In just her second season on the LPGA Tour, Riverdale's Mariah Stackhouse is well on the way to establishing herself as one of the tour's top young American players. On the strength of a pair of top-10 finishes in June, one of them, Stackhouse has moved up to 55th on the LPGA money list with earnings of more than $205,000. After playing well enough in her rookie season last … [Read more...]
WGOLF: UGA’s Tardy Preps For Third U.S. Open
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Bailey Tardy is one of 21 amateurs who have qualified for this weekend’s U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, Pa. But the rising junior has more Open experience than many of the 135 professionals competing in the game’s premier event. Tardy, who recently completed her sophomore season at Georgia, will make her third Open … [Read more...]
U.S. Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying Results
Qualifiers: Score: Madelene Sagstrom, Sweden 136 Jackie Stoelting, Veto Beach, Fla. 140 * Alternates : Score: 1. Madeleine Sheils, Boise, Idaho 140 * 2. Min Seo Kwak, Republic of Korea 141 * * determined in playoff Madelene Sagstrom, a … [Read more...]
AJGA Release: Carner to Captain PING Junior Solheim Cup United States Team
BRASELTON, G.A. — JoAnne Carner, a member of the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, has been named the Captain of the 2015 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team. Selected by PING, the founding organization of the Solheim Cup and PING Junior Solheim Cup, and the American Junior Golf Association, Carner will lead the 12 members of the United States team in September 2015. “To be selected for … [Read more...]
University of Georgia Signs Three Of Nation’s Top-12 Golfers
Athens, Ga. --- The future of Georgia women's golf got a whole lot brighter just after sunrise on Wednesday morning. At approximately 7 a.m. ET, three of the nation's top-12 golfers in the Class of 2015 inked letters of intent to play collegiately with the Bulldogs on the first day of the NCAA's weeklong early signing period. Jillian Hollis, Rinko Mitsunaga and Bailey Tardy … [Read more...]
Atlanta Athletic Club to host U.S. Amateur Championship
This will be a big year for amateur golf in Georgia, as the U.S. Amateur Championship will be played Aug. 11-17 at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The last time the U.S. Amateur was played in Georgia was 2001, when East Lake Golf Club hosted the event, which began the day after the 2001 PGA Championship concluded at the Athletic Club. Atlanta Athletic Club, which last hosted … [Read more...]