Since she turned pro in 2012 after completing her collegiate career at South Carolina, Brunswick’s Katie Burnett has held dual membership on the LPGA and Ladies European Tours. While the LPGA has been her primary tour since her rookie season in 2013, Burnett has played an average of seven tournaments a year on the wide-ranging LET, and has been successful enough on … [Read more...]
Luke List Loses Playoff Battle to Justin Thomas in Honda Classic
When Luke List turned pro in 2007, he began his career in golf with the burden of great expectations. List, who grew up in North Georgia, enjoyed a successful college career at Vanderbilt, earning All- America status all four years and was a prominent amateur during that time. He lost in the semifinals of the USGA Public Links Championship in 2003, was a finalist in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Ends 2-Year Drought with Third Win in LA
One of golf’s most colorful characters is back in the spotlight after two uncharacteristically unsuccessful years. Former U. of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson ended a two-year slump with a victory Sunday in the Los Angeles Open, his third win in the event the last five years and the 10 th of his PGA Tour career. Watson, 39, has been one of the PGA Tour’s top players since … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Update: Scott Langley’s Victory Highlights Early Success by Georgians
Three tournaments into the 2018 Web.com Tour season, there is already one winner with ties to Georgia along with eight others ranked among the top 50 on the money list. Scott Langley, who plays out of St. Simons Island, won last week’s tournament in Panama, which should help him return to the PGA Tour later this year. Langley played on the PGA Tour from 2013-16, but lost … [Read more...]
Scott Parel Wins Tournament in Playoff Over Scott Dunlap
Augusta’s Scott Parel scored his second victory since joining the Champions Tour in 2015, but like his first win, it came in an unofficial event. Parel captured the Diamond Resort Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., an event featuring Champions Tour players, a handful of LPGA Tour members and an amateur field that included athletes and celebrities from the entertainment … [Read more...]
Patton Kizzire Scores Second Victory of Season in Hawaii
St. Simons Island resident Patton Kizzire scored his second victory of the 2017-18 PGA Tour season, taking a six-hole playoff over James Hahn in the Sony Open in Hawaii, the first event on the tour’s 2018 calendar. Kizzire closed out the 2017 portion of the schedule with his first PGA Tour victory in the Mayakoba Classic in Mexico, one week after tying for fourth in Las … [Read more...]
Ex-Bulldog Lee McCoy Medalist in Web.com Qualifying
Tommy Tolles Ties for First in Champions Tour Qualifier Recent UGA standout Lee McCoy earned medalist honors in the finals of Web.com Tour qualifying for 2018, with the 72-hole event concluding Sunday in Arizona. McCoy shot 28-under par 260 to win the event by two strokes, with the third place finishers six shots behind him. He posted scores of 65-67-63-65 over two courses … [Read more...]
Georgians To Compete in Champions, LPGA, Web.com Tour Qualifying Finals
Final qualifying for the 2018 Champions, LPGA and Web.com Tours will be played over the next two weeks, and Georgia golfers are entered in the fields of all three events. The Champions Tour qualifying final is scheduled from Nov. 28-Dec.1, with the LPGA holding its final qualifier Nov. 29-Dec. 3. The Web.com will play its final Dec. 7-10. Four players with Georgia ties … [Read more...]
Patton Kizzire Takes First PGA Tour Title in Mexico
St. Simons Island resident Patton Kizzire led the Mayakoba Classic from wire to wire and held a 4-stroke lead on the back nine in the final round. Kizzire, who began the final round with a slim one-stroke advantage, did not make a bogey in the afternoon round of a 36-hole finale, carding a 4-under 67 after shooting a 66 earlier in the day. But his path to a first PGA Tour … [Read more...]