Georgia has been the state’s dominant women’s college golf team for decades, but after a difficult fall season, the Bulldogs begin the spring ranked behind two teams from the state by Golfstat. After a fall in which they finished last or close to last in three of their four tournaments and placed fourth in their fall finale against a relatively weak field, the Bulldogs are … [Read more...]
College Golf Preview: Georgia Tech Ranked Third Entering Spring Schedule
The 2018 college golf schedule has begun, with Georgia Tech beginning its spring schedule Feb. 1 in Hawaii and the state’s other Division 1 programs starting later this month. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a strong fall showing, and come into the 2018 portion of the schedule ranked third in the country by Golfstat. Traditional championship contender Georgia did not … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner Inducted Into Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
Sonny Skinner, a former PGA Tour player and a veteran Georgia PGA member, was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame recently, with the ceremony held at Atlanta Athletic Club. Skinner joins recent Georgia PGA inductees James Mason, Ray Cutright, Stephen Keppler, Lowell Fritz and Richard Crawford, who have joined the GGHOF since 2012. The 57-year-old Skinner was … [Read more...]
Scott Parel Wins Tournament in Playoff Over Scott Dunlap
Augusta’s Scott Parel scored his second victory since joining the Champions Tour in 2015, but like his first win, it came in an unofficial event. Parel captured the Diamond Resort Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., an event featuring Champions Tour players, a handful of LPGA Tour members and an amateur field that included athletes and celebrities from the entertainment … [Read more...]
Patton Kizzire Scores Second Victory of Season in Hawaii
St. Simons Island resident Patton Kizzire scored his second victory of the 2017-18 PGA Tour season, taking a six-hole playoff over James Hahn in the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first event on the tour’s 2018 calendar. Kizzire closed out the 2017 portion of the schedule with his first PGA Tour victory in the Mayakoba Classic in Mexico, one week after tying for fourth in Las … [Read more...]
Ex-Bulldog Lee McCoy Medalist in Web.com Qualifying
Tommy Tolles Ties for First in Champions Tour Qualifier Recent UGA standout Lee McCoy earned medalist honors in the finals of Web.com Tour qualifying for 2018, with the 72-hole event concluding Sunday in Arizona. McCoy shot 28-under par 260 to win the event by two strokes, with the third place finishers six shots behind him. He posted scores of 65-67-63-65 over two courses … [Read more...]
Georgians To Compete in Champions, LPGA, Web.com Tour Qualifying Finals
Final qualifying for the 2018 Champions, LPGA and Web.com Tours will be played over the next two weeks, and Georgia golfers are entered in the fields of all three events. The Champions Tour qualifying final is scheduled from Nov. 28-Dec.1, with the LPGA holding its final qualifier Nov. 29-Dec. 3. The Web.com will play its final Dec. 7-10. Four players with Georgia ties … [Read more...]
Rookie Austin Cook Captures RSM Classic By 4 Shots
Coming into last week’s RSM Classic, four of the last five tournament winners had scored their first ever PGA Tour victories at Sea Island Golf Club. After Sunday’s final round, make that five of six. Former U. of Arkansas golfer Austin Cook became the second straight rookie to win the RSM Classic, holding off a mild challenge by second-year PGA Tour pro J.J. Spaun … [Read more...]
Patton Kizzire Takes First PGA Tour Title in Mexico
St. Simons Island resident Patton Kizzire led the Mayakoba Classic from wire to wire and held a 4-stroke lead on the back nine in the final round. Kizzire, who began the final round with a slim one-stroke advantage, did not make a bogey in the afternoon round of a 36-hole finale, carding a 4-under 67 after shooting a 66 earlier in the day. But his path to a first PGA Tour … [Read more...]