All but three of the 19 PGA Tour pros with Georgia ties who qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs advanced past the first of the three tournaments leading up to the Tour Championship at East Lake. The top 125 players on the FedExCup points list qualified for the Playoffs opener last week in New York, with 100 moving on to this week’s event in Boston. The lone players with … [Read more...]
Veteran Group of Players Look to Retain Grip on GPGA Championship
The Georgia PGA has been returning to Sea Island Golf Club for more than 25 years to hold its Section Championship, and no matter which of the club’s three courses hosts the event, the same names appear on the leader board on an annual basis. The five players who have captured all but two Player of the Year titles since 1993 have combined for 15 victories in the Georgia PGA … [Read more...]
Georgians on Web.com Tour Look to Finals For PGA Tour Card
Going into the final tournament of the 2017 Web.com Tour regular season schedule, only one player with Georgia ties is in line for a top 25 finish on the money list. But 12 others are in the top 75, which will give them a shot at earning a PGA Tour card for next year in the Web.com Finals. The top 25 finishers in the regular season will be on the PGA Tour next season (which … [Read more...]
19 Georgians Among FedExCup Playoffs Participants
Of the 120 players competing in this week’s FedExCup Playoffs opener in suburban New York, 19 have ties to Georgia. Of those 19, six begin the Playoffs inside the top 30, with five others 50th or better. The top 30 players after Playoffs events in New York, Boston and Chicago will compete in the Tour Championship at East Lake Sept. 21-24. The fields will be reduced to 100 … [Read more...]
Ollie Schniederjans Second In Greensboro After Closing 64
Former Georgia Tech standout Ollie Schniederjans did all he could to win Sunday’s Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C. Schniederjans, who is wrapping up his rookie season on the PGA Tour, shot a 6-under 64 in the final round with birdies on three of his final four holes. But it was not enough to overtake third round co-leader Henrik Stenson, who closed with four birdies … [Read more...]
Atlanta’s Stewart Cink Named Recipient of 2017 Payne Stewart Award
In recognition of his philanthropic endeavors, his commitment to growing the game, his professionalism and the distinguished manner in which he embraces the values of golf, Stewart Cink has been named as the recipient of the 2017 Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company. Stewart, who lives in the Atlanta area and is a graduate of Georgia Tech, will be honored on … [Read more...]
Donn Perno Edges Kyle Owen In GPGA Match Play Finals
Peachtree Golf Club head professional Donn Perno had two distinct advantages going into the finals of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship played earlier this week. The semifinals and finals of the event were played at Peachtree, giving Perno the home course edge. Perno did not have to play his semifinal match Monday morning, as Callaway Gardens head pro Wyatt Detmer was … [Read more...]
Patrick Reed Second in PGA; Kevin Kisner Leads Most of the Way
For the third straight major championship in 2017, a PGA Tour player who played his college golf in Georgia has finished either outright second or shared runner-up honors. Patrick Reed, who led Augusta State to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2010 and ’11, tied for second in the 2017 PGA Championship, continuing a streak started by former Georgia Bulldog Brian Harman in … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Qualifies 6 For U.S. Amateur; 6 Other Georgians In Field
For the second time in four years, the Georgia Tech golf team will have six players in the U.S. Amateur, with the 2017 event beginning with stroke play qualifying Aug. 14 at Riviera CC, the host course for the annual PGA Tour stop in Los Angeles. The six Tech golfers in the field are seniors Jacob Joiner of Leesburg and Chris Petefish, sophomores Luke Schniederjans of Powder … [Read more...]