With the U.S. Open and the USGA’s seemingly annual set-up snafu having come and gone, there are only two months and 11 tournaments left in the 2017-18 PGA Tour season before the FedExCup Playoffs begin in August. Currently there are six PGA Tour members with Georgia ties among the top 30 on the points list, with six more in the top 70 and a total of 21 in the top 125, the … [Read more...]
16 Georgians in Field for U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
More than 10 percent of the 2018 U.S. Open field will have ties to Georgia, with 16 players who either live in the state, are from Georgia or attended college in the state will be among the 156-player field. Five of the players made it into the Open field in qualifying, including current Georgia Tech golfer Tyler Strafaci, recent Tech grads Ollie Schniederjans and Richy … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Ends 2-Year Drought with Third Win in LA
One of golf’s most colorful characters is back in the spotlight after two uncharacteristically unsuccessful years. Former U. of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson ended a two-year slump with a victory Sunday in the Los Angeles Open, his third win in the event the last five years and the 10 th of his PGA Tour career. Watson, 39, has been one of the PGA Tour’s top players since … [Read more...]
15 Georgians in field for U.S. Open; Kevin Kisner, Matt Kuchar Among State’s Top Hopes
Of the 150 golfers already qualified for the upcoming U.S. Open, 15 have Georgia ties, with a 16th hoping to get into the championship after finishing as a first alternate in qualifying. Included among the 15 players who have earned spots at Erin Hills are five former Georgia Bulldogs, three Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and seven players who reside on St. Simons Island, with … [Read more...]
Volvik Inks Bubba Watson to Play Different Color Golf Balls on PGA TOUR
Volvik announced January 4, 2017 that Bubba Watson has officially signed a multi-year deal to play and endorse the company’s line of extreme performance golf balls. Watson is set to choose from three different color Volvik golf balls, starting with their pink, pearl blue/white and green versions of their S4 4-piece, 105-compression golf ball. "I was naturally intrigued by … [Read more...]
Augusta’s Vaughn Taylor Opens 2017 in Tournament of Champions in Hawaii
Of the approximately 20 PGA Tour members for the 2016-17 season who either live or were born in Georgia, the only one to qualify for the year-opening Tournament of Champions wasn’t even a full-time player on the tour at the time of his victory. Augusta native Vaughn Taylor scored perhaps the most unexpected win on the PGA Tour last year, coming from six shots back after 54 … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship field finalized: Dustin Johnson takes No. 1 position to East Lake
ATLANTA – Dustin Johnson shot a 5-under 67 to win the BMW Championship for his third victory of the season, edging Paul Casey by three shots. It is Johnson’s second career title at the BMW Championship and 12th PGA TOUR title. With the win, Johnson claims the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup standings heading to the TOUR Championship, meaning a win at East Lake will guarantee the … [Read more...]
Matt Kuchar Takes Home Bronze Medal from Olympics
Ordinarily, a player the caliber of Matt Kuchar would not be in a particularly celebratory mood after a third place finish in a tournament, with the exception of a major championship. Kuchar already had a trio of third place finishes this season, one in the Players Championship and another in the WGC event at Firestone. But his most recent third place showing was a … [Read more...]