There is winning a golf tournament and then there is WINNING A GOLF TOURNAMENT. James Mason won the recent Yamaha Georgia Senior Open in the all caps manner, finishing the tournament with a three-hole stretch that may never have been achieved in the history of the University of Georgia course, followed by a dramatic birdie on the first hole of a playoff for the … [Read more...]
All in the Family: Kepplers (father and son) win three ways in Pot O’ Gold
For the past two decades, Stephen Keppler has started his competitive season in the Pot O’Gold Pro-Am at Sunset Country Club in Moultrie. Club professionals from Georgia and surrounding states annually bring a team of their top amateur members with them to South Georgia for the event, which features competitions for low pro, low am and low team. Coming into this year, … [Read more...]
GSGA Falls Short at Billy Peters Cup Matches
EVANS, G.A. - The GSGA fell to the Georgia PGA professionals in the Billy Peters Cup Matches, 17-15. In an effort to win the competition for the first time since 2009, the GSGA finished day one tied, 8-8, but a day of singles matches saw the team of professionals prevail. The 40th playing of the biennial event took place at Champions Retreat Golf Club, October 19-20. On the … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Championship Belongs to Section Veterans
The first four Georgia PGA individual tournaments of 2014 featured two first-time winners, a second-time winner and an amateur winner, Based on past history, that pattern is likely to change when the state’s top club professionals gather on St. Simons Island for the Georgia PGA Championship, which will be played August 25-27 on Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. The … [Read more...]
Atlanta Open Features Interesting New Site
Event set for June 9-10 at Atlanta National Over the last 17 years, the Yamaha Atlanta Open has had 17 different winners, with the tournament visiting 15 metro courses during that span. The 2014 tournament, which will be played June 9-10, will have a 16th site, as Atlanta National hosts the long-running event for the first time, and should provide the toughest test the … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Adds New Tournament
The Georgia PGA 2014 schedule features a new tournament for the state’s club professionals, along with an interesting mix of sites for several of the Section’s most prominent events. The new event on the 2014 calendar is the Rivermont Championship, which will be played March 31-April 1 at Rivermont Country Club and will be the first points event on the schedule. The … [Read more...]