At the age of 68, James Mason is showing no signs of slowing down. Mason bettered his age – a fairly routine occurrence for the former Champions Tour player – in the final round of the Championship at Berkeley Hills to wind up in a playoff with a pair of college golfers. His closing 66 got him into the clubhouse with a 7-under 137 total for 36 holes, a score subsequently … [Read more...]
Amateurs Look To Continue 6-Year Winning Streak at Berkeley Hills
The Championship at Berkeley Hills will be played for the 10th time July 8-9, and the state’s club professionals will attempt to snap a 6-year string of victories by amateurs in the Georgia PGA tournament. Among the amateur winners is Gus Wagoner, now an assistant pro at Capital City Club, who started the streak of amateur champions in the event while he was still in college … [Read more...]
Stachler Survives Shaky Start to Take Berkeley Hills Event in Playoff Over Dixon
University of South Carolina golfer Ryan Stachler began the final round Tuesday in the Championship at Berkeley Hills with back-to-back bogeys, and his day ended after consecutive bogeys on his final two holes. But some bogeys are better than others, and the first and last bogeys Stachler scored in the final round of the Georgia PGA tournament helped produce his first … [Read more...]
Hatcher and Wagoner Win Pro-Pro Championship
St. Simons Island, GA --- The team of Richard Hatcher and Gus Wagoner from Ansley Golf Club Settingdown Creek in Roswell made 18 birdies and an eagle over 36 holes to capture the Traynor Golf Collection/Mizuno/E-Z-GO Pro-Pro Championship presented by Ernest Sports and Global Golf Sales which was contested on the Sea Island Golf Club’s famed Seaside and Plantation … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner Repeats as Yamaha Atlanta Open Champion
Wins on third playoff hole against 2 college golfers Sonny Skinner played the par-5 18th hole at St. Ives Country Club four times during the weather-delayed final round of the Yamaha Atlanta Open. He drove it into a fairway bunker twice. He hit his second shot into a greenside bunker once. The one time he avoided the sand, he sliced his second shot off a downhill line off … [Read more...]
Skinner Wins Yamaha Atlanta Open
Roswell, GA --- Sonny Skinner, PGA head professional from Spring Hill Country Club in Tifton successfully defended his title at the weather delayed Yamaha Atlanta Open presented by Bushnell, Bolle, Camelbak and Chase 54 played at St Ives Country Club in Johns Creek. Skinner carded a final round of five-under par 67 for a two-day total of seven-under par 137, and outlasted … [Read more...]
Georgia State Defends Furman Intercollegiate Title
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Led by top four finishes from junior J.J. Grey and senior Davin White , Georgia State defended its title with a 16-stroke victory at the Furman Intercollegiate on Sunday, March 29th, 2015. Grey earned his third top-two finish of the month while White earned his first top five of the year. Georgia State shot a final round even par 288 to finish the 54-hole … [Read more...]
Grey Wins Southern Intercollegiate and Georgia State Places Second
ATLANTA, G.A. – Georgia State junior J.J. Grey shot a 4-under, 140 to win the one-day, 36-hole Southern Intercollegiate hosted by Georgia and GRU-Augusta on Monday, March 16th, at Athens Country Club in Athens, G.A. Grey led the Panthers to a second-place finish, giving Georgia State back-to-back top-three finishes. One of the oldest tournaments in the country, the Southern … [Read more...]
Freshman Herrmann Leads Panthers at Jones Invitational
VALENCIA, C.A. – Georgia State shot a final round 14-over 302 to finish 12th at the Jones Invitational at Valencia Country Club on Tuesday afternoon. Freshman Alexander Herrmann led Georgia State with a tie for 27th as three Panthers finished among the top 30. Herrmann shot a final-round 5-over 77, which included four birdies, to finish 6-over for the event. The Panthers … [Read more...]