ATLANTA, GA --- After 10 hours of rain delays over four days the 70th Georgia Open Presented by L&J Golf, LAYR and E-Z-GO contested at The Ford Field and River Club in Richmond Hill finally crowned a champion. Mini-tour professional Matt Nagy of Buena Vista fired a closing round of two-under par 70 to win the Championship. Nagy finished at 15-under par 273 for the week and … [Read more...]
Georgians Look to Earn 2019-20 PGA Tour Cards in KF Finals Series
The last chance to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2019-20 season begins this week with the first of three events comprising the finals of what was formerly known as the Web.com Tour. A field of 138 from the PGA and KF (formerly Web.com) Tours along with a handful of international players will compete for 25 spots on the 2019-20 PGA Tour, which begins Sept. 12 at the … [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...]
Justin Connelly wins Georgia Amateur with record-breaking score
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...]
Augusta Wins Third Consecutive MEAC Championship, Receives Berth To NCAA Tournament
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Augusta University men’s golf team won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship for the third year in a row, after shooting 43-under par across three days at Crosswinds Golf Club. Augusta finished round three 21-under par and won the event by 36 strokes to receive an automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Division I men's … [Read more...]
Augusta Ties For 10th At The Maxwell To Wrap Regular Season
EDMOND, Okla. - The Augusta University men’s golf team competed in their final regular-season tournament of 2017 at The Maxwell on Friday and Saturday and the Jaguars tied for 10th with No. 25 Colorado in the 14-team field. Hosted by Oklahoma State and the University of Oklahoma, The Maxwell commenced with a 36-hole shotgun start in day one on the par-70, 7,102-yard course … [Read more...]
Augusta Finishes Sixth At Linger Longer
EATONTON, Ga. – The Augusta University men’s golf team finished the Linger Longer Invitational on Tuesday afternoon in a three-way tie for sixth place with Ohio State and UNCG at Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation. No. 4 Baylor never relinquished the lead and won the event by 15 strokes at 33-under par. No. Virginia took second (-18), No. 20 Georgia third (-11), Troy fourth … [Read more...]
Augusta Men’s Golf Finishes Fourth At Palmetto Invitational
AIKEN, S.C. – The Augusta University men’s golf team finished the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational in fourth place out of 18 teams on Tuesday at Palmetto Golf Club. No. 16 Clemson overtook No. 3 Virginia and won the tournament at five-under par (835). Virginia finished four-under par in second and No. 39 South Carolina snuck past the Jaguars to take third place five … [Read more...]