Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Henley has good Houston Open; Elliott dazzles for NASCAR title; Falcons win
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
ICYMI over the weekend: State GHSA and GISA cross country championships; full high school football coverage
Around/About Central Georgia
Macon TD Club welcomes radio host Moore
Sports talk radio host Scott Moore is the speaker Monday night at the Macon Touchdown Club.
The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Cost is $30 for non-members.
Howard is the featured high school. Steve Dennis, a Macon native, former UGA player, and longtime athletics administrator is next week’s speaker.
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley finishes in top 30 at Houston
Russell Henley’s consistent season continued on Sunday with a 68 to finish tied for 29th at the Houston Open.
Henley had rounds of 69, 72, 69, and 68 for a two-under 278. He was bogey free on Sunday, with two pars.
Carlos Ortiz shot a 13-under 267 to win
Henley was tied with Charley Hoffman and former Georgia Tech standout Cameron Tringale.
The Stratford grad is 20th in the FedEx Cup rankings, and 58th in the Official World Golf ranking, ahead of No. 64 Phil Mickelson, No. 66 Graeme McDowell, No. 80 Jordan Spieth, and No. 89, Brandt Snedeker, among others.
Brickyard to host 10-team Mercer Invitational starting Monday
Around/About Georgia
Column: There is great joy in Dawsonville, aka Elliottville
Ryan has solid day in Atlanta win
And he said, “The Dirty Birds are back”
And there go the United’s playoff hopes
Sports and COVID-19
Cases leads to Air Force-Wyoming game called off
NFL
Brady, Bucs bombed by Brees, Saints
Steelers rally to hold off Dallas upset
Tua leads Dolphins over Cardinals
Bengals not good, but Burrow is
College Football
Around the nation/world
Elliott too fast for Keselowski, Logano, Hamlin
Johnson fifth in career finale
Elliott taking the torch from JJ
New NASCAR champ: “This is the dream”
Johnson, Knaus go out together