Area players make U.S. Amateur field Aug 17, 2008
com; Florida State Golf Association Mid-Senior Four-Ball North Championship, Amelia River ... Sept. 17: Florida State Golf Association Mid-Amateur qualifier, Champions Club at Julington Creek. (Florida Times-Union)
Piumelli Advances to Quarterfinals of FSGA Amateur Match Play Championship Aug 12, 2008
South Carolina golfer reached the quarterfinals of the Florida State Golf Association Amateur Match Play Championship at Quail Valley Golf Club in Vero Beach, Fla. After qualifying 18th, Piumelli stormed through the field of 64 to the quarterfinals before falling to eventual champion David Johnson. (Uscsports.com)
Young players take lead at amateur Jul 20, 2008
But he's a veteran of the golf programs at LSU and Florida State, played professionally in the U.S. and Asia and has won three Florida State Golf Association championships and been among the First Coast's top amateur players since regaining his amateur status. He also keeps himself in good physical shape and said a few loose swings off the tee hurt him Saturday, not the heat beating down on a 40-something body. (Florida Times-Union)
Around the area Jul 13, 2008
The final round of the Florida State Golf Association Four-Ball Championship is scheduled for today at the TPC Sawgrass. Bryan Lloyd of Fernandina Beach shot 73-76-149 to win a Hurricane Junior Golf Tour event at TPC Tampa Bay. (Florida Times-Union)
Area golf scoreboard Jun 29, 2008
org; Florida State Golf Association Four-Ball qualifier, Queen's Harbour ... July 12-13: Florida State Golf Association Four-Ball Championship, TPC Sawgrass ... July 21: Florida State Golf Association match play qualifier, South Hampton. (Florida Times-Union)
Golf: Around the area Jun 8, 2008
James Bowery of Jacksonville shot 68 at North Hampton to win a Florida State Golf Association Amateur qualifier last week. Christopher Bray of Hilliard was second with a 69 and Samuel Aidan of Jacksonville third with a 70. (Florida Times-Union)
More of this story Feb 14, 2008
The FJT is conducted by the Florida State Golf Association which conducts 25 state championships and more than 40 qualifying tournaments for USGA national championships. The FSGA also maintains the USGA Handicap System, performs course ratings throughout Florida and assists in junior programs and scholarships. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Fall Series Gives Other Golfers A Shot Nov 1, 2007
Then it goes from 70 to top 125. And I think we play, that category, plays for considerably less. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
No. 8 Cardinal Faces Nation's Best at Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational Oct 20, 2007
Isleworth is consistently ranked the longest and toughest course in the state by the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA), proving to challenge the NCAA's best players. Last year, Texas took home the title at the tournament, with Georgia's Brian Harman taking top medalist honors. (Gostanford.com)
Tulsa Names Andy Crabtree as Assistant Men's Golf Coach Sep 6, 2007
Previously, he was the manager of Junior Golf for the Florida State Golf Association for two years, where he was the tournament director for the Florida State Golf Association and USGA Golf Championships. A 1999 graduate of South Florida, Crabtree was a four-year letterman and as a senior earned Academic All-America honors and was selected as the Conference USA Student-Athlete of the Year for Golf. (Tulsahurricane.com)
Best athletes you've never heard of Sep 1, 2007
SI.com - SI On Campus - Best Athlete You've Never Heard Of - Friday August 31, 2007 1:12PM. Best Athlete You've Never Heard Of. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Westrup Begins Play in NCAA Women's Golf Championship Tuesday May 22, 2007
She is currently one of eight Florida State golfers to earn All-America honors once during her career and is one of two Seminoles to have earned All-America First-Team Honors during her career ... FLORIDA STATE GOLF AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS The Florida State women's golf team earned a cumulative grade point average of 2. (Seminoles.com)
Seminole Men's Golf Team Earns First Trip To NCAA Finals Since 1996 May 20, 2007
"With Jonas and Matt our team is stacked and stacked for the future. You have to play well to make this line-up and I am just happy to have a chance to play with these guys. To be able to go with Coach Jones to the finals is a great feeling. To know how successful Florida State golf is going to be with him as the head coach is something that I will be able to look back on and be very proud of when my golfing days are over.". Led by tournament co-medalist Brendon Todd, the No. 1-ranked Georgia... (Seminoles.com)
