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...]
Georgia Tech Golf Finishes 4th in Puerto Rico
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico – Seemingly in control with a six-stroke lead midway through Tuesday’s final round, Georgia Tech stumbled over its final nine holes and dropped to a fourth-place finish at the 26th Puerto Rico Classic, played at the Ocean Course at the Rio Mar Resort and Spa. TECH LINEUP – With the field battling windy conditions for the second straight day, the Yellow … [Read more...]
Chesson Hadley named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA – November 15, 2017, Chesson Hadley of Raleigh, N.C. was named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year in a vote of his fellow competitors, it was announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan and Web.com Tour President Dan Glod. Hadley, who received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy for winning Web.com Tour Player of the Year, was selected for the honor … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Runner-up at Maui Jim Invitational
Carefree, Ariz. – Georgia Tech posted a 7-under-par 281 Sunday, its best round of the weekend, but came up a stroke shy of its second victory of the fall to finish second, and Tyler Strafaci and Noah Norton posted top-10 finishes at second annual Maui Jim Invitational, which begins Friday at Desert Forest Golf Club. TECH LINEUP – Sophomore Andy Ogletree (Little Rock, Miss.) … [Read more...]
Atlanta Celebrates The Start of TOUR Championship Week
ATLANTA, GA – On September 18, 2017, the 3rd annual Atlanta Celebrates the TOUR Championship event took place tonight at the College Football Hall of Fame. The event brought together the Atlanta business community along with residents to kick-off TOUR Championship week, now in its 16th consecutive year in Atlanta. The evening featured a performance by hometown … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship announces partnership with Uber
ATLANTA, GA – As the top 30 players in the world head to East Lake Golf Club, it couldn’t be easier for fans to get in on the action. This year, the TOUR Championship has joined forces with Uber to offer fans easy access to safe rides throughout the tournament. With Uber, fans will enjoy an exclusive way to access the tournament grounds – the Uber Gate – when the world’s best … [Read more...]
Atlanta Celebrates The TOUR Championship
August 22, 2017 - ATLANTA, Ga – Join Atlanta for a community celebration as we welcome the TOUR Championship back to our city on Monday, September 18! The event will feature a performance from hometown favorite Ludacris and the night will celebrate the PGA TOUR's season-ending event as the top 30 players come to Atlanta to compete for the FedExCup. V103’s Ryan … [Read more...]