The Georgia PGA returns to Gainesville’s Chattahoochee Golf Club for the seventh time since 2011 for the second Milton Martin Honda Classic, which will be played May 20-21. Before landing its own tournament, Chattahoochee GC hosted the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship in 2011, the Yamaha Atlanta Open in 2012 and the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open in 2013, ’16 and ’17. The … [Read more...]
Royak Looks to Defend Yamaha Georgia Senior Open Title on Home Course
The annual battle between Georgia’s strong groups of club professionals and amateurs continues May 6-7 at St. Ives CC in the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open. Amateurs have won two of the last three Georgia Senior Opens, the first wins in the event by a non-pro since back-to-back amateur victories in 2007 and ’08. Although the Georgia PGA includes a number of outstanding … [Read more...]
Skinner, Claxton Lead 6 Georgians in National Club Pro Championship
Six Georgia PGA members will be among 312 of the country’s top club professionals who will compete in the 52nd PGA Professional Championship, which will be played April 28-May 1 at Belfair in Bluffton, S.C. The tournament is a relative home game for the Georgia PGA contingent, with recent national club pro championships played on the West Coast and the Northeast. The last … [Read more...]
Match Play Championship opens Georgia PGA 2019 schedule
The Georgia PGA 2019 schedule begins this month with one of four team events on the Section’s annual calendar, with the first individual points event also beginning in March, although it won’t conclude until late September. The Match Play Championship begins March 20, but players have two months to schedule their opening round matches at sites determined by the competitors. … [Read more...]
Weaver, Whaley Second in Web.com Events; Kuchar Second in FedExCup Standings
Two Atlanta area residents playing on the Web.com Tour this season recorded runner-up finishes in the tour’s two most recent events, putting them in good position to earn their PGA Tour cards for 2019-20. Atlanta’s Drew Weaver finished second in this past week’s tournament in Colombia, while Fayetteville’s Vince Whaley, a recent member of the Georgia Tech golf team, … [Read more...]
Champions Tour Preview: Augusta’s Parel Looks for Another Big Season
The Champions begins its 2019 schedule this week, with three Georgians in the field for the Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii. The tournament features a limited field, consisting of winners from the 2018 Champions Tour and major champions from both the PGA and Champions Tours. The lone Georgian to win on the 2018 Champions TOUR was Augusta’s Scott Parel, who will be … [Read more...]
Mason, Claxton Earn Spots in 2019 Senior PGA Championship
Georgia PGA members James Mason and Paul Claxton qualified for the 2019 Senior PGA Championship with top-35 finishes in last week’s Senior PGA Professional Championship in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Mason, one of the oldest competitors in the field at the age of 67, tied for 17th at 2-under 286 with scores of 74-70-71-71. Claxton tied for 27th at even par 288 with scores of … [Read more...]
GSGA Takes Peters Cup 17-15 Behind Seniors, Trio of Rookies
The GSGA team took the lead after the first session of the Peters Cup and held on to defeat the Georgia PGA 17-15 at Harbor Club Sunday and Monday, snapping a 4-match losing streak. After winning four straight times from 2003-09, the GSGA lost the next four competitions against the Georgia PGA, but got some strong efforts from its seniors and several first-time participants … [Read more...]
Claxton Edges Past Skinner to Earn Player of the Year Honors
Of the 60-plus players competing in the Georgia PGA Professional Championship earlier this week at Barnsley Resort, Paul Claxton was the lone player in the field not concerned about qualifying for next year’s national club professional championship. Thanks to his victory in the Georgia PGA Championship at Sea Island GC in late August, Claxton had already earned a spot in … [Read more...]