It’s barely February and the 2019-20 PGA Tour is already one-third over with 16 tournaments completed and 32 more on the schedule. Other than Brendon Todd and Harris English, this has not been a stellar season so far for most of Georgia’s PGA Tour contingent, but some of the state’s more prominent names are beginning to move up the FedExCup standings after either not playing … [Read more...]
Georgians in RSM Classic: Former champion Chris Kirk Returns After 6-Month Absence
In the first nine editions of the RSM Classic at Sea Island Golf Club, golfers with Georgia ties have won the PGA Tour event four times. Among the winners are two Georgia natives, two current residents and two ex-Georgia Bulldogs. Chris Kirk, who checks all three boxes, is making his PGA Tour return after an absence of more than six months to deal with some personal … [Read more...]
2019-20 PGA Tour Begins with Additions, Changes to Fall Schedule
Less than three weeks after the 2018-19 PGA Tour season ended, the 2019-20 season begins Sept. 12 with one of two tournaments that has moved to the newly expanded Fall schedule. The Greenbrier, which will be the season opener for 2019-20, and the Houston Open, which is set for mid-October, are the new additions to the Fall, along with an event in Japan, which replaces one in … [Read more...]
Players Near Bubble Have 2 Weeks to Qualify for FedExCup Playoffs
With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, some PGA Tour members are scrambling to qualify for the Playoffs, which begin August 8 at Liberty National in Jersey City, N.J., and conclude with the Tour Championship at East Lake August 22-25. The Playoffs events preceding the Tour Championship have been reduced from three to two, with the tournament in Boston … [Read more...]
Georgians Hope To Contend as British Open Returns to Northern Ireland
The 2019 British Open enters uncharted territory in more ways than one, as Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland will serve as tournament host for the first time since 1951. The course was the first outside England or Scotland to host golf’s oldest championship, but the event has not returned to Northern Ireland for almost 70 years due to the internal strife within the country … [Read more...]
Woods Rallies for First Time in a Major to Take Fifth Masters Title
While he was winning 14 majors between 1997 and 2008, Tiger Woods established a 100 percent predictable model for divining whether he was going to win a Grand Slam event going to the final round. When leading or sharing the lead after 54 holes, Woods was 14-0 in Grand Sam events. When he was trailing going to the final round, he was 0-for-everything else. His spotless … [Read more...]
Masters Memories: Woods, Mickelson dominated for 2 decades
For more than two decades from the mid-1990s to the mid-2010s, golf fans could count on seeing the names of Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson on the leader board at the Masters on an annual basis. From 1995 to 2013, either Woods or Mickelson (and frequently both) finished at least seventh in the Masters. After that streak ended when Woods did not play and Mickelson missed the … [Read more...]
Masters Flashback: Johnson’s 2007 victory has unique place in tournament history
A study of Masters history reveals some interesting patterns related to the annual winning scores. Over the past three decades, the winning 72-hole total has been higher than 280 on only four occasions. Three of those Masters – 2003, 2007, and 2016 – produced three of the most surprising Masters champions since Augusta native Larry Mize toppled two of the game’s giants (Greg … [Read more...]
Kuchar Tops Large Field of Georgians in Players Championship
A large contingent of golfers with Georgia ties will compete in the Players Championship, which will be played March 14-17 at TPC Sawgrass outside Jacksonville, returning to its early Spring date after being held in May since 2007. Of the 144 players in the field, 22 have Georgia ties, led by Matt Kuchar (Georgia Tech/St. Simons resident), who won the Players in 2012 and … [Read more...]