The Georgia Open returns to Savannah’s Ford Plantation for a third straight year, with defending champion Paul Claxton heading up a field that consists of tour players, Georgia PGA members and amateurs. The tournament is schedule for August 2-5. When Claxton won last year, he became the fiirst Georgia PGA-affiliated player to win the tournament in more than a decade. But … [Read more...]
Georgia Southern’s Barron Captures GSGA Title at Athens Country Club
The last three times Athens Country Club hosted the GSGA Championship, the event was won by golfers who were either members of the golf team at UGA or had recently completed their college careers in Athens. That did not happen Sunday in the 2018 Georgia Amateur, as Georgia Southern golfer Brett Barron captured the title in relatively easy fashion, carding four rounds in the … [Read more...]
Claxton Wins Georgia PGA Senior in Playoff Over Mason at Settindown Creek
The 2018 Georgia PGA Senior Championship provided a fair representation of the age range and varying experience at the national level of the Section's top senior club professionals. Paul Claxton, who turned 50 earlier this year, tied for first with James Mason, who shot his age of 67 in the final round at Ansley Golf Club's Settindown Creek to match his much younger opponent … [Read more...]
7 Georgia PGA Members to Compete in National Club Professional Championship
Seven Georgia PGA members will be in the field for the 2018 PGA Professional Championship, the national championship for the country’s club professionals, with the tournament set for June 17-20 at the Bayonet and Black Horse courses in Seaside, Calif. Eight members of the Georgia PGA Section qualified for the championship, but Woodmont instructor Craig Stevens, who has … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Paul Claxton Edges Nathan Williams To Win Georgia PGA Event at Chattahoochee
After opening with a 7-under 65 to take the lead in the inaugural Milton Martin Honda Classic at Gainesville’s Chattahoochee GC earlier this week, Paul Claxton appeared to be in position to roll to a third straight victory in a Georgia PGA event. As it turned out, Claxton won his third consecutive Georgia PGA tournament, but the victory did not come easily, as Chattahoochee … [Read more...]
Bob Royak Takes Playoff from Chris Hall in Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
Over two days and 39 holes, Bob Royak carded 13 birdies on an already demanding Pinetree layout sporting tour-speed greens that gave the field of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open fits. Royak needed all 13 to win a playoff against Pinetree member Chris Hall, two of them coming in a 3-hole playoff. The two amateurs tied at 2-under 142. After parring the par-5 ninth – the first … [Read more...]
Dunlap, Sauers tie for second in Champions event in Tucson
Duluth’s Scott Dunlap and Savannah’s Gene Sauers tied for second in last week’s Champions Tour event in Tucson, with both players having a chance to win going to the final hole. Both players came to the 18 th hole one shot behind leader Steve Stricker after birdies on the par-5 17 th at Tucson National. But both pulled their tee shots into the water that borders both sides … [Read more...]
Paul Claxton Third in National Club Pro Event; Ex-Tour Pro Qualifies for PGA Championship
In 20 years as a member of both the PGA and Web.com Tours, Paul Claxton played in exactly two major championships. Almost three years after playing in his last tour event, Claxton will be competing in his third major – and first PGA Championship – after a strong showing in the PGA Professional Championship. Claxton tied for third in the event that serves as the national … [Read more...]