After opening with a 7-under 65 to take the lead in the inaugural Milton Martin Honda Classic at Gainesville’s Chattahoochee GC earlier this week, Paul Claxton appeared to be in position to roll to a third straight victory in a Georgia PGA event. As it turned out, Claxton won his third consecutive Georgia PGA tournament, but the victory did not come easily, as Chattahoochee … [Read more...]
Cressend, Sanders Knock out Seeds in Early Rounds of Match Play
After two rounds of the Georgia PGA Match Play Championship, only two players seeded higher than 14th had been eliminated, with 14 of the 16 remaining players seeded no lower than 18th. The two highest seeded players who failed to advance were2015 runner-up and No. 4 seed Matthew Evans of Rivermont and two-time champion and No. 9 seed Craig Stevens of Brookstone, a finalist … [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...]
Paolozzi makes history with PNC victory; Leads 7 Georgians into top club pro event
Karen Paolozzi made some history and two of the Georgia PGA’s top players survived a marathon playoff to highlight the recent Georgia PGA qualifying event for the 2016 PGA Professional National Championship. Seven Georgia PGA members qualified for next year’s national club professional championship, which will be played in late June at Turning Stone Resort in upstate New … [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...]
Karen Paolozzi makes history in PGA PNC
The Georgia PGA will not have any representatives in this year’s PGA Championship, but one player from the Section made a lot of news in the recent PGA Professional National Championship, played in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Karen Paolozzi, who recently moved into the Georgia Section as an assistant at Druid Hills Golf Club, became just the second female to make the cut in the … [Read more...]
8 Georgia club pros to compete in national event
Eight Georgia PGA members will be among 312 club professionals competing in this month’s PGA Professional National Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with 20 spots in this year’s PGA Championship on the line. The top 20 finishers in the PNC qualify for the 2014 PGA Championship, which will be played in early August at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. The PGA PNC is … [Read more...]
Ormsby Wins the Georgia PGA Professional Championship
Roswell, GA --- Todd Ormsby, PGA professional at Canongate on White Oak in Newnan carded a one-over par 73 for a championship total of one-under par 143 to win the Georgia PGA’s Professional Championship held at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans. Ormsby was the only player in the field under par for the tournament. For his efforts, Ormsby won the first place check of … [Read more...]