The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
Alpharetta’s Bob Royak Wins U.S. Senior Amateur Championship
Alpharetta’s Bob Royak captured the 2019 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship Thursday, the third time a Georgia golfer has won the USGA event since 1999. Royak joins Bill Ploeger of Columbus (1999) and Doug Hanzelof Savannah (2013) as U.S. Senior Amateur champions. Royak and Hanzel were among six Georgia seniors to qualify for match play in this year’s event, which was played … [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...]
GSGA Takes Peters Cup 17-15 Behind Seniors, Trio of Rookies
The GSGA team took the lead after the first session of the Peters Cup and held on to defeat the Georgia PGA 17-15 at Harbor Club Sunday and Monday, snapping a 4-match losing streak. After winning four straight times from 2003-09, the GSGA lost the next four competitions against the Georgia PGA, but got some strong efforts from its seniors and several first-time participants … [Read more...]
Bob Royak Takes Playoff from Chris Hall in Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
Over two days and 39 holes, Bob Royak carded 13 birdies on an already demanding Pinetree layout sporting tour-speed greens that gave the field of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open fits. Royak needed all 13 to win a playoff against Pinetree member Chris Hall, two of them coming in a 3-hole playoff. The two amateurs tied at 2-under 142. After parring the par-5 ninth – the first … [Read more...]
Jack Hall, Doug Hanzel Defend Title at Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship
TIFTON, Ga. --- Jack Hall and Doug Hanzel, both of Savannah, successfully defend their title and win the Georgia Senior Four-Ball Championship at 18-under-par 198 (68-64-66). This year's competition took place at both Spring Hill Country Club in Tifton and Sunset Country Club in Moultrie, November 9-11. Hall and Hanzel earned the three-stroke victory over two … [Read more...]
GSGA Falls Short at Billy Peters Cup Matches, 16.5 – 15.5
BRASELTON, Ga. - Trailing for most of the day, Team GSGA made a furious comeback but fell just short to the Georgia PGA professionals in the Billy Peters Cup Matches, 16.5-15.5. In an effort to win the competition for the first time since 2009, the GSGA finished day one leading 8.5 -7.5, but a day of singles matches saw the team of professionals prevail. The 41st playing of the … [Read more...]
Chris Hall Wins Georgia Senior Championship
BRASELTON, Ga. --- Chris Hall of Marietta wins his first Georgia Senior Championship with a three-stroke victory over runner-up Jeff Belk of Marietta. The 30th edition of this competition took place at The Legends at Chateau Elan, August 23-25. Hall recorded a birdie and three bogeys over the final 18 holes to secure the three stroke victory over Belk. His … [Read more...]
Belk Wins Georgia Senior Match Play Championship; McWilliams Claims Super Senior Title
ROSWELL, Ga. --- Jeff Belk of Marietta defeats Doug Stiles of Athens, 2 and 1, and wins the Georgia Senior Match Play Championship. The fifth edition of this competition took place in cool and blustery conditions at Horseshoe Bend Country Club, April 12-15. Belk made his way to the finals with wins over Ray Perez III of Norcross in the round of 16 (6 and 5), Mel … [Read more...]