The 10thRSM Classic was played last week at Sea Island Golf Club, and for the fifth time a player with modest professional credentials emerged with his first PGA Tour victory. Tyler Duncan, a mostly obscure third year PGA Tour member, defeated Webb Simpson, the highest-ranked player in the field, on the second playoff hole to collect his first professional victory after a … [Read more...]
Georgians in RSM Classic: Former champion Chris Kirk Returns After 6-Month Absence
In the first nine editions of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, golfers with Georgia ties have won the PGA Tour event four times. Among the winners are two Georgia natives, two current residents and two ex-Georgia Bulldogs. Chris Kirk, who checks all three boxes, is making his PGA Tour return after an absence of more than six months to deal with some personal … [Read more...]
Trio of Georgians Post Top Finishes in Houston Open; KF Tour Qualifying Update
A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
2019-20 PGA Tour Begins with Additions, Changes to Fall Schedule
Less than three weeks after the 2018-19 PGA Tour season ended, the 2019-20 season begins Sept. 12 with one of two tournaments that has moved to the newly expanded Fall schedule. The Greenbrier, which will be the season opener for 2019-20, and the Houston Open, which is set for mid-October, are the new additions to the Fall, along with an event in Japan, which replaces one in … [Read more...]
Georgians Hope To Contend as British Open Returns to Northern Ireland
The 2019 British Open enters uncharted territory in more ways than one, as Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will serve as tournament host for the first time since 1951. The course was the first outside England or Scotland to host golf’s oldest championship, but the event has not returned to Northern Ireland for almost 70 years due to the internal strife within the country … [Read more...]
Masters preview: McIlroy the Favorite, No Green Jacket for Tiger or Phil
The list of potential 2019 Masters champions is long, with a clear but not overwhelming favorite who comes into the tournament as the game’s hottest player, but who does not have the best relationship with Augusta National. Everything points to a Rory McIlroy victory in Augusta next week. He has finished sixth or better in each of his six starts in PGA Tour stroke play … [Read more...]
Howell, Cink back in Masters after lengthy absences; Mitchell to make Augusta debut
Two veterans who haven’t played in Augusta in some time and a second-year PGA Tour member making his first ever start in a major are among 10 golfers with ties to Georgia who will be competing in the 2019 Masters. Augusta native Charles Howell is playing in the Masters for the first time since 2012 and making just the second start in his hometown in more than a decade, … [Read more...]
Kisner Defeats Kuchar in Finals of WGC Match Play
For the second straight year, former Georgia Bulldog golf team member Kevin Kisner found himself in the finals of the WGC Match Play Championship against a familiar competitor. Last year it was fellow ex-UGA golfer Bubba Watson, who used his considerable distance advantage to put a 7&6 beating on Kisner in the title match. This time, Kisner drew a player whose style … [Read more...]
Kuchar Tops Large Field of Georgians in Players Championship
A large contingent of golfers with Georgia ties will compete in the Players Championship, which will be played March 14-17 at TPC Sawgrass outside Jacksonville, returning to its early Spring date after being held in May since 2007. Of the 144 players in the field, 22 have Georgia ties, led by Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech/St. Simons resident), who won the Players in 2012 and … [Read more...]