GAINESVILLE — Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member James Mason, the PGA teaching professional from The Orchard Club in Clarksville, captured the third annual Milton Martin Honda Classic supported by Srixon/Cleveland Golf/XXIO at Chattahoochee Golf Course on Tuesday.
The 69-year-old Mason fired a second-round 7-under par 65, which paired with his first-round score of 69 for a two-day total of 10-under par 134 to defeat J.P. Griffin of the Capital City Club and amateur Ruan Pretorius from Point University by a single stroke. Mason’s second-round score matched the low round of the tournament that was posted by first-round leader Sonny Skinner of Sylvester.
Mason took home the $2,000 purse. Pretorius won low amateur honors. He is a native of South Africa, playing collegiately in the United States. Defending champion, Matt Elliott of Dahlonega fired rounds of 74 and 67 to finish in a tie for 10th place.
The Georgia PGA is one of the 41 Sections of the PGA of America. Its membership includes nearly 920 PGA professionals working at over 265 golf courses, clubs, and ranges throughout the state. Additionally, more than 35 Georgia PGA members compete on one of the PGA Tours. In keeping with the fundamental objectives laid down by its founders, one of the Georgia PGA's primary goals is promoting the game of golf through clinics, junior and minority golf programs, consumer programs, and print, radio, and television media.
