree panoramic and multi-state views of Lake … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Takes ACC Championship in Playoff
Albertson is co-champion individually, 2nd career ACC title THE FLATS – Four of Georgia Tech’s five players birdied the second playoff hole on Sunday as the 11th-ranked Yellow Jackets successfully defended their Atlantic Coast Conference championship at the 62nd annual event at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. Anders Albertson won co-medalist honors with … [Read more...]
Greater Gwinnett Championship Daily Recap 4.19.15
Sunday April 19, 2015 Recap Olin Browne was crowned the 2015 Greater Gwinnett Championship winner this morning after inclement weather cancelled the final round of the tournament. Browne shot a course record 64 during Saturday’s round two to finish at 12-under par. The Greater Gwinnett Championship is Browne’s second Champions Tour victory and he looks forward to defending … [Read more...]
Carbajo Ré Wins Lady Bulldog Individual Title
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia junior Manuela Carbajo Ré fired a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship on Saturday en route to securing medalist honors at the UGA Golf Course. The third annual tournament was a one-day, 36-hole event that kicked off the 2015 calendar portion of Georgia's season. Carbajo Ré shot 76 in the morning round before her … [Read more...]
Masters field at 90 at start of 2015; English, Howell, Cink look to qualify
This year’s Masters field is largely complete, with 90 players already qualified coming into 2015. Players still have a chance to earn an invitation to Augusta by winning a PGA Tour tournament prior to the Masters or moving into the top 50 in the World Rankings as of March 30. Among the prominent players yet to qualify for the 2015 Masters are Americans Brant Snedeker, … [Read more...]
Valdosta event drops off Web.com Tour schedule
For the first time in a decade, the Web.com Tour will not make be making a stop in Georgia. The South Georgia Classic, which has been played at Valdosta’s Kinderlou Forest since 2007, dropped off the schedule after eight years as a Nationwide/Web.com Tour stop. The Stadion Classic at UGA also lasted eight years from 2006-13, playing four years each at Jennings Mill and the … [Read more...]
10 Georgians reach Web.com qualifying finals; Veterans Parel, O’Neal, Claxton advance
More than 30 players with Georgia ties competed in the second stage of qualifying for the 2015 Web.com Tour, but only 10 made it to the finals. The third and final stage of qualifying is scheduled for Dec. 11-16 on the Fazio and Champions courses at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Three of the six second stage qualifiers in November were played in Florida, two in … [Read more...]
James Mason ties for second place in PGA Senior PNC; Skinner, Keppler also qualify for ‘15 Senior PGA
With his 64th birthday not too far off, lifetime Georgia PGA member and veteran Champions Tour player James Mason still has enough game to compete at the national level. Mason made a run at winning the PGA Senior Professional National Championship in south Florida in mid-November, finishing in a tie for 2nd. Mason was one of three Georgia PGA members to finish in the top 35 … [Read more...]
Ford Plantation among state’s best layouts; Dye’s re-design enhances little-known gem
Perhaps the best course in Georgia very few in the state have heard of, let alone played, is located in the community of Richmond Hill, less than 20 miles south of Savannah on the Ogeechee River. The Ford Plantation is a Pete Dye design (one of only two in the state) that was originally built in the late 1980s as essentially a plaything for a wealthy Saudi businessman, who … [Read more...]