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...]
Straka Qualifies for PGA Tour; Tringale Earns Return After Tough Season
Recent Georgia Bulldog Sepp Straka and former Georgia Tech golfer Cameron Tringale turned in clutch performances last week in the Web.com Tour Championship to earn spots on the 2018-19 PGA Tour. St. Simons Island resident Michael Thompson turned in strong back-to-back efforts in the final two events of the Web.com Finals and will be back on the PGA Tour for the upcoming … [Read more...]
Reeves Joins Georgia Tech Teammate Albertson on 2018-19 PGA Tour
Duluth native Seth Reeves became the third former Georgia Tech golfer to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2018-19 season when he scored back-to-back top-5 finishes in the Web.com Tour Finals. Reeves collected $77,900, more than enough to guarantee him a spot among the top 25 from the Finals money list that will determine the 25 players advancing to the PGA Tour for the next … [Read more...]
English Moves into Top 125; Castro Earns Return to PGA Tour
Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English tied for 11th Sunday in the PGA Tour stop in Greensboro to move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and retain his exempt status for the 2018-19 season. English also qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin Thursday in New Jersey. English came into last week’s tournament 132nd in the standings and moved up to 124th, … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [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...]
McCoy Helps United States Reclaim Palmer Cup
SUGAR GROVE, I.L. --- Georgia’s Lee McCoy helped the United States retain the Palmer Cup – a Ryder Cup-style event featuring collegians – with an 18-12 decision over Europe on Sunday, June 14th, 2015, at Rich Harvest Farms. McCoy, who recently completed his junior year with the Bulldogs, earned 1.5 points for Team USA. He and Ollie Schniederjans defeated Thomas Detry and Jon … [Read more...]
McCoy and Harman Qualify For U.S. Open
ATHENS, G.A. --- Two men with ties to the Georgia golf team earned spots in the U.S. Open on Monday (June 8th, 2015) during sectional qualifying tournaments. Lee McCoy, who just completed his junior season with the Bulldogs, finished second at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, G.A. He carded a 13-under 131 to snare one of the sectional’s three spots. At Germantown and … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Much More Than One-Hit Wonder
When Bubba Watson won his first Masters in 2012, his victory was generally categorized in the golf media as a one-off triumph by a talented but unorthodox player whose future impact on the game was unlikely to be significant. For most of the next two years, Watson’s record indicated that the assessment of him was accurate, but not entirely complete. Watson was already an … [Read more...]