Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English tied for 11th Sunday in the PGA Tour stop in Greensboro to move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and retain his exempt status for the 2018-19 season. English also qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin Thursday in New Jersey. English came into last week’s tournament 132nd in the standings and moved up to 124th, … [Read more...]
Luke List Loses Playoff Battle to Justin Thomas in Honda Classic
When Luke List turned pro in 2007, he began his career in golf with the burden of great expectations. List, who grew up in North Georgia, enjoyed a successful college career at Vanderbilt, earning All- America status all four years and was a prominent amateur during that time. He lost in the semifinals of the USGA Public Links Championship in 2003, was a finalist in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Russell Henley Wins Honda Classic
When you win your first tournament as a PGA Tour member with five birdies on your last five holes in the final round, what can you do for an encore? After winning the 2013 Hawaiian Open in rather dramatic fashion, Macon native Russell Henley found himself in that situation, Henley’s spectacular start to his PGA Tour career was followed by more than a year of … [Read more...]
Victory Puts Russell Henley Back in Masters
Macon’s Russell Henley earned a return invitation to the Masters, winning a playoff to cap a wild final round in the Honda Classic. Henley won his first tournament as a member of the PGA Tour last year in Hawaii to qualify for the 2013 Masters, but was without an invitation to Augusta this year until he won the Honda with a birdie on the first extra hole. With his … [Read more...]
Woods Again A Heavy Masters Favorite, but Recent Augusta Record Looks Suspect
After winning three times in his first four stroke play starts on the PGA Tour this year, Tiger Woods is a heavy favorite entering the 2013 Masters. Woods is closing in on the all-time victory record held by Sam Snead, and his early success this season is being touted as a sign of things to come in Augusta this month. The case for a fifth green jacket for Tiger will be … [Read more...]