Georgia Cup Has Grown From Intimate Club Event To Unique Amateur Championship Known On Both Sides Of The Atlantic

2010 Committee Chairman-Dan Rafferty
2010 Committee Vice Chairman-David Biscan

Established at The Golf Club of Georgia in 1998, The Georgia Cup annually brings together the reigning United States Amateur and British Amateur Champion for an 18-hole match in advance of the Masters.

Televised by Comcast Sports Southeast, The Georgia Cup has grown from an intimate Club event to a unique amateur championship known on both sides of the Atlantic.

The 2010 Georgia Cup Match featured the youngest champions in history with British Amateur Champion Matteo Manassero, 16, of Italy, defeating United States Amateur Champion Byeong-Hun "Ben" An, 17, of South Korea, 5 & 4 on The Golf Club of Georgia's Creekside Course on March 30, 2010.

The Georgia Cup is open to the public and benefits the Yates Scholarship Fund and the Moncrief Turfgrass Scholarships of the Georgia State Golf Foundation.

The Georgia Cup All-Time series stands at 7-6 in favor of the United States following Manassero's victory. It was the first win by the British Amateur Champion in The Georgia Cup since 2006.

The 2010 Georgia Cup Honorary Captain was United States Golf Association Executive Director David B. Fay.

Played the day before The Georgia Cup every year is The Georgia Cup Sponsor Classic, which is contested on both the Lakeside and Creekside Courses. That same evening is The Georgia Cup Charity Dinner & Auction, which also benefits the GSGF, and in recent years has been co-hosted by members Matt Kuchar, the 1997 U.S. Amateur Champion and first Georgia Cup champion, and former NBA star Brad Daugherty.

From 1998 to the present, The Golf Club of Georgia has developed a reputation with The Georgia Cup competitors as the gold standard of hospitality and golf's purest traditions. The Georgia Cup competitors and Honorary Captains all become Lifetime Honorary Members of The Golf Club of Georgia and are guests of the Club during Georgia Cup week.

The Golf Club of Georgia is also home to The United States Collegiate Championship, which began in 2006.

The Georgia Cup started in 1998, with Kuchar, who played collegiately at Georgia Tech, defeating British Amateur champion Craig Watson, 3 & 1. Other Georgia Cup champions have included Sergio Garcia, Ryan Moore, David Gossett, Ricky Barnes and Richie Ramsay.

The Georgia Cup presents a special opportunity for galleries attending at The Golf Club of Georgia. In the spirit and intimacy of the Walker Cup matches, fans can walk with the players, unhindered by gallery ropes, enjoying a unique perspective.

The Golf Club of Georgia is a 36-hole, member-owned, private club featuring championship course conditions year-round on its two Arthur Hills-designed courses, Lakeside and Creekside.

Lakeside was named Golf Digest's “Best New Private Course” in 1991.




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