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...]
2015 winner Reed among six Georgians in Tournament of Champions
Six golfers with Georgia ties will be among the 32 players in the field for this week’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. The PGA Tour is playing its first event since the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club in November, and will play in Honolulu next week, with that tournament the first full field event for 2016. Most of the approximately 25 PGA Tour exempt … [Read more...]
NCAA Men’s Golf: Jake Marriott Qualifies For 2015 Jones Cup
AUGUSTA, G.A. – GRU Augusta men's golf sophomore Jake Marriott qualified for the Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga., from January 30th – February 1st, 2015, after he tied for the low round with a par-67 in the 2015 Jones Cup Invitational Qualifier on Monday, January 19th, 2015. Marriott tied with Keenan Huskey in the 18-hole stroke play … [Read more...]
Patrick Reed Claims Fourth PGA Tour Title
KAPALUA, Hawaii – In the final round of the 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions, former Jaguar men's golfer Patrick Reed shot a 67 to claim his fourth win on the PGA Tour of his young career, joining Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, and Sergio Garcia as the only players in the last 25 years to win four PGA Tour titles before the age of 25. Reed won the 2015 … [Read more...]
AJGA Maintains Record-Setting Pace in 2014
BRASELTON, G.A. — Following the success of the 2013 season where a record-setting average pace of play was achieved, the American Junior Golf Association announced Thursday, November 13th, 2014 that it matched a four hours, 17 minutes average in 2014. Implemented first in 2002, the AJGA’s Pace of Play program sponsored by Leupold® establishes an “overall time par” for each … [Read more...]
NCAA Men’s Golf: Patrick Reed Makes His Mark In Ryder Cup
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The most-watched international golf competition is filled with nerves, tension, nonstop competition, and the best from the United States and Europe battling it out. And in the most recent edition, Jaguar alumnus Patrick Reed made his Ryder Cup debut – and established himself as someone looking to stay awhile. The former All-American and two-time winner on the … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Much More Than One-Hit Wonder
When Bubba Watson won his first Masters in 2012, his victory was generally categorized in the golf media as a one-off triumph by a talented but unorthodox player whose future impact on the game was unlikely to be significant. For most of the next two years, Watson’s record indicated that the assessment of him was accurate, but not entirely complete. Watson was already an … [Read more...]
4 Georgia ‘rookies’ among 2014 Masters field English, Kirk, Castro, Reed to make first starts
Georgia’s 2014 Masters contingent includes a number of players who will bring an impressive recent resume with them to Augusta, including four of the state’s talented group of golfers in their 20s making their first appearance in the tournament. Six of the 11 Georgians in the field have already won during the 2013-14 season, with two others closing out the 2013 season with … [Read more...]