The Innovative and active golf program is available to all young golfers in the area.
The Country Club of Roswell and its director of instruction, Jackie Cannizzo, announce the launch of Junior Golf AcademyONE Roswell, a new fitness-focused golf program open to all junior golfers in the area. "We are excited to bring this new golf program to all girls and boys in the greater Roswell area,” said Cannizzo, a nationally recognized junior golf leader and a member of the Country Club of Roswell staff since 1996. “One of the strengths of Junior Golf AcademyONE is the ability to provide a fun, active fitness program alongside direct golf instruction. As leaders of junior golf in the Atlanta area, we are very excited to offer this new program as we believe this is the training model that we need to follow to maximize results for …
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Kevin Wargo tied for second in his division during the recently Hurricane Junior Golf Tour.
Roswell teen Kevin Wargo tied for second in the boys 15-18 division of the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour when it returned to the Georgia Club in Statham, Ga. last weekend. Throughout the two days of play the weather remained ideal and competition was stiff as a field of over 90 competitors were well aware of what was at stake: the winner of each division received an automatic bid into the 2012 tour championship and in the boys 15-18, 11-14, as well as the girls 15-18 divisions, those winners received AJGA performance stars.  Although competition remained relatively close in two of the four age divisions, the winners of the boys 15-18 and girls 15-18 divisions emerged early, and led their respective divisions throughout the tournament.  In …
Jon Erik Alford and Joseph Kurey of Country Club of Roswell made the team.
A team of golfers from Atlanta will be playing for the first-ever PGA Junior League Golf Championship after winning the Regional Championship this past weekend. The team has now qualified as one of six teams that will be competing for the championship at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club outside of Chicago, Sept. 14-16. The Atlanta team defeated teams from Myrtle Beach, Indianapolis and Raleigh in matches played on Aug. 4-5 at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth. Chuck Scoggins, PGA, the director of Junior Golf at Hamilton Mills Country Club served as the Team Captain. Members of the team included: Jordan Rodriquez, Hamilton Mill Country Club Jacob Bayer, Hamilton Mill Country Club Luka Karaulic, Hamilton Mill Country Club Cameron Stokes, Hamilton Mill …
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The third round for college players in the Judson Collegiate Invitational is Wednesday, July 18 beginning at 8 a.m.
Peruvian native Alicia Dibos has come close to winning many times in recent years at Legends Tour events across the nation. But she finally took home the trophy Monday at the inaugural Judson Invitational held at the Country Club of Roswell in Roswell. Hosted by LPGA Legend Rosie Jones and featuring a field of 30 Legends, including six Hall of Fame members, the one-day golf event boasted one of the most competitive rosters in the Tour's 11 seasons. Dibos fired a 68 to take the winner’s check of $15,000 and a special ceramic trophy designed in honor of tournament sponsors Dean and Lauren Judson’s late mother. "It was a great field," said Dibos. "So for me to be on top of this field at the end of the day is a feeling I can't describe. I'm …
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The Judson Collegiate Invitational and Legends Tour Atlanta Pro-Am began at Country Club of Roswell Sunday, July 15 and will continue through Wednesday, July 18.
A field of 30 LPGA legends made their way to the Country Club of Roswell Sunday to get ready for the inaugural Judson Collegiate Invitational and Legends Tour Atlanta Pro-Am hosted by 5-time Legends Tour Champion and Atlanta area resident Rosie Jones. Practice rounds got underway as the legends, along with 42 of the best college players from across the nation, played in Sunday's pro-am.  "The course is playing even longer than it typically does thanks to 10 inches of rain we’ve had in the last two days," said Jones, a 13-time LPGA Tour Winner and the 2011 Solheim Cup Captain of the U.S. squad. "To score well, you’re going to have to be pretty accurate with your irons coming into the greens and be on the right side of the hole. I think …
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The event will help golfers improve their game. It will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 14.
Wilson Golf and its Wilson Staff Tour Support Vehicle will be at the PGA Tour Superstore in Roswell Saturday. Wilson Golf - a Chicago-based company with 61 Major iron victories, more than any other golf club manufacturer - and its staff certified custom club fitters and builders will be on hand to service customers and to educate about Wilson Golf equipment, test clubs and get clubs properly fit for their swing. “The Wilson Staff Tour Support Vehicle will give customers the opportunity to get the complete Tour experience,” said Tim Clarke, general manager of Wilson Golf. “Golf is a very individualized game where every detail is crucial and we’re here to help golfers get fit for the right equipment to improve their game, get clubs custom …
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The Legends Tour Atlanta Pro Am, which will be played at the Country Club of Roswell on July 15-18.
A day on the links might have been fun for participants, but it made sure plenty of people will have the basic necessities.
The 2011 Swing into Action with North Fulton Community Charities (NFCC) Golf Tournament atThe Standard Club last month raised more than $51,000 for the nonprofit's Emergency Financial Assistance Program. NFCC’s goal is to prevent local families and individuals in Roswell, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park from becoming homeless by providing the basic needs of food, financial assistance and clothing.  The course had 131 golfers in competition, but it also included breakfast and lunch, a variety of skill competitions and a host of raffle prizes, NFCC announcted today, Aug. 31. In addition, the tournament featured the Faith Based Challenge, which was won for the third year by Alpharetta First United Methodist Church. This year’s…
Longtime Cobb County resident to receive PGA's highest honor on the 30th anniversary of his first major championship.
The latest chapter in the improbable golfing life of Larry Nelson will be written next week when the quiet man from Cobb County receives the highest honor accorded by the PGA of America. Nelson, who didn’t start playing golf until he returned from Vietnam, will be awarded the PGA of America's Distinguished Service Award in a ceremony on Aug. 10 at The Cobb Energy Centre. The award comes on the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek and coincides with the 30thanniversary of Nelson's first major championship. Not bad for a guy who grew up thinking only sissies played golf. "It's quite an honor and I'm very humbled by it," Nelson said. "I have been very blessed in my career, and have been fortunate that golf has …
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The golfer was in North Fulton yesterday.
Four-time major champion Phil Mickelson and his famous left-handed swing could be seen Tuesday getting in some practice at the Atlanta Athletic Club in advance of next week's PGA Championship. The top 100 of the 102 best golfers in the field (as ranked by the Official World Golf Ranking – OWGR) are scheduled to compete next week in Johns Creek. This will be the second best field in all of golf, only beat by the 2002 PGA Championship.
