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...]
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...]
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...]
Kuchar Tops Large Field of Georgians in Players Championship
A large contingent of golfers with Georgia ties will compete in the Players Championship, which will be played March 14-17 at TPC Sawgrass outside Jacksonville, returning to its early Spring date after being held in May since 2007. Of the 144 players in the field, 22 have Georgia ties, led by Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech/St. Simons resident), who won the Players in 2012 and … [Read more...]
Ex-Bulldog Mitchell Scores First Win in Honda Classic
The first PGA Tour victory for former Georgia Bulldog Keith Mitchell could not have come in much more dramatic fashion. Mitchell, in just his second season on the PGA Tour, rolled in a 15-foot birdie on the 72nd hole of the Honda Classic to break a 3-way tie with Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler, capping a clutch back nine performance by the St. Simons Island … [Read more...]
Kuchar Wins in Hawaii for Second Victory of Young Season
After eight consecutive outstanding seasons on the PGA Tour from 2010 to ’17, Matt Kuchar turned 40 in the summer of 2018 and did not have much to celebrate about on the golf course. Kuchar’s 2017-18 season was his least successful in almost a decade, and resulted in a lot more misses than hits on his annual to-do list. He failed to qualify for the Ryder Cup team, the … [Read more...]
PGA Tour Preview: Significant Changes Highlight 2019 Schedule
The 2019 portion of the PGA Tour schedule began with two events in Hawaii, and will be followed by four annual stops in California and one in Arizona, the same as it has for the past two decades. After that, the usually standard sequence of tournaments has been significantly shuffled, along with a number of rules changes that are slightly confusing but not overly impactful. … [Read more...]
9 Players with Georgia Ties Among Early 2019 Masters Invitees
With the 2018 golf calendar down to a handful of international tournaments, invitations are about to go out for the 2019 Masters, and a smaller than usual group of golfers with Georgia ties will be among those getting an invite in the mail. Only nine players with Georgia ties will be receiving Masters invitations over the holidays, and four of them have won in Augusta, which … [Read more...]