After all the talk about the immense talent on the 2018 American Ryder Cup team, the final result was the same as that of the previous five matches played in Europe. The U.S. team lost by the second largest margin of the 6-match road losing streak, with Europe erasing a 3-1 deficit after the first session Friday morning to win the team matches 10-6. The Europeans clinched … [Read more...]
Reed, Watson Part of U.S. Ryder Cup Team Looking to Break Losing Streak in Europe
It’s been 25 years since the United States team won the Ryder Cup in Europe, but the U.S. losing streak is not quite as bad it as appears. Or is it? There have been just six Ryder Cup matches played in Europe over the past quarter century, but the Americans’ record in the U.S. during that span is less than stellar, especially compared with the Europeans’ home … [Read more...]
Woods Thrills East Lake Fans with First Victory in 5 years; Almost Wins FedExCup
After Tiger Woods won for the first time in more than five years in the Tour Championship at East Lake on Sunday, the exuberant reaction of both the fans and the media is a strong indicator that all is right in the golfing world. Woods had not won since the World Golf Championship event in 2013 at Firestone, which hosted that tournament for the last time this year. That was … [Read more...]
Woods, Mickelson Return to Add Star Power to Tour Championship
The 2018 Tour Championship will feature a typically world class field, with the two stars who have shined the longest and the brightest among this era’s constellation of professional golfers back at East Lake together for the first time in five years. Tiger Woods played a full schedule this season for the first time since 2013, and returns to East Lake for just the third … [Read more...]
Changes in Parking, Grounds Entrance for 2018 Tour Championship
Fans attending the 2018 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, scheduled for Sept. 20-23, will encounter two major changes to the event regarding parking and where the general public will enter the grounds. As usual, parking for the practice round on Wednesday and the first two rounds of the tournament Thursday and Friday will be at the lot adjacent to the Georgia State … [Read more...]
Final Results of Georgia PGA Junior Championship – The Club at Savannah Harbor
ROSWELL, GA. (June 12, 2018) – Jenny Bae of Lawrencville won the girls division and Jason Quinlan of Cumming and Eli Scott of Hartwell shared the boys division in the 2018 Georgia Junior PGA Championship held on Monday-Tuesday, June 11-12 at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah. After a lengthy weather delay during round 2, Quinlan and Scot were knotted at 6-under par 138 … [Read more...]
Hurricane Junior Gold Tour: Canongate Series #2
On Saturday March 31, 2018 The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the second event of its Canongate Series at Whitewater Creek Country Club in Fayetteville, Georgia. Canongate Series #2 consisted of a 36-hole, two-day format tournament and was held on Saturday March 31- Sunday April 1,2018. The field consisted of 65 golfers and was mad up of players from six divisions that … [Read more...]
Charles Howell ties for second in San Diego; Augusta native off to hot start this season
Augusta native Charles Howell has not enjoyed as stellar a career as was expected when he turned pro in 2000 as the most heralded amateur since Tiger Woods, but he has certainly been a productive player during his 18 seasons on the PGA Tour. Howell has just two wins, the first coming in his second full season in 2002; the last coming in 2007 in Los … [Read more...]
Spieth caps spectacular season with victory; Tour Championship title a fitting conclusion
The FedExCup has produced a string of champions in recent years who were not the PGA Tour’s top player the year they won. Of the four FedExCup champions from 2011-14, all of whom earned that title thanks to a victory in the Tour Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, only one began the Playoffs in the top 10 on the points list. Billy Horschel, the 2014 FedExCup … [Read more...]