The Web.com Tour returns to the Landings in Savannah for a second year, with the 2019 tournament set for March 28-31 on the Deer Creek course. Last year’s inaugural event produced plenty of final round fireworks, as first year pro Sam Burns out-dueled Alpharetta’s Roberto Castro in a Sunday birdie barrage to win by one shot. Both Burns and Castro are playing on the PGA … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Begins 2019 Schedule with 2 Events in the Bahamas
The 2019 Web.com Tour begins this weekend in the Bahamas with 14 players with ties to Georgia competing in the first of two Sunday-to-Wednesday events in the Bahamas that are part of the 27-tournament schedule. The tour has new events in Florida, Texas and Colorado, replacing tournaments played last year in Mississippi, Cleveland and Jacksonville. He latter two were part of … [Read more...]
Weaver, McCoy Among Georgians to Qualify for Web.com Tour
Five golfers with ties to Georgia were among 49 players who earned full Web.com Tour status for the outset of the 2019 season with top-40 finishes in the tour’s qualifying tournament, which ended Sunday in Arizona. The Georgia qualifiers were former Georgia Tech golfers Paul Haley and Vince Whaley, recent UGA standout Lee McCoy, Atlanta resident Drew Weaver and St. Simons … [Read more...]
English Moves into Top 125; Castro Earns Return to PGA Tour
Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English tied for 11th Sunday in the PGA Tour stop in Greensboro to move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and retain his exempt status for the 2018-19 season. English also qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin Thursday in New Jersey. English came into last week’s tournament 132nd in the standings and moved up to 124th, … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Update: Scott Langley’s Victory Highlights Early Success by Georgians
Three tournaments into the 2018 Web.com Tour season, there is already one winner with ties to Georgia along with eight others ranked among the top 50 on the money list. Scott Langley, who plays out of St. Simons Island, won last week’s tournament in Panama, which should help him return to the PGA Tour later this year. Langley played on the PGA Tour from 2013-16, but lost … [Read more...]
Ex-Bulldog Lee McCoy Medalist in Web.com Qualifying
Tommy Tolles Ties for First in Champions Tour Qualifier Recent UGA standout Lee McCoy earned medalist honors in the finals of Web.com Tour qualifying for 2018, with the 72-hole event concluding Sunday in Arizona. McCoy shot 28-under par 260 to win the event by two strokes, with the third place finishers six shots behind him. He posted scores of 65-67-63-65 over two courses … [Read more...]
Lee McCoy Wins Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament
CHANDLER, Ariz. --- Georgia alum Lee McCoy won the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament on Sunday to earn fully exempt status for the 2018 Web.com Tour season. McCoy, who completed his Georgia career in 2016, edged out South Korean Sung-Jae Im by two strokes. “I think it was Jack Nicklaus that was famous for saying that most of the tournaments he won, he didn’t really win, … [Read more...]
McCoy First, Sigg Eighth In Pro Event In Canada
VANCOUVER, British Columbia --- Former Georgia All-American Lee McCoy claimed the first professional victory of his career as he won the MacKenzie Tour’s Freedom 55 Financial Open on Sunday at Point Grey Golf and Country Club. McCoy, making his first appearance on the MacKenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada, finished at 20-under 268 with rounds of 66, 69, 67 and 66. He was eight … [Read more...]