The 2019 portion of the PGA Tour schedule began with two events in Hawaii, and will be followed by four annual stops in California and one in Arizona, the same as it has for the past two decades. After that, the usually standard sequence of tournaments has been significantly shuffled, along with a number of rules changes that are slightly confusing but not overly impactful. … [Read more...]
New PGA Tour Season Tees off in California with Large Georgia Contingent
Ten days after the 2017-18 PGA Tour season ended, the 2018-19 season begins this week in Napa, Calif., with the first of eight Fall tournaments played over the next seven weeks. Three of the events will be played in Asia, including a WGC tournament in China. There will also be a tournament that week in Jackson, Miss., with the 2018 portion of the schedule wrapping up with … [Read more...]
At Least 20 Georgians Set to Compete in FedExCup Playoffs
The 2018 FedExCup Playoffs begin August 23 at Ridgewood CC in New Jersey, and at least 20 golfers with Georgia Ties will be among the 125 players qualifying for the first of four Playoffs events. The top 100 on the points list after the Playoffs opener will compete the next week in Boston, with the top 70 after that tournament moving on to Aronimink in Philadelphia. The top … [Read more...]
Reed up to 6th in FedEx Cup Standings after Placing 4th in U.S. Open
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...]
6 Georgians Earn PGA Tour Cards for 2016-17
Six players who either live in Georgia or played their college golf in the state were among the top 25 finishers on the Web.com Tour’s final regular season money list, and will be rookies on the PGA Tour for the 2016-17 season. Four other Georgia residents finished in the top 75 on the money list and will compete in the Web.com Finals, a series of four tournaments beginning … [Read more...]
Ollie Schniederjans a winner on Web.com Tour
When recent Georgia tech standout Ollie Schniederjans returned to the Atlanta area to compete in a U.S. Open sectional qualifier, he was feeling pretty good about his play at that point of his rookie season on the Web.com Tour. Three weeks later, after his first professional victory in a Web.com event in Wichita, Schniederjans was feeling considerably better about his game … [Read more...]