Georgia PGA members Sonny Skinner and Tim Weinhart qualified for the 2020 Senior PGA Championship with top-35 finishes at last week’s senior club professional championship in Austin, Tex. Skinner tied for 16thin the Senior PGA Professional Championship at the Barton Creek Resort, and will make his eighth career start in the Senior PGA Championship next year at Harbor Shores … [Read more...]
J.P. Griffin Scores First Georgia PGA Victory in Match Play Championship
Capital City Club assistant J.P. Griffin scored his first Georgia PGA victory in impressive fashion Monday at Peachtree GC, defeating two of the Section’s top veteran players to win the Match Play Championship. Griffin defeated top-seeded Sonny Skinner 3&1 in the semifinals Monday morning, and came back in the afternoon to get past Brian Dixon 2-up in the title match. … [Read more...]
Jennings Mill to Host GPGA Qualifier for National Club Pro Championship
The Georgia PGA wraps up its 2019 season for individual events with the PGA Professional Championship, which will be played Oct. 14-15 at Jennings Mill outside Athens. The tournament serves as the Section’s qualifier for the 2020 PGA Professional Championship, the national championship for the country’s club professionals. That event is scheduled for April 26-29 at the … [Read more...]
Skinner, Griffin, Potts and Dixon Reach GPGA Match Play Semifinals
Three former champions are among the four players who have advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship. The semifinals and championship match will be played Sept. 30 at Peachtree GC, with the four semifinalists having won four matches each to make it to Peachtree. The first four rounds were played at courses selected by the competitors, with … [Read more...]
Claxton Defends Georgia PGA Championship Title with Final Round 68
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]