ATLANTA – Tournament officials announced today that out of an abundance of caution due to the continuously changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, the TOUR Championship will be played without spectators at East Lake Golf Club over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-7. The 2019-20 PGA TOUR Season will once again conclude at the TOUR Championship, where the FedExCup champion will … [Read more...]
West Pines Classic Results
Douglasville, GA --- Paul Claxton, a PGA life member from Brunswick Country Club in Brunswick fired a final round of 6-under par 65 to win the inaugural West Pines Classic supported by Wealthwise Marketing, Club Car, New Balance and Ahead contested at the City of Douglasville’s West Pines Golf Club. The 52-year-old Claxton finished with a two-day total of 7-under par 135. … [Read more...]
Enhancements Underway at Country Club of Roswell: New Kid’s Area, Refreshed Ballroom Part of Ownership Investment
Roswell, GA (June 17, 2020) - Country Club of Roswell, the top-rated family club in Fulton County north of Atlanta, will be creating a new Kid’s Area this month and renovating its ballroom by the end of the summer, part of an investment by owners, Concert Golf Partners. With more than 600 kids and a growing junior member population, it is only fitting that the Kid’s Area … [Read more...]
Milton Martin Honda Classic: Results
Gainesville, GA --- The ageless wonder, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member James Mason, the PGA teaching professional from The Orchard Club in Clarksville captured the third annual Milton Martin Honda Classic supported by Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO contested at Chattahoochee Golf Course in Gainesville. The 69-year-old Mason fired a second-round score of 7-under par 65, which … [Read more...]
James Mason Wins at Berkeley Hills with Closing 66, Birdie on First Playoff Hole
At the age of 68, James Mason is showing no signs of slowing down. Mason bettered his age – a fairly routine occurrence for the former Champions Tour player – in the final round of the Championship at Berkeley Hills to wind up in a playoff with a pair of college golfers. His closing 66 got him into the clubhouse with a 7-under 137 total for 36 holes, a score subsequently … [Read more...]
Bulldogs 6th, Constantino 7th At Stirling Intercollegiate
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — A seventh-place individual finish by freshman Harmie Constantino led the Georgia women’s golf team to a sixth-place showing at the Alexa Stirling Intercollegiate on Sunday. Constantino closed with a 3-over 75, the Bulldogs’ low score in the final round at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Georgia’s other counting tallies in a 313 on Sunday were a 77 from Gabriela … [Read more...]
Georgia Pros Shoot For First PGA Title Since Love in 1997
No golfer with Georgia ties has won the PGA Championship since Davis Love in 1997, but a strong group of Georgians will take a shot at breaking the 20-year drought next week in St. Louis. Love will be among almost 20 golfers with ties to state who will be among the 156-player field to compete for the last major championship of 2018. Beginning next year, the PGA … [Read more...]
Georgia Open Back at Ford Plantation For Third Straight Year
The Georgia Open returns to Savannah’s Ford Plantation for a third straight year, with defending champion Paul Claxton heading up a field that consists of tour players, Georgia PGA members and amateurs. The tournament is schedule for August 2-5. When Claxton won last year, he became the fiirst Georgia PGA-affiliated player to win the tournament in more than a decade. But … [Read more...]
Thompson Named SEC Male Freshman Of The Week
?ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia golfer Davis Thompson has been chosen as the Southeastern Conference Male Freshman of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday by the league office. Thompson, a native of Auburn, Ala., finished as the individual runner-up in the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate on Tuesday with rounds of 67-72-69. He set his career standards for individual … [Read more...]