Roswell, GA ---Assistant PGA professional, Seth McCain of Jennings Mill Country Club in Bogart won two matches to capture the title today in the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, which was conducted at the Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta. McCain defeated PGA teaching professional Tim Weinhart 1-up in the first semifinal by making birdies on the final two holes. In the … [Read more...]
Shad Tuten Captures Georgia Open Title
Going to the final round of the Georgia Open at Ford Plantation outside Savannah, former Armstrong Atlantic golfer Shad Tuten had a specific game plan. Tuten, a pro for a little less than a year, began the round three shots off the lead, but was determined to concentrate on his game and pay as little attention as possible to how he stood in relation to the leader. That … [Read more...]
Cressend, Sanders Knock out Seeds in Early Rounds of Match Play
After two rounds of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, only two players seeded higher than 14th had been eliminated, with 14 of the 16 remaining players seeded no lower than 18th. The two highest seeded players who failed to advance were2015 runner-up and No. 4 seed Matthew Evans of Rivermont and two-time champion and No. 9 seed Craig Stevens of Brookstone, a finalist … [Read more...]
Fazio-Designed St. Ives Country Club to Host Atlanta Open
19 different winners in event the last 19 years The Yamaha Atlanta Open will be played this month at St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek, and if the tournament’s recent history is any indication, a player who has never won the tournament will come away with the 2016 title. Over the past 19 years, the tournament has had 19 different winners, with Atlantan Matt Russell … [Read more...]
Billy Mitchell wins Georgia Senior Open in playoff; Amateur takes title after daughter’s serious accident
For much of March and April, Billy Mitchell’s thoughts were far from the golf course, where he has been one of Georgia’s top amateur players for more than a decade. Mitchell’s 23-year-old daughter Sarah was severely injured in a scooter accident while on vacation in Mexico and spent two weeks in the ICU and CCU recovering from extensive injuries. After some touch and go … [Read more...]
Perno wins Rivermont PGA Championship
Johns Creek, GA --- PGA head professional Donn Perno from Peachtree Golf Club in Atlanta won the third annual Rivermont PGA Championship at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek presented by St. Michelle Vineyards on the first playoff hole over Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Member James Mason from Dillard, PGA professionals Kyle Owen of Dunwoody Country Club and Seth McCain of … [Read more...]
Billy Mitchell Wins Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
Roswell, GA --- Billy Mitchell, noted amateur player from Roswell, won his first Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at the Chattahoochee Golf Course in Gainesville. Mitchell fired a second round of four-under par 68 for a two-day total of 7-under par 137 and defeated mini-tour professional John L. Smith from Statesboro in a playoff. Mitchell started the day tied for … [Read more...]
Chattahoochee Golf Club to host Georgia Senior Open; Defending champion James Mason tops stellar field
The Yamaha Georgia Senior Open has produced some memorable finishes in recent years, each of them featuring the state’s most prominent players over the age of 50. Three of the last four tournaments have been won by a final hole birdie, with James Mason winning at the UGA course last year by going eagle-birdie on his final two holes to get into a playoff before winning with … [Read more...]
Weinhart Player of the Year for eighth time; Breaks GPGA record he shared with Wolff
During his almost two decades of being a member of the Georgia PGA, Tim Weinhart has 13 career victories in points events, including all four of the Section’s majors and three wins in an event with near-major status. But the last of Weinhart’s Section victories came in 2012 when he won the Match Play Championship and the Section’s qualifier for the PGA Professional National … [Read more...]