The 10thRSM Classic was played last week at Sea Island Golf Club, and for the fifth time a player with modest professional credentials emerged with his first PGA Tour victory. Tyler Duncan, a mostly obscure third year PGA Tour member, defeated Webb Simpson, the highest-ranked player in the field, on the second playoff hole to collect his first professional victory after a … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd Wins Again in Mexico; Vaughn Taylor One Shot Back in Second
The RSM Classic would like to have a leader board with as many Georgians near the top as was the case this past week in Mexico. The final threesome in the last two rounds of the Mayakoba Classic consisted of three Georgia residents, all of whom played their college golf in the state. Former Georgia Bulldogs Brendon Todd and Harris English battled over 32-plus-holes … [Read more...]
Georgians in RSM Classic: Former champion Chris Kirk Returns After 6-Month Absence
In the first nine editions of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, golfers with Georgia ties have won the PGA Tour event four times. Among the winners are two Georgia natives, two current residents and two ex-Georgia Bulldogs. Chris Kirk, who checks all three boxes, is making his PGA Tour return after an absence of more than six months to deal with some personal … [Read more...]
Trio of Georgians Post Top Finishes in Houston Open; KF Tour Qualifying Update
A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
Harman, English, Werenski Tie for Third in the Greenbrier
A trio of PGA Tour members who played their college golf in Georgia – two ex-Bulldogs and a former Yellow Jacket – got off to fast starts on the 2019-20 season with ties for third Sunday in the season opener at the Greenbrier. Georgia natives Harris English and Brian Harman, former UGA teammates, and Georgia Tech’s Richy Werenski all finished tied for third, with all three … [Read more...]
2019-20 PGA Tour Begins with Additions, Changes to Fall Schedule
Less than three weeks after the 2018-19 PGA Tour season ended, the 2019-20 season begins Sept. 12 with one of two tournaments that has moved to the newly expanded Fall schedule. The Greenbrier, which will be the season opener for 2019-20, and the Houston Open, which is set for mid-October, are the new additions to the Fall, along with an event in Japan, which replaces one in … [Read more...]
Todd to Return to PGA Tour; Georgia Tech Trio Back on KF Tour in 2020
Former Georgia Bulldog Brendon Todd earned a return to the PGA Tour for the 2019-20 season by placing seventh on the money list of the KF Finals, which concluded on Labor Day in Evansville. Also regaining his PGA Tour status was ex-Georgia Tech golfer Richy Werenski, but his situation is only minimally improved over what it would been had he not tie for 24thin the KF … [Read more...]
Georgians Look to Earn 2019-20 PGA Tour Cards in KF Finals Series
The last chance to earn a PGA Tour card for the 2019-20 season begins this week with the first of three events comprising the finals of what was formerly known as the Web.com Tour. A field of 138 from the PGA and KF (formerly Web.com) Tours along with a handful of international players will compete for 25 spots on the 2019-20 PGA Tour, which begins Sept. 12 at the … [Read more...]
Players Near Bubble Have 2 Weeks to Qualify for FedExCup Playoffs
With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, some PGA Tour members are scrambling to qualify for the Playoffs, which begin August 8 at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J., and conclude with the Tour Championship at East Lake August 22-25. The Playoffs events preceding the Tour Championship have been reduced from three to two, with the tournament in Boston … [Read more...]