Bo Andrews fired a final-round 66 (6-under-par) Tuesday and surged into a tie for medalist honors at the Gary Koch Invitational, while 8th-ranked Georgia Tech finished second in the event for the second straight year. Andrews, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., earned his first collegiate victory by posting his best round of the year and matched his career low score set last year … [Read more...]
Georgia State’s Jonathan Grey Finishes Tied for Second at Old Waverly Championship
Georgia State’s Jonathan Grey nearly overcame a five-stroke deficit at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship on Tuesday, finishing second at 5-under by one stroke as the Panthers finished tied for sixth. Grey, who has won three times this year, shot a final round 4-under 68. A fourth win would have put Grey alone at the top of an elite group of Georgia State golfers with … [Read more...]
Simpson ‘Shifting Gears’ After Playing Career Ends
After a decade of diligent effort, Tim Simpson achieved the status as a top-10 player on the PGA Tour in 1989 and 1990. But after an ill-fated hunting trip in 1991, Simpson’s thriving professional career turned into an unending episode of the of recent TV series “House,” with Simpson playing the role of a patient with recurring medical problems that plague him for the rest … [Read more...]
Marist Wins 2013 Boy’s High School Invitational
The Atlanta Athletic Club hosted its 9th Annual Boy’s High School Invitational on Monday April 1, 2013. In the field were 18 of Georgia’s top high school golf programs, including 2012 State Champions Brookstone, Marist, and Milton. Each team brought four players and counted their three top scores. Congratulations to Marist for an overwhelming 7 shot victory. This was their … [Read more...]
Don Marsh Wins Georgia Super Senior Championship
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Don Marsh of Johns Creek posted a final-round 73 to finish at 1-under-par 143 and capture the sixth annual Georgia Super Senior Championship, which took place April 2-3 at Piedmont Driving Club. Marsh finished four strokes ahead of first-flight competitor Jim Kamis of Marietta. A pair of Savannahians and first-flight competitors, Frank Costanzo and Stephen … [Read more...]
Valdosta State Takes Sixth Place at Buccaneer Invitational
MIAMI, Fla. - Valdosta State followed a second round 287 with a final round 285 to move from 11th to sixth in the final day of play at the Buccaneer Invitational at the par 71, 6,733 yard Normandy Shores Golf Club Tuesday. The Blazers finished the tournament with a 54-hole score of 875, or 23 over par. Nova Southeastern claimed the team championship with a 25-under 827, … [Read more...]
Kennesaw State Women's Golf Finishes Third at the Challenge at Onion Creek
Behind the solid play of sophomore Ines Lescudier (Marseille, France / Tulane), the Kennesaw State women’s golf team turned its lowest 18-hole score of the season to finish a season-best third at the Challenge at Onion Creek that concluded Tuesday at the par-70, 5,821-yard Onion Creek Original Course in Austin, Texas. The Owls finished with a total of 30-over par 870. "This … [Read more...]
NeSmith Chevrolet Classic up next for NGA TOUR
Myrtle Beach, S.C. – The NGA Pro Golf Tour rolls into Shellman Bluff, Ga., this week to compete at the Sapelo Hammock Golf Club for the first time with the playing of the NeSmith Chevrolet Classic. And if a recent trend continues, it won’t be the last time the words “first time” are used during the tournament. Through the first five events of 2013 on the top-rated … [Read more...]
Steve McGrath of UGA’s Stadion Classic Named 2012 Web.com Tour Volunteer of the Year
ATHENS, Ga. – The Web.com Tour has selected Steve McGrath of the Stadion Classic at UGA as the recipient of the Tour’s 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award, according to an announcement this week by the PGA TOUR. McGrath has served the past four years as the Co-Chairman of Volunteer Coordination for the Stadion Classic at UGA, a Web.com Tour event that has been played at the UGA … [Read more...]