A large contingent of golfers with Georgia ties will compete in the Players Championship, which will be played March 14-17 at TPC Sawgrass outside Jacksonville, returning to its early Spring date after being held in May since 2007. Of the 144 players in the field, 22 have Georgia ties, led by Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech/St. Simons resident), who won the Players in 2012 and … [Read more...]
Weaver, Whaley Second in Web.com Events; Kuchar Second in FedExCup Standings
Two Atlanta area residents playing on the Web.com Tour this season recorded runner-up finishes in the tour’s two most recent events, putting them in good position to earn their PGA Tour cards for 2019-20. Atlanta’s Drew Weaver finished second in this past week’s tournament in Colombia, while Fayetteville’s Vince Whaley, a recent member of the Georgia Tech golf team, … [Read more...]
PGA Tour Preview: Significant Changes Highlight 2019 Schedule
The 2019 portion of the PGA Tour schedule began with two events in Hawaii, and will be followed by four annual stops in California and one in Arizona, the same as it has for the past two decades. After that, the usually standard sequence of tournaments has been significantly shuffled, along with a number of rules changes that are slightly confusing but not overly impactful. … [Read more...]
9 Players with Georgia Ties Among Early 2019 Masters Invitees
With the 2018 golf calendar down to a handful of international tournaments, invitations are about to go out for the 2019 Masters, and a smaller than usual group of golfers with Georgia ties will be among those getting an invite in the mail. Only nine players with Georgia ties will be receiving Masters invitations over the holidays, and four of them have won in Augusta, which … [Read more...]
New PGA Tour Season Tees off in California with Large Georgia Contingent
Ten days after the 2017-18 PGA Tour season ended, the 2018-19 season begins this week in Napa, Calif., with the first of eight Fall tournaments played over the next seven weeks. Three of the events will be played in Asia, including a WGC tournament in China. There will also be a tournament that week in Jackson, Miss., with the 2018 portion of the schedule wrapping up with … [Read more...]
Kizzire Joins Watson, Reed in Field for Tour Championship
A total of 21 golfers with Georgia ties qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, but only one of the 21 improved his position in the standings, and by the slimmest of margins. Five of the 21 began the Playoffs inside the top 30 in the standings with a sixth barely outside the top 30. But only three golfers with Georgia ties will compete next week at East Lake in the Tour … [Read more...]
At Least 20 Georgians Set to Compete in FedExCup Playoffs
The 2018 FedExCup Playoffs begin August 23 at Ridgewood CC in New Jersey, and at least 20 golfers with Georgia Ties will be among the 125 players qualifying for the first of four Playoffs events. The top 100 on the points list after the Playoffs opener will compete the next week in Boston, with the top 70 after that tournament moving on to Aronimink in Philadelphia. The top … [Read more...]
Watson, Reed, Johnson, Kuchar: Top Georgians in British Open Field
The British Open returns to Carnoustie July 19-22, with 13 golfers with Georgia ties, including three former champions, in the 156-player field. The Georgia contingent also includes two tournament favorites with three Masters green jackets between them, along with a player who almost made it four Georgia-connected champions since 2001 last year. Bubba Watson, who leads … [Read more...]
Bubba Wins for Third Time in Hartford; Cink Has Best Finish in a Decade
Last week's PGA Tour stop in Hartford was a successful one for three former Georgia Bulldogs and a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket, with the two veterans of the group enjoying particularly rewarding finishes on Sunday. Former Georgia Bulldog Bubba Watson became the first player to win three times on the 2017-18 PGA Tour, capturing his third career title in the Travelers … [Read more...]