ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia alum Harris English was named to the United States Ryder Cup Team on Wednesday. English earned one of Steve Stricker’s captain’s picks for the event, which will take place Sept. 24-26 at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisc. He will be joined on Team USA by Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Patrick Cantlay, … [Read more...]
2021 TOUR Championship: Final Field and Starting Leaderboard
ATLANTA – The field is set for the 2021 TOUR Championship with the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings qualifying following the BMW Championship. Patrick Cantlay captured his fifth PGA TOUR title and third of the season in a thrilling six hole playoff over Bryson DeChambeau. Cantlay will be paired with Tony Finau in Thursday’s opening round. Finau captured the first … [Read more...]
BACK-TO-BACK ACES AT THE SEA PINES RESORT’S ATLANTIC DUNES
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (August 27, 2021) – Imagine the roar of the gallery if two players made back-to-back aces during the PGA TOUR’s annual stop for the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island? The cheers were nearly that loud and just as thrilling on Tuesday, August 24 for golfers Jeffrey Johnson of Marietta, Georgia and Mike Long of Wellington, Florida, who sank … [Read more...]
FedExCup Standings Update: Finau takes standings lead with win in Playoffs opener
ATLANTA – With his first win in five years, Tony Finau is the new FedExCup standings leader after capturing the FedExCup Playoffs opener on Monday at THE NORTHERN TRUST. Finau outlasted Australia’s Cameron Smith in a playoff to move from No. 23 to the top of the standings with the second of three Playoffs events set to get under way on Thursday at the BMW Championship. World … [Read more...]
Warrick Dunn, Andruw Jones, Justin Rose and Mariah Stackhouse to headline TOUR Championship Charity Challenge
ATLANTA – TOUR Championship officials today announced the TOUR Championship Charity Challenge, a televised nine-hole exhibition on Wednesday, Sept. 1, from 3-5 p.m. to benefit the East Lake Foundation and the TOUR Championship’s other charitable beneficiaries. The match, which will be played in a scramble format, will take place on the back nine at historic East Lake Golf … [Read more...]
Justin Rose honored with PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – In recognition of his character, sportsmanship and commitment to charitable giving, Justin Rose has been named the 2021 recipient of the PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company. Rose will be honored on Tuesday, August 31, at the Payne Stewart Award Ceremony in conjunction with the TOUR Championship. The ceremony will be … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Georgia Open Results
ATLANTA, GA --- After 10 hours of rain delays over four days the 70th Georgia Open Presented by L&J Golf, LAYR and E-Z-GO contested at The Ford Field and River Club in Richmond Hill finally crowned a champion. Mini-tour professional Matt Nagy of Buena Vista fired a closing round of two-under par 70 to win the Championship. Nagy finished at 15-under par 273 for the week and … [Read more...]
PGA TOUR Championship SEP 1-5, 2021
The TOUR Championship looks forward to welcoming back spectators to East Lake Golf Club for the PGA TOUR season finale. As we return to a sense of normalcy, there are still several health & safety policies in place to protect all constituents on site at the tournament. Daily grounds tickets are now available for the third and final event of the FedExCup Playoffs at East … [Read more...]
The Ford Field and River Club Hosts The Georgia Open
ATLANTA, (GA) --- For the fourth time since 2017 the Georgia Open presented by L & J Golf, Layr, and E-Z-GO will be contested at The Ford Field and River Club in Richmond Hill next week. The Championship dates are August 5-8, with the sold-out Pro-Am set for Wednesday, August 4th. The Georgia Open annually attracts a diverse field, with mini-tour pros and amateurs … [Read more...]