SHGA / AMG Update: Stallings ties tourney record, Baddeley ties for 27th at The Open
Scott Stallings' charge up the leaderboard last Saturday and eventual tie for third at the Barbasol Championship, along with Aaron Baddeley's tie for 27th at The Open at Royal Birkdale headline this past weekends performances among players affiliated with Cartersville Country Club's Scott Hamilton Golf Academy and/or Athletic Motion Golf.
Stallings fired a tournament record-tying 60 on Saturday at the PGA Tour's Auburn/Opelika event to climb into first place with only Sunday's round remaining. He slipped to 71 in the final round, however, to tie for third place two shots behind winner Grayson Murray.
Meanwhile, four SHGA/AMG players earned checks this past week on the WEB.com Tour.
Kyle Thompson tied for 14th with rounds of 69-69-69-68 at the Pinnacle Bank Championship in Omaha, NE. Fellow SHGA/AMG players Matt Atkins and Casey Wittenberg tied for 31st and Chris Wilson tied for 54th.
PGA TOUR
The Open Championship
July 20-23 — Southport, ENG
Winner: Jordan Spieth (12-under-par; 65-69-65-69)
Scott Hamilton Golf Academy / Athletic Motion Golf players:
T27 — Aaron Baddeley (1-over; 69-76-72-64)
MC — Charles Howell III (9-over; 74-75)
Aaron Baddeley
Barbasol Championship
July 20-23 — Auburn/Opelika, AL
Winner: Grayson Murray (21-under; 67-64-64-68)
Scott Hamilton Golf Academy / Athletic Motion Golf players:
T3 — Scott Stallings (19-under; 69-65-60-71)
T52 — Boo Weekley (9-under; 69-67-70-69)
T61 — Matt Every (7-under; 71-67-71-68)
MDF — Bobby Wyatt (1-under; 74-65-73)
MC — Brendon Todd (Even; 70-72)
MC — Jason Bohn (2-over; 74-70)
MC — Steven Bowditch (10-over; 74-78)
Next Event: RBC Canadian Open — July 27-30 — Glen Abbey GC — Ontario, CAN
Scott Stallings
PGA CHAMPIONS TOUR
The PGA TOUR Champions did not have an event this past week.
Scott Hamilton Golf Academy / Athletic Motion Golf player Joe Durant has played in 14 events and is currently 12th on the Charles Schwab Cup standings money list led by Bernhard Langer.
Next Event: The Senior Open Championship — Royal Porthcawl GC — Bridgend, WAL
Joe Durant
WEB.COM TOUR
Pinnacle Bank Championship
July 20-23 — Omaha, NE
Winner: Sam Ryder (21-under; 67-67-62-67)
Scott Hamilton Golf Academy / Athletic Motion Golf players:
T14 — Kyle Thompson (9-under; 69-69-69-68)
T31 — Matt Atkins (6-under; 72-69-71-66)
T31 — Casey Wittenberg (6-under; 67-71-68-72)
T54 — Chris Wilson (4-under; 70-70-72-68)
Next Event: Digital Ally Open — July 27-30 — Nicklaus GC at LionsGate — Overland Park, KS
Kyle Thompson
LPGA TOUR
Marathon Classic
July 20-23 — Sylvania, OH
Winner: In-Kyung Kim (21-under; 65-67-68-63)
Scott Hamilton Golf Academy / Athletic Motion Golf player Brooke Pancake did not play. She is currently 124th in the Race to CME Globe standings for 2017.
Next LPGA event: Ladies Scottish Open — July 27-30 — North Ayrshire, Scotland
Each week, Bartow Sports Zone tracks the professional golfers on tour affiliated with Cartersville Country Club's Scott Hamilton Golf Academy (ScottHamiltonGolf.com) and teaching professional Mike Granato (MikeGranatoGolf.com).
Both Hamilton and Granato are affiliated professionals with Athletic Motion Golf. (https://athleticmotiongolf.com)
Scott Hamilton is the long time Director of Golf at Cartersville Country Club and is teacher/advisor/instructor to many prominent golf professionals competing on the PGA Tour, PGA Champions Tour, WEB.com Tour, LPGA Tour, and more. Mike Granato is a local golf instructor who also works with many of Hamilton's clients.
Scott Hamilton and Mike Granato
