The PGA Tour returns to the Georgia coast next week, with the annual RSM Classic scheduled for Nov. 15-18 at Sea Island Golf Club. This will be the ninth time the tournament has been played on St. Simons Island, and there have been several significant changes to the event since it was first played in the Fall of 2010. The event has changed names (it was originally the … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Player of the Year Announced
Roswell, GA ---Highlighted by his consistent play all year, PGA teaching professional Tim Weinhart of the Tim Weinhart Golf Academy in Tucker recently earned his record-setting 8th Georgia PGA Player of the Year title presented by OMEGA. Weinhart started the year with a tie for 2nd place in May at the Rivermont Championship conducted at Rivermont Golf Club. He kept up his … [Read more...]
Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Course Receives NGCOA Award
The National Golf Course Owners Association has presented the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club the 2015 Jemsek Award for golf course excellence. The honor was announced today at the association’s Annual Conference, held in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show, in San Antonio, TX. Located on the southern tip of Saint Simons Island just off the southeast Georgia … [Read more...]
Watson and Parel Take Traynor Golf Collection/Mizuno Pro-Pro Championship
The team of Robby Watson and Scott Parel made 17 birdies and an eagle over 36 holes to capture the Traynor Golf Collection/Mizuno Pro-Pro Championship presented Perry Golf, which was contested at the Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside and Plantation courses. The duo fired an eight-under par 62 on the Seaside course today to go along with a first round 11-under par 61 on the … [Read more...]
Chris Kirk Wins 2013 McGladrey Classic
Chris Kirk put his local knowledge to good use, winning the 2013 McGladrey Classic at Sea Island GC to earn his first ever Masters invitation. Kirk, a member of Georgia’s 2005 NCAA championship team, lived on St. Simons Island for most of his professional career before recently returning to the Atlanta area, where he resided in Woodstock from infancy through his college … [Read more...]
Jack Hall Wins Georgia Senior Championship
Jack Hall of Sea Island won the 2013 Georgia Senior Championship after posting a 14-under-par 202 (69-64-69) to seal the victory by 12 strokes. Last year's champion and local Savannah native, Doug Hanzel, earned runner-up honors with a 54-hole total of 2-under-par 214 (69-73-72). The 56-year-old Hall was playing in his second Senior Championship after becoming eligible to … [Read more...]