Golf notes: Fricke headlines Georgia Open field
Former Web.com Tour player Jonathan Fricke of Snellville headlines a strong field at the Georgia Open, an event he’s won twice, when it begins Thursday at Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw.
Fricke spends most of his time these days on the PGA Canada Tour. His best finish there in 2015 has been a tie for 44th at the Players Cup.
The field also includes former Georgia Open winner Jeff Hull, five-time National Senior PGA player of the year Sonny Skinner, Georgia Golf Hall of Famer James Mason and recently inducted Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz.
Others in the field are Georgia State’s Davin White, who won the Players Championship at Berkeley Hills, Georgia Junior Amateur champion S.M. Lee and two-time Georgia Amateur champion David Noll Jr.
Defending champion Jay McLuen, a two-time winner of the event, is not in the field. McLuen qualified for the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nev.
Ollie update: Georgia Tech graduate Ollie Schniederjans followed up his tie for 22nd at the Canadian Open with a tie for 15th at the Quicken Loans National, where he had the lead at one point of the second round. He is in the field for this week's Barracuda Championship.
If he finishes the equivalent of No. 200 on the FedEx Cup points list, he will qualify for the Web.com Tour Finals. Schniederjans currently has 115 points; the No. 200 ranked player has 86 points.
Yi takes Amateur: Eunice Yi, a junior at Georgia Regents University in Augusta, won the 86th annual Georgia Women's Golf Association's Amateur Championship at Eagle's Landing Country Club in Stockbridge. Yi shot a 1-under 215 and won by four shots over Janet Mao of Johns Creek, an incoming freshman at Northwestern. Laura Coble of Augusta and Brenda Pictor of Marietta tied for third at 222.
Juniors finishing season: Ryan Young of Gainesville won the 41st Atlanta Junior Golf Association's Grand Championships at Chateau Elan. Hogan, a sophomore at Gainesville High School, shot a 14-over 227 and beat Mitchell Taylor of Suwanee by one shot. Christine McDonnell, a sophomore at Lambert, shot a 7-over 220 and won by nine shots over Louise Yu of Duluth. … Four Georgians finished in the top 10's at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships in North Carolina. Sahish Reddy of Duluth tied for ninth in Boys 7's, Patmon Malcom of Alpharetta was third in Boys 8's, Jake Peacock of Alpharetta tied for fourth in boys 12's and Sara Im of Duluth tied for fifth in girls 10's.
Etc.: Acworth's Jason Bohn has five top-15 finishes in his last eight starts, including last week's tie for fourth at the Quicken Loans National. …The McGladrey Classic in Sea Island will move into the final slot in the fall before the PGA Tour breaks until January. It will be held Nov. 16-22 and will add the resort's Plantation Course into a two-course rotation with the Seaside course … Scott Parel of Augusta recorded the third double-eagle of the season on the Web.com Tour. It was the only the 67th double-eagle in 26 years on that tour. … Bailey Tardy of Norcross, an incoming freshman at Georgia, leads six Georgians into the U.S. Women's Amateur, which begins Monday at the Portland (Ore.) Golf Club. … Kenneth Young has joined the Frog Golf Club as general manager.
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