Newnan, Ga-- The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour sent one of its five travel teams to the Old Canongate Golf Course for another successful two-day tournament. The morning temperatures were near freezing and frost was almost an issue, but the course was in playable condition. The cold temperatures made for slow starts, but the players and staff powered through. The American Junior … [Read more...]
Georgia State Women Panthers Seventh at Fall Invitational
BRASELTON, Ga. – Led by a career-best tie for eighth by freshman Jemima Gregson, the Georgia State women’s golf team finished seventh at the Fall Invitational at Chateau Elan on Tuesday (October 6th, 2015). The Panthers shot a final round 18-over 306 on The Woodlands Course to finish the 54-hole event at 23-over par. Gregson, playing in just her third career tournament, shot … [Read more...]
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour: Canongate Series #5
LOCUST GROVE, GA-- The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour made a stop at Heron Bay Golf Club in Locust Grove, GA to host the Canongate Series #5 (July 6th-7th, 2015). The weather conditions were ideal for both days of the tournament this week. The tournament saw a lot of close competition in all divisions. All the winners of each division received an invite to the 2015 HJGT National … [Read more...]
Women’s Amateur Golf Championship
Braselton, GA -- On Saturday June 27, 2015, Chateau Elan’s Chateau Course will host the North Florida & Southeast District Semi-Final Championship advancing successful female players to one of the largest women’s amateur annual golf competitions in the country, the EWGA Championship Finals held at the Westin Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, CA. EWGA members from the … [Read more...]
Steady Skinner Claims Second Georgia PGA Player of the Year Title
Roswell, GA --- Sonny Skinner, PGA Life Member from Sylvester, claimed his second Georgia PGA Player of the Year title presented by PGA National Resort and Spa and the highly coveted Billy Weir Trophy after a long stretch of outstanding play in 2014. Skinner previously won the Georgia PGA Player of the Year title in 2006. Skinner has become one of the most decorated playing … [Read more...]
Atlanta Athletic Club to host U.S. Amateur Championship
This will be a big year for amateur golf in Georgia, as the U.S. Amateur Championship will be played Aug. 11-17 at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The last time the U.S. Amateur was played in Georgia was 2001, when East Lake Golf Club hosted the event, which began the day after the 2001 PGA Championship concluded at the Athletic Club. Atlanta Athletic Club, which last hosted … [Read more...]