Consistent play not enough for return to top When Jean Reynolds completed her second round in the recent Symetra Tour event played at Atlanta National, she was understandably unhappy after a score of 80, 10 shots higher than her score the day before. Jean Reynolds, a Newnan native and resident, was pretty certain she was going to miss the cut after being in the top 10 … [Read more...]
Laura Wearn takes Symetra Tour at Atlanta National
Edges tour’s top player with birdie on final hole The Symetra Tour returned to Georgia for the first time since 2012, and had the misfortune of inheriting the rainy weather usually reserved for the Champions Tour event at TPC Sugarloaf. Atlanta’s Champions Tour event enjoyed a rare precipitation-free week in April, but the Symetra tournament was impacted by May showers, … [Read more...]
Fazio-Designed St. Ives Country Club to Host Atlanta Open
19 different winners in event the last 19 years The Yamaha Atlanta Open will be played this month at St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek, and if the tournament’s recent history is any indication, a player who has never won the tournament will come away with the 2016 title. Over the past 19 years, the tournament has had 19 different winners, with Atlantan Matt Russell … [Read more...]
Heritage Golf Links an Atlanta Standout
New ownership enhances quality facility Since it opened in the mid-1990s, Heritage Golf Links has been regarded as one of the best daily fee golf courses in Atlanta with perhaps the most ideal location of any facility in the metro area. That combination, however, was not enough to ensure commercial success, as two separate ownership entities were unable to capitalize on … [Read more...]
Ryan Stachler Among Georgia Qualifiers for U.S. Open
Alpharetta’s Ryan Stachler, a member of the golf team at South Carolina, made a recent visit to the Pittsburgh area to play a round of golf with a friend who is a member at Oakmont, the site of the 2016 U.S. Open. After placing second in a sectional qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek, Stachler will get to play Oakmont in competition as part of this year’s U.S. … [Read more...]
Donn Perno Takes 4-way Playoff at Georgia PGA Rivermont Championship
Peachtree Golf Club head professional Donn Perno put a quick end to a long day of golf, holing a birdie putt of some 35 feet on the first extra hole to win a 4-man playoff in the Georgia PGA Rivermont Championship. The third-year tournament played all 36 holes in one day, and Perno’s lengthy birdie effort kept the playoff from continuing and possibly running out of … [Read more...]
Georgians advance in U.S. Open qualifying; Guglielmo, Joiner, Fox, White on to sectionals
Two local qualifiers for the 2016 U.S. Open were held in Georgia recently, with 10 players with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying. Ten sectional qualifiers will be played June 6 to fill out the field for this year’s U.S. Open, which will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont CC outside Pittsburgh. One of the sectional qualifiers will be played at Ansley Golf Club’s … [Read more...]
Augusta’s Scott Parel perfect in Champions qualifiers; Web.com veteran 5-for-5 on Monday, Tuesday
In baseball, if you get two hits every five at-bats over the course of a season, you bat .400, something that hasn’t been accomplished in 75 years. After five full-field events on the 2016 Champions Tour, Augusta’s Scott Parel is 5-for-5 in Monday/Tuesday qualifiers, with his fifth successful attempt coming in the recent Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf. … [Read more...]
Bulldogs capture NCAA Regional title; Tech, Kennesaw, Augusta fall just short
The Georgia Bulldogs won their NCAA Regional at Ol’ Colony in Birmingham and will be the only team from the state in the NCAA Championship, which will be played May 27-June 1 in Eugene, Ore. The Bulldogs led after each round, shooting 4-under 284 the first day followed by back-to-back scores of 6-under 282. Georgia led South Carolina by three shots after 18 holes, by three … [Read more...]