The year of the career comebacks for a number of Georgia golfers on the PGA Tour continued Sunday in the Dominican Republic. Hudson Swafford won the Corales Puntacana Resort Championship, joining a list of Georgians who have revived their careers in the past year. The group includes fellow ex-Bulldogs Brendon Todd, who won twice last Fall, and Harris English, as well as … [Read more...]
Stewart Cink Captures First Title in 11 Years with Weekend Comeback in Napa
During his first 13 years on the PGA Tour, Stewart Cink was among golf’s elite players on an annual basis. The former Georgia Tech standout was a fixture on both the Ryder and Presidents Cup teams, qualified for the Tour Championship eight times and became a major champion in his 13thseason, winning a memorable playoff in the 2009 British Open over Tom Watson. At the age … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd, Harris English Off to Best Starts Among Georgians on PGA Tour
It’s barely February and the 2019-20 PGA Tour is already one-third over with 16 tournaments completed and 32 more on the schedule. Other than Brendon Todd and Harris English, this has not been a stellar season so far for most of Georgia’s PGA Tour contingent, but some of the state’s more prominent names are beginning to move up the FedExCup standings after either not playing … [Read more...]
Georgians in RSM Classic: Former champion Chris Kirk Returns After 6-Month Absence
In the first nine editions of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, golfers with Georgia ties have won the PGA Tour event four times. Among the winners are two Georgia natives, two current residents and two ex-Georgia Bulldogs. Chris Kirk, who checks all three boxes, is making his PGA Tour return after an absence of more than six months to deal with some personal … [Read more...]
Trio of Georgians Post Top Finishes in Houston Open; KF Tour Qualifying Update
A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
2019-20 PGA Tour Begins with Additions, Changes to Fall Schedule
Less than three weeks after the 2018-19 PGA Tour season ended, the 2019-20 season begins Sept. 12 with one of two tournaments that has moved to the newly expanded Fall schedule. The Greenbrier, which will be the season opener for 2019-20, and the Houston Open, which is set for mid-October, are the new additions to the Fall, along with an event in Japan, which replaces one in … [Read more...]
Players Near Bubble Have 2 Weeks to Qualify for FedExCup Playoffs
With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, some PGA Tour members are scrambling to qualify for the Playoffs, which begin August 8 at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J., and conclude with the Tour Championship at East Lake August 22-25. The Playoffs events preceding the Tour Championship have been reduced from three to two, with the tournament in Boston … [Read more...]
Russell Henley Shoots 61 To Place Second in John Deere Classic
Sunday was a good day on the PGA Tour for golfers from Macon and Augusta. Macon’s Russell Henley enjoyed his best round of the season, closing with a 10-under 61 in the John Deere Classic to vault from a tie for 25thafter 54 holes to solo second, securing his exempt status for 2019-20. Augusta natives Charles Howell and Vaughn Taylor both tied for sixth in the John Deere, … [Read more...]
Georgians Hope To Contend as British Open Returns to Northern Ireland
The 2019 British Open enters uncharted territory in more ways than one, as Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will serve as tournament host for the first time since 1951. The course was the first outside England or Scotland to host golf’s oldest championship, but the event has not returned to Northern Ireland for almost 70 years due to the internal strife within the country … [Read more...]