With the late additions of Charles Howell and Luke List, a total of 10 golfers with Georgia ties will be in the 64-player field for this week’s WGC Match Play Championship at Austin CC. Both Howell and List were just outside the top 64 in the World Golf Ranking last week when the field was finalized, but the pair made it into the field thanks to an injury to Brooks Koepka … [Read more...]
2018 Georgia PGA Schedule Includes New Event in Gainesville
The 2018 Georgia PGA tournament schedule includes one new event at a familiar site, with several of the organization’s top tournaments returning to some of the metro Atlanta area’s finest courses. The new event on the 2018 schedule is the Milton Martin Honda Classic, which will be played May 7-8 at Chattahoochee GC in Gainesville, a frequent site of past Georgia PGA … [Read more...]
Great Waters To Host 13th Linger Longer Invitational; 4 Georgia Teams in Field
The Linger Longer Invitational returns to Reynolds Lake Oconee for the 13th time, with No. 4-ranked Alabama and four teams from the state, including four-time tournament champion Georgia, in the 16-team field. Alabama, a three-time Linger Longer champion, is led by Davis Riley, the country’s No. 1 player in the most recent Golfstat national ranking. He is one of two … [Read more...]
Dunlap, Sauers tie for second in Champions event in Tucson
Duluth’s Scott Dunlap and Savannah’s Gene Sauers tied for second in last week’s Champions Tour event in Tucson, with both players having a chance to win going to the final hole. Both players came to the 18 th hole one shot behind leader Steve Stricker after birdies on the par-5 17 th at Tucson National. But both pulled their tee shots into the water that borders both sides … [Read more...]
Brunswick’s Globe-Trotting Katie Burnett Places Second in Australian Event
Since she turned pro in 2012 after completing her collegiate career at South Carolina, Brunswick’s Katie Burnett has held dual membership on the LPGA and Ladies European Tours. While the LPGA has been her primary tour since her rookie season in 2013, Burnett has played an average of seven tournaments a year on the wide-ranging LET, and has been successful enough on … [Read more...]
Luke List Loses Playoff Battle to Justin Thomas in Honda Classic
When Luke List turned pro in 2007, he began his career in golf with the burden of great expectations. List, who grew up in North Georgia, enjoyed a successful college career at Vanderbilt, earning All- America status all four years and was a prominent amateur during that time. He lost in the semifinals of the USGA Public Links Championship in 2003, was a finalist in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Ends 2-Year Drought with Third Win in LA
One of golf’s most colorful characters is back in the spotlight after two uncharacteristically unsuccessful years. Former U. of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson ended a two-year slump with a victory Sunday in the Los Angeles Open, his third win in the event the last five years and the 10 th of his PGA Tour career. Watson, 39, has been one of the PGA Tour’s top players since … [Read more...]
UGA Course a Tough Test But a Lot of Fun
The University of Georgia Golf Course has long been one of the state’s most popular tournament hosts, ranging from NCAA Championships and Regionals to a former Web.com Tour stop, significant Georgia PGA tournaments and national and statewide junior events. The UGA course last hosted an NCAA Women’s Championship in 2013 and was the site of an NCAA Regional in 2016. An NCAA … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Update: Scott Langley’s Victory Highlights Early Success by Georgians
Three tournaments into the 2018 Web.com Tour season, there is already one winner with ties to Georgia along with eight others ranked among the top 50 on the money list. Scott Langley, who plays out of St. Simons Island, won last week’s tournament in Panama, which should help him return to the PGA Tour later this year. Langley played on the PGA Tour from 2013-16, but lost … [Read more...]