For almost three decades, RiverPines Golf has enjoyed the reputation as one of the best and most popular daily fee facilities in the metro Atlanta area. Located in the midst of some of the state’s top private courses in the suburbs of north Fulton County, RiverPines enjoys an ideal setting. But unlike in real estate, there is more to RiverPines’ success than its … [Read more...]
Symetra Tour Returning to Atlanta National for Third Time
The Symetra Tour returns to Atlanta National Golf Club for a third straight year, with the 2018 tournament scheduled for May 4-6 at one of just two Pete Dye designs in Georgia. The Symetra Tour is the LPGA’s version of the Web.com Tour, serving as the primary developmental tour for female professionals looking to reach the top in women’s golf. This year’s event has a … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Season Starts With Senior Open, New Event at Chattahoochee
The 2018 Georgia PGA tournament schedule gets rolling with tournaments the next two weeks at two sites that should be very familiar to the participants, even if one of the two events is a new addition to the state’s golf calendar. The Yamaha Georgia Senior Open will be played April 30-May 1 at Pinetree CC, one of the state’s more popular tournament hosts. The following … [Read more...]
Georgians Place Second in 4 Straight Champions Tour Events
When Augusta’s Scott Parel tied for second in last week’s Champions Tour event at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, it marked the fourth straight tournament that a player with Georgia ties had finished as runner-up. During that span, five different golfers with Georgia ties at least tied for second, with all five among the top 20 on the tour’s money list following the Mitsubishi … [Read more...]
Steve Flesch Takes Champions Event at TPC Sugarloaf in 3-Way Playoff
After one of the longest days of golf in Champions Tour history, a hardy group of Atlanta area golf fans were treated to an exciting finish that concluded with a three-way playoff, the second time in six years the Mitsubishi Electric Classic has gone to extra holes at TPC Sugarloaf.. A forecast of inclement weather Sunday resulted in tournament officials deciding to play 36 … [Read more...]
Ex-Augusta State Golfer Patrick Reed Hangs Tough To Take Masters
Sunday’s Masters victory by Patrick Reed may not have been the most popular conclusion in the tournament’s 80-plus year history, but it was certainly one of the most well-earned. At various stages during Sunday’s final round, Reed was challenged by three of golf’s most high profile performers, each of whom would have been a much more popular champion. Even though Reed … [Read more...]
Roberto Castro Takes Second in Web.com Event in Savannah
Former Georgia Tech standout Roberto Castro took a big step toward returning to the PGA Tour later this year, placing second last week in a Web.com Tour event in Savannah. Castro, who has played on the PGA Tour the last six seasons, is playing the Web.com Tour in 2018 after a tough year in 2017. After qualifying for the Tour Championship for the second time in 2016, he … [Read more...]
A Masters Not Many Remember: Tiger Woods Over David Duval, Phil Mickelson in 2001
What makes for a memorable Sunday at the Masters? There are some final rounds in Augusta that remain locked in the memory banks of golf fans years after the green jacket ceremony has concluded. The stirring wins by Jack Nicklaus over some of the game’s greatest players in 1975 and ’86. Tiger Woods’ historic runaway in 1997. The one-sided Nick Faldo-Greg Norman battle … [Read more...]
Two-time Champion Watson Among 10 Georgians in Masters Field
A total of 10 golfers with Georgia ties will be in the field for the 2018 Masters, among them three former champions, two “rookies” and a player with one of the best recent records at Augusta National by a non-winner. The Georgia contingent at Augusta National consists of two-time champion Bubba Watson and fellow winners Zach Johnson and Larry Mize. Making their first start … [Read more...]