The Savannah Golf Championship, originally set for early April, is one of a handful of Korn Ferry Tour tournaments to be re-scheduled, and will played this week at the Landings. The tournament is the next-to-last on the tour’s 2020 schedule, which is being combined with the 2021 schedule to determine the 25 players who will earn PGA Tour cards for the following season. The … [Read more...]
2020 Korn Ferry Tour Preview: Georgians Competing for Spots on PGA Tour
The 2020 Korn Ferry Tour began last month in the Bahamas with a number of Georgia golfers with histories on the tour among those competing for a shot at 25 PGA Tour cards for the 2020-21 season. Two Georgia residents – Augusta’s Henrik Norlander and Atlanta’s Vince Whaley – finished in the top 25 on the 2019 KF money list to qualify for this season’s PGA Tour. Two others - … [Read more...]
Henrik Norlander Wins 5-Way Playoff in Wichita; Earns Return to PGA Tour
Former Augusta State standout Henrik Norlander will get a third shot at the PGA Tour in 2019-20 after a playoff victory Monday in Wichita on the tour Norlander has called home for most of his professional career. Norlander scored his second victory on what was known until a week ago as the Web.com Tour, which is now playing under the name of a sixth corporate sponsor since … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Begins 2019 Schedule with 2 Events in the Bahamas
The 2019 Web.com Tour begins this weekend in the Bahamas with 14 players with ties to Georgia competing in the first of two Sunday-to-Wednesday events in the Bahamas that are part of the 27-tournament schedule. The tour has new events in Florida, Texas and Colorado, replacing tournaments played last year in Mississippi, Cleveland and Jacksonville. He latter two were part of … [Read more...]
English Moves into Top 125; Castro Earns Return to PGA Tour
Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English tied for 11th Sunday in the PGA Tour stop in Greensboro to move into the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and retain his exempt status for the 2018-19 season. English also qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin Thursday in New Jersey. English came into last week’s tournament 132nd in the standings and moved up to 124th, … [Read more...]
8 Georgians Earn 2013-14 PGA Tour Card
Eight players with ties to Georgia earned PGA Tour status for the 2013-14 season with their play on the 2013 Web.com Tour – four for their play in the regular season and four from the first ever Web.com Finals series of tournaments. Several other Georgians will retain exempt status on the 2014 Web.com Tour, with others looking to earn a spot on through the qualifying … [Read more...]
Wilcox Shoots 59 on Web.com Tour
A number of Georgia colleges sport high profile golf teams with notable former players. Georgia and Augusta State have won a combined five national championships over the past 15 years, with both schools well represented at the professional level, Georgia Tech has come close to a national title on numerous occasions and has a long list of prominent graduates. Georgia … [Read more...]