Gainesville, GA --- Was he playing the same course? PGA Associate Greg Edwards from East Lake Golf Club fired a competitive course record 9-under par 63 yesterday in round one of the Milton Martin Honda Classic on the newly renovated and remodeled Chattahoochee Golf Course. He tried to match that in round two but came up a couple shots short with a 7-under par 65. Edwards … [Read more...]
Thomas Gilmore Named Georgia PGA Section Hope Ambassador – U.S. Army Sergeant 1965-1968
Military Veteran Thomas Gilmore of Augusta, GA was named a PGA HOPE Ambassador following the completion of a specialized training program during the PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week at the famed Congressional Country Club. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is a rehabilitative golf program that positively impacts more than 3,500 Veterans each year living with … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Professional Championship (PNC) Results
ATLANTA, GA—Anthony Cordes, PGA assistant professional from Cherokee Town & Country Club won the Georgia PGA Professional Championship. Cordes will lead six Georgia Section PGA Professionals to compete in the 55th PGA Professional Championship in the spring of 2022. Cordes turned in a winning total of 7-under par 137 at the difficult Brickyard Golf Club in Macon and won … [Read more...]
Yamaha Georgia Senior Open Results
ATLANTA, GA --- Paul Claxton, PGA Life Member from Claxton cruised to his second straight Yamaha Georgia Senior Open title. The 39thplaying of the tournament took place at the Georgia Southern University Golf Course in Statesboro this week. Tied entering today’s final round with noted amateur Doug Hanzel of Savannah, Claxton fired a second-round score of 4-under par 68 to … [Read more...]
UGA Alumni & Fans Can Take Part In Dawgs On Tour Birdie Challenge
ATHENS, Ga. --- The 2021-22 PGA Tour season will get under way on Thursday and the University of Georgia once again will lead the Tour with 11 full-time members. These alums — Harris English, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Keith Mitchell, Greyson Sigg, Sepp Straka, Hudson Swafford, Brendon Todd, and Bubba Watson — have banded together to take part in … [Read more...]
L&J Golf Georgia PGA Championship Results
St. Simons Island, GA. — Jabir Bilal, PGA Director of Instruction at Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club in Hampton won the 62nd L&J Golf Georgia PGA Championship presented by BIOLYTE, Golf Max, LAB Golf, Golf Surprize and the PGA Tour on Wednesday at a breezy Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. Bilal led wire-to-wire over the three-round tournament to be crowned the … [Read more...]
The Ford Field and River Club Hosts The Georgia Open
ATLANTA, (GA) --- For the fourth time since 2017 the Georgia Open presented by L & J Golf, Layr, and E-Z-GO will be contested at The Ford Field and River Club in Richmond Hill next week. The Championship dates are August 5-8, with the sold-out Pro-Am set for Wednesday, August 4th. The Georgia Open annually attracts a diverse field, with mini-tour pros and amateurs … [Read more...]
The Championship at Berkeley Hills
ATLANTA GA --- Amateur Josh Edgar, a recent Georgia State University graduate carded a competitive course record final round of 12-under par 60 for a two-day total of 16-under par 128 to win the 12th Annual The Championship at Berkeley Hills. Edgar found himself standing on the drivable par-4 18th playing at 305 yards with the opportunity to eagle the hole and shoot 59. He … [Read more...]
Yamaha Atlanta Open Presented by Audi Atlanta and Golf Sign & Design
Amateur Aidan Kramer, a rising sophomore and a member of the Georgia Tech golf team, won the 2021 Yamaha Atlanta Open presented by Audi Atlanta and Golf Sign & Design on May 24 -25, 2021, at a hot and sunny Pinetree Country Club. Kramer defeated PGA Associates Chad Thomas from West Pines Golf Club, and Greg Edwards from East Lake Golf Club, in a one-hole playoff. Kramer, … [Read more...]