Hamilton Coleman and Buck Brumlow, two talented golfers with deep Georgia roots, were awarded exemptions to play in the 9th annual Club Car Championship and both appeared at the Landings Golf & Athletic Club last month for a Media Day event.
On Thursday, the duo played in the same threesome together, along with Petr Hruby, in the first round of the Club Car Championship. Both played excellent rounds in windy afternoon conditions as each shot 4-under par 68s on the 7,185 yard Deer Creek Course layout.
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Coleman, an Augusta native and senior at Lakeside-Evans High School, is one of the top junior golfers in the world. The 17-year-old won the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in Dallas last July and also won the 2024 Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. He has signed to play at the University of Georgia.
Brumlow played at the University of Georgia, where he graduated in 2025 and is a graduate of Cartersville High. He won the 2025 Ford Collegiate in Richmond Hill.
Coleman and Brumlow sit in a tie for 29th as they both look to make the cut Friday playing in their first Korn Ferry Tour appearances. Despite the pressure of playing with the pros, both put together rounds without carding a bogey.
Coleman showed his confident style on the first hole, the 396-yard par 4, as he drained a putt of about 25 for birdie. He added birdies at the par-5 third hole, the par-5 sixth and the par-5 14th.
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Brumlow birdied the third and added three birdies in a row on a red hot back nine on the par-4 13th, the par-5 14th and the par-4 15th
Brumlow and Coleman have already established a strong relationship and shared some light-hearted moments on a few tees on the front nine waiting to make their tee shots. They approached the round like veterans, as each had a strong contingent of family and friends on hand to watch their rounds.
Hamilton Coleman follows through on his bunker shot on the fourth hole of the Deer Creek Course in the Club Car Championship on March 26, 2026.
Coleman, who earned exemptions to play in the 126th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York in June and the U.S. Amateur at Merion Golf Club and Philadelphia Country Club in Augusta with his win at the U.S. Junior Am, is used to playing in the spotlight.
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His mother, Sara Coleman, watched her son with family and friends, filled with pride about what he has accomplished, as he played as an amateur in a professional tournament for the first time.
Augusta native Hamilton Coleman, a senior at Lakeside-Evans and the 2025 U.S. Junior Amateur Golf champion, will play in the 2026 Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club.
“Well, it never gets easier as the mom watching your son play in events like this,” Sara Coleman said. “I don’t care how old he is, or how many events he has played, but with this one I do have some extra nerves. I know how hard he has worked to get to this point, and that’s what you want ― to see their hard work pay off.
“I’m impressed with the way he stays so level headed. Throughout the years, he has never wavered in his faith and his belief that’s he’s meant to play golf. And no matter how many rounds he plays, good or bad, he keeps that ― so I’m very proud of him for that.”
Buck Brumlow, a UGA alum, tees off at the fifth hole of the Deer Creek Course in the Club Car Championship on March 26, 2026.
Coleman and Brumlow are set to tee off from the 10th hole on Friday, March 27, at 9:30 a.m.
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Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at [email protected]. Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Coleman and Brumlow make most of exemptions at Club Car Championship
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