Three former champions are among the four players who have advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship. The semifinals and championship match will be played Sept. 30 at Peachtree GC, with the four semifinalists having won four matches each to make it to Peachtree. The first four rounds were played at courses selected by the competitors, with … [Read more...]
Match Play Championship opens Georgia PGA 2019 schedule
The Georgia PGA 2019 schedule begins this month with one of four team events on the Section’s annual calendar, with the first individual points event also beginning in March, although it won’t conclude until late September. The Match Play Championship begins March 20, but players have two months to schedule their opening round matches at sites determined by the competitors. … [Read more...]
Jones, Martin Join Ex-Champs Potts, Skinner in Match Play Semifinals
The semifinals of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship will pit a pair of former champions against two players who are competing in the event for just the second time. Sonny Skinner and David Potts are both past champions of the event, although neither has won during the current format. Both won the tournament when it was played over three days at one site, with Skinner … [Read more...]
Top 3 Seeds Ousted in GPGA Match Play; 4 Ex-Champs Still In
The 2018 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship has reached the quarterfinal round, with the top three seeds all knocked out of the tournament while the number 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 seeds all remain. Shawn Koch and David Potts, both instructors at Country Club of the South and former Match Play champions, defeated the tournament’s top two seeds in the third round, while the No. 3 … [Read more...]
Cressend, Sanders Knock out Seeds in Early Rounds of Match Play
After two rounds of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, only two players seeded higher than 14th had been eliminated, with 14 of the 16 remaining players seeded no lower than 18th. The two highest seeded players who failed to advance were2015 runner-up and No. 4 seed Matthew Evans of Rivermont and two-time champion and No. 9 seed Craig Stevens of Brookstone, a finalist … [Read more...]
Donn Perno Takes 4-way Playoff at Georgia PGA Rivermont Championship
Peachtree Golf Club head professional Donn Perno put a quick end to a long day of golf, holing a birdie putt of some 35 feet on the first extra hole to win a 4-man playoff in the Georgia PGA Rivermont Championship. The third-year tournament played all 36 holes in one day, and Perno’s lengthy birdie effort kept the playoff from continuing and possibly running out of … [Read more...]
Perno wins Rivermont PGA Championship
Johns Creek, GA --- PGA head professional Donn Perno from Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta won the third annual Rivermont PGA Championship at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek presented by St. Michelle Vineyards on the first playoff hole over Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Member James Mason from Dillard, PGA professionals Kyle Owen of Dunwoody Country Club and Seth McCain of … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Adds New Tournament
The Georgia PGA 2014 schedule features a new tournament for the state’s club professionals, along with an interesting mix of sites for several of the Section’s most prominent events. The new event on the 2014 calendar is the Rivermont Championship, which will be played March 31-April 1 at Rivermont Country Club and will be the first points event on the schedule. The … [Read more...]