Georgia Golf News
Field Now Complete for 75th Anniversary Division I Mens Championship
With the completion of regional tournament play Saturday, the 30 teams and six individuals in the field have been determined for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship, and host team Georgia Tech and its rival Georgia will both be in the field when play begins May 28 at the Capital City Club’s Crabapple [...]
Cameron Hooper Claims Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Cameron Hooper of Atlanta connected on a 30-foot birdie putt on the 54th hole to avoid a playoff with local Danny Nelson and win the 32nd annual Georgia Mid-Amateur Championship at 5-under-par 208 at The Savannah Golf Club. Nelson, the Savannah Golf Club champion, was playing one group ahead of Hooper and [...]
Stevens holds off Elkins to win Georgia Senior Open
Playing in the final round of the Yamaha Georgia Senior Open at Chattahoochee GC, Craig Stevens took what appeared to be a comfortable 4-stroke lead over playing partner James Mason when he birdied the par-5 13th hole. But just as Stevens was putting some distance between himself and who he thought were the other [...]
3 Atlanta area courses host U.S. Open qualifiers
hree Atlanta area golf courses hosted U.S. Open qualifiers in mid-May, two of them local qualifiers for the men and a sectional qualifier for the women. The men played on consecutive days at Marietta Country Club and Atlanta National, with the top eight finishers in each of the two qualifiers advancing to sectional qualifying [...]
Columbus State earns spot in Division II finals
Columbus State qualified for the NCAA Division II Championship, tying for 3rd in a regional qualifier in Florida. The D2 Championship will be played May 20-24 in Hershey, Pa. The Cougars were the lone Georgia team to advance from the qualifier. The top seven teams advanced, with Georgia College placing 9th, Georgia Southwestern 10th, [...]
