“Golf report: Kuchar holds Ryder position” plus 2 more |
| Golf report: Kuchar holds Ryder position Posted: 21 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT For the AJC With three major championships in the books, former Georgia Tech star Matt Kuchar remains in eighth place in the U.S. Ryder Cup team standings. Kuchar has a 96-point lead over Jeff Overton for the final automatic spot. Kuchar tied for 27th at the British Open and made the cut in all three majors this year. Duluth's Stewart Cink has slipped to 13th on the points list and could be in danger of not making the team. He's played on the last four Ryder Cup teams. Cink tied for 48th in his defense of the Claret Jug. Other Georgians worth watching in the running for the Ryder Cup team include Bubba Watson (No. 16), Zach Johnson (No. 20) and Jason Bohn (No. 22). Players earn one point for every $1,000 won, with points being doubled for the PGA Championship next month. The top eight on the points list receive automatic spots on the team and captain Corey Pavin is allowed to make four choices. The Ryder Cup will be played Oct. 27-Nov. 3 in Wales. Seniors Billy Jack, the head golf professional at St. Ives Country Club in Johns Creek, was medalist for one of the Senior British Open qualifiers. Jack shot a 69 at Downfield Golf Club in Dundee, Scotland, and earned one of 11 spots available at this week's Senior British Open at Carnoustie. A native of Glasgow, Jack came to the U.S. to attend school and graduated from Ohio State in 1982. He came to St. Ives as professional in 2002. Other Georgians in the field at Carnoustie include former Masters champion Larry Mize of Columbus, Tim Simpson of Greensboro, James Mason of Dillard and former UGA All-American Chip Beck. ... Bob Burk, a PGA professional at Stone Creek Golf Club in Valdosta, won the E-Z-GO Georgia PGA Senior Championship at Cartersville Country Club. The victory, Burk's first with the Georgia PGA, earned him a spot in the 2010 Senior PGA Professional National Championship in October. Burk shot a 66 in the final round to finish at 7-under 137, one stroke better than Russ Davis of the Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta. John Godwin of Godwin Creek Golf Club in Columbus and DeWitt Weaver of the Legends at Chateau Elan tied for third at 139. College Russell Henley, a rising senior at the University of Georgia, and Patrick Reed, a rising junior at Augusta State, will compete in this week's Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. The tournament extends exemptions to some of the top All-American players in college golf. It will be Henley's second Nationwide appearance of the year. He earned a spot in the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA in May, where he made the cut and tied for 34th. Pro tours Sea Island's Chris Kirk was knocked out of the top spot on the Nationwide Tour's money list when Tommy Gainey won his second event of the season. Kirk, a former All-American at Georgia, remains No. 2 and trails Gainey by $19,219. The Nationwide's No. 1 money winner earns a full exemption on the PGA Tour and an invitation to The Players Championship. ... Mark Silvers of Savannah won the NGA Hooters Tour's Legends-Parkland in Myrtle Beach, his first victory as a professional. The South Carolina grad led wire-to-wire and shot 6-under 210 to win by two strokes. ... A special feature about former UGA golfer Erik Compton can be seen on HBO this month. Hosted by Frank Deford, the feature chronicles Compton's quest to play professional golf, despite two heart transplant surgeries. ... Women Caitlin Pisciotta of Alpharetta, who will be a freshman this fall at SMU, was medalist at the qualifier for the U.S. Women's Amateur that was held at Brookfield Country Club. Pisciotta shot a 70, two strokes better than 15-year-old Amira Alexander of Alpharetta. Margaret Shirley, an assistant coach at Georgia, tied for third. The qualifiers advance to the U.S. Women's Amateur at Charlotte (N.C.) Country Club, Aug. 9-15. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2010 02:28 AM PDT A golf benefit benefiting the Alexandria Volunteer Fire Department and Alexandria Firefighters Union Local 4185 will be at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in California Friday, Aug. 27. The firefighters' fundraiser is seeking $50 per hole sponsors and door prizes or a major prize for the golf benefit. The firefighters use the money to buy equipment and supplies and help the needy in the community at Christmas. To make a donation, sponsor a hole, or find out more information about playing in the golf benefit call Sandy Decker at the firehouse at 635-5991. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 21 Jul 2010 01:28 AM PDT FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks Golf Association is now accepting entries for the Fairbanks City Golf Champiuonships scheduled July 29-Aug 31 at all three golf courses in the area. The tournament will take place July 29 and 30 with qualifying rounds at the Fairbanks Golf Course and the North Star Golf Club. Positions and flights will be determined by scores from the first two rounds and handicaps for the final two days — July 31 and Aug. 1 at Chena Bend Golf Course on Fort Wainwright. Entry forms are available at all three courses. First- through third-place plaques and trophies will be awarded for each flight, with the overall champion for men and women receiving a perpetual trophy. All three golf courses will be offering reduced green fees for the tournament. For more information or if you would like to volunteer for the event, go to fga.org to contact Mike Shultz or Lee Williams.
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