AUGUSTA, Ga. - Every year at the Masters, a few players have a different kind of experience, they’re not just competing on one of golf’s biggest stages, they’re playing somewhere that feels like home. Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous courses in the world, but for players with ties to the state, it means even more. Whether they grew up there, went to school there, … [Read more...]
2025 PGA TOUR Winners Highlight Early Field for The RSM Classic
SEA ISLAND, Ga. – Today tournament officials announced that an impressive number of winners on the PGA TOUR this season are currently scheduled to compete in The RSM Classic, scheduled for November 17-23. “We are thrilled with the world-class players that have already committed to compete as we celebrate our 16th year on the PGA TOUR,” said Todd Thompson, The RSM Classic … [Read more...]
Bulldogs at Bethpage: Georgia Golfers Take Center Stage at the 2025 Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup, golf’s most electric team event, has arrived at Bethpage Black in New York. This year, the biennial clash between the United States and Europe carries a special subplot for Bulldog Nation: four participants with deep ties to the University of Georgia are part of the action. Harris English and Russell Henley represent Team USA as players, Kevin Kisner serves as an … [Read more...]
FedExCup Playoffs Begin This Week
ATLANTA , Ga. – The PGA TOUR Regular Season ended on Sunday with Cameron Young securing his long-awaited maiden TOUR victory at the Wyndham Championship. Only the TOUR’s top 70 players move on to the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. The top 50 will move on to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in … [Read more...]
Brian Harman wins ‘game of attrition’ at Valero Texas Open, proving testament to his golf DNA
SAN ANTONIO, Tx. — When Brian Harman got to the range Sunday, the scene looked more like a ski resort than a golf tournament. Players wore stocking caps. Caddies wore hoods. Layered-up spectators at the Valero Texas Open wore knit gloves and grim smiles and flushed cheeks. It was barely 50 degrees. (Feels-like temperature: 42.) It was howling like a … [Read more...]
Harris English returns to what made him special, wins fifth TOUR title at Farmers Insurance Open
LA JOLLA, Calif. – Last Wednesday, Justin Parsons pulled Harris English aside and relayed a simple message: You need to stop being like everybody else. In the four years since English’s last victory, the laid-back but hard-working Georgian had followed all the steps that a modern TOUR player traditionally takes to improve. English, 35, got in the gym to stay fit … [Read more...]
Xander Schauffele Moves to No. 2 Spot with PGA Championship Title
ATLANTA, Ga. – With his victory at the PGA Championship for his first career major championship and first of the 2024 season, Xander Schauffele earned 750 FedExCup points to move to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings. Schauffele’s eighth career victory on the PGA TOUR puts him in position to qualify for his eighth consecutive FedExCup Playoffs finale at the TOUR Championship, … [Read more...]
Kirk Wins The Sentry For Sixth PGA TOUR Win
MAUI, Hawaii — Georgia men’s golf alum Chris Kirk won The Sentry with a 29-under, 263, winning his sixth major and becoming the first former Bulldog to win the event since Harris English did so in 2021. Kirk shot 67-65-66-65 to win the event by one stroke. Four former Georgia golfers finished in the top 15 of the event, including Brian Harman tied for fifth, Sepp Straka tied … [Read more...]
Georgia’s Phillips Named First-Team All-American
NORMAN, Okla. --- Georgia senior Trent Phillips has been selected as an NCAA Division I PING First-Team All-American, according to an announcement Tuesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Phillips, a native of Inman, S.C., earned All-America honors for the fourth time. He was a First Teamer in 2020 and 2022, a Second Teamer in 2019, and an Honorable Mention pick … [Read more...]