FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Former Jaguar men’s Golf All-American Henrik Norlander shot a course-record 10-under 62 on Sunday (September 13th, 2105) to win the Web.com Tour Finals-opening Hotel Fitness Championship and claimed his PGA Tour Card for the 2015-16 season. Norlander, who attended Augusta State University from 2008-2011, trailed by six shots entering the final round. The … [Read more...]
PGA Tour Pro Blake Adams Joins Georgia Southern’s Golf Staff
STATESBORO, G.A. – Georgia Southern men's golf coach Carter Collins announced today that PGA Tour Pro and former Eagle Blake Adams will join the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. Adams has made 115 starts on the PGA Tour and finished in the top-25 in 21 events, including tying for seventh at the 2012 PGA Championship, held at the Ocean Course at Kiawah, and 21st at … [Read more...]
Kirk Scores Fourth PGA Tour Victory at Colonial
BY: MIKE BLUM--May 26th, 2015 Chris Kirk has had an affinity for Colonial Country Club and the Ft. Worth, Tex., area since he was a junior at the University of Georgia. Kirk came to Ft. Worth after a stellar junior season on the Georgia golf team, hoping to win the Ben Hogan Award, which is presented to the top collegiate golfer. He intended to turn pro and forego … [Read more...]
Scott and Werenski Join Big Break Cast
Orlando, F.L. – Former Georgia Tech All-America golfers Kyle Scott and Richard Werenski have been named to the cast for the 23rd season of Golf Channel’s popular Big Break reality competition series, the television network announced Wednesday. Roommates with fellow competitor Richy Werenski at Georgia Tech, Scott (2009-11), 28, is originally from South Africa and was a late … [Read more...]
Augustans Parel & Taylor Among Georgians on Web.com Tour
The 2014 Web.com Tour begins in South America in February, and will make just one stop in Georgia for the first time since 2006. From 2007-13, the tour schedule included events in Valdosta and Athens, but the University of Georgia elected not to continue its tournament, which was played for four years at Jennings Mill just outside Athens before moving to the University … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Adds New Tournament
The Georgia PGA 2014 schedule features a new tournament for the state’s club professionals, along with an interesting mix of sites for several of the Section’s most prominent events. The new event on the 2014 calendar is the Rivermont Championship, which will be played March 31-April 1 at Rivermont Country Club and will be the first points event on the schedule. The … [Read more...]
Fricke & Broadaway Earn Exempt Status on Web.com Tour
Two Georgians earned exempt status for the 2014 Web.com Tour after tying for 26th in the finals of qualifying at PGA West in LaQuinta, Calif. Web.com Tour veteran Josh Broadaway and two-time Georgia Open champion Jonathan Fricke both will begin the 2014 season as exempt players, with several other players having conditional status that could get them into the fields of … [Read more...]
Georgia’s Pro Tournament Schedule Shrinking
Legends of Golf, UGA event latest to go away... The Champions Tour Legends of Golf and the Web.com Tour Stadion Classic at UGA are the latest in a long line of Georgia tournaments to lose their spots on the calendars of their respective tours. The University of Georgia announced recently that it would no longer host its tournament, which has been a part of the … [Read more...]
Andrade & Dunlap Join Champions Tour in 2014
When the Web.com Tour made its final appearance in Athens earlier this year, two veteran tour players from Atlanta were competing in the tournament with their eyes on somewhat uncertain futures. Both Billy Andrade and Scott Dunlap were approaching their 50th birthdays, with Andrade focused on the 2014 Champions Tour and Dunlap uncertain about where he would be playing in … [Read more...]