The FedExCup has produced a string of champions in recent years who were not the PGA Tour’s top player the year they won. Of the four FedExCup champions from 2011-14, all of whom earned that title thanks to a victory in the Tour Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, only one began the Playoffs in the top 10 on the points list. Billy Horschel, the 2014 FedExCup … [Read more...]
English, Kisner end seasons at East Lake; Both will be part of Masters field in April
Three players with Georgia ties finished in the top 10 of the Tour Championship at East Lake, with three other former Georgia collegians in the field ending up outside the top 20. Two of the latter trio, however, could live with their results, as their first appearances in the season-ending event ensured them invitations to golf’s biggest events in the 2015-16 season. … [Read more...]
Big changes for Sea Island PGA Tour event; New name, date and course, more players
The PGA Tour returns to the Georgia coast for a sixth straight year, but almost everything about the tournament is different from its first five editions. The event has a new name, a new date, a new course for one of the first two rounds and an expanded field. Sea Island Golf Club remains the tournament host, but the famed Seaside course will share its role as the … [Read more...]
Fall college roundup: Southern, State, Augusta score victories
Georgia Southern, Georgia State and Augusta all scored victories to highlight Fall schedules for the state’s college golf teams. Georgia Southern opened its Fall schedule with a win in the Kiawah (S.C.) Invitational, finishing four shots ahead of host College of Charleston. The Eagles played solidly over all three rounds on the demanding Ocean Course, posting scores of … [Read more...]
Mason captures 4th Georgia PGA Championship
Fifteen years after his third victory in the Georgia PGA Championship, James Mason added a fourth title, winning the rain-drenched event in early September at Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation course. Mason finished the rain-shortened, 36-hole tournament at 6-under 138, two shots in front of former champion Tim Weinhart. Tommy Brannen, also a former champion, was third at … [Read more...]
Late birdie run lifts White to narrow victory; First amateur to win Georgia Open since ‘89
The Georgia Open has lacked for late tournament excitement in recent years, but Davin White and Eddie Lee delivered plenty of fireworks as August’s tournament at Pinetree Country Club neared its conclusion. Lee, who finished in the top five in the three previous Georgia Opens, broke away from a crowded group of leaders in the fourth round with three birdies in a five-hole … [Read more...]
Anderson captures title in Match Play; Needs 19 holes to edge Evans in finals
Three of the top five seeds in the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship reached the semifinals, which were played at Peachtree Golf Club for a second straight year. Top-seeded Sonny Skinner, the 2006 Match Play champion, was among the four semifinalists, as was second-seeded Tim Weinhart, one of just two Georgia PGA members to win the event three times. Neither player made … [Read more...]
White captures Georgia PGA event at Berkeley Hills; Edges Georgia State teammate Mallonee by 1 shot
The Georgia PGA held its annual tournament at Berkeley Hills Country Club in July, but the final results more resembled a Georgia State intra-squad match. Griffin’s Davin White, a recently graduated Georgia State golfer, won a head-to-head duel with Nathan Mallonee, his teammate the past two seasons. Berkeley Hills serves as the Panthers’ home course, and the two used their … [Read more...]
Women’s Fall roundup: Georgia, Tardy win in Chicago
The Georgia women’s team enjoyed several highlights during a mostly successful Fall season, winning one tournament outright, tying for first in another and setting a team record for low single round. The Lady Bulldogs opened the Fall by winning a one-day, six-team event at Atlanta Athletic Club, with the tournament hosted by Louisville, whose coach Courtney Swaim Trimble … [Read more...]