For the first 55 or so years of the LPGA Tour, Georgia was a vital part of the tour’s history, both as the host of a number of tournaments as well being home to some of the top players in women’s professional golf. A tournament played at Sunset Hills in Carrollton was on the schedule of the first official LPGA Tour season in 1950, and Atlanta native Louise Suggs, one of the … [Read more...]
Colin Bowles Wins GSGA’s Tommy Barnes Award
MARIETTA, Ga. - In a year that included many dominating performances, Colin Bowles of Albany, winner of the Centennial Georgia Amateur Championship, was selected as the Tommy Barnes Award winner, signifying the Georgia State Golf Association's overall player of the year for 2016. Bowles was honored at the GSGA's Player of the Year Luncheon, held at Cherokee Town Club in Atlanta … [Read more...]
Louise Yu Wins Louise Suggs Trophy at Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship
CARROLLTON, Ga. --- Louise Yu of Duluth defeats Anna Buchanan of Athens, 4 and 3, to win the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship. The 19th playing of this competition took place at Sunset Hills Country Club, June 1-4. Yu, who plans to play golf at Furman University, started fast as she went 3 up through three holes. The lead grew to 4 up through nine holes. … [Read more...]
Yu, Buchanan To Play For Georgia Women’s Match Play Championship
CARROLLTON, Ga. --- The finals have been determined at the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship and Louise Yu of Duluth will take on Anna Buchanan of Athens for the title Saturday morning at 8:15 a.m. The 19th playing of this competition is being played at Sunset Hills Country Club, June 1-4. Yu advanced to the final match with wins on Friday over Emma Bell of … [Read more...]
Laura Coble Wins Georgia Senior Women’s Match Play Championship
Carrollton, Ga. --- Laura Coble of Augusta has won her first Georgia Senior Women's Match Play Championship. The fourth playing of this competition took place at Sunset Hills Country Club, May 4-6, 2015. In the Championship division, Coble defeated Deb Jackson of Johns Creek, 2 and 1, in her semifinal match on Tuesday to advance to the final. In the other … [Read more...]
Columbus State Women’s Golf Wraps Up UWG Invitational
Carrollton, G.A. – The Columbus State University women's golf team closed out play on Tuesday, April 8th, 2015, at the UWG Invitational in Carrollton, G.A. The tournament was played at the Sunset Hills Country Club. As she did on day one, Courtney Lowery topped the list for the Lady Cougars with a round of five-over par 77 Tuesday. The sophomore finished with a three-day … [Read more...]
Columbus State University Women’s Golf Announces 2015 Spring Schedule
Columbus, G.A. --Columbus State University Women's Golf team will play in six events before the postseason, including three of which it played in during the spring of 2014. The Lady Cougars will open the slate on February 9-10, 2015 at the World Golf Invitational in Saint Augustine, F.L. The tournament will be held at the Slammer and Squire Golf Course, where CSU finished … [Read more...]