Seminole Women's Golf Team Begins NCAA Play Thursday At LSU May 10, 2007
FLORIDA STATE GOLF AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS The Florida State women's golf team earned a cumulative grade point average of 2. 362 during the fall 2006 and spring 2007 academic semesters while ranking among the nation's top 25 teams in the same competition seasons. (Seminoles.com)
Sawgrass Gets Extreme Makeover May 9, 2007
NOTES: The Florida State Golf Association will host 17 local qualifiers for players hoping to advance to June's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. Innisbrook Resort (Wednesday) Hunters Green (Monday) and Brooksville's Southern Hills (May 21) are local sites. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Sarasota a site for PGA golf qualifying Apr 29, 2007
This will be the first /Florida State Golf Association sanctioned event at the Ritz's new golf facility. Any professional golfer, or any amateur with a USGA men's handicap index of 1. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Senior Amateur crown Apr 14, 2007
CORAL SPRINGS Rick Woulfe of Fort Lauderdale held off Steve Earley of Hobe Sound to captured the Florida State Golf Association Senior Amateur Championship on Thursday at TPC at Eagle Trace. After posting rounds of 72 and 70, Woulfe finished with a 77 for a 219 total. (Vero Beach Press Journal)
PSL tourney set for The Saints Mar 22, 2007
Speaking of Kremer, he tied for third in the Florida State Golf Association Winter Series Individual event that finished up Tuesday at Victoria Hills Golf Club in DeLand. Kremer shot 156 (77-79) to finish eight strokes back in the 40-54 age division. (Vero Beach Press Journal)
GOLFERS OPEN SPRING AT RIO PINAR INVITATIONAL Feb 19, 2007
The course has hosted numerous professional events and the Florida State Golf Association Championship. (see course information on front page). (Utamavs.com)
LaCrosse Still Taking Shot At Champions Feb 8, 2007
" Before turning 50 almost four years ago and deciding to make a run at the senior tour, LaCrosse was one of Florida's best performers. In 1996 and 2000 the Florida State Golf Association named him Player of the Year. During a five-year stretch he won every major amateur tournament in Florida. And in his first trip to Champions Tour qualifying school he missed by one shot getting his card for full exempt status. "I did not realize what that one shot meant," he said. "It would have been a huge... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- Sports)
Golfers with ties to the industry's business side are honored Nov 29, 2006
The Florida State Golf Association inducted three men into the Florida Golf Hall of Fame ... Organized in 1913, the Florida State Golf Association is a not-for-profit organization that governs amateur golf in the state of Florida. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Counseling group needs volunteers Sep 7, 2006
Volunteers are needed to help put on the 2006 Special Olympics Florida State Golf Championships on Sept. 15 and 16 at Legends Golf and Country Club and Kings Ridge Golf Club in Clermont. More than 170 Special Olympics athletes of all ages and skill levels will compete. (Orlando Sentinel -- News)
Bisignano has great experience as caddie Jul 24, 2006
It seemed like her hand was on the brass ring there and then it just kind of slipped away. "Like Hurst, who led Shin by three holes with nine to play, Bisignano won't dwell on what might have been, but will instead remember the overall experience.And especially what happened as Hurst walked off the course at Carmel Country Club after conceding the 37th and final hole of the match to Shin.Kelli Kuehne, a former U.S. Junior Girls' champion who now plays on the LPGA Tour, intercepted Hurst and... (Florida Today)
Sobel: PGA Show is indescribable Jan 29, 2006
"David Souza, a freshman on the Florida State golf team, is making his first pilgrimage to the show. And the college education is paying dividends already; he's able to spit out two whole words: "Just unreal. "Let's give these guys a break. After all, the event is, quite literally, indescribable. The "kid in a candy store" analogy is tired and clichd; the "mouse in a maze" comparison doesn't quite do it justice.Let's give 'em some help, too. We'll start with the facts: The Show has been a golf... (ESPN -- Golf)
