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...]
J.P. Griffin Scores First Georgia PGA Victory in Match Play Championship
Capital City Club assistant J.P. Griffin scored his first Georgia PGA victory in impressive fashion Monday at Peachtree GC, defeating two of the Section’s top veteran players to win the Match Play Championship. Griffin defeated top-seeded Sonny Skinner 3&1 in the semifinals Monday morning, and came back in the afternoon to get past Brian Dixon 2-up in the title match. … [Read more...]
Skinner, Griffin, Potts and Dixon Reach GPGA Match Play Semifinals
Three former champions are among the four players who have advanced to the semifinals of the 2019 Georgia PGA Match Play Championship. The semifinals and championship match will be played Sept. 30 at Peachtree GC, with the four semifinalists having won four matches each to make it to Peachtree. The first four rounds were played at courses selected by the competitors, with … [Read more...]
Claxton Defends Georgia PGA Championship Title with Final Round 68
Paul Claxton successfully defended his title in the Georgia PGA Championship, winning for the second straight year at Sea Island Golf Club’s Retreat course on Wednesday. Claxton, who lived in the Retreat neighborhood for a number of years before moving to the small southeast Georgia community of Claxton, shot 9-under 207 to win by two strokes over two players who have won … [Read more...]