Of the approximately 20 PGA Tour members for the 2016-17 season who either live or were born in Georgia, the only one to qualify for the year-opening Tournament of Champions wasn’t even a full-time player on the tour at the time of his victory. Augusta native Vaughn Taylor scored perhaps the most unexpected win on the PGA Tour last year, coming from six shots back after 54 … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship field finalized: Dustin Johnson takes No. 1 position to East Lake
ATLANTA – Dustin Johnson shot a 5-under 67 to win the BMW Championship for his third victory of the season, edging Paul Casey by three shots. It is Johnson’s second career title at the BMW Championship and 12th PGA TOUR title. With the win, Johnson claims the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup standings heading to the TOUR Championship, meaning a win at East Lake will guarantee the … [Read more...]
Former Augusta State Star Patrick Reed Wins Playoffs Opener
Coming into the first of the FedExCup Playoffs events, Patrick Reed was very much on the bubble of the U.S. Ryder Cup standings, holding down the eighth and final spot for automatic inclusion on the team, with the Barclays the final tournament before the eighth automatic spots were determined. Considering his performance in the 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland, Reed was almost … [Read more...]
Matt Kuchar Takes Home Bronze Medal from Olympics
Ordinarily, a player the caliber of Matt Kuchar would not be in a particularly celebratory mood after a third place finish in a tournament, with the exception of a major championship. Kuchar already had a trio of third place finishes this season, one in the Players Championship and another in the WGC event at Firestone. But his most recent third place showing was a … [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...]
Ryan Stachler Among Georgia Qualifiers for U.S. Open
Alpharetta’s Ryan Stachler, a member of the golf team at South Carolina, made a recent visit to the Pittsburgh area to play a round of golf with a friend who is a member at Oakmont, the site of the 2016 U.S. Open. After placing second in a sectional qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek, Stachler will get to play Oakmont in competition as part of this year’s U.S. … [Read more...]
AJGA names Scholastic Junior All-America Team
BRASELTON, Ga. – Twenty-four of the nation’s brightest minds and best junior golfers were named to the 2015 AJGA Scholastic Junior All-America Team, the American Junior Golf Association announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. Created in 1988, the team consists of 12 young men and 12 young women who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom. To be … [Read more...]
Heppler Named U.S. Coach for 2015 Palmer Cup
Las Vegas, N.V. – Longtime Georgia Tech men’s golf coach Bruce Heppler has been named to coach the United States team at the 2015 Palmer Cup, while former Ryder Cup player Jean Van de Velde will lead the European team. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 12-14,2014 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, I.L. This will be the second appointment as head … [Read more...]
Former Tech stars attempt to become first Yellow Jacket to win Open since Bobby Jones
THE FLATS – Three Georgia Tech alumni, including 2009 British Open Champion Stewart Cink and seven-time PGA tour winner Matt Kuchar, will tee off Thursday at the 114th U.S. Open Championship at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C. All-American and 2007 graduate Roberto Castro also is in the field after advancing to the Tour Championship last year and finishing … [Read more...]