The year of the career comebacks for a number of Georgia golfers on the PGA Tour continued Sunday in the Dominican Republic. Hudson Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort Championship, joining a list of Georgians who have revived their careers in the past year. The group includes fellow ex-Bulldogs Brendon Todd, who won twice last Fall, and Harris English, as well as … [Read more...]
3 Former Bulldogs Among Players in Field for Tour Championship at East Lake
Spectators will not be all that’s missing from the 2020 Tour Championship. The event returns to East Lake Golf Club this week for the 20thtime, and will be unlike the previous 19 Tour Championships held at the historic Atlanta club. Like the previous 13 PGA Tour events played this year after the three-month cancellation of tournaments due to Covid-19, the Tour Championship will … [Read more...]
Phillips, Thompson Named As First-Team All-Americans
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips and Davis Thompson have been chosen as 2020 PING First-Team All-Americans, according to an announcement Thursday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. This marks the second time in school history that the Bulldogs have had two First-Team All-Americans in the same year as Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd were honorees in 2007. … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd, Harris English Off to Best Starts Among Georgians on PGA Tour
It’s barely February and the 2019-20 PGA Tour is already one-third over with 16 tournaments completed and 32 more on the schedule. Other than Brendon Todd and Harris English, this has not been a stellar season so far for most of Georgia’s PGA Tour contingent, but some of the state’s more prominent names are beginning to move up the FedExCup standings after either not playing … [Read more...]
Tyler Duncan Birdies Second Playoff Hole to Win RSM Classic Over Webb Simpson
The 10thRSM Classic was played last week at Sea Island Golf Club, and for the fifth time a player with modest professional credentials emerged with his first PGA Tour victory. Tyler Duncan, a mostly obscure third year PGA Tour member, defeated Webb Simpson, the highest-ranked player in the field, on the second playoff hole to collect his first professional victory after a … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd Wins Again in Mexico; Vaughn Taylor One Shot Back in Second
The RSM Classic would like to have a leader board with as many Georgians near the top as was the case this past week in Mexico. The final threesome in the last two rounds of the Mayakoba Classic consisted of three Georgia residents, all of whom played their college golf in the state. Former Georgia Bulldogs Brendon Todd and Harris English battled over 32-plus-holes … [Read more...]
Georgians in RSM Classic: Former champion Chris Kirk Returns After 6-Month Absence
In the first nine editions of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, golfers with Georgia ties have won the PGA Tour event four times. Among the winners are two Georgia natives, two current residents and two ex-Georgia Bulldogs. Chris Kirk, who checks all three boxes, is making his PGA Tour return after an absence of more than six months to deal with some personal … [Read more...]
College roundup: Tech Wins Match Play Event to Conclude Fall Season
The Fall schedule of the 2019-20 college golf season has concluded, with the state’s top team – GeorgiaTech– closing out its Fall campaign with its third victory in four starts. The Yellow Jackets won a match play event at Cypress Point in California, rolling to victories over Cal, UCLA and Duke to capture the 8-team tournament. Tech did not lose a match in the first two … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd Ends Long, Deep Slump with PGA Tour Victory in Bermuda
If you created a chart representing the career of tour pro Brendon Todd, it would resemble the wildest rollercoaster ride at Six Flags. Todd, who has lived in the Atlanta area since playing on the Georgia golf team from 2003 to ’07, ended a deep and lengthy slump Sunday with an impressive win in the inaugural Bermuda Championship. The victory was Todd’s second on the PGA … [Read more...]