Phil Mickelson may be a product of the West Coast, where he was born and raised, attended college and still resides. But for the entirety of his career dating back to his days as a junior golfer, he has felt right at home in Georgia. Phil Mickelson has enjoyed most of his success in golf on the West Coast, accumulating 19 of his 43 wins in California and Arizona, the two … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods’ Masters History Changed When Course Was Lengthened
When Augusta National was lengthened after the 2002 and ’05 Master, the phrase used by some pundits to describe the course alterations was “Tiger-proofing.” That may have been a clumsy way to assess the changes to the course, but it was not entirely inaccurate. Woods won the Masters four times in his first nine years as a pro, but he has been stuck on that number for the … [Read more...]
Plenty of Players Other Than Woods Have Shot To Win Masters
It’s been three years since Tiger Woods played in the Masters. He hasn’t played a full season of golf since 2013, the last year he won on the PGA Tour. He hasn’t won a major since 2008 and his last victory in the Masters came in 2005. But after playing five tournaments this year, Woods has been installed as one of the betting favorites for the 2018 Masters alongside the … [Read more...]
5 Georgia Juniors in Drive, Chip & Putt Finals; Duluth’s Sara Im Wins
Five Georgia junior golfers qualified for the finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition, with the annual event held Sunday morning at Augusta National to kick off Masters week. All five juniors qualified at regional sites just outside Georgia, with three of them winning their age group divisions at the Honors Club in Chattanooga and two others taking first place in … [Read more...]
Brian Harman, Bubba Watson Advance to Match Play Semifinals
Two former Georgia Bulldog golfers are headed toward a possible clash in the finals of the WGC Match Play Championship today at Austin Country Club. Bubba Watson and Kevin Kisner won their quarterfinal matches decisively Saturday afternoon after narrow victories in the morning over a pair of St. Simons Island residents, one of whom is also a fellow ex-Bulldog. Both … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Match Play Begins This Month with August Finish
The Georgia PGA 2018 points events schedule opens with the Match Play Championship, which begins this week but will not conclude until mid-August. The tournament sports a 64-player field, with the first four rounds consisting of matches at sites determined by the participants. The semifinals and finals will be played Aug. 13 at Peachtree GC, which has hosted the last two … [Read more...]
Former Winner Bernhard Langer Tops Field In Gwinnett Champions Event
In the brief history of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf, Germany’s Bernhard Langer has been the tournament’s dominant force. That comes as no surprise, considering Langer has been the Champions Tour’s top player for almost a decade, finishing either first or second in the Charles Schwab Cup standings every year since 2010 with the exception of one season … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour to Play at Landings Club in Savannah
Georgia has been without a Web.com tournament since 2014 and Savannah has been without a tour event since 2013. All that will change late this month, as the inaugural Savannah Golf Championship will be played at the Landings Club, part of a large multi-course community located on Skidaway Island a short drive from downtown Savannah. The inaugural tournament will be … [Read more...]
UGA Women, Tech Win Events; Bulldogs Second Twice in State
Several Division 1 Georgia colleges hosted tournaments in mid-March, with the Georgia women’s team winning one in Augusta and the Bulldogs’ men’s team taking second in a pair of events in Athens and at Lake Oconee. Also placing second was Georgia Southern in an event it hosts annually in Statesboro. Georgia Tech ventured into neighboring states for a pair of tournaments … [Read more...]