Paul Claxton successfully defended his title in the Georgia PGA Championship, winning for the second straight year at Sea Island Golf Club’s Retreat course on Wednesday. Claxton, who lived in the Retreat neighborhood for a number of years before moving to the small southeast Georgia community of Claxton, shot 9-under 207 to win by two strokes over two players who have won … [Read more...]
Spot in Field at East Lake Earns Augusta’s Howell a Return to the Masters
Of the 30 players who competed in last week’s Tour Championship at East Lake, Charles Howell may have felt the biggest sense of relief. Playing at East Lake was not a new experience for Howell, as it was for four other players in the field. It was Howell’s sixth time at East Lake, with his history in the Tour Championship extending back to the last year it was played outside … [Read more...]
Rory McIlroy Wins for Second Time at East Lake; Takes Home $15 Million Bonus
For the sixth time since 2012, Rory McIlroy entered Sunday’s final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake with an opportunity to take home a nice trophy and an exorbitant check. McIlroy converted just one of his first chances, a .200 batting average that placed him squarely on baseball’s Mendoza line, a benchmark for light hitting utility infielders. Three times he shot … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart Scores First Senior Win in Georgia PGA Event at the Legends
Tim Weinhart turned 50 recently, making him eligible to compete in senior events at both the state, national and tour levels. Weinhart has been the most successful player in the Georgia PGA since the early 2000s, earning nine Player of the Year titles and 17 wins in Section points events, including all four of its “Grand Slam” championships. Among his list of titles are … [Read more...]
Quality Layout Enhances Summer Grove’s Daily Fee Appeal
Summer Grove head golf professional Wyatt Detmer has seen the ebb and flow of golf on Atlanta’s south side at varying stages, and is currently getting a different view of the state of golf in his area. Detmer was the original head pro at Orchard Hills, a daily fee course in Newnan that opened in the early 1990s and enjoyed a successful run before the course was sold for … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech’s Andy Ogletree Wins U.S. Amateur Championship
Georgia Tech senior Andy Ogletree captured the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort Sunday, rallying from a sizeable early deficit to defeat Vanderbilt senior John Augenstein 2&1 in the 36-hole title match. Augensetein won holes 2 through 5 in succession on Pinehurst’s No. 4 course, the latter three with birdies, to jump out to a 4-up lead. After Ogletree … [Read more...]
Plenty of Changes for This Week’s Tour Championship at East Lake
If the Tour Championship was to designate a theme song for the 2019 tournament, the obvious choice would be David Bowie’s “Changes.” This week’s tournament has new dates, a new scoring format, new public parking locations and several other new additions. The altered scoring format is covered in an accompanying article here and general information about the tournament can be … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Championship Back at Sea Island’s Retreat for Third Straight Year
Over the years, the most predictable of the Georgia PGA tournaments has been the Section Championship, which has been played for more than the past two decades on St. Simons Island. The tournament has rotated between the three outstanding courses at Sea Island Golf Club, and will be played for a third straight year at the Retreat course, with the tournament scheduled for … [Read more...]
Georgians Look to Earn 2019-20 PGA Tour Cards in KF Finals Series
The last chance to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2019-20 season begins this week with the first of three events comprising the finals of what was formerly known as the Web.com Tour. A field of 138 from the PGA and KF (formerly Web.com) Tours along with a handful of international players will compete for 25 spots on the 2019-20 PGA Tour, which begins Sept. 12 at the … [Read more...]