Rome, Ga. – Aidan Kramer of Oviedo, Florida, earned his first AJGA win on Sunday with a 7-under-par 206 at the Rome Junior Classic presented by State Mutual Insurance Company. Megan Schofill of Monticello, Florida, topped the Girls Division with a 7-under-par 206 for her second AJGA win and first since the 2017 E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship. Kramer, a sophomore, carded a … [Read more...]
Strong Awarded Digger Smith Award
BRASELTON, Georgia - The American Junior Golf Association named Chuck Strong, Tournament Chair of the Callaway Golf / Ollie Schniederjans Junior Classic, as the recipient of the 2018 J.R. “Digger” Smith Award, which honors longtime service and dedication to junior golf. Presented annually since 1991, the J.R. “Digger” Smith Award is given to a supporter who is devoted to the … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Ends 2-Year Drought with Third Win in LA
One of golf’s most colorful characters is back in the spotlight after two uncharacteristically unsuccessful years. Former U. of Georgia golfer Bubba Watson ended a two-year slump with a victory Sunday in the Los Angeles Open, his third win in the event the last five years and the 10 th of his PGA Tour career. Watson, 39, has been one of the PGA Tour’s top players since … [Read more...]
Billy Horschel to Join AJGA Foundation Board of Directors
BRASELTON, GA. – PGA TOUR professional Billy Horschel has joined the American Junior Golf Association’s Foundation Board of Directors effective during the 2018 season. Horschel, an AJGA alumnus and four-time PGA TOUR champion, also partnered with the AJGA to host a unique event for junior golfers in 2017. The Billy Horschel Junior Championship presented by Zurich, CVS Health … [Read more...]
Chesson Hadley named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GEORGIA – November 15, 2017, Chesson Hadley of Raleigh, N.C. was named 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year in a vote of his fellow competitors, it was announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan and Web.com Tour President Dan Glod. Hadley, who received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy for winning Web.com Tour Player of the Year, was selected for the honor … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: Five Bulldogs Begin LPGA Q-School
ATHENS, Ga. — Five representatives of Georgia women’s golf program will open play in the first stage of LPGA Q-School on Thursday. The first of the three stages to earn LPGA status will be a 72-hole tournament in Rancho Mirage, Calif. “It’s the dream of all of our players to one day play professionally on the LPGA Tour,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “We’re here to help them … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner to join Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
ATHENS, GEORGIA -- Veteran Georgia PGA member Sonny Skinner of Sylvester will be among the Georgia State Golf Association's 2018 inductees into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. After competing on the PGA Tour and what is now the Web.com Tour from 1990 to the mid 2000s, Skinner became a full-time member of the Georgia PGA in 2006, and has been one of the top players in the Georgia … [Read more...]
WE ARE GOLF Celebrates National Golf Day’s 10th Anniversary on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, April 26th, WE ARE GOLF – a coalition of the game’s leading associations and industry partners – visited Capitol Hill for the 10th annual National Golf Day to discuss the game’s nearly $70 billion economic impact, $4 billion annual charitable impact, environmental value to local communities and fitness benefits. A record 175 Congressional … [Read more...]
2016 RSM Classic Raises More Than $2.2 Million for Charities
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA – The seventh annual RSM Classic, an Official PGA TOUR FedEx Cup Event held at Sea Island Golf Club, raised more than $2.2 million for children and family charities. This brings the seven-year charitable contribution of the tournament to more than $7 million. Charitable dollars are distributed by the Davis Love Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit … [Read more...]