Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English tied for 11th Sunday in the PGA Tour stop in Greensboro to move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and retain his exempt status for the 2018-19 season. English also qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin Thursday in New Jersey. English came into last week’s tournament 132nd in the standings and moved up to 124th, … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Update: Scott Langley’s Victory Highlights Early Success by Georgians
Three tournaments into the 2018 Web.com Tour season, there is already one winner with ties to Georgia along with eight others ranked among the top 50 on the money list. Scott Langley, who plays out of St. Simons Island, won last week’s tournament in Panama, which should help him return to the PGA Tour later this year. Langley played on the PGA Tour from 2013-16, but lost … [Read more...]
Georgians Qualify for 2017 Web.com Tour
Chase Parker, Sepp Straka, Seth Reeves among qualifiers. Seven players with ties to Georgia finished among the top 45 in the finals of qualifying for the 2017 Web.com Tour to earn exempt status on the tour for the early stages of next season. Two others finished one shot out of the top 45, which should get them into early-season events, with two others having some hope … [Read more...]
10 Georgians Reach Finals of Web.com Tour Qualifying
Ten players with ties to Georgia advanced to the finals of Web.com Tour qualifying, making it through the recent second stage of qualifying, which was held at five different sites, including two in Florida and one in Mobile, Ala. Only two of 12 players with ties to the state advanced from the qualifier in Mobile. Atlanta area resident Michael Hebert, a recent member of the … [Read more...]
Georgians advance in U.S. Open qualifying; Guglielmo, Joiner, Fox, White on to sectionals
Two local qualifiers for the 2016 U.S. Open were held in Georgia recently, with 10 players with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying. Ten sectional qualifiers will be played June 6 to fill out the field for this year’s U.S. Open, which will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont CC outside Pittsburgh. One of the sectional qualifiers will be played at Ansley Golf Club’s … [Read more...]
Trey Rule golden at Dogwood; takes playoff after late bogey
Mercer senior Trey Rule let his chance to win the Dogwood Invitational at Druid Hills Golf Club in regulation slip away on the 72nd hole. That only delayed his victory, as the Eatonton native birdied the second playoff hole against Winthrop golfer Zach Seabolt to end a tournament-long battle between the two. Both players finished the 72-hole event with 21-under totals of … [Read more...]
Armstrong’s Shad Tuten loses playoff in Southeastern Am
Elberton’s Shad Tuten, who recently completed his college golf career at Armstrong Atlantic, lost in a playoff in the Southeastern Amateur, which was played for the 85th time June 11-14 at the Country Club of Columbus. Tuten tied Oklahoma signee Grant Hirschman of Tennessee at 10-under 274, with Hirschman winning with a birdie on the second playoff hole. Tuten shot 1-over 72 … [Read more...]
Dogwood Southeastern Am on June schedule
Before the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship is played at Atlanta Athletic Club August 11-17, two other venerable Georgia courses will host amateur events that will attract strong fields including many of the state’s top collegiate players. The Country Club of Columbus will again be site of the Southeastern Amateur June 11-14, with Atlanta’s Druid Hills Golf Club hosting the … [Read more...]