Golf
Over the years, the East Lake course has hosted many national and regional championships. The Southern Amateur was played at East Lake in 1907, 1910, 1915, 1922, & 1923; the Southern Open in 1919, 1920, & 1927; the Georgia State Amateur in 1924, 1930, 1934, 1941, & 1956; the U.S. Women’s Amateur in 1950; the Ryder Cup in 1963; the Western Junior Amateur in 1997; the 101st United States Amateur in 2001; The TOUR Championship nineteen times since 1998. In 2005, East Lake was named the permanent home to The TOUR Championship, the final tournament in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedEx Cup.
Notable Events Hosted:
The TOUR Championship (PGA TOUR)
1998 - Hal Sutton
2000 - Phil Mickelson
2002 - Vijay Singh
2004 - Retief Goosen
2005 - Bart Bryant
2006 - Adam Scott
2007 - Tiger Woods
2008 - Camilo Villegas
2009 - Phil Mickelson
2010 - Jim Furyk
2011 – Bill Haas
2012 - Brandt Snedeker
2013 – Henrik Stenson
2014 – Billy Horschel
2015 – Jordan Spieth
2016 - Rory McIlroy
2017 - Xander Schauffele
2018 - Tiger Woods
2019 - Rory McIlroy
2020 - Dustin Johnson
Men’s Amateur Championship (United States Golf Association)
2001 – Bubba Dickerson
The Ryder Cup (PGA of America)
1963 – American Team – Arnold Palmer, Captain.
Team members: Julius Boros, Gene Littler, Billy Maxwell, Dow Finsterwald, Dave Ragan, Jr., Johnny Pott, Billy Casper, Bob Goalby and Tony Lema.
Women’s Amateur Championship (United States Golf Association)
1950 – Beverly Hanson
Southern Open
1919- Jim Barnes
1920- Douglas Edgar
1927- Bobby Jones
Southern Amateur
1907- Nelson Whitney
1910- F.G. Byrd
1915- Charles Dexter
1922- Bobby Jones
1933- Jack Redmond
2002- Lee Williams