Kizzire wins his second Web.com event
Former Auburn golfer Patton Kizzire recorded his second win this year on the Web.com Tour in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Sunday.
Former Auburn golfer Patton Kizzire recorded his second win this year on the Web.com Tour in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Sunday.
Auburn sent three current golfers and one former golfer to the U.S. Amateur in Olympia Fields, Illinois, this week, but none of the four advanced to the match play portion of the tournament.
Former Auburn golfer Patton Kizzire won the Utah Championship on Sunday, August 2, with a score of 19-under par.
Blayne Barber, despite a strong start, failed to run down the leaders in the final round of the Barbasol Championship in Opelika on Sunday, July 19.
While three players in the field at the Barbasol Championship went or are going to Auburn, there are many other players in the field who had never experienced Auburn, or even Alabama, before the event.
There were birdies and eagle on and off the course on Wednesday, July 15, at Grand National golf course.
Saturday at a golf tournament is often referred to as “moving day,” referencing the shuffling of the leaderboard that often occurs during the third round.
The second day of the Barbasol Championship at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika came to a close with only one former Auburn golfer making the cut.
Even the highest quality equipment breaks sometimes.
The first PGA TOUR event in Alabama history began on Thursday, July 16, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National in Opelika.
Former Tigers Blayne Barber and Patton Kizzire joined current Auburn golfer Ben Schlottman for a press conference on Wednesday, July 15, to discuss the upcoming Barbasol Championship.
Though he admits basketball is his best sport, coach Bruce Pearl knows a few things about other sports as well.
Groupings for the Thursday and Friday rounds of the Barbasol Championship in Opelika were released on Tuesday, July 14.
Local leaders and PGA Tour officials met with the media on Friday, June 26, to discuss next month’s Barbasol Championship, which will be held at Grand National golf course in Opelika.
Athletic director Jay Jacobs announced Tuesday, June 16, that Melissa Luellen has been named the head women’s golf coach at Auburn.
This weekend of May 29-31, the Auburn University Club’s course hosted the Will Claxton Junior Tournament in partnership with the American Junior Golf Association.
The 8th-ranked men’s golf team finished its season by placing 12th in the NCAA Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida on Monday, June 1. The finish was the fourth-best in school history at the NCAA Championship.
The Auburn men’s golf team avoided elimination early Monday morning, June 1, at the NCAA Championship in Bradenton, Florida. The Tigers were forced to finish the third round of the tournament on Monday morning after play was suspended Sunday, May 31, because of inclement weather. Freshman Ben Schlottman shot even par for the second consecutive day to lead the Tigers in the last round of stroke play. Half of the 30 teams in the field were cut after three rounds of stroke play at The Concession Golf Club. After the first three rounds, Auburn was tied for 12th, which earned the Tigers a spot in the final round of stroke play. The fourth round will start Monday, when Auburn tees off at 9 am CST on the 10th hole. If the Tigers finish in the top eight teams after the final round of play, they will advance to the match play portion of the tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 2-3.
Auburn began its weekend at the NCAA championship on Thursday, May 29. The Tigers finished their rounds with a cumulative team score of 301.
After 21 seasons as the head women’s golf coach at Auburn, Kim Evans has accepted a new position within the university and has decided to end her Auburn coaching career. Evans led Auburn to eight SEC titles and seven top-10 finishes in 21 seasons.