With the U.S. Open and the USGA’s seemingly annual set-up snafu having come and gone, there are only two months and 11 tournaments left in the 2017-18 PGA Tour season before the FedExCup Playoffs begin in August. Currently there are six PGA Tour members with Georgia ties among the top 30 on the points list, with six more in the top 70 and a total of 21 in the top 125, the … [Read more...]
Castro Earns U.S. Open Spot with Birdie on First Playoff Hole
U.S. Open sectional qualifying is always an adventure for former Georgia Tech standout Roberto Castro, and this week’s qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek was no different. Castro, a member at Settindown Creek, will be making his fifth U.S. Open appearance in the last seven years next week at Shinnecock Hills, but for the third time in that span, barely survived … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Woods Again A Heavy Masters Favorite, but Recent Augusta Record Looks Suspect
After winning three times in his first four stroke play starts on the PGA Tour this year, Tiger Woods is a heavy favorite entering the 2013 Masters. Woods is closing in on the all-time victory record held by Sam Snead, and his early success this season is being touted as a sign of things to come in Augusta this month. The case for a fifth green jacket for Tiger will be … [Read more...]