SIMONS ISLAND, GA – June 1, 2016 – Timed perfectly in conjunction with Father’s Day, the Davis Love Foundation has announced that tickets to the 2016 RSM Classic will be available online at RSMClassic.com beginning June 1. A special Father’s Day package is available through June 19. This offer includes two good any day tickets and a round of golf for two on Sea Island’s … [Read more...]
2016 Mitsubishi Electric Classic to Feature Prominent Peach State Golfers
ATLANTA, GA - March 8, 2016 - The Mitsubishi Electric Classic will once again return to TPC Sugarloaf in Gwinnett County April 11-17, the week following The Masters which is played in Augusta, Georgia. In this position, the tournament will create a two-week period highlighting premier professional golf associated with the State of Georgia. The Mitsubishi Electric Classic has … [Read more...]
Notable Golfing Legends to play in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
ATLANTA, GA, February 22, 2016 - An impressive field of World Golf Hall of Famers and former major championship winners will return to TPC Sugarloaf this April at the fourth annual Mitsubishi Electric Classic in Duluth, Ga., an official PGA TOUR Champions event. The field is highlighted by the winners from each of the previous three tournaments, Defending Champion Olin Browne, … [Read more...]
Matsuyama Wins in Playoff at The Phoenix Open
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – February 8, 2016 – Srixon® and Cleveland® Golf congratulate staffer Hideki Matsuyama for his victory at the 2016 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale, in Scottsdale, Az. Matsuyama had to overcome a late two-stroke deficit in regulation play, finishing with back to back birdies to force a playoff on Sunday. Matsuyama carded a four-under 67 to … [Read more...]
Hyo Joo Kim Wins 2016 LPGA Tour Opener in the Bahamas
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – February 1, 2016 –Srixon® congratulates staffer Hyo Joo Kim for her victory at the 2016 Pure Silk – Bahamas LPGA Classic held at the Ocean Club Golf Course in Paradise Island, Bahamas. Kim had eight birdies in Sunday’s final round to card a 7-under-par 66 and clinch the win with an overall score of 18-under 274. The 20-year-old South Korean’s victory on … [Read more...]
Kisner A Winner At Sea Island
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA -- Former UGA golfer Kevin Kisner scored his first PGA Tour victory in the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club that was held November 16-22, closing with back-to-back scores of 64 to finish at 22-under 260, winning by six shots over Kevin Chappell and seven over Graeme McDowell, who won the previous week in Mexico. Kisner lost three times in playoffs in … [Read more...]
Mason captures 4th Georgia PGA Championship
Fifteen years after his third victory in the Georgia PGA Championship, James Mason added a fourth title, winning the rain-drenched event in early September at Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation course. Mason finished the rain-shortened, 36-hole tournament at 6-under 138, two shots in front of former champion Tim Weinhart. Tommy Brannen, also a former champion, was third at … [Read more...]
Late birdie run lifts White to narrow victory; First amateur to win Georgia Open since ‘89
The Georgia Open has lacked for late tournament excitement in recent years, but Davin White and Eddie Lee delivered plenty of fireworks as August’s tournament at Pinetree Country Club neared its conclusion. Lee, who finished in the top five in the three previous Georgia Opens, broke away from a crowded group of leaders in the fourth round with three birdies in a five-hole … [Read more...]
Anderson captures title in Match Play; Needs 19 holes to edge Evans in finals
Three of the top five seeds in the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship reached the semifinals, which were played at Peachtree Golf Club for a second straight year. Top-seeded Sonny Skinner, the 2006 Match Play champion, was among the four semifinalists, as was second-seeded Tim Weinhart, one of just two Georgia PGA members to win the event three times. Neither player made … [Read more...]