Dalton Golf & Country Club won the GSGA Team Championship for a third time, winning the recent event at the Georgia Club by three strokes over Houston Lake. The Dalton team shot 13-under 133 the first day with two four-ball scores of 65 and 68. David Noll, who teamed with Brandon Kimmerling to shoot 65 in four-ball, shot 71 in the individual competition. Brian Owens and … [Read more...]
Tech Takes Second in USCC – Kennesaw Wins Pinetree Event
Georgia Tech came up one shot short of winning its third U.S. Collegiate Championship, played Oct. 18-20 at Golf Club of Georgia. The Yellow Jackets, the No. 2 ranked team in the country, finished one stroke behind No. 9 Oklahoma State, which finished the 54-hole tournament with a 15-under 849 total. Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans was the tournament medalist with a 10-under … [Read more...]
East Section Wins Junior Sectional Challenge Match
The East section totaled 51.5 points to claim the 40th annual GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match at The Georgia Club, July 22-23. The West section finished second with 40.75 points, 10.75 points behind the East team, to earn runner-up honors. Two age groups were won by members of the winning East section: States Fort of Evans in the boys' 14-15 group at … [Read more...]
Murphy, Harris champions in Georgia PGA Junior
Sean Murphy of Decatur and Katy Harris of St. Simons Island were the boys and girls winner of the Georgia PGA Junior Tour Championship, played recently at Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee. Murphy shot 5-under 139 with scores of 69 and 70 to finish one shot ahead of Buford’s S.M. Lee and Tyler Barker of Evans. Lee shot 69-71 and Barker posted scores of 71 and 69. Jacob Joiner of … [Read more...]
14 Teams Claim State High School Titles
Junior page – June 2013, page 29 The Georgia High School Association held its golf championships last month, with seven boys and seven girls events staged at courses throughout the state. Boys state champions were Norcross, Gainesville, Marist, Woodward Academy, Westminster, Brookstone and Gordon Lee. Girls state champions were Lambert, Lakeside (Evans), Carrollton, … [Read more...]
Junior Golf Directory
Stone Mountain Golf Club Stone Mountain • 678-637-2802 www.marriott.com Heidi Mitchell Junior Camps: (Ages 8-15) June 10-14 June 24-28 July 8-12 July 22-26 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Kiddie Kamp: (Ages 5-8) June 4-6 June 18-20 July 16-18 Advanced Junior Sessions: (Ages 12-16) June 4, 6, 7 June 18, 20, 21 July 16, 18, 19 Highland Walk Golf … [Read more...]
Columbus State Improves on Final Day of U.S. Women’s Invitational
After a rough Monday, the Columbus State University women's golf team improved by 15 strokes from round one shooting a 320 in the third and final round of the U.S. Women's Invitational to finish in ninth place. The tournament took place at the Pine Island Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. For the Lady Cougars, Heather Altiser led the way posting Columbus State's … [Read more...]
U.S. Kids Golf Local Summer Tour
The U.S. Kids Golf Local Summer Tour has been announced for Atlanta. We are excited to see all of Georgia's junior golfers come out and play this summer! … [Read more...]
Masters, PGA, USGA to conduct Drive, Chip and Putt competition
Boys and girls age 7-15 will get the opportunity to compete at Augusta National Golf Club next year as part of a national Drive, Chip and Putt Championship that will be held for the first time this year. The competition is part of an initiative by the Masters Tournament Foundation, the PGA of America and the USGA to promote interest and participation in the game of … [Read more...]