Weinhart second, again finishes as low pro Things are becoming predictable in the Championship at Berkeley Hills. For the fourth straight year, an amateur won the Georgia PGA tournament. And for the third time in that span, Tim Weinhart came away with first place money and first place points among the Georgia PGA members in the field. Jacob Bayer, a junior member at … [Read more...]
Bob Cupp Takes Unique Approach to Re-design of Bobby Jones Golf Course
Reversible, 9-hole layout Perhaps the most legendary name in the history of golf is that of Atlanta native Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., golf’s most storied amateur player ever and one of the game’s all-time greats. Bobby Jones, as he is known in the annals of golf, captured the game’s four most prestigious events in 1930 – the U.S. Open and Amateur and the British Open and … [Read more...]
Big Changes Coming for Bobby Jones Golf Course
Renovated course, practice area, Golf House One of the most ambitious golf facility renovation projects in Georgia’s history is moving forward after the Atlanta City Council agreed to a land swap that will transfer the historic Bobby Jones Golf Course to the state, with a building on the property slated for use as a “Golf House” for Georgia’s most prestigious golf … [Read more...]
Charles Huntzinger Takes Dogwood Title by 1 Shot
Duluth's Charles Huntzinger, a member of the Penn State golf team, captured the recent Dogwood Invitational at Druid Hills Golf Club, breaking a late tie for the lead with a birdie to edge out three players by one stroke each. Huntzinger was the Big 10 Freshman of the Year for the 2015-16 season and was a second team all-conference selection. He won a tournament this past … [Read more...]
Ollie Schniederjans a winner on Web.com Tour
When recent Georgia tech standout Ollie Schniederjans returned to the Atlanta area to compete in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier, he was feeling pretty good about his play at that point of his rookie season on the Web.com Tour. Three weeks later, after his first professional victory in a Web.com event in Wichita, Schniederjans was feeling considerably better about his game … [Read more...]
Roberto Castro Comes Close to First PGA Tour Win
Loses late lead, playoff at Quail Hollow Since his outstanding PGA Tour season in 2013, Roberto Castro has been searching to re-locate the game that landed him in the Tour Championship at East Lake in just his second season in golf’s major leagues. Castro finished 21st in the FedExCup standings in 2013 and seemed headed for a prosperous PGA Tour career after a successful … [Read more...]
Jared Bettcher wins Southeastern Am 2016 by 3 over Benjamin Shipp
Jared Bettcher, a rising senior on the Troy State golf team, won the recent Southeastern Amateur at Country Club of Columbus, shooting four rounds in the 60s for a 7-under 273 total and a 3-stroke victory over incoming North Carolina State freshman Benjamin Shipp of Duluth. Bettcher, a three-year starter for the Trojans and an all-Sun Belt Conference selection all three … [Read more...]
Cressend, Sanders Knock out Seeds in Early Rounds of Match Play
After two rounds of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, only two players seeded higher than 14th had been eliminated, with 14 of the 16 remaining players seeded no lower than 18th. The two highest seeded players who failed to advance were2015 runner-up and No. 4 seed Matthew Evans of Rivermont and two-time champion and No. 9 seed Craig Stevens of Brookstone, a finalist … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner Repeats as Yamaha Atlanta Open Champion
Wins on third playoff hole against 2 college golfers Sonny Skinner played the par-5 18th hole at St. Ives Country Club four times during the weather-delayed final round of the Yamaha Atlanta Open. He drove it into a fairway bunker twice. He hit his second shot into a greenside bunker once. The one time he avoided the sand, he sliced his second shot off a downhill line off … [Read more...]