The first Georgia PGA points event of 2019 introduced a few new names to the list of tournament contenders from the Section, while marking the return of the state’s most successful club pro over the past 15 years to a prominent position on a leader board. Matt Elliott, who joined the Georgia PGA after completing his college career at North Georgia, collected his first … [Read more...]
Georgia Wins Home Regional; Tech, Southern Also Advance
The state of Georgia will be represented by three teams in the NCAA Championship, which will be played May 24-29 in Fayetteville. Ark. Georgia, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern all advanced to nationals with top-5 finishes in their respective Regionals. Georgia was one of six teams selected to host a Regional, and the Bulldogs took advantage of the opportunity, winning by … [Read more...]
Georgia Golfers Advance From Local Qualifying for U.S. Open
Two U.S. Open local qualifiers were played recently in metro Atlanta, with Georgia golfers taking most of the available spots in sectionals from both of them. In the first U.S. Open local qualifier of 2019, golfers with Georgia ties captured seven of eight available spots at Marietta CC. Recent Georgia State golfer Max Herrmann shot 4-under 66 to share medalist honors … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Returns to Chattahoochee GC for Milton Martin Honda Classic
The Georgia PGA returns to Gainesville’s Chattahoochee Golf Club for the seventh time since 2011 for the second Milton Martin Honda Classic, which will be played May 20-21. Before landing its own tournament, Chattahoochee GC hosted the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship in 2011, the Yamaha Atlanta Open in 2012 and the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open in 2013, ’16 and ’17. The … [Read more...]
Symetra Event At Atlanta National Ends With 4-Way Playoff As Rain Stays Away
Thanks to a fortunate break when a dire weather forecast proved inaccurate, spectators and officials of last week’s Symetra Tour stop at Atlanta National were rewarded with an exciting finish that resulted in a 4-way playoff that required five extra holes. Spain’s Maria Parra emerged as the tournament champion, making an eagle on the par-5 ninth hole at Atlanta National … [Read more...]
Georgia State’s Joe Inman Announces Retirement After 11 Years with Program
Georgia State Director of Golf and former head coach Joe Inman, who has led the program for the last 11 years, announced his retirement from the program on Tuesday. Inman served as the head coach of the men's golf team starting in August of 2008. He guided the program to five NCAA Regional appearances, including a stretch of four straight from 2014-17. In 2014, the program … [Read more...]
Matt Kuchar, Kevin Kisner Top Georgia Contenders in PGA Championship
Fewer than half of the approximately 30 players on the PGA Tour qualified for the 2019 PGA Championship, which is being played in May this year (16-19) at New York’s Bethpage Black, the site of two U.S. Opens in 2002 and ’09. After his comeback victory in last month’s Masters, 2002 U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods will draw the lion’s share of attention at the 2019 PGA, with … [Read more...]
Mark Strickland’s Closing 65 Earns Yamaha Georgia Senior Open Victory
Mark Strickland turned 50 in March and made his introduction to senior golf earlier this week in extremely impressive fashion. Strickland, one of the state’s top mid-amateurs over the past two decades, won the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open in his first attempt, running away from the field with a final round 65 Tuesday at St. Ives Country Club. With a two-day total of … [Read more...]
College round-up: Tech Captures ACC; Southern Loses in Match Play
Georgia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship to earn a spot in the NCAA Regionals, which will be played May 14-15 at six sites around the country, one of them in Athens at the UGA course. Georgia Southern won the stroke play title of the Sun Belt Conference, but lost in the semifinals of match play and will hope for an at-large bid to Regionals. Georgia … [Read more...]