No golfer with Georgia ties has won the PGA Championship since Davis Love in 1997, but a strong group of Georgians will take a shot at breaking the 20-year drought next week in St. Louis. Love will be among almost 20 golfers with ties to state who will be among the 156-player field to compete for the last major championship of 2018. Beginning next year, the PGA … [Read more...]
Suwanee’s Skinns Scores First Web.com Victory in Dramatic Fashion
After toiling for years in professional golf’s minor leagues, Suwanee resident David Skinns is close to earning his first shot at a trip to the majors. Skinns, who spent much of his professional career on the now defunct Hooters Tour, has been a full-time Web.com Tour member the last two years after two earlier seasons with limited status. After barely retaining his … [Read more...]
Kisner Ties for 2nd in British Open; Held or Shared Lead After First 3 Rounds
For the second straight year, former Georgia Bulldog Kevin Kisner made a strong run at capturing a major championship before falling back in the final round. Kisner, a lifelong resident of Aiken, S.C., just across the Savannah River from Augusta, had at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds in the British Open, winding up in a tie for second behind … [Read more...]
Watson, Reed, Johnson, Kuchar: Top Georgians in British Open Field
The British Open returns to Carnoustie July 19-22, with 13 golfers with Georgia ties, including three former champions, in the 156-player field. The Georgia contingent also includes two tournament favorites with three Masters green jackets between them, along with a player who almost made it four Georgia-connected champions since 2001 last year. Bubba Watson, who leads … [Read more...]
Tech’s Albertson wins on Web.com Tour, will join PGA Tour for 2018-19 season
Recent Georgia Tech standout Anders Albertson is headed to the PGA Tour after winning a Web.com Tour event in Illinois a week ago. Albertson, who grew up in Woodstock and is residing in Alpharetta, will join Georgia Tech teammate and former junior rival Ollie Schniederjans on the PGA Tour for the 2018-19 season after a spectacular final round that included 10 birdies, … [Read more...]
Stackhouse on the Rise with Recent Stretch of Excellent Play
In just her second season on the LPGA Tour, Riverdale's Mariah Stackhouse is well on the way to establishing herself as one of the tour's top young American players. On the strength of a pair of top-10 finishes in June, one of them, Stackhouse has moved up to 55th on the LPGA money list with earnings of more than $205,000. After playing well enough in her rookie season last … [Read more...]
Bubba Wins for Third Time in Hartford; Cink Has Best Finish in a Decade
Last week's PGA Tour stop in Hartford was a successful one for three former Georgia Bulldogs and a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket, with the two veterans of the group enjoying particularly rewarding finishes on Sunday. Former Georgia Bulldog Bubba Watson became the first player to win three times on the 2017-18 PGA Tour, capturing his third career title in the Travelers … [Read more...]
Reed up to 6th in FedEx Cup Standings after Placing 4th in U.S. Open
With the U.S. Open and the USGA’s seemingly annual set-up snafu having come and gone, there are only two months and 11 tournaments left in the 2017-18 PGA Tour season before the FedExCup Playoffs begin in August. Currently there are six PGA Tour members with Georgia ties among the top 30 on the points list, with six more in the top 70 and a total of 21 in the top 125, the … [Read more...]
16 Georgians in Field for U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
More than 10 percent of the 2018 U.S. Open field will have ties to Georgia, with 16 players who either live in the state, are from Georgia or attended college in the state will be among the 156-player field. Five of the players made it into the Open field in qualifying, including current Georgia Tech golfer Tyler Strafaci, recent Tech grads Ollie Schniederjans and Richy … [Read more...]