The Georgia and Georgia Southern golf teams both scored recent victories, while Georgia Tech ascended to the No. 1 national ranking by Golfstat before suffered through a tough weekend in a tournament hosted by the Yellow Jackets. GEORGIA picked up its second title of the Fall season, winning an event at Crooked Stick in Indiana hosted by Purdue. The Bulldogs won with a … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart Wins Qualifier for PGA PC; Anthony Cordes, Jake Keen Qualify in First Attempt
At the age of 50, Tim Weinhart is continuing his run as the Georgia PGA’s most successful player, especially in qualifying events for national PGA championships. Weinhart scored his sixth career victory Tuesday in the Georgia PGA’s qualifier for the national club pro championship, winning the GPGA Professional Championship by two strokes on a demanding Jennings Mill … [Read more...]
Trio of Georgians Post Top Finishes in Houston Open; KF Tour Qualifying Update
A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart, Sonny Skinner Qualify for 2020 Senior PGA Championship
Georgia PGA members Sonny Skinner and Tim Weinhart qualified for the 2020 Senior PGA Championship with top-35 finishes at last week’s senior club professional championship in Austin, Tex. Skinner tied for 16thin the Senior PGA Professional Championship at the Barton Creek Resort, and will make his eighth career start in the Senior PGA Championship next year at Harbor Shores … [Read more...]
Samuel Del Val Takes Third in Spanish Open; Dori Carter, Shad Tuten Also Make News
Former Georgia Open winner Samuel Del Val enjoyed the best week of his professional career, finishing in third place Sunday in the Spanish Open, a European Tour event. Del Val, the 2010 Georgia Open champion, is a Spanish native who attended college in Georgia and has lived in the state since he graduated from Berry College a few months before his Georgia Open … [Read more...]
J.P. Griffin Scores First Georgia PGA Victory in Match Play Championship
Capital City Club assistant J.P. Griffin scored his first Georgia PGA victory in impressive fashion Monday at Peachtree GC, defeating two of the Section’s top veteran players to win the Match Play Championship. Griffin defeated top-seeded Sonny Skinner 3&1 in the semifinals Monday morning, and came back in the afternoon to get past Brian Dixon 2-up in the title match. … [Read more...]
Billy Andrade Loses in Champions Tour Playoff at Pebble Beach
Atlanta’s Billy Andrade made a strong run at capturing his first Champions Tour title since 2015, but settled for second place after losing in a playoff Sunday to Kirk Triplett at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Triplett, who won the event for the third time – the first two in 2012 and ’13 – birdied the first playoff hole, the par-5 18that Pebble Beach. Both he and Andrade layed up … [Read more...]
Georgia Golfers Advance in Qualifying for 2020 KF Tour
Qualifying for the 2020 Korn Ferry (KF) Tour has begun, with six first stage qualifiers played this past week and six more scheduled for the next two weeks. Those advancing beyond the first stage will compete in one of five second stage qualifiers in early November, with the final stage to be held in Winter Garden, Fla., Dec. 12-15. Among the sites for the first stage … [Read more...]
Jennings Mill to Host GPGA Qualifier for National Club Pro Championship
The Georgia PGA wraps up its 2019 season for individual events with the PGA Professional Championship, which will be played Oct. 14-15 at Jennings Mill outside Athens. The tournament serves as the Section’s qualifier for the 2020 PGA Professional Championship, the national championship for the country’s club professionals. That event is scheduled for April 26-29 at the … [Read more...]