After toiling for years in professional golf’s minor leagues, Suwanee resident David Skinns is close to earning his first shot at a trip to the majors. Skinns, who spent much of his professional career on the now defunct Hooters Tour, has been a full-time Web.com Tour member the last two years after two earlier seasons with limited status. After barely retaining his … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Update: Scott Langley’s Victory Highlights Early Success by Georgians
Three tournaments into the 2018 Web.com Tour season, there is already one winner with ties to Georgia along with eight others ranked among the top 50 on the money list. Scott Langley, who plays out of St. Simons Island, won last week’s tournament in Panama, which should help him return to the PGA Tour later this year. Langley played on the PGA Tour from 2013-16, but lost … [Read more...]
Augustans Parel & Taylor Among Georgians on Web.com Tour
The 2014 Web.com Tour begins in South America in February, and will make just one stop in Georgia for the first time since 2006. From 2007-13, the tour schedule included events in Valdosta and Athens, but the University of Georgia elected not to continue its tournament, which was played for four years at Jennings Mill just outside Athens before moving to the University … [Read more...]
Fricke & Broadaway Earn Exempt Status on Web.com Tour
Two Georgians earned exempt status for the 2014 Web.com Tour after tying for 26th in the finals of qualifying at PGA West in LaQuinta, Calif. Web.com Tour veteran Josh Broadaway and two-time Georgia Open champion Jonathan Fricke both will begin the 2014 season as exempt players, with several other players having conditional status that could get them into the fields of … [Read more...]