Two Atlanta area residents playing on the Web.com Tour this season recorded runner-up finishes in the tour’s two most recent events, putting them in good position to earn their PGA Tour cards for 2019-20. Atlanta’s Drew Weaver finished second in this past week’s tournament in Colombia, while Fayetteville’s Vince Whaley, a recent member of the Georgia Tech golf team, … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Begins 2019 Schedule with 2 Events in the Bahamas
The 2019 Web.com Tour begins this weekend in the Bahamas with 14 players with ties to Georgia competing in the first of two Sunday-to-Wednesday events in the Bahamas that are part of the 27-tournament schedule. The tour has new events in Florida, Texas and Colorado, replacing tournaments played last year in Mississippi, Cleveland and Jacksonville. He latter two were part of … [Read more...]
Weaver, McCoy Among Georgians to Qualify for Web.com Tour
Five golfers with ties to Georgia were among 49 players who earned full Web.com Tour status for the outset of the 2019 season with top-40 finishes in the tour’s qualifying tournament, which ended Sunday in Arizona. The Georgia qualifiers were former Georgia Tech golfers Paul Haley and Vince Whaley, recent UGA standout Lee McCoy, Atlanta resident Drew Weaver and St. Simons … [Read more...]
Beck, Whaley Among Georgians to Advance in Web.com Tour Qualifying
Two dozen golfers with ties to Georgia advanced from the first stage of qualifying for the 2019 Web.com Tour, with one of the qualifiers played at Callaway Gardens. The qualifier at Callaway Gardens was played as Hurricane Michael roared through south Georgia recently, but it ended on time, unlike a qualifier in North Carolina, which ended one day late and required 54 holes … [Read more...]
19 Georgians Advance in Web.com Tour qualifying
A total of 19 golfers with Georgia ties advanced past the first stage of qualifying for the 2018 Web.com Tour, with nine advancing at a qualifier at Callaway Gardens. The successful qualifiers advance to the second stage, which begins Oct. 31 and concludes Nov. 10 with three qualifiers in Florida and Texas. The final stage is set for Dec. 7-10 in Arizona. Leading the … [Read more...]
50th Dogwood Invitational Feature Elite Amateur Golfers
ATLANTA, GA – June 25, 2016 – The Dogwood Invitational at Druid Hills Golf Club, an internationally ranked top amateur golf event that began in 1941, will host its 50th annual tournament Wednesday, June 29 – Saturday, July 2. “One of the overarching goals of the event is to raise awareness and funds to benefit the lives of as many junior golfers as … [Read more...]