For almost the past two decades, Craig Stevens has been one of the most consistently successful players in the Georgia PGA Section. Stevens has earned Player of the Year honors three times (2001, 2012 and ’13), won 13 Section points events including three Georgia PGA Championships, two Match Play titles and the 2011 Atlanta Open. Since turning 50 in 2011, Stevens has won … [Read more...]
E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship Final Results
Roswell, GA --- James Mason, PGA Life Member from Dillard, fired a final round two-under 70 to win the rain shortened E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship presented by TaylorMade/adidas Golf/Ashworth/Adams Golf and the PGA Tour, conducted at Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation course on St. Simons Island. The event was cut from 54 to 36 holes due to weather caused by the remnants of … [Read more...]
Mason takes Senior Open with late burst; Wins in playoff by going birdie-eagle-birdie
There is winning a golf tournament and then there is WINNING A GOLF TOURNAMENT. James Mason won the recent Yamaha Georgia Senior Open in the all caps manner, finishing the tournament with a three-hole stretch that may never have been achieved in the history of the University of Georgia course, followed by a dramatic birdie on the first hole of a playoff for the … [Read more...]
Haack and Bowen Chosen For Induction Into Georgia Golf Hall Of Fame
ATHENS, G.A. --- The University of Georgia’s Chris Haack, a two-time National Coach of the Year, and Nanci Bowen, an All-American and LPGA major winner, have been chosen for induction into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, according to an announcement Tuesday by the Georgia State Golf Association. The induction banquet will take place Saturday, January 16, 2016, at the Atlanta … [Read more...]
Yamaha Georgia Senior Open Results
James Mason, PGA life-member from The Orchard Golf & Country Club in Dillard, won his second Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens. Mason fired a second round of two-under par 69 for a two-day total of three-under par 139, and defeated Stephen Keppler, head PGA professional at Marietta Country Club in Kennesaw, and Mark … [Read more...]
GSGA Announces Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2016
MARIETTA, G.A. - The Georgia State Golf Association is pleased to announce the 2016 inductees into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame: Nanci Bowen of Travelers Rest, S.C., is a former Ladies Professional Golf Association touring player and is currently a teacher of the game of golf; Christopher Jay (Chris) Haack of Bogart, Ga., is the Head Coach and Director of Golf at the … [Read more...]
James Mason ties for second place in PGA Senior PNC; Skinner, Keppler also qualify for ‘15 Senior PGA
With his 64th birthday not too far off, lifetime Georgia PGA member and veteran Champions Tour player James Mason still has enough game to compete at the national level. Mason made a run at winning the PGA Senior Professional National Championship in south Florida in mid-November, finishing in a tie for 2nd. Mason was one of three Georgia PGA members to finish in the top 35 … [Read more...]
GSGA Falls Short at Billy Peters Cup Matches
EVANS, G.A. - The GSGA fell to the Georgia PGA professionals in the Billy Peters Cup Matches, 17-15. In an effort to win the competition for the first time since 2009, the GSGA finished day one tied, 8-8, but a day of singles matches saw the team of professionals prevail. The 40th playing of the biennial event took place at Champions Retreat Golf Club, October 19-20. On the … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Championship Belongs to Section Veterans
The first four Georgia PGA individual tournaments of 2014 featured two first-time winners, a second-time winner and an amateur winner, Based on past history, that pattern is likely to change when the state’s top club professionals gather on St. Simons Island for the Georgia PGA Championship, which will be played August 25-27 on Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. The … [Read more...]