Douglasville, GA --- Paul Claxton, a PGA life member from Brunswick Country Club in Brunswick fired a final round of 6-under par 65 to win the inaugural West Pines Classic supported by Wealthwise Marketing, Club Car, New Balance and Ahead contested at the City of Douglasville’s West Pines Golf Club. The 52-year-old Claxton finished with a two-day total of 7-under par 135. … [Read more...]
Yamaha Atlanta Open: Results
Roswell, GA --- The ageless wonder, 69-year-old James Mason, strikes again for his second consecutive victory in just three weeks in a Georgia Section stroke play championship since the return to competitive golf here in the state of Georgia at the beginning of June. Mason, a member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, and the PGA teaching professional at The Orchard in … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Schedule Includes New Event at West Pines; Echelon To Host Atlanta Open
The Georgia PGA schedule has one new addition for 2020, adding a two-day points tournament at West Pines in Douglasville. The tournament joins club-hosted events at Chattahoochee GC and Berkeley Hills CC as part of the Section schedule along with the five most prominent Georgia PGA championships that have been played for more than 20 years. Like the tournaments at … [Read more...]
Ex-Bulldog Tommy Tolles Second in Champions Tour Playoffs Event
Coming into last week’s Champions Tour Playoffs opener in Richmond, Va., former Georgia Bulldog Tommy Tolles needed a top-10 finish to advance to the second of three Schwab Cup events. Tolles did a little better than that, finishing second behind Miguel Angel Jimenez. Thanks to his runner-up finish, Tolles improved from 59 to 37 in the Schwab Cup standings, putting himself … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart Wins Qualifier for PGA PC; Anthony Cordes, Jake Keen Qualify in First Attempt
At the age of 50, Tim Weinhart is continuing his run as the Georgia PGA’s most successful player, especially in qualifying events for national PGA championships. Weinhart scored his sixth career victory Tuesday in the Georgia PGA’s qualifier for the national club pro championship, winning the GPGA Professional Championship by two strokes on a demanding Jennings Mill … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart, Sonny Skinner Qualify for 2020 Senior PGA Championship
Georgia PGA members Sonny Skinner and Tim Weinhart qualified for the 2020 Senior PGA Championship with top-35 finishes at last week’s senior club professional championship in Austin, Tex. Skinner tied for 16thin the Senior PGA Professional Championship at the Barton Creek Resort, and will make his eighth career start in the Senior PGA Championship next year at Harbor Shores … [Read more...]
J.P. Griffin Scores First Georgia PGA Victory in Match Play Championship
Capital City Club assistant J.P. Griffin scored his first Georgia PGA victory in impressive fashion Monday at Peachtree GC, defeating two of the Section’s top veteran players to win the Match Play Championship. Griffin defeated top-seeded Sonny Skinner 3&1 in the semifinals Monday morning, and came back in the afternoon to get past Brian Dixon 2-up in the title match. … [Read more...]
Claxton Defends Georgia PGA Championship Title with Final Round 68
Paul Claxton successfully defended his title in the Georgia PGA Championship, winning for the second straight year at Sea Island Golf Club’s Retreat course on Wednesday. Claxton, who lived in the Retreat neighborhood for a number of years before moving to the small southeast Georgia community of Claxton, shot 9-under 207 to win by two strokes over two players who have won … [Read more...]
Tim Weinhart Scores First Senior Win in Georgia PGA Event at the Legends
Tim Weinhart turned 50 recently, making him eligible to compete in senior events at both the state, national and tour levels. Weinhart has been the most successful player in the Georgia PGA since the early 2000s, earning nine Player of the Year titles and 17 wins in Section points events, including all four of its “Grand Slam” championships. Among his list of titles are … [Read more...]