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...]
Woods Again A Heavy Masters Favorite, but Recent Augusta Record Looks Suspect
After winning three times in his first four stroke play starts on the PGA Tour this year, Tiger Woods is a heavy favorite entering the 2013 Masters. Woods is closing in on the all-time victory record held by Sam Snead, and his early success this season is being touted as a sign of things to come in Augusta this month. The case for a fifth green jacket for Tiger will be … [Read more...]
Simpson ‘Shifting Gears’ After Playing Career Ends
After a decade of diligent effort, Tim Simpson achieved the status as a top-10 player on the PGA Tour in 1989 and 1990. But after an ill-fated hunting trip in 1991, Simpson’s thriving professional career turned into an unending episode of the of recent TV series “House,” with Simpson playing the role of a patient with recurring medical problems that plague him for the rest … [Read more...]
M.J. Daffue wins NeSmith Chevrolet Classic
Some people may have scoffed when Justin Lower said that NGA TOUR fields are so deep there could be 18 different winners this season. But with each passing event, Lower’s words only become more prophetic. M.J. Daffue became the sixth different winner in six events this season by outlasting Sihwan Kim on Sunday afternoon in the NeSmith Chevrolet Classic at Sapelo Hammock Golf … [Read more...]
Don Marsh Wins Georgia Super Senior Championship
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Don Marsh of Johns Creek posted a final-round 73 to finish at 1-under-par 143 and capture the sixth annual Georgia Super Senior Championship, which took place April 2-3 at Piedmont Driving Club. Marsh finished four strokes ahead of first-flight competitor Jim Kamis of Marietta. A pair of Savannahians and first-flight competitors, Frank Costanzo and Stephen … [Read more...]
NeSmith Chevrolet Classic up next for NGA TOUR
Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The NGA Pro Golf Tour rolls into Shellman Bluff, Ga., this week to compete at the Sapelo Hammock Golf Club for the first time with the playing of the NeSmith Chevrolet Classic. And if a recent trend continues, it won’t be the last time the words “first time” are used during the tournament. Through the first five events of 2013 on the top-rated … [Read more...]
Prominent Atlanta Business Women Kathy Betty Named as Honorary Chairperson of “The Judson Collegiate & Legends Pro-Am Challenge”
Atlanta, GA (March 4, 2013) - The JCI Foundation announces Kathy Betty, a prominent Atlanta Business Woman, as the honorary chairperson of the 2nd Annual Judson Collegiate & Legends Pro-Am Challenge taking place at the Country Club of Roswell from July 12th to 15th, 2013. The event brings together the Legends of the LPGA with the top collegiate women golfers. “We are … [Read more...]
Steve McGrath of UGA’s Stadion Classic Named 2012 Web.com Tour Volunteer of the Year
ATHENS, Ga. – The Web.com Tour has selected Steve McGrath of the Stadion Classic at UGA as the recipient of the Tour’s 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award, according to an announcement this week by the PGA TOUR. McGrath has served the past four years as the Co-Chairman of Volunteer Coordination for the Stadion Classic at UGA, a Web.com Tour event that has been played at the UGA … [Read more...]
Bernson, Resseguie Win 2013 Georgia Four-Ball Tournament
ALBANY, Ga. --- Gary Bernson of Marietta and Scott Resseguie of Augusta posted rounds of 70-68-70, totaling 8-under-par 208, and held on to their 36-hole lead to win the Georgia Four-Ball Tournament. The winning tandem finished one stroke ahead of David Matthews and Doug Rayford, both of Valdosta, at 7-under-par 209 (70-71-68). The 25th edition of this annual event took place … [Read more...]