Over the years, the most predictable of the Georgia PGA tournaments has been the Section Championship, which has been played for more than the past two decades on St. Simons Island. The tournament has rotated between the three outstanding courses at Sea Island Golf Club, and will be played for a third straight year at the Retreat course, with the tournament scheduled for … [Read more...]
Royak Looks to Defend Yamaha Georgia Senior Open Title on Home Course
The annual battle between Georgia’s strong groups of club professionals and amateurs continues May 6-7 at St. Ives CC in the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open. Amateurs have won two of the last three Georgia Senior Opens, the first wins in the event by a non-pro since back-to-back amateur victories in 2007 and ’08. Although the Georgia PGA includes a number of outstanding … [Read more...]
GPGA Qualifier for National Club Pro Championship to also Determine Player of the Year
Georgia PGA members will compete Oct. 15-16 at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville for spots in the national club professional championship, which will be played next spring in Bluffton, S.C., between Savannah and Hilton Head Island. The Georgia PGA will not know how many spots at nationals will be available from the tournament until after the final entry date shortly before the … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner romps to victory in Georgia PGA Senior Championship
Since he turned 50 in 2010, Sonny Skinner has played some of his best golf in the Georgia PGA Senior Championship, the Section’s qualifier for the national senior club professional championship. Skinner collected his third victory in the event earlier this week, shooting 12-under 132 for 36 holes at Pinetree Country Club to score a decisive 6-stroke victory over James Mason … [Read more...]
Koch and Puterbaugh win Club Car Senior-Junior Championship
ROSWELL, GA, May 2, 2016– Shawn Koch, PGA director of instruction at Country Club of the South in Alpharetta, and Brian Puterbaugh, PGA teaching professional from The Hooch in Johns Creek worked overtime to win the Club Car Senior-Junior Championship Presented by The PGA Tour at Ansley Golf Club just north of downtown Atlanta. Koch and Puterbaugh carded a round of … [Read more...]
Paolozzi makes history with PNC victory; Leads 7 Georgians into top club pro event
Karen Paolozzi made some history and two of the Georgia PGA’s top players survived a marathon playoff to highlight the recent Georgia PGA qualifying event for the 2016 PGA Professional National Championship. Seven Georgia PGA members qualified for next year’s national club professional championship, which will be played in late June at Turning Stone Resort in upstate New … [Read more...]