Atlanta resident takes part in Mitsubishi Classic media day The Georgia contingent for the upcoming Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric Classic will include a group that includes two major champions on the PGA Tour, the defending champion of the U.S. Senior Open, a successful member of the PGA and Champions Tours who spent a few years working as a broadcaster, a player who … [Read more...]
Charles Howell ties for second in San Diego; Augusta native off to hot start this season
Augusta native Charles Howell has not enjoyed as stellar a career as was expected when he turned pro in 2000 as the most heralded amateur since Tiger Woods, but he has certainly been a productive player during his 18 seasons on the PGA Tour. Howell has just two wins, the first coming in his second full season in 2002; the last coming in 2007 in Los … [Read more...]
Former Bulldog Swafford Scores First PGA Tour Victory
MARIETTA, GA - Of the eight former University of Georgia golfers with status on the PGA Tour for the 2016-17 season, Hudson Swafford was the only without a victory on the tour. Swafford, who is in his fourth season as a PGA Tour member, joined the list of winners from UGA, taking the annual stop in the Southern California desert formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic. The … [Read more...]
Georgians Begin West Coast Swing; Love Sidelined after Accident
The PGA Tour’s 2017 West Coast swing began in Hawaii with the first of two annual events and includes four tournaments in California and one in Arizona. For Georgia’s contingent of approximately 30 PGA Tour members, the West Coast has been a mostly inviting stretch of tournaments, but not all the state’s tour players have established a track record of success in the early … [Read more...]
Augusta’s Vaughn Taylor Opens 2017 in Tournament of Champions in Hawaii
Of the approximately 20 PGA Tour members for the 2016-17 season who either live or were born in Georgia, the only one to qualify for the year-opening Tournament of Champions wasn’t even a full-time player on the tour at the time of his victory. Augusta native Vaughn Taylor scored perhaps the most unexpected win on the PGA Tour last year, coming from six shots back after 54 … [Read more...]
Georgians Qualify for 2017 Web.com Tour
Chase Parker, Sepp Straka, Seth Reeves among qualifiers. Seven players with ties to Georgia finished among the top 45 in the finals of qualifying for the 2017 Web.com Tour to earn exempt status on the tour for the early stages of next season. Two others finished one shot out of the top 45, which should get them into early-season events, with two others having some hope … [Read more...]
Augusta’s Scott Parel Co-Medalist In Champions Tour Qualifying
Augusta’s Scott Parel shared medalist honors in the finals of qualifying for the 2017 Champions Tour, and will be a full-time member of the tour after spending most of 2016 competing in Monday qualifiers. Parel, a rookie on the Champions Tour in 2016, successfully qualified eight times and made a total of 15 appearances on the season, earning $336,392 to finish 50th on the … [Read more...]
10 Georgians Reach Finals of Web.com Tour Qualifying
Ten players with ties to Georgia advanced to the finals of Web.com Tour qualifying, making it through the recent second stage of qualifying, which was held at five different sites, including two in Florida and one in Mobile, Ala. Only two of 12 players with ties to the state advanced from the qualifier in Mobile. Atlanta area resident Michael Hebert, a recent member of the … [Read more...]
Davis Love Captains U.S. to Ryder Cup Victory
The PGA of America gave Davis Love a mulligan after his first stint as U.S. Ryder Cup captain ended dismally after a strong start in the team matches in 2012 at Medinah. The American team let a 10-6 lead going into singles get away, as the Europeans went 8-3-1 the final day to defeat the U.S. 14 ½ to 13 ½. This time at Hazeltine, the U.S. lead was 9 ½ - 6 ½ going into … [Read more...]