At the age of 68, James Mason is showing no signs of slowing down. Mason bettered his age – a fairly routine occurrence for the former Champions Tour player – in the final round of the Championship at Berkeley Hills to wind up in a playoff with a pair of college golfers. His closing 66 got him into the clubhouse with a 7-under 137 total for 36 holes, a score subsequently … [Read more...]
Past Champion Margaret Shirley Highlights Field for Georgia Women’s Open
Since it was first played in 1995, the Georgia Women’s Open has spotlighted the state’s top female golfers, with many of the prominent women’s competitors in Georgia winning the event during that span. Caroline Blaylock, Diana Ramage, Mariah Stackhouse, Dori Carter and Ashlan Ramsey all made it to the LPGA Tour after winning the tournament, and top amateurs and college … [Read more...]
Georgians Hope To Contend as British Open Returns to Northern Ireland
The 2019 British Open enters uncharted territory in more ways than one, as Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will serve as tournament host for the first time since 1951. The course was the first outside England or Scotland to host golf’s oldest championship, but the event has not returned to Northern Ireland for almost 70 years due to the internal strife within the country … [Read more...]
Amateurs Look To Continue 6-Year Winning Streak at Berkeley Hills
The Championship at Berkeley Hills will be played for the 10th time July 8-9, and the state’s club professionals will attempt to snap a 6-year string of victories by amateurs in the Georgia PGA tournament. Among the amateur winners is Gus Wagoner, now an assistant pro at Capital City Club, who started the streak of amateur champions in the event while he was still in college … [Read more...]
Settindown Creek Offers Tough Test for 2019 Georgia Amateur
The 2019 Georgia Amateur returns to Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek for a third time July 11-14, with no clear favorite among the 144-player field. A strong field of mid-amateurs will be looking to win the event for the first time since Dalton’s David Noll scored his second GSGA Championship title in 2011. But a sizeable contingent of college players will endeavor to … [Read more...]
Two Decades Later, Chestatee Still Among Metro Atlanta’s Best Courses
Chestatee Golf Club joined the thriving metro Atlanta golf market in 1999 at the close of a prosperous decade for the golf industry in the state. The next decade included the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and the economic downturn of 2008-09, and like other courses throughout Georgia and the rest of the country, Chestatee suffered through some relatively lean times. The club … [Read more...]
Hogan Ingram, Sara Im Capture Georgia PGA Junior Championship Titles
Both the Georgia PGA and Georgia State Golf Association held their junior championships recently, with the Georgia PGA playing its Junior Championship at the Legends at Chateau Elan and GSGA playing its Junior Championship at Augusta Country Club, with the girls playing at Harbor Club. Rome’s Hogan Ingram rallied with a pair of late birdies in the final round of the Georgia … [Read more...]
Henrik Norlander Wins 5-Way Playoff in Wichita; Earns Return to PGA Tour
Former Augusta State standout Henrik Norlander will get a third shot at the PGA Tour in 2019-20 after a playoff victory Monday in Wichita on the tour Norlander has called home for most of his professional career. Norlander scored his second victory on what was known until a week ago as the Web.com Tour, which is now playing under the name of a sixth corporate sponsor since … [Read more...]
Golf’s Elite Look Strong Heading into U.S. Open; So Does Matt Kuchar
After the run of problems encountered by the USGA with the U.S. Open in recent years, they return to the one site seemingly immune from the recent snafus regarding course selection/set-up or application of the rules. This year’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach features multiple story lines featuring the game’s elite players, starting with Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka and … [Read more...]