ATLANTA, (GA) --- For the fourth time since 2017 the Georgia Open presented by L & J Golf, Layr, and E-Z-GO will be contested at The Ford Field and River Club in Richmond Hill next week. The Championship dates are August 5-8, with the sold-out Pro-Am set for Wednesday, August 4th. The Georgia Open annually attracts a diverse field, with mini-tour pros and amateurs … [Read more...]
Georgia Golf News: Jones Cup; New Event, Course Change for Augusta National
Golf news from tournaments around the state, including two items from Georgia’s most famous golf course in Augusta: BHATIA EDGES THOMPSOM IN JONES CUP PLAYOFF Akshay Bhatia, the 2018 American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year, won the Jones Cup at Sea Island’s Ocean Forest GC this past weekend, taking a playoff over St. Simons resident and UGA golfer Davis … [Read more...]
Georgia Open Back at Ford Plantation For Third Straight Year
The Georgia Open returns to Savannah’s Ford Plantation for a third straight year, with defending champion Paul Claxton heading up a field that consists of tour players, Georgia PGA members and amateurs. The tournament is schedule for August 2-5. When Claxton won last year, he became the fiirst Georgia PGA-affiliated player to win the tournament in more than a decade. But … [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...]