When the Georgia Amateur was first played at Augusta’s West Lake CC in 1980, the winning 72-hole score was 1-under par 287. The next time the club hosted the Georgia State Golf Association’s championship event was 2000, and the winning score that time was 2-under 286. The Georgia Amateur returned to West Lake for a third time last week, with the course playing to a par … [Read more...]
Georgians advance in U.S. Open qualifying; Guglielmo, Joiner, Fox, White on to sectionals
Two local qualifiers for the 2016 U.S. Open were held in Georgia recently, with 10 players with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying. Ten sectional qualifiers will be played June 6 to fill out the field for this year’s U.S. Open, which will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont CC outside Pittsburgh. One of the sectional qualifiers will be played at Ansley Golf Club’s … [Read more...]