By Mike Blum Atlanta has more than its share of outstanding private clubs, most of which are well known to those active in the metro area’s golf community. But there are a few clubs that for one reason or another have managed to remain under the radar, escaping much attention outside their immediate area. Perhaps the best, and one of the best examples of those mostly … [Read more...]

Derek Chang of Alpharetta, a member of the golf team at Minnesota, won the recent Southeastern Amateur at the Country Club of Columbus in record-breaking fashion, posting a 16-under 268 total to win by seven strokes. Chang shot a 63 in the second round to tie the course record, then closed with back-to-back rounds of 68 on the par-71 layout to finish with the all-time low … [Read more...]

By Mike Blum The Georgia PGA has frequently qualified at least one player each year for the PGA Championship, even with the recent reduction of the number of PGA members in the field. Over the past 15 or so years, Georgia has sent its best club professionals to one of golf’s four major championships. Stephen Keppler, James Mason, Craig Stevens, Tim Weinhart and Sonny … [Read more...]