FORMAT
The format is 72 holes of individual stroke play with the field cut to the low 60 players and ties after 36 holes.

ELIGIBILITY
ALL player’s shall play from the same yardage. Open to any current legal residents of the state of Georgia and have a valid drivers license that has not been issued less than 10 days before the entry deadline of 10:00 am Friday, July 11, 2025. A player may be required to show proof of residency.

Registration for the 74th Golf Pro Payments Georgia Open is now open, with TBA qualifying sites and TBA last chance qualifiers to help determine the field of 144 players. Qualifying sites are filled on a first come, first serve basis. Entries will close for ALL exempt players on July 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM. If that deadline is missed, the only option are the last chance qualifiers TBA. That deadline is TBA.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

The 74th Golf Pro Payments Georgia Open heads to Dalton Golf & Country Club in Dalton for 2025. Dalton Golf and Country Club began in 1915, its beginnings date back to approximately 1912 when Bert Taylor took Pastor Sims, Henry Smith and Will Denton to Haig’s pasture behind the Confederate Cemetery to demonstrate his golfing skills. By 1963 the private club membership of 257 purchased 88 adjoining acres from R.G. McCamy. The property, previously a dairy farm, consisted of pastures and two ponds. That same year work began on an additional 9 holes of golf, a new swimming pool and the current clubhouse. When 61 additional acres were purchased in 1970, Melvin Warnecke became the club’s superintendent. Under his guidance, and after years of fighting winter kill on the Bermuda greens, the members voted for a complete renovation of the course. Burt Runyon Construction constructed the 18 hole, par 72, 6,649 yard championship course designed by Kirby Player and Associates. The course opened for play in July 1975 with Bermuda fairways, tees and Penncross bentgrass greens along with a Toro automatic irrigation system. This will be the Club’s 1st time hosting the premier event. The Championship dates are July 31-August 3, preceded by the Georgia Open Pro-Am on July 30.

With Hurricane Debby bearing down on the Valdosta area, Kyle Mueller felt no pressure as he led wire-to-wire to capture the title at the 73rd Golf Pro Payments Georgia Open presented by Visit Valdosta and A&R Communities. Mueller, a mini-tour professional from Athens did just enough shooting even-par 72 in the final round and cruised to a two-shot victory over fellow professional Nicolas Cassidy of Johns Creek at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club.

Mueller completed four rounds at 14-under par 274. The lead was never in jeopardy during the final round as he withstood charges by Cassidy and a trio that finished three-shots back. Cassidy finished at 12-under par 276 while PGA of America Associate Greg Edwards of Gainesville, mini tour professional Alex Shead of Appling and low amateur Parker Claxton of Claxton all finished at 11-under par 277.

Claxton joined his father Paul, the 2017 Georgia Open Champion in the field along with two other father son duos including 1989 and 1992 Champion Franklin Langham and his son George who finished the week in solo 7th place at 9-under par 279. The Lape’s, father Tom and son Sam, both amateurs failed to make the cut. Paul finished four rounds at 9-over par 297 as both Claxton’s made the cut.