ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — For three days the weather was perfect and so was PGA of America Assistant Professional, Jin Chung, en route to claiming the title at the 56th Georgia PGA Championship charged by EnviroSpark at Sea Island Golf Club’s Retreat Course. Chung, from Château Élan Golf Club, opened the tournament on Monday with a 4-under par 68 and was the co-leader with PGA … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Match Play Championship
Atlanta, Ga. — Francisco Bide, Assistant PGA of America Professional from Capital City Club - Brookhaven won his 1st Georgia PGA Section event when he closed out fellow PGA Assistant Professional Anthony Cordes of Cherokee Town and Country Club in 21 holes of the Match Play Championship at Ohoopee Match Club. Bide was the five seed in the 64 player field where he played 97 … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Professional Championship Results
ATLANTA, GA—Chris Cartwright, PGA Professional from West Pines Golf Club, won the Georgia PGA Professional Championship. Cartwright will lead five Georgia Section PGA Professionals to compete in the 55th PGA Professional Championship in the spring of 2023. Cartwright turned in a winning total of 3-under par 141 at the Barnsley Resort in Adairsville and won by two shots over … [Read more...]
West Pines Classic Results
ATLANTA, GA --- J.P. Griffin, PGA Assistant Professional at Capital City Club in Brookhaven fired a final round of 2-under par 69 to win the third edition of the West Pines Classic supported by the City of Douglasville, WealthWise Marketing and Ahead contested at the City of Douglasville’s West Pines Golf Club. The 31-year-old Griffin finished with a two-day total of 8-under … [Read more...]
Milton Martin Honda Classic Results
Gainesville, GA --- Amateur Hunter Clay of Woodstock held strong down the stretch to beat a trio of Georgia PGA Professionals in the 5th Annual Milton Martin Classic. With rounds of 69-69 6-under par, Clay, the Reinhardt University rising senior edged Tim Weinhart of Heritage Golf Links, Jacob Tilton of Ansley Golf Club and J.P. Griffin of Capital City Club by one … [Read more...]
E-Z-GO /L&J Golf Georgia PGA Championship: Results
St. Simons Island, Ga. — J.P. Griffin, PGA Assistant Professional at Capital City Club in Atlanta won the E-Z-GO/L&J Golf Georgia PGA Championship presented by adidas, Golf Pro Payments, Signature Golf, Global Golf Sales, Srixon/Cleveland Golf-XXIO/asics, and the PGA Tour on Wednesday at a hot and sunny Sea Island Golf Club, never losing the lead through the three-round … [Read more...]
Milton Martin Honda Classic: Results
Gainesville, GA --- The ageless wonder, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member James Mason, the PGA teaching professional from The Orchard Club in Clarksville captured the third annual Milton Martin Honda Classic supported by Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO contested at Chattahoochee Golf Course in Gainesville. The 69-year-old Mason fired a second-round score of 7-under par 65, which … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Schedule Includes New Event at West Pines; Echelon To Host Atlanta Open
The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart Wins Qualifier for PGA PC; Anthony Cordes, Jake Keen Qualify in First Attempt
At the age of 50, Tim Weinhart is continuing his run as the Georgia PGA’s most successful player, especially in qualifying events for national PGA championships. Weinhart scored his sixth career victory Tuesday in the Georgia PGA’s qualifier for the national club pro championship, winning the GPGA Professional Championship by two strokes on a demanding Jennings Mill … [Read more...]