Dark Horses 2022

Dark Horses 2022

By Stephen Delaney Hale | Photos courtesy of the Augusta National Golf Club “In the past year the PGA Tour seems to have turned some kind of scoring corner, whether it is driving it very long and straight, hitting approach putts stiff at the cup and making putts —...
World-Class Athlete

World-Class Athlete

Georgia native, sam byrd, played in a World Series game and golfed in several Masters tournaments By Don Rhodes The boldface type headline of The Augusta Chronicle on March 11, 1937, pretty much said it all about the life of Samuel Dewey Byrd: “Sam Byrd Quits Baseball...
How Masters Savvy Are You?

How Masters Savvy Are You?

By Mary Ashton Mills and Aimee SerafinPhotos courtesy of the Augusta National Golf Club Think you know the course, the traditions, the statistics and the players who comprise the prestigious Masters  Tournament? We’ve updated our Masters quiz to see if you have gone...
Tire City Potters

Tire City Potters

By Steven Uhles | Photos provided by Steven Uhles There is a sense of effortlessness when ceramic artist and Tire City Potters owner Shishir Chokshi lays his hands on a spinning mass of unformed clay. He doesn’t force it into shape, willing the cup, plate or vase into...
Destiny Driven

Destiny Driven

By By Johnathan McGinty  |  Photos Courtesy of Fleishman Hillard It’s possible that “destiny” might be a tad too strong of a term to chronicle the golf journey of young Lyla Hawker. Sure, her room is filled with the usual trappings of childhood — like toys, books and...