John Carroll

December 18, 2007 | Daily Report Online

She married a Georgia Tech quarterback. She played golf weekly with a judge for 12 years. She's worked in the state court system for 31 years. She's played golf for more than 50 years and once boasted a 4.3 handicap. Her name is Carolyn Gann, but most people call her "Sissi." But she's no sissy when it comes to golf.

By John Carroll

5 minute read

June 10, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Paul E. Weathington is smiling for the camera. A photographer is taking a picture of the lawyer in his office on the 39th floor of the 191 Peachtree building. On the wall in the background is a 5-foot-by-7-foot mural of the legendary Bobby Jones. The vibrant watercolor painting by artist Steve Penley depicts seven images of Jones at various stages of his life.

By John Carroll

4 minute read

January 26, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Last week, the PGA Tour announced that it would play a new tournament this year at Sea Island. The McGladrey Classic was added to the 2010 schedule as part of the tour's Fall Series. The tournament will be played Oct. 7-10 on the Seaside Course at the Sea Island Resort. Davis Love III, a 20-time PGA Tour winner and Sea Island resident, will serve as the tournament chairman, while his brother Mark Love will be executive director.

By John Carroll

3 minute read

September 04, 2007 | Daily Report Online

AS A YOUNG MAN, Troutman Sanders attorney Chuck Palmer had a dream of playing golf professionally. He was No. 1 on his high school golf team at Pepperell High in Lindale, near Rome. He became an assistant pro in Louisiana after graduating from the University of Georgia in 1979. He once shot 65 on a golf course in New Orleans.

By John Carroll

6 minute read

May 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online

When he's not practicing law at Drew Eckl Farnham in Midtown Atlanta, Daniel C. Kniffen is living on the golf course at Chteau lan Winery Resort in Braselton. The one-hour commute on Interstate 85 can be brutal at times, but the resort lifestyle and natural beauty of the golf course make the drive endurable, says Kniffen, 48.

By John Carroll

8 minute read

May 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Lawyer Timothy J. Pakenham works and plays golf in the shadow of the great Bobby Jones Jr. Pakenham, 52, is a partner at Alston Bird. The firm was created in 1982 upon the merger of Alston, Miller Gaines and Jones, Bird and Howell. After retiring from golf in 1930, Jones became a partner at Jones, Bird Howell, a law firm that was co-founded by his father, Robert P.

By John Carroll

5 minute read

August 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

It has been a great season for major men's golf championships. All four had drama and exciting finishes. Trevor Immelman crashed the Masters in April. Tiger Woods made magic at the U.S. Open in June. Padraig Harrington pocketed the British Open in July. Last weekend's PGA Championship at Oakland Hills near Detroit, Mich.

By John Carroll

4 minute read

July 01, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Attorney Andrew L. Much is an infrequent golfer who works in the niche legal world of golf course financing. Much is senior corporate counsel of Textron Financial Corp.'s Golf Finance Division, a specialty lending unit that manages more than $1 billion in golf course loans and annually funds more than $300 million in new transactions.

By John Carroll

4 minute read

June 29, 2010 | Daily Report Online

On Friday, I witnessed a case of the mysterious yips. It happened at the Lawyers Club of Atlanta's annual golf outing at Druid Hills Golf Club. About 45 lawyers, judges and guests showed up for the traditional scramble. The object was to make more birdies than pars and hope that you went low enough to finish in the money.

By John Carroll

5 minute read

August 28, 2007 | Daily Report Online

IF YOU ASK retired Smith, Gambrell Russell attorney and avid golfer John A. Blackmon what his handicap is, there's a good chance he may say, "My golf game." Blackmon, 73, has played golf since he was a kid growing up in Columbus. It was at the Country Club of Columbus where a young Blackmon developed a passion for golf, and began his journey as a career duffer.

By John Carroll

6 minute read