Roswell, GA --- Mini-tour professional Jonathan Keppler of Marietta fired a closing round of five-under par 67 making birdies on the 16th and 17th to capture the 69th Georgia Open presented by L&J Golf at Jennings Mill Country Club in Watkinsville. Keppler finished at 15-under par 273 for the week and collecting the first-place check of $6,000. With Jonathan’s victory, … [Read more...]
Yamaha Atlanta Open: Results
Roswell, GA --- The ageless wonder, 69-year-old James Mason, strikes again for his second consecutive victory in just three weeks in a Georgia Section stroke play championship since the return to competitive golf here in the state of Georgia at the beginning of June. Mason, a member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, and the PGA teaching professional at The Orchard in … [Read more...]
Georgia Women’s Open: Results
Roswell, GA --- Symetra Tour player Taylor Totland, of Tinton Hills, NJ carded a final round 4-under par 68 for a championship total of 11-under par 133 to win the Georgia Women’s Open by two shots over amateur Jenny Bae of Lawrenceville. The event was played at beautiful Achasta Golf Club along the Chestatee River in Dahlonega. Totland, a 2017 graduate of Furman … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Schedule Includes New Event at West Pines; Echelon To Host Atlanta Open
The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart To Be Inducted into Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
For the fourth time in the past seven years, one of a small group of Georgia PGA members who have dominated tournament play in the Section dating back to the 1990s will be inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. Tim Weinhart will follow long-time competitors Stephen Keppler (Class of 2014), James Mason(’16) and Sonny Skinner (’18) into the Hall of Fame when he is … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart Wins Qualifier for PGA PC; Anthony Cordes, Jake Keen Qualify in First Attempt
At the age of 50, Tim Weinhart is continuing his run as the Georgia PGA’s most successful player, especially in qualifying events for national PGA championships. Weinhart scored his sixth career victory Tuesday in the Georgia PGA’s qualifier for the national club pro championship, winning the GPGA Professional Championship by two strokes on a demanding Jennings Mill … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart, Sonny Skinner Qualify for 2020 Senior PGA Championship
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...]