Watkinsville, GA --- The log jam at the Mill was relieved as the golf course conditions became dry and firm during the final round Sunday at the 71st L&J Georgia Open Presented by Philip Jones and EHDH. Former Forme Tour player Austin Morrison of St. Simons Island played consistent golf over the final 18-holes firing a 2-under par 70 to finish the championship at 13-under … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Georgia Open Results
ATLANTA, GA --- After 10 hours of rain delays over four days the 70th Georgia Open Presented by L&J Golf, LAYR and E-Z-GO contested at The Ford Field and River Club in Richmond Hill finally crowned a champion. Mini-tour professional Matt Nagy of Buena Vista fired a closing round of two-under par 70 to win the Championship. Nagy finished at 15-under par 273 for the week and … [Read more...]
Shad Tuten Captures Georgia Open Title
Going to the final round of the Georgia Open at Ford Plantation outside Savannah, former Armstrong Atlantic golfer Shad Tuten had a specific game plan. Tuten, a pro for a little less than a year, began the round three shots off the lead, but was determined to concentrate on his game and pay as little attention as possible to how he stood in relation to the leader. That … [Read more...]
Georgians advance in U.S. Open qualifying; Guglielmo, Joiner, Fox, White on to sectionals
Two local qualifiers for the 2016 U.S. Open were held in Georgia recently, with 10 players with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying. Ten sectional qualifiers will be played June 6 to fill out the field for this year’s U.S. Open, which will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont CC outside Pittsburgh. One of the sectional qualifiers will be played at Ansley Golf Club’s … [Read more...]
Augustans Parel & Taylor Among Georgians on Web.com Tour
The 2014 Web.com Tour begins in South America in February, and will make just one stop in Georgia for the first time since 2006. From 2007-13, the tour schedule included events in Valdosta and Athens, but the University of Georgia elected not to continue its tournament, which was played for four years at Jennings Mill just outside Athens before moving to the University … [Read more...]