AUGUSTA, Ga. – More than 25 participants from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Augusta (BGCGA) took part in the third annual Bank of America Play It Forward clinic at First Tee – Augusta on Monday, leading into this week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). Six amateur players and other prominent women from the world of golf including World Golf Hall of Famer Annika … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship announces record $6.96 million donation from 2023 tournament
ATLANTA, Ga. – TOUR Championship officials today announced a record $6.96 million charitable donation from the 2023 tournament, up from $5.5 million in 2022. The announcement was made during Drew Charter School’s annual Senior Walk, where 32 of the 111 graduating students have been part of the school’s cradle-to-college/career continuum from kindergarten through 12th … [Read more...]
2024 TOUR Championship tickets on sale to general public
ATLANTA – Tournament officials announced today that Daily Grounds tickets are now on sale to the general public for the 2024 TOUR Championship. The historic East Lake Golf Club will serve once again as the host for the culminating event of the FedExCup Playoffs and the PGA TOUR Regular Season, from August 28 – September 1. Only the PGA TOUR’s 30 best players reach the TOUR … [Read more...]
Bailey Tardy Captures First LPGA Title
HAINAN ISLAND, China — Former Georgia Bulldog Bailey Tardy fired a final-round 65 on Saturday en route to capturing her first LPGA victory – the Blue Bay LPGA at Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course. Tardy, who played for Georgia from 2015-19, entered the final round tied with Lydia Ko and Sarah Schmelzel at 12-under before closing with her low round of the week, 7-under, to win … [Read more...]
DeMoss Returns to Georgia as Assistant Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia men’s golf letterman Mookie DeMoss has joined the program’s staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chris Haack announced Thursday afternoon. DeMoss, a Duluth native, captained the 2015 squad that went to the Final Four at the NCAA Championships. He was also an All-American Honorable Mention in 2015 and finished 11th individually in NCAA Stroke … [Read more...]
Kirk Wins The Sentry For Sixth PGA TOUR Win
MAUI, Hawaii — Georgia men’s golf alum Chris Kirk won The Sentry with a 29-under, 263, winning his sixth major and becoming the first former Bulldog to win the event since Harris English did so in 2021. Kirk shot 67-65-66-65 to win the event by one stroke. Four former Georgia golfers finished in the top 15 of the event, including Brian Harman tied for fifth, Sepp Straka tied … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship Unveils Two New Hospitality Venues for 2024
ATLANTA – As the TOUR Championship further elevates the experience at the PGA TOUR’s season finale event, tournament officials today announced the additions of The Centennial Cabins and The Chattahoochee Club to its comprehensive corporate hospitality program for the 2024 event. The full-scale renovation of East Lake Golf Club is well underway to return the course to its … [Read more...]
Kale Fontenot Wins East Lake Cup Individual Title
THE FLATS – Freshman Kale Fontenot fired a 4-under-par 68 Monday to capture the men’s individual championship at the ninth-annual East Lake Cup at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The fifth-ranked Yellow Jackets posted a 2-over-par team total of 290 and earned the No. 3 seed in the four-team bracket for match play which begins Tuesday morning. Tech gets a rematch in one semifinal … [Read more...]
Viktor Hovland wins by five shots at TOUR Championship to claim FedExCup title
ATLANTA -- Viktor Hovland played the best golf of his life in the final two weeks of the PGA TOUR season, and it paid off Sunday with the biggest trophy of his career -- a FedExCup title along with the $18 million bonus. Staked to a six-shot lead, Hovland didn't flinch under a relentless challenge from Xander Schauffele. The 25-year-old Norwegian stayed on the … [Read more...]