The LPGA Tour returns to Georgia this week for the first time since 2006, with an event at Reynolds Lake Oconee that that was thrown together at seemingly the last minute. The tournament, which will be known as the LPGA Drive On Championship –Lake Oconee, will be played Thursday through Sunday on the recently renovated Great Waters course. The event will feature a purse of … [Read more...]
LPGA preview: Stackhouse Looks to Move Up After Solid Sophomore Season
For the first 55 or so years of the LPGA Tour, Georgia was a vital part of the tour’s history, both as the host of a number of tournaments as well being home to some of the top players in women’s professional golf. A tournament played at Sunset Hills in Carrollton was on the schedule of the first official LPGA Tour season in 1950, and Atlanta native Louise Suggs, one of the … [Read more...]
PING Junior Solheim Cup Team USA roster finalized
Braselton, GA—Team USA’s PING Junior Solheim Cup roster was finalized Tuesday (August 11th, 2015) as Kristen Gillman of Austin, Texas, and Haley Moore of Escondido, California, were selected by Team USA Captain JoAnne Carner and Assistant Captain Katie Tahara. Gillman and Moore join Sierra Brooks of Sorrento, Florida, Hailee Cooper of Montgomery, Texas, Mariel Galdiano of … [Read more...]
Ten named to United States PING Junior Solheim Cup Team
BRASELTON, Ga. — Ten junior golfers have been named to the 2015 PING Junior Solheim Cup U.S. Team based on their position in the American Junior Golf Association Polo Golf Rankings and Golfweek/Sagarin Junior Girls Rankings as of July 27. The final two spots for the 2015 U.S. Team are reserved for captain’s picks and the final 12-player roster will be finalized the week of Aug. … [Read more...]
AJGA Maintains Record-Setting Pace in 2014
BRASELTON, G.A. — Following the success of the 2013 season where a record-setting average pace of play was achieved, the American Junior Golf Association announced Thursday, November 13th, 2014 that it matched a four hours, 17 minutes average in 2014. Implemented first in 2002, the AJGA’s Pace of Play program sponsored by Leupold® establishes an “overall time par” for each … [Read more...]