While Tiger Woods was drawing the attention of golf fans all over the world with his win in the World Golf Championship event at Miami’s Doral Resort, two tour pros from the Augusta area were also scoring significant victories. Scott Brown, who was born and grew up in Augusta, won the PGA Tour Puerto Rico Open to secure exempt status on the tour through 2015. Kevin … [Read more...]
Macon native, ex-Bulldog wins big in Hawaii
To say the least, Russell Henley made a rather sizeable splash in his debut event on the PGA Tour. Henley, a Macon native and recent standout on the U. of Georgia golf team, accomplished the rare feat of winning a PGA Tour event in his first start as a tour member, scoring a beyond impressive victory in the Sony Open in Hawaii. Winning is not exactly an unaccustomed … [Read more...]
Invitations are going out for the 2013 Masters, with 13 players added to the field after the conclusion of the 2012 tournament season Dec. 16.
Among the 13 players who gained spots in the 2013 field by finishing 2012 in the top 50 in the World Rankings are prominent names like Bill Haas, Nicolas Colsaerts and Jason Day, veterans Paul Lawrie and Thomas Bjorn and rising stars Brendan Grace and Matteo Manassero. Along with them are several names unfamiliar to golf fans not from Japan (Hiroyuki Fujita), South … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Wins Billy Peters Cup Matches 16-8 over GSGA
ATLANTA, Ga. – For the second consecutive year, the Georgia PGA wins the biennial Billy Peters Cup Matches, 16-8, at Capital City Club-Brookhaven. After winning four-straight matches in the series (2003, ’05, ’07, ’09) the GSGA have now dropped the last two as their bid for a comeback came up short this week. On the day, the GSGA won five singles matches, halved two and lost … [Read more...]
Augusta States Kennedy takes third at Hoosier Fall Invitational
FLORENCE, Ind. -- Augusta State finished seventh Sunday in the Hoosier Fall Invitational at Belterra Resort. The Lady Jaguars shot a final round 320 (+32) and slipped one spot in the standings. Wisconsin captured the tournament title by two strokes after Indiana’s Marissa Decola was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. The Hoosiers were originally declared a … [Read more...]
STEPHENS CLAIMS THIRD GEORGIA PGA PLAYER OF THE YEAR TITLE
Roswell, GA --- Craig Stevens, PGA teaching professional from Brookstone Country Club in Acworth, claimed his third Georgia PGA Player of the Year title presented by PGA National Resort and Spa and the highly coveted Billy Weir Trophy after a long stretch of outstanding play in 2012. Stevens previously won the Georgia PGA Player of the Year title in 1999 and 2001. Stevens’ … [Read more...]
Tech – NCAA preview
Tech shares title in NCAA Fall Preview Jackets rebound after struggling in opener By Mike Blum Georgia Tech bounced back from a disappointing season-opening showing to share the championship of the Ping-Golfweek NCAA Preview, played recently at Capital City Club’s Crabapple Course. The Yellow Jackets finished with a 13-over 853 total to tie California, with the two … [Read more...]
Harbor Club on Lake Oconee Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Greensboro, GA – Harbor Club, a 1600-acre residential golf and lake community located on the shores of Lake Oconee, is celebrating 20 years of family ownership with expansion of its amenities and operations, a new partnership with a respected golf and club management team and a Gala 20th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 13th. The celebration begins with a golf … [Read more...]
California First, Georgia Second in PGA Junior Championship
CHICAGO, Ill. – Just a week before the 39th Ryder Cup will be contested in the Chicago area, a group of junior golfers from California (San Francisco) won the first-ever PGA Junior League Golf Championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club Sunday (Sept. 16). California was the only undefeated team in the two-day, three-match Championship with teams from Georgia, Florida, New … [Read more...]