After playing the Tour Championship 15 times at East Lake with the course’s original routing, the decision was made by tournament officials and the PGA Tour to reverse the nines for the 2016 event. The result was perhaps the most exciting finish in tournament history, as Rory McIlroy captured a three-way playoff that last four holes with a string of late heroics that earned … [Read more...]
TOUR Championship field finalized: Dustin Johnson takes No. 1 position to East Lake
ATLANTA – Dustin Johnson shot a 5-under 67 to win the BMW Championship for his third victory of the season, edging Paul Casey by three shots. It is Johnson’s second career title at the BMW Championship and 12th PGA TOUR title. With the win, Johnson claims the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup standings heading to the TOUR Championship, meaning a win at East Lake will guarantee the … [Read more...]
3 Ex-Georgia Collegians on Olympic Team
Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar to Represent U.S. When golf makes its return to the Olympics this month, the four-man U.S. team will consist of three players with Georgia ties, two of whom made the squad thanks to the lengthy list of world class players who elected to skip the Games in Rio de Janeiro. The players not competing in Rio have largely overshadowed those … [Read more...]
Roberto Castro Comes Close to First PGA Tour Win
Loses late lead, playoff at Quail Hollow Since his outstanding PGA Tour season in 2013, Roberto Castro has been searching to re-locate the game that landed him in the Tour Championship at East Lake in just his second season in golf’s major leagues. Castro finished 21st in the FedExCup standings in 2013 and seemed headed for a prosperous PGA Tour career after a successful … [Read more...]
Kirk Scores Fourth PGA Tour Victory at Colonial
BY: MIKE BLUM--May 26th, 2015 Chris Kirk has had an affinity for Colonial Country Club and the Ft. Worth, Tex., area since he was a junior at the University of Georgia. Kirk came to Ft. Worth after a stellar junior season on the Georgia golf team, hoping to win the Ben Hogan Award, which is presented to the top collegiate golfer. He intended to turn pro and forego … [Read more...]
Patrick Reed Claims Fourth PGA Tour Title
KAPALUA, Hawaii – In the final round of the 2015 Hyundai Tournament of Champions, former Jaguar men's golfer Patrick Reed shot a 67 to claim his fourth win on the PGA Tour of his young career, joining Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, and Sergio Garcia as the only players in the last 25 years to win four PGA Tour titles before the age of 25. Reed won the 2015 … [Read more...]
Oliver Wilson Wins First Event On European Tour
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Former Georgia Regents Jaguar men's golfer Oliver Wilson started last week ranked 792nd in the world and on Sunday, October 5th, 2014 he outlasted number-one ranked Rory McIlroy at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by one stroke to win his first event on the European Tour. As a Jaguar from 2000-03, Wilson put together one of the best careers in … [Read more...]
Injuries Cloud View of Top Masters Contenders
Going into the 2014 Masters, virtually all the top players in the game are nursing injuries – some physical and others with mental scars – leaving this one of the toughest to assess major championships in Modern memory. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, with seven green jackets between them, are both questionable competitors, with Woods battling a balky back and Mickelson … [Read more...]
Woods Again A Heavy Masters Favorite, but Recent Augusta Record Looks Suspect
After winning three times in his first four stroke play starts on the PGA Tour this year, Tiger Woods is a heavy favorite entering the 2013 Masters. Woods is closing in on the all-time victory record held by Sam Snead, and his early success this season is being touted as a sign of things to come in Augusta this month. The case for a fifth green jacket for Tiger will be … [Read more...]