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...]
3 Ex-Georgia Collegians on Olympic Team
Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar to Represent U.S. When golf makes its return to the Olympics this month, the four-man U.S. team will consist of three players with Georgia ties, two of whom made the squad thanks to the lengthy list of world class players who elected to skip the Games in Rio de Janeiro. The players not competing in Rio have largely overshadowed those … [Read more...]
Georgia golf headliners for 2015 Jordan Spieth, Zach Johnson top list of year’s best
The dominant figure in golf in 2015 did some of his best work in Georgia. Thanks to his victories in the Masters and Tour Championship, Jordan Spieth tops Fore Georgia’s list of the top headliners in the state for the past year. Following is a list of the golfers who made the biggest headlines in Georgia in 2015, beginning with the state’s standout group of tour pros and … [Read more...]