PALM COAST, Fl. - Augusta University product Vaughn Taylor picked up his first ever PG Tour Champions title by winning the Constellation Furyk and Friends event in Florida. Taylor beat Alex Cejka on the second playoff hole for the title. Taylor fired a final round 4-under-par 68 and then birdied the second playoff hole for the victory. A three-time winner on the PGA Tour, … [Read more...]
Russell Henley Represents Georgia at the Presidents Cup
MEDINAH, IL. - The 2026 Presidents Cup will take place September 24–27 at Medinah Country Club in Illinois, bringing together 12 of the best American golfers and 12 top international players. Team USA will attempt to continue its dominance in the event and earn its 11th consecutive victory. Georgia golf fans have a special reason to cheer for Russell Henley, the only player in … [Read more...]
Russell Henley wins Charles Schwab Challenge
FORT WORTH, Tx. – Russell Henley birdied the final three holes in regulation and the first playoff hole to win the Charles Schwab Challenge in a sudden-death playoff over Eric Cole. Henley signed for a 3-under 67 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday to tie Cole with a 72-hole total of 12-under 268. On the first playoff hole, Henley stuffed his … [Read more...]
Georgians Playing in the 2026 Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Every year at the Masters, a few players have a different kind of experience, they’re not just competing on one of golf’s biggest stages, they’re playing somewhere that feels like home. Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous courses in the world, but for players with ties to the state, it means even more. Whether they grew up there, went to school there, … [Read more...]
Brian Harman Receives UGA Young Alumni Award
ATHENS, Ga.– Former University of Georgia golfer and current PGA Tour member Brian Harman was honored with the 2026 UGA Young Alumni Award. Brian Harman was a standout golfer for UGA from 2005–2009, earning 2nd Team All-American honors three times and securing wins at the 2005 NCAA Preview and 2006 Isleworth Invitational. He was a member of the 2005 and 2009 winning Walker … [Read more...]
Augusta Alumnus Ryan van der Klis Wins Betway Big Easy Tour Event
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA —Augusta University alumnus Ryan van der Klis notched his first professional victory by winning the Betway Big Easy Tour 10 event in his home country of South Africa. Van der Klis fired a final round 66 and finished at -12, good enough for a one-stroke victory. His final round featured six birdies, good enough for the win. He opened the tournament … [Read more...]
Former Owl Caldwell Young Earns LPGA Card for 2025
KENNESAW, Ga. – Former Kennesaw State women's golf standout Madison Caldwell Young earned her 2025 Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour card on Sunday with her finish on the Epson Tour Race for the Card rankings. She becomes the first Owl in program history to earn her card. Caldwell Young clinched her tour membership for 2025 with a tied-for-sixth finish at the … [Read more...]
Masters Week with Christo Lamprecht – Round 2
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht missed his goal of being the low amateur at the Masters Friday after carding a 6-over-par 78 in the second round. The 6-foot-8 senior, who began the day tied for 48th, made two birdies in his first three holes, but a string of five bogeys in his next six holes put him below the cutline. While the field dealt with wind gusts reaching … [Read more...]
Masters Week with Christo Lamprecht – Round 1
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht played an impressive opening nine holes in his debut round at the Masters Tournament Thursday, getting to 3-under-par through his first eight holes. But he gave the strokes back with consecutive birdies at 9-10-11. He birdied the par-5 13th hole to get back into red figures, but made triple-bogey at the par-5 15th after spinning his … [Read more...]