After all the talk about the immense talent on the 2018 American Ryder Cup team, the final result was the same as that of the previous five matches played in Europe. The U.S. team lost by the second largest margin of the 6-match road losing streak, with Europe erasing a 3-1 deficit after the first session Friday morning to win the team matches 10-6. The Europeans clinched … [Read more...]
Reed, Watson Part of U.S. Ryder Cup Team Looking to Break Losing Streak in Europe
It’s been 25 years since the United States team won the Ryder Cup in Europe, but the U.S. losing streak is not quite as bad it as appears. Or is it? There have been just six Ryder Cup matches played in Europe over the past quarter century, but the Americans’ record in the U.S. during that span is less than stellar, especially compared with the Europeans’ home … [Read more...]
Atlanta Celebrates The Start of TOUR Championship Week
ATLANTA, GA – On September 18, 2017, the 3rd annual Atlanta Celebrates the TOUR Championship event took place tonight at the College Football Hall of Fame. The event brought together the Atlanta business community along with residents to kick-off TOUR Championship week, now in its 16th consecutive year in Atlanta. The evening featured a performance by hometown … [Read more...]
Charles Howell ties for second in San Diego; Augusta native off to hot start this season
Augusta native Charles Howell has not enjoyed as stellar a career as was expected when he turned pro in 2000 as the most heralded amateur since Tiger Woods, but he has certainly been a productive player during his 18 seasons on the PGA Tour. Howell has just two wins, the first coming in his second full season in 2002; the last coming in 2007 in Los … [Read more...]
Three Georgians Helped Lead U.S. to Palmer Cup Victory
Sugar Grove, I.L.-- The U.S. reclaimed the annual Palmer Cup with an 18-12 victory at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois, with the team featuring three Georgians on the 10-player squad, which was coached by Georgia Tech’s Bruce Heppler. Ollie Schniederjans of Powder Springs and Anders Albertson of Woodstock, two recent Georgia Tech graduates, were part of the U.S. team along … [Read more...]
McCoy Helps United States Reclaim Palmer Cup
SUGAR GROVE, I.L. --- Georgia’s Lee McCoy helped the United States retain the Palmer Cup – a Ryder Cup-style event featuring collegians – with an 18-12 decision over Europe on Sunday, June 14th, 2015, at Rich Harvest Farms. McCoy, who recently completed his junior year with the Bulldogs, earned 1.5 points for Team USA. He and Ollie Schniederjans defeated Thomas Detry and Jon … [Read more...]
Schniederjans Named First-Team All-American
Bradenton, F.L. – Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans, ranked as high as seventh in the nation individually this year, has been named a first-team All-American for the second time by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The PING First-Team All-America honorees for Division I were announced by the GCAA at the NCAA Golf Championship Tuesday morning (June 2nd, 2015), and … [Read more...]
Georgia Bulldogs Qualify For NCAA Championships
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA ---- The Georgia men's golf team qualified for the NCAA Championships on Saturday by placing fourth in the San Diego Regional at The Farms Golf Club. The top five schools from the San Diego Regional moved on to the NCAAs, which will be held May 29-June 3, 2015 at The Concession Golf Club in Brandenton, Fla. Joining the Bulldogs from San Diego were … [Read more...]
Albertson and Schniederjans Named to U.S. Palmer Cup Team
Norman, O.K. – Georgia Tech seniors Ollie Schniederjans and Anders Albertson have been named to represent the United states in the 2015 Palmer Cup, the annual Ryder Cup-style collegiate competition that will be played June 12-14, 2015, at Rich Harvest Farms outside Sugar Grove, I.L. The Palmer Cup teams for both the United States and Europe were announced live Friday (April … [Read more...]