When Bobby Jones won the inaugural Georgia Amateur in 1916, the legendary golfer was just 14 years old. When the Georgia State Golf Association celebrated the 100th anniversary of the playing of its championship event, the winner was the youngest player since Jones to capture the title. Colin Bowles, a 16-year-old from Albany who has lived in the state for only about a … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner Repeats as Yamaha Atlanta Open Champion
Wins on third playoff hole against 2 college golfers Sonny Skinner played the par-5 18th hole at St. Ives Country Club four times during the weather-delayed final round of the Yamaha Atlanta Open. He drove it into a fairway bunker twice. He hit his second shot into a greenside bunker once. The one time he avoided the sand, he sliced his second shot off a downhill line off … [Read more...]