The dominant figure in golf in 2015 did some of his best work in Georgia. Thanks to his victories in the Masters and Tour Championship, Jordan Spieth tops Fore Georgia’s list of the top headliners in the state for the past year. Following is a list of the golfers who made the biggest headlines in Georgia in 2015, beginning with the state’s standout group of tour pros and … [Read more...]
Spieth caps spectacular season with victory; Tour Championship title a fitting conclusion
The FedExCup has produced a string of champions in recent years who were not the PGA Tour’s top player the year they won. Of the four FedExCup champions from 2011-14, all of whom earned that title thanks to a victory in the Tour Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, only one began the Playoffs in the top 10 on the points list. Billy Horschel, the 2014 FedExCup … [Read more...]
AJGA Names Rolex Junior Players of the Year
BRASELTON, Ga. – The American Junior Golf Association has announced its Rolex Junior All-America Teams, headlined by Rolex Junior Players of the Year Philip Barbaree of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Hannah O’Sullivan of Chandler, Arizona. For the second year in a row, the Rolex Junior Players of the Year also won the AJGA’s flagship event, the Rolex Tournament of … [Read more...]
Twenty players named to AJGA Junior All-Star Team
BRASELTON, G.A. – The 14th AJGA Junior All-Star Team includes 20 players from 10 states who are recognized as some of the top 12- to 15-year-old golfers in the world during the 2015 season, the American Junior Golf Association announced Wednesday, August 26th, 2015. Specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15, AJGA Junior All-Star Series events present opportunities … [Read more...]
Charlie Rymer Presented PGA Membership Card
Sheboygan, W.I. – After earning election into the PGA of America just 10 days ago, Golf Channel Analyst Charlie Rymer was honored Thursday morning (August 13th, 2015), formally receiving his PGA membership card from PGA President Derek Sprague live on the air at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits during Morning Drive. They were joined for the ceremony by Golf Channel … [Read more...]
ACDS Becomes AJGA Official Partner
BRASELTON, G.A. —American College Development Services, an association that guides student-athletes through their junior careers and prepares them to make the transition to NCAA athletics, will partner with the American Junior Golf Association and support the ACDS Junior All-Star Series beginning in 2016. “At ACDS, we provide student-athletes with the tools necessary to … [Read more...]
Kirk Scores Fourth PGA Tour Victory at Colonial
BY: MIKE BLUM--May 26th, 2015 Chris Kirk has had an affinity for Colonial Country Club and the Ft. Worth, Tex., area since he was a junior at the University of Georgia. Kirk came to Ft. Worth after a stellar junior season on the Georgia golf team, hoping to win the Ben Hogan Award, which is presented to the top collegiate golfer. He intended to turn pro and forego … [Read more...]
Lench Wins the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods
THE WOODLANDS, T.X. —Gabriel Lench of Lake Mary, Florida, won his first AJGA career tournament wire-to-wire at the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods with a tournament total of 10-under-par 206. The high school senior shot a final-round even-par 72 on a day where only one other player shot par or better. The weather took a 30-degree swing to the low 40’s from the first … [Read more...]
AJGA: Lench Leads at CB&I Boys Championship
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Gabriel Lench of Lake Mary, Florida, fired a 9-under-par 63 to lead the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods and in the process, set the Fazio competitive course scoring record. The Lake Mary High School senior also tied an 18-hole tournament scoring record set by Rolex Junior Player of the Year Matthew Rosenfeld in 2001. The score is the … [Read more...]