ATHENS, Ga. --- Six schools which have combined to claim 13 of 15 NCAA Division I Women's Golf championships during the 2000s headline the 12-team field for the 2015 Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. Georgia head coach Josh Brewer announced the competing schools for next spring's 42nd annual tournament on Wednesday. In addition to the Bulldogs, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, … [Read more...]
Hank Smith wins Yamaha Atlanta Open
Roswell, GA --- Hank Smith, the head PGA professional at Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island, won his first Yamaha Atlanta Open presented by Bushnell/Bolle played at Atlanta National Golf Club in Milton. Smith fired a round of four-under par 68 for a two-day total of six-under par 138, and defeated Jeff Gotham head PGA professional at Cateechee Golf Club in Hartwell by … [Read more...]
Adam Scott continues great form on road to East Lake
Australian wins 11th PGA TOUR event, moves from No. 58 to No. 14 in FedExCup standings Atlanta, Ga. – In a week in which Adam Scott moved to No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, the newly married Australian put an exclamation point on his position atop the rankings with a playoff victory against Jason Dufner at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Scott moved from … [Read more...]
Club Car Pro-Assistant Championship: Results
Chad O’Dell, head PGA professional and Karen Paolozzi assistant PGA Professional from Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta took top honors in the Club Car Pro-Assistant Championship presented by Wilson, Bill Doane and Cutter & Buck, which was held at Athens Country Club in Athens. The Druid Hills team combined for ten birdies and two eagles against one bogey to shoot … [Read more...]
SCHNIEDERJANS NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN Tech junior the 12th different Yellow Jacket to be a first-teamer
Hutchinson, Kan. – Ollie Schniederjans was named a 2014 first-team All-American Tuesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America, the 12th different Georgia Tech player to earn that distinction. Schniederjans, a junior from Powder Springs, Ga., joins Julien Brun of TCU, UCF’s Greg Eason, California’s Brandon Hagy and Joel Stalter, Stanford’s Patrick Rodgers and Cameron … [Read more...]
Pictor Wins Third Georgia Senior Women’s Match Play Championship
CARROLLTON, Ga. - Brenda Pictor of Marietta won her third Georgia Senior Women's Match Play Championship with a victory over Cheryl Grigg of Sea Island, 2 and 1, in the final match. The third annual competition took place at Sunset Hills Country Club, May 19-21. Pictor quickly took the lead after a birdie on the first hole to go 1 up over Grigg. The defending champion would … [Read more...]
David Noll, Jr., Wins Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship in Playoff
Noll overcomes five-stroke deficit to become three-time champ EATONTON, Ga. - David Noll, Jr., of Dalton defeated James Kiely of Milton in a one-hole, sudden-death playoff to win the Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship. The 33rd annual state competition took place at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee, May 16-18. Headed to the 54th hole (the 485-yard par 4 18th), Noll was one … [Read more...]
How Brendon Todd won the 2014 HP Byron Nelson Championship
Brendon Todd held a share of the third-round lead before shooting a bogey-free final round 66 to win by two shots over Mike Weir. Todd led the field in Fairways Hit, Total Putts and Strokes Gaines – Putting for the week. Brendon Todd The win comes in Todd’s 77th PGA TOUR start at the age of 28 years, 9 months and 26 days. Collects 500 points and moves from No. 51 to No. 11 … [Read more...]
Georgia State Advances to NCAA Championship, Gruca Finishes Third
SAN ANTONIO – The Georgia State men’s golf team will return to the NCAA Championship following a school-best second place finish in the NCAA San Antonio Regional on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers shot an impressive 1-over, 289, in windy conditions to advance for the first time since 2007. Senior Tyler Gruca shot a final-round 1-under, 71, to finish the 54-hole event … [Read more...]