PORTLAND, Ore. — Jenny Bae’s professional career is off to about as good a start as she could have dreamed of, with two victories in her first six starts on the Epson Tour. This weekend, the former Georgia Bulldog will make her LPGA debut in the Portland Classic at Columbia Edgewater County Club. “Just being able to have the opportunity to participate in this tournament is a … [Read more...]
Jenny Bae Wins Juli Inkster Award
DUBLIN, Ohio – Three-time All-American and University of Georgia senior Jenny Bae has been named the recipient of the 2023 Inkster Award Presented by Workday, recognizing the highest ranked women’s Division I (DI) collegiate golfer in her final year of eligibility for the 2022-23 college golf season. The award is named after Juli Inkster, a World Golf Hall-of-Fame member and … [Read more...]
LPGA Tour Returns to Georgia This Week With Event at Great Waters
The LPGA Tour returns to Georgia this week for the first time since 2006, with an event at Reynolds Lake Oconee that that was thrown together at seemingly the last minute. The tournament, which will be known as the LPGA Drive On Championship –Lake Oconee, will be played Thursday through Sunday on the recently renovated Great Waters course. The event will feature a purse of … [Read more...]
Atlanta Athletic Club to Host 2021 Women’s PGA Championship
After an absence of 15 years, the LPGA will return to Georgia in 2021 when the Atlanta Athletic Club will host the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, one of the tour’s majors. The LPGA last played a tournament in the state in 2006, when Eagle’s Landing in Stockbridge ended a 15-year run as the site of an annual LPGA event, sponsored by Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A from … [Read more...]
WGOLF: UGA’s Tardy Preps For Third U.S. Open
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Bailey Tardy is one of 21 amateurs who have qualified for this weekend’s U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, Pa. But the rising junior has more Open experience than many of the 135 professionals competing in the game’s premier event. Tardy, who recently completed her sophomore season at Georgia, will make her third Open … [Read more...]