The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
Beck, Whaley Among Georgians to Advance in Web.com Tour Qualifying
Two dozen golfers with ties to Georgia advanced from the first stage of qualifying for the 2019 Web.com Tour, with one of the qualifiers played at Callaway Gardens. The qualifier at Callaway Gardens was played as Hurricane Michael roared through south Georgia recently, but it ended on time, unlike a qualifier in North Carolina, which ended one day late and required 54 holes … [Read more...]
Margaret Shirley of Atlanta Wins 2014 GSGA Tommy Barnes Award
MARIETTA, G.A. - In a year that included many dominating performances, Margaret Shirley of Atlanta was selected as the Tommy Barnes Award winner, signifying the Georgia State Golf Association's overall player of the year for 2014. Shirley was honored at the GSGA's Player of the Year Luncheon, held at Cherokee Town Club in Atlanta on January 17, 2015. This past year, how … [Read more...]
Final round surge lifts Robert Mize to Georgia Amateur title
Although he didn’t exactly do it on purpose, Robert Mize employed a very shrewd plan that earned him a victory in the Georgia Amateur, played at Idle Hour in Macon. Mize, the son of 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize of Columbus, stayed within range of the leaders throughout the tournament, but never got too close to the player leading at the end of the first three … [Read more...]
GA Tech ousted in NCAA match play opener
Schniederjans second after losing playoff Georgia Tech advanced to match play at the 2014 NCAA Golf Championship for the fourth time in five years, but the Yellow Jackets were eliminated in the quarterfinal round for the third time, losing to Oklahoma State. Tech placed fifth in the 30-team stroke play event, with Powder Springs junior Ollie Schniederjans losing in a … [Read more...]
Tech, Georgia win Regional titles; Ga. State, Kennesaw also in NCAA
Four of Georgia’s college golf teams qualified for the NCAA Division I Championship, with Georgia Tech and Georgia both capturing Regional titles. Kennesaw State and Georgia State also earned spots in the NCAA Championship, finishing 2nd in their Regionals. The four Georgia squads will be among the 30 teams going for an NCAA Championship at Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kan., … [Read more...]
Four Georgia College Golf Teams Won Their Conference Tournaments in April to Earn Automatic Bids to the NCAA Tournament
The four conference champions – Georgia Tech, Georgia State, Georgia Southern and Mercer – will compete in the NCAA Regionals, which will be played at six sites May 15-17. Georgia and Kennesaw State will also receive invitations, with all six teams looking to qualify for the NCAA Championship, which is scheduled for May 23-28 in Kansas. Schniederjans leads Jackets to … [Read more...]
College Roundup: Georgia State Panthers Takes Back-to-Back Titles
The Georgia State Panthers won back-to-back tournaments on consecutive weekends, winning in Kannapolis, N.C., the weekend after sharing first place with Virginia Tech in the Furman Intercollegiate. The Panthers captured the Irish Creek Collegiate with a 5-over 859 total, edging North Florida by one shot. Georgia State’s closing 289 was the lowest score of the final round, … [Read more...]
College Preview: Tech Shoots For Elusive National Title
Georgia Tech opened its 2014 golf schedule in Hawaii in early February and hopes to finish it in Kansas in late May with a long sought NCAA Championship. The Yellow Jackets have made a number of runs at an NCAA golf championship, but four runner-up finishes and several other close calls over the past two decades are as close as the Jackets have come. Georgia Tech begins … [Read more...]