Girl Scouts host free golf clinics Sep 9, 2009
The Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, along with the Georgia State Golf Association, the Georgia Junior Golf Foundation and First Tee, will offer a free golf clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at the University of Georgia Golf Course. The Athens clinic is among seven free golf clinics being held for girls in seven Georgia cities that day. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ed Hoard, 63, of Athens, was a Golf Hall of Famer, teacher Sep 3, 2009
I noticed right off the bat just how friendly and how giving he was to accommodate me, said Mr. Terry, now a volunteer rules official for the Georgia State Golf Association and United States Golf Association. For two hours a week for 10 years, Mr. Hoard taught Mr. Terry the rules of golf. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Coach joins players in field Aug 23, 2009
Gregory, the Georgia State Golf Association Male Player of the Year runner-up in 2008, advanced to the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship second round last month. He is making history as the first Augusta State golf coach to play in the U.S. Amateur. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Golf hall's new status is new hope for statues Aug 16, 2009
The Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, owner of the six bronze golf legend statues that once graced Riverwalk Augusta and the now-defunct botanical gardens, has shaken its paralysis by merging with the Georgia State Golf Association, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that puts on amateur tournaments statewide. The golf hall's board of directors voted to affiliate with the association in June, then got a blessing from Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday, Chairman Bryan Persons said in a phone... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Henley Takes Back-to-Back Title at Ga Amateur Jul 13, 2009
The Georgia Amateur Championship is conducted by the Georgia State Golf Association and brings together 156 of the state's best male amateur golfers for the prestigious state title first won by Bobby Jones in 1916. The Georgia State Golf Association Contributed to this Story. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
UGA grad surprising contenderat U.S. Women's Open Jul 10, 2009
Not that the the five-time Georgia State Golf Association champion's strong opening round is terribly surprising to those who have paid attention to her game this summer. Thursday's success only continues a remarkable season for the second-year Duramed Futures Tour pro. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Golf: ASU's strong finish comes too late May 17, 2009
GEORGIA MID-AM: Augusta's Jeff Knox fired his second consecutive 5-under-par 67 and carries a five-shot lead into today's final round of the Georgia State Golf Association event at White Columns Country Club in Alpharetta, Ga. "White Columns seems to set up nice to the way I like to play," Knox said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
