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...]
2020 Champions Tour Preview: Augusta’s Scott Parel Takes Over as State’s Top Senior
The 2020 Champions Tour began last month in Hawaii and includes a new early season event in Morocco before returning to the U.S. and a mostly familiar schedule beginning with a mid-February tournament in south Florida. The tour is back in the Atlanta area for its annual stop at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, scheduled for April 17-19. With two off weeks before the Mitsubishi … [Read more...]
2020 LPGA Preview: Mariah Stackhouse Lone Remaining Georgia Native on Tour
The 2020 LPGA season began with two tournaments in Florida in January without two native Georgians who have been LPGA Tour members since the early 2010s. Valdosta’s Dori Carter, who played on the LPGA Tour from 2011-19, left the tour after competing in 14 events last season to become an assistant women’s golf coach at Louisville. Brunswick’s Katie Burnett was an LPGA Tour … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd Wins Again in Mexico; Vaughn Taylor One Shot Back in Second
The RSM Classic would like to have a leader board with as many Georgians near the top as was the case this past week in Mexico. The final threesome in the last two rounds of the Mayakoba Classic consisted of three Georgia residents, all of whom played their college golf in the state. Former Georgia Bulldogs Brendon Todd and Harris English battled over 32-plus-holes … [Read more...]
Georgians in RSM Classic: Former champion Chris Kirk Returns After 6-Month Absence
In the first nine editions of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, golfers with Georgia ties have won the PGA Tour event four times. Among the winners are two Georgia natives, two current residents and two ex-Georgia Bulldogs. Chris Kirk, who checks all three boxes, is making his PGA Tour return after an absence of more than six months to deal with some personal … [Read more...]