SIMONS ISLAND, GA – June 1, 2016 – Timed perfectly in conjunction with Father’s Day, the Davis Love Foundation has announced that tickets to the 2016 RSM Classic will be available online at RSMClassic.com beginning June 1. A special Father’s Day package is available through June 19. This offer includes two good any day tickets and a round of golf for two on Sea Island’s … [Read more...]
Billy Mitchell Wins Yamaha Georgia Senior Open
Roswell, GA --- Billy Mitchell, noted amateur player from Roswell, won his first Yamaha Georgia Senior Open contested at the Chattahoochee Golf Course in Gainesville. Mitchell fired a second round of four-under par 68 for a two-day total of 7-under par 137 and defeated mini-tour professional John L. Smith from Statesboro in a playoff. Mitchell started the day tied for … [Read more...]
Foundation Club Expands Reach Of The RSM Classic
SIMONS ISLAND, GA - April 20, 2016 - The seventh RSM Classic comes to the Golden Isles in seven months. While November may seem to be a long time away, the Davis Love Foundation is well underway with planning this year's event. It takes twelve months of preparation to pull off the PGA TOUR event, which has raised more than $4.8 million for children and family charities and has … [Read more...]
UGA’s McCoy Places Fourth in PGA Tour Event
One of the most valuable lessons Lee McCoy has learned during his college stay at the University of Georgia is that persistence pays off. So does begging. McCoy discovered those two helpful traits hundreds of miles from the UGA campus near his hometown in the Tampa suburbs. McCoy grew up near the Innisbrook Resort and his parents were members at the club. As one of the … [Read more...]
Cuscowilla’s Tillery Awarded Teacher of the Year
Eatonton, GA - Recently, the PGA of America, Georgia Section, honored its most distinguished members at their annual awards ceremony held at the 755 Club at Turner Field Stadium in Atlanta. Among those recognized was Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee’s Director of Instruction, John Tillery, who received the 2015 Teacher of the Year award. Tillery’s work with youth golf programs, … [Read more...]
E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship Final Results
Roswell, GA --- James Mason, PGA Life Member from Dillard, fired a final round two-under 70 to win the rain shortened E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Championship presented by TaylorMade/adidas Golf/Ashworth/Adams Golf and the PGA Tour, conducted at Sea Island Golf Club’s Plantation course on St. Simons Island. The event was cut from 54 to 36 holes due to weather caused by the remnants of … [Read more...]
Martina McBride to Perform at The McGladrey Classic
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA – The Davis Love Foundation announced that it will bring music superstar Martina McBride to the Golden Isles to perform live at The McGladrey Classic, an Official PGA TOUR Event, sponsored by McGladrey LLP, the leading U.S. provider of assurance, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market. The concert, presented by Southeast Georgia Health … [Read more...]
Mitsubishi Electric Extends PGA TOUR Sponsorship through 2020
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, F.L.—August 20, 2015 —The PGA TOUR and Mitsubishi Electric announced an extension of the title sponsorship of the Champions Tour’s season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai through 2020. They also announced a new title sponsorship – the Mitsubishi Electric Classic (formerly the Greater Gwinnett Championship) through 2020. Mitsubishi Electric … [Read more...]
GRU Augusta’s Jake Marriott Wins 2015 Aflac Cup
AUGUSTA, G.A. – GRU Augusta men's golf rising junior Jake Marriott won the 2015 Aflac Cup on July 25 at The Oglethorpe Invitational, hosted by the Wilmington Island Club in Savannah, Ga. The Aflac Cup was awarded to the player with the combined best tournament results of three major amateur tournaments: The Southeastern Amateur, hosted by the Country Club of Columbus in … [Read more...]