ATLANTA, GEORGIA – On October 31, 2017 the East Lake Cup collegiate match play championship announced a charitable donation of $498,750 to the East Lake Foundation from behalf of Golf Channel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (presenting sponsor) and associate sponsor CSX. To date, the East Lake Cup has donated nearly $1 million to the East Lake Foundation. “We are very … [Read more...]
Augusta Women’s Golf Earns Fourth Consecutive At-Large Bid To NCAA Tournament
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Augusta University women’s golf team will make its fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, after earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Athens Regional. The Jaguars will play at the University of Georgia Golf Course May 8-10. The regional selections were announced on Golf Channel and streamed live on the Golf Channel website on Thursday, April 27 at … [Read more...]
Georgia Native Katie Burnett Runner Up in LOTTE Championship
OAHU, HI, April 16, 2016 – Katie Burnett of Brunswick, Georgia finished runner up in the LOTTE Championship held at Ko Olina Golf Club in Oahu, Hawaii. This is Burnett’s greatest finish, surpassing her ninth place tie at the LOTTE Championship in 2014. Burnett finished the tournament at fifteen under, to tie for second place with In Gee Chun. The leader, Minjee … [Read more...]
Golf Channel’s East Lake Cup Collegiate Championship Announces $475,000 Donation to the East Lake Foundation
ATLANTA, Ga., March 18, 2016 – Golf Channel’s East Lake Cup collegiate match play championship announced a charitable donation of $475,000 to the East Lake Foundation on behalf of the event’s presenting sponsor, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, as well as associate sponsors BMW, CSX and Rolex. “We are very appreciative of the generous financial support we have received … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Electric Extends PGA TOUR Sponsorship through 2020
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, F.L.—August 20, 2015 —The PGA TOUR and Mitsubishi Electric announced an extension of the title sponsorship of the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai through 2020. They also announced a new title sponsorship – the Mitsubishi Electric Classic (formerly the Greater Gwinnett Championship) through 2020. Mitsubishi Electric … [Read more...]
Georgia State to Travel to Texas for NCAA Men’s Golf Regional
ATLANTA, G.A. – The Georgia State men’s golf team will make its second-straight appearance in an NCAA Regional, traveling to Lubbock, Texas, as announced by the NCAA on Monday morning (May 4th, 2015) live on The Golf Channel. The three day event will take place on the May 14-16 at The Rawls Course hosted by Texas Tech. This will mark the second-straight season the Panthers … [Read more...]
Three Georgia Southern Eagles Earn Sun Belt Men’s Golf Accolades
NEW ORLEANS, L.A.– Georgia Southern senior Scott Wolfes (St. Simons, Ga.) was named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Year and earned first-team all-league honors while classmate Kim Koivu (Helsinki, Finland) was named first-team all-league as the conference released its men's golf postseason awards May 1st, 2015. In addition, Georgia Southern men's golf coach Carter Collins was … [Read more...]
Lescudier and Sverdloff Named to A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team
KENNESAW, G.A. – The accolades continue to roll in for the Kennesaw State women's golf team as senior Ines Lescudier and sophomore Dulcie Sverdloff earned spots on the 2015 Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference Team, the league announced on Friday (April 24, 2015). "I am incredibly proud of both Ines and Dulcie being named to the A-Sun Academic All-Conference team," said head … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech’s Richy Werenski Wins Golf Channel’s “Big Break The Palm Beaches, FL” Reality Competition Series
Richy Werenski (Bluffton, S.C. / South Hadley, Mass.) defeated Justin Martinson (Savannah, Ga. / Avondale, Pa.) 2&1 in the championship match on Monday’s finale of Big Break The Palm Beaches, FL, the 23rd season of Golf Channel’s reality competition franchise. Contested on the Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa – home to the PGA TOUR’s Honda Classic and the … [Read more...]