Since the PGA Tour introduced the FedExCup Playoffs in 2007, tour officials have strived to find the best format for determining a season-long champion. Over the past dozen years, the tour has made several changes to the Playoffs points system after the first one was found to have a serious problem in terms of having the FedExCup champion determined in the season-ending Tour … [Read more...]
Barrett Waters Captures Georgia Open title in Playoff
Ford Plantation proved to be an outstanding host in its first three years as the site for the Georgia Open, but one thing it was unable to do was produce a closely contested finish. That changed in the fourth straight Georgia Open played at the Savannah area club, with the tournament decided in a three-way playoff with two others only one shot back in a tie for … [Read more...]
Cherokee Run Among Best Daily Fee Courses in Metro Atlanta
No matter where you live in metro Atlanta, there is almost certainly an outstanding daily fee golf course within a reasonable proximity. For those living east of Atlanta in or near Rockdale, Newton and Walton counties and the eastern and southern portions of DeKalb and Gwinnett, Cherokee Run in Conyers is the best daily fee facility in an area where there are not as many … [Read more...]
Recent Georgia Tech Golfer Vince Whaley in Position to Earn PGA Tour Card
With only three weeks left in the season on what was known until recently as the Web.com Tour, only one golfer with Georgia ties has locked up a spot on the 2019-20 PGA Tour, with several others still in position for a top-25 finish. Henrik Norlander, who helped lead Augusta State to back-to back national championships, won a tournament last month to earn his return to the … [Read more...]
Players Near Bubble Have 2 Weeks to Qualify for FedExCup Playoffs
With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, some PGA Tour members are scrambling to qualify for the Playoffs, which begin August 8 at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J., and conclude with the Tour Championship at East Lake August 22-25. The Playoffs events preceding the Tour Championship have been reduced from three to two, with the tournament in Boston … [Read more...]
Tim O’Neal Looks to Defend Georgia Open title at Ford Plantation
The Georgia Open has been played in the Savannah area four times since 2010, and returns to the Ford Plantation just south of the city for the fourth straight year August 1-4. Savannah native Tim O’Neal has played in each of the previous four Georgia Opens in Savannah, and has compiled an impressive record in his home town. He was second at Savannah Harbor in 2010, third at … [Read more...]
UGA Golfer Harmie Constantino Sets Record in Georgia Women’s Open Victory
After six holes in the final round of the Georgia Women’s Open, UGA freshman golfer Harmie Constantino was struggling to match her torrid opening round of 66. Constantino was one of three players to shoot 66 or better in the first round at Achasta GC, matching the score of recent Northwestern graduate Janet Mao, with both players trailing tour pro Emma Jandel, who opened … [Read more...]
Russell Henley Shoots 61 To Place Second in John Deere Classic
Sunday was a good day on the PGA Tour for golfers from Macon and Augusta. Macon’s Russell Henley enjoyed his best round of the season, closing with a 10-under 61 in the John Deere Classic to vault from a tie for 25thafter 54 holes to solo second, securing his exempt status for 2019-20. Augusta natives Charles Howell and Vaughn Taylor both tied for sixth in the John Deere, … [Read more...]
Jonathan Keppler Wins by 3 in Georgia Amateur at Settindown Creek
Not all golf tournaments are won on the back nine on Sunday. Or the final round. Or even the weekend of a 72-hole event. Jonathan Keppler effectively won the 2019 Georgia Amateur at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek during the second round, which was played Friday morning. He matched the low score of the tournament – a 6-under 66 – to take a 3-stroke lead after 36 … [Read more...]