Eight players with ties to Georgia earned PGA Tour status for the 2013-14 season with their play on the 2013 Web.com Tour – four for their play in the regular season and four from the first ever Web.com Finals series of tournaments. Several other Georgians will retain exempt status on the 2014 Web.com Tour, with others looking to earn a spot on through the qualifying … [Read more...]
PGA Tour’s 2014 Season Already Under Way Georgia Contingent Looks to Match ’13 Success
For the first time ever, the PGA Tour is beginning its season late in the year, rather than starting in early January. The 2013-14 season began Oct. 10 with the Frys.com Open in northern California, with six events scheduled before a break in mid-November. The change will give the formerly “Fall Series” tournaments FedExCup status, with the six tournaments scheduled for … [Read more...]
Castro Closes Outstanding Season in Style Final Round 65 Earns Top 10 at East Lake
Roberto Castro put an appropriate finish to an outstanding sophomore season on the PGA Tour, tying for ninth in the Tour Championship before family and friends who came out to watch him at East Lake. Castro, who grew up in Alpharetta, starred on the golf teams at Milton High School and Georgia Tech and has settled in Atlanta, was playing in his home town for the first time … [Read more...]
Fricke & Broadaway Earn Exempt Status on Web.com Tour
Two Georgians earned exempt status for the 2014 Web.com Tour after tying for 26th in the finals of qualifying at PGA West in LaQuinta, Calif. Web.com Tour veteran Josh Broadaway and two-time Georgia Open champion Jonathan Fricke both will begin the 2014 season as exempt players, with several other players having conditional status that could get them into the fields of … [Read more...]
Twenty-Something Georgians Making Impact
Quintet first made mark as juniors in home state... Victories by Chris Kirk in the recent McGladrey Classic and Harris English in Mexico put the finishing touches on what was a very successful year for a handful of twenty-something Georgians on the PGA Tour, who first made their names as junior golfers in the state. Kirk was the third member of that small but talented … [Read more...]
Andrade & Dunlap Join Champions Tour in 2014
When the Web.com Tour made its final appearance in Athens earlier this year, two veteran tour players from Atlanta were competing in the tournament with their eyes on somewhat uncertain futures. Both Billy Andrade and Scott Dunlap were approaching their 50th birthdays, with Andrade focused on the 2014 Champions Tour and Dunlap uncertain about where he would be playing in … [Read more...]
Sauers playing Well After Major Health Scare
Enjoying success, life on Champions Tour Towards the end of his PGA Tour career, Gene Sauers wasn’t especially motivated to play, and walked away from the game at the relatively young age of 43. Sauers was away from the game for six years. When he made his return, he had a fresh outlook on golf and life after an intervening health scare that almost … [Read more...]
Todd takes title in Stadion Class at UGA
Ex-Bulldogs wins as final round rained out For the third straight year, a current or former member of the University of Georgia golf team won the Web.com Tour Stadion Classic at UGA. This one was a little different, however. Brendon Todd matched the exploits of 2011 winner Russell Henley and 2012 champion Hudson Swafford, but did not have the considerable home course … [Read more...]
Wilcox Shoots 59 on Web.com Tour
A number of Georgia colleges sport high profile golf teams with notable former players. Georgia and Augusta State have won a combined five national championships over the past 15 years, with both schools well represented at the professional level, Georgia Tech has come close to a national title on numerous occasions and has a long list of prominent graduates. Georgia … [Read more...]