STATESBORO, Ga.– Led by top 20 finishes from Mahina Leveau and Emma Berlin, the Georgia State women’s golf team finished in seventh place at the Strutter Gus Invitational on Monday afternoon. After Round 2 was suspended by darkness on Sunday, the Panthers finished the round on Monday morning shooting 319, before closing the event with a final round 311 in the … [Read more...]
Phillips Named SEC Golfer Of The Week
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips has been named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday by the league office. Philips, a junior from Inman, S.C., claimed co-medalist honors at the 2021 Gators Invitational presented by VyStar on Saturday. He landed at 11-under 199 with rounds of 6-under 64, 5-under 65, and even-par … [Read more...]
Duran, Leveau Lead Georgia State to Dual Match Win Over Dayton
ATLANTA – In cold, wet, and windy conditions, the Georgia State women’s golf team opened the 2020-21 season on Monday with a dual match victory over Dayton as Petra Duran and Mahina Leveau shared low medalist honors. Originally scheduled as a two-day, 36-hole event, the match was shortened to one day due to increasingly wet conditions. Georgia State shot a 28-over par, … [Read more...]
Andy Ogletree Finishes as Low Amateur at The Masters
THE FLATS – Duplicating the accomplishment that fellow Georgia Tech alumnus Matt Kuchar achieved back in 1998, Andy Ogletree followed up his U.S. Amateur championship by finishing as the low amateur at the Masters, tying for 34th place following his closing 72 on Sunday. Ogletree posted rounds of 73-70-71-72 for a tournament score of 286 (-2) in the first Masters ever played … [Read more...]
Georgia Finishes Third In Liz Murphey
Athens, Ga. — The No. 6-ranked Georgia women’s golf team finished third in the 48th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, which wrapped up at the UGA Golf Course on Sunday. The Bulldogs closed with a 2-over 290 to complete play at 8-over 782, eight shots back of Auburn on the leaderboard. “First of all, we made it through the fall season,” head coach Josh Brewer said … [Read more...]
Yamaha Georgia Senior Open: Results
Rome, GA --- Paul Claxton, PGA Life Member from Claxton captured the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at Coosa Country Club in Rome. Claxton fired a second-round score of 2-under par 70, which added to his first-round score of 67 for a two-day total of 7-under par 137 and defeated Sonny Skinner by five strokes. Claxton adds the 2020 Yamaha Georgia Senior Open title to … [Read more...]
Strafaci Repeats as Ben Hogan Award Golfer of the Month
Fort Worth, Texas — Georgia Tech’s Tyler Strafaci is the first golfer ever to claim back-to-back Ben Hogan Award Golfer of the Month honors, the Ben Hogan Trophy Award Foundation has announced. Strafaci, who was named the Ben Hogan Award July Golfer of the Month after victories at the North & South Amateur and the Palmetto Amateur, collected the August accolade following … [Read more...]
E-Z-GO /L&J Golf Georgia PGA Championship: Results
St. Simons Island, Ga. — J.P. Griffin, PGA Assistant Professional at Capital City Club in Atlanta won the E-Z-GO/L&J Golf Georgia PGA Championship presented by adidas, Golf Pro Payments, Signature Golf, Global Golf Sales, Srixon/Cleveland Golf-XXIO/asics, and the PGA Tour on Wednesday at a hot and sunny Sea Island Golf Club, never losing the lead through the three-round … [Read more...]
2020 TOUR Championship: Final Field and Starting Leaderboard
ATLANTA – The field is set for the 2020 TOUR Championship with the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings qualifying following the BMW Championship. Jon Rahm captured his fifth PGA TOUR title and second of the season in a thrilling playoff over standings leader Dustin Johnson. Rahm and Johnson, the top two players in the Official World Golf Ranking and FedExCup standings, … [Read more...]