The first four Georgia PGA individual tournaments of 2014 featured two first-time winners, a second-time winner and an amateur winner, Based on past history, that pattern is likely to change when the state’s top club professionals gather on St. Simons Island for the Georgia PGA Championship, which will be played August 25-27 on Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. The … [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...]
Stevens Repeats, Claims Fourth Georgia PGA Player of the Year Title
Roswell, GA --- Craig Stevens, PGA teaching professional from Brookstone Country Club in Acworth, claimed his second straight and fourth overall Georgia PGA Player of the Year (POY) title presented by PGA National Resort and Spa and the highly coveted Billy Weir Trophy after a long stretch of outstanding play in 2013. Stevens previously won the Georgia PGA Player of the Year … [Read more...]
Ormsby Wins the Georgia PGA Professional Championship
Roswell, GA --- Todd Ormsby, PGA professional at Canongate on White Oak in Newnan carded a one-over par 73 for a championship total of one-under par 143 to win the Georgia PGA’s Professional Championship held at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans. Ormsby was the only player in the field under par for the tournament. For his efforts, Ormsby won the first place check of … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Professional Nicole Weller Named 2013 PGA Junior Golf Leader
Nicole Weller, PGA director of instruction at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., has been named recipient of the 2013 PGA Junior Golf Leader Award. Weller, 41, is the second member of the Georgia PGA Section to receive the PGA Junior Golf Leader Award, established in 1988, recognizing the PGA Professional who is a leader in junior golf and who reflects the ideals of those … [Read more...]