The last time a Georgia native won a tournament on the LPGA Tour was 1995 when Tifton’s Nanci Bowen scored a stunning victory in the Nabisco Dinah Shore, one of the tour’s four major championships. The winless stretch of more than two decades almost came to an end last week when Brunswick’s Katie Burnett tied for second in the Lotte Championship in Hawaii, finishing just … [Read more...]
Georgia Native Katie Burnett Runner Up in LOTTE Championship
OAHU, HI, April 16, 2016 – Katie Burnett of Brunswick, Georgia finished runner up in the LOTTE Championship held at Ko Olina Golf Club in Oahu, Hawaii. This is Burnett’s greatest finish, surpassing her ninth place tie at the LOTTE Championship in 2014. Burnett finished the tournament at fifteen under, to tie for second place with In Gee Chun. The leader, Minjee … [Read more...]