Three former champions head a long list of golfers with Georgia ties in the field for this week’s RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club. More than 25 golfers with ties to the state will be among the 156 players competing in the PGA Tour event, which is being played for the 11thtime this week. The three RSM Classic champions are former Georgia Bulldog teammates Chris Kirk … [Read more...]
Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson Top List of Golfers with Georgia Ties in Masters
Of the 90-plus players in the 2020 Masters field, 10 have ties to Georgia, including two former champions who played their college golf in the Peach State and are among the favorites for this week’s event. Heading the list of players with Georgia ties are 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed, who led Augusta State to back-to-back improbable NCAA Championships in 2010 and ’11, … [Read more...]
Former Bulldog Hudson Swafford Captures Second PGA Tour Title with Clutch Finish
The year of the career comebacks for a number of Georgia golfers on the PGA Tour continued Sunday in the Dominican Republic. Hudson Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort Championship, joining a list of Georgians who have revived their careers in the past year. The group includes fellow ex-Bulldogs Brendon Todd, who won twice last Fall, and Harris English, as well as … [Read more...]
Strong Field of Georgians Competing for U.S. Open Title at Winged Foot
A total of 16 golfers with ties to Georgia will be among the 144 players competing in this week’s U.S. Open at Winged Foot in the suburbs of New York City. The group of Georgians includes three major champions, two former U.S Open runners-up, a top-10 finisher in the championship last year, two relatively unknown players who have won on the PGA Tour in the past 13 months, … [Read more...]
Stewart Cink Captures First Title in 11 Years with Weekend Comeback in Napa
During his first 13 years on the PGA Tour, Stewart Cink was among golf’s elite players on an annual basis. The former Georgia Tech standout was a fixture on both the Ryder and Presidents Cup teams, qualified for the Tour Championship eight times and became a major champion in his 13thseason, winning a memorable playoff in the 2009 British Open over Tom Watson. At the age … [Read more...]
Matt Kuchar, Scott Brown Tie for Second in LA; 3 Georgians in Top 10 on KF Tour
Matt Kuchar and Scott Brown tied for second in last week’s PGA Tour event at Riviera CC in Los Angeles to highlight successful showings for a number of Georgia golfers on both the PGA and KF Tours. Three Georgia residents posted top-10 finishes in the KF Tour Suncoast Classic in Sarasota, Fla., including a tie for fourth by former Georgia Bulldog Greyson Sigg of … [Read more...]
Augusta’s Scott Parel Scores Third Champions Tour Victory with Closing 63
After winning twice on the Champions Tour in 2018, Augusta’s Scott Parel was unable to add to his victory total last year, letting a number of excellent opportunities elude him. Parel lost twice in playoffs, finished two shots behind the winner for a third runner-up finish and was unable to convert a pair of leads going to the final round into wins later in the season, one … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd, Harris English Off to Best Starts Among Georgians on PGA Tour
It’s barely February and the 2019-20 PGA Tour is already one-third over with 16 tournaments completed and 32 more on the schedule. Other than Brendon Todd and Harris English, this has not been a stellar season so far for most of Georgia’s PGA Tour contingent, but some of the state’s more prominent names are beginning to move up the FedExCup standings after either not playing … [Read more...]
2020 Korn Ferry Tour Preview: Georgians Competing for Spots on PGA Tour
The 2020 Korn Ferry Tour began last month in the Bahamas with a number of Georgia golfers with histories on the tour among those competing for a shot at 25 PGA Tour cards for the 2020-21 season. Two Georgia residents – Augusta’s Henrik Norlander and Atlanta’s Vince Whaley – finished in the top 25 on the 2019 KF money list to qualify for this season’s PGA Tour. Two others - … [Read more...]