Seven Georgia PGA members will be in the field for the 2018 PGA Professional Championship, the national championship for the country’s club professionals, with the tournament set for June 17-20 at the Bayonet and Black Horse courses in Seaside, Calif. Eight members of the Georgia PGA Section qualified for the championship, but Woodmont instructor Craig Stevens, who has … [Read more...]
Castro Earns U.S. Open Spot with Birdie on First Playoff Hole
U.S. Open sectional qualifying is always an adventure for former Georgia Tech standout Roberto Castro, and this week’s qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek was no different. Castro, a member at Settindown Creek, will be making his fifth U.S. Open appearance in the last seven years next week at Shinnecock Hills, but for the third time in that span, barely survived … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner Inducted Into Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
Sonny Skinner, a former PGA Tour player and a veteran Georgia PGA member, was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame recently, with the ceremony held at Atlanta Athletic Club. Skinner joins recent Georgia PGA inductees James Mason, Ray Cutright, Stephen Keppler, Lowell Fritz and Richard Crawford, who have joined the GGHOF since 2012. The 57-year-old Skinner was … [Read more...]
Sonny Skinner romps to victory in Georgia PGA Senior Championship
Since he turned 50 in 2010, Sonny Skinner has played some of his best golf in the Georgia PGA Senior Championship, the Section’s qualifier for the national senior club professional championship. Skinner collected his third victory in the event earlier this week, shooting 12-under 132 for 36 holes at Pinetree Country Club to score a decisive 6-stroke victory over James Mason … [Read more...]
Craig Stevens, Stephen Keppler Qualify for 2017 PGA Senior Championship
Georgia PGA members Craig Stevens and Stephen Keppler qualified for the 2017 PGA Senior Championship, with both players finishing among the top 30 in the recent PGA Senior Professional Championship in south Florida. The 2017 PGA senior Championship is scheduled for May 25-28 at the Trump National golf course in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. Stevens, an instructor at … [Read more...]
PITTMAN CAPTURES GEORGIA SENIOR PGA PROFESSIONAL TITLE
Roswell, GA – Drew Pittman of Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro won the Georgia Senior PGA Professional Championship today at Glen Arven Country Club in Thomasville and will lead 7 Georgia Section PGA Professionals to compete November 17-20, 2016 in the 28th Senior PGA Professional National Championship. The national Championship, presented by Mercedes-Benz … [Read more...]
Amateur Jacob Bayer a winner at Berkeley Hills
Weinhart second, again finishes as low pro Things are becoming predictable in the Championship at Berkeley Hills. For the fourth straight year, an amateur won the Georgia PGA tournament. And for the third time in that span, Tim Weinhart came away with first place money and first place points among the Georgia PGA members in the field. Jacob Bayer, a junior member at … [Read more...]
Fazio-Designed St. Ives Country Club to Host Atlanta Open
19 different winners in event the last 19 years The Yamaha Atlanta Open will be played this month at St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek, and if the tournament’s recent history is any indication, a player who has never won the tournament will come away with the 2016 title. Over the past 19 years, the tournament has had 19 different winners, with Atlantan Matt Russell … [Read more...]
Donn Perno Takes 4-way Playoff at Georgia PGA Rivermont Championship
Peachtree Golf Club head professional Donn Perno put a quick end to a long day of golf, holing a birdie putt of some 35 feet on the first extra hole to win a 4-man playoff in the Georgia PGA Rivermont Championship. The third-year tournament played all 36 holes in one day, and Perno’s lengthy birdie effort kept the playoff from continuing and possibly running out of … [Read more...]