CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced earlier this week with five members of the Georgia State team earning recognition. Recent graduates Solene LeCoz and Jooeun Bae, along with rising juniors Jemima Gregson and Emily Royer and rising sophomore Harmanprit Kaur all received honors. A total of 952 … [Read more...]
Nyqvist Named WGCA All-American Scholar
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars were announced on Wednesday, July 5 with a total of 952 women’s collegiate golfers recognized and Augusta University senior Josefine Nyqvist represents the Jaguars. The criteria for selection to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team are some of the most stringent in all of college athletics. … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: Georgia Golfers Log Impressive Results
ATHENS, Ga. — Current and future members of the Georgia women’s golf team turned in some solid performances in summer tournaments over the summer. Headlining the list were Rinko Mitsunaga and Stephanie Carras qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships, respectively, this week. Mitsunaga, a rising junior, shot 3-under on Tuesday to claim … [Read more...]
Three Jackets Named to ACC All-Academic Team
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s James Clark, Chris Petefish and Vincent Whaley have been named to the 2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Golf Team, announced Monday by the conference office. Petefish, a junior from Danville, Calif., and Whaley, a senior from McKinney, Texas, made the All-Academic team for the third time each. Clark, a junior from Columbus, Ga., was … [Read more...]
Sigg Chosen As A Third-Team All-American
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Greyson Sigg has been chosen as a Third-Team All-American by both the Golf Coaches Association of America and Golfweek Magazine. Sigg, also a Third-Team by each outlet in 2016, finished the season with a scoring average of 70.50, which ranks third in the Georgia record book. The Augusta native wound up with six top-10s and eight top-20s in 11 … [Read more...]
Brandon Cho Wins Georgia Junior Championship & Ivy Shepherd Wins Georgia Girls’ Championship
STATESBORO, GA. --- Brandon Cho of Suwanee held on to the lead to win the Georgia Junior Championship by three strokes at 5-under-par 211 at Forest Heights Country Club. Finishing a few minutes later was the Georgia Girls' Championship at Georgia Southern University Golf Course, as Ivy Shepherd of Peachtree City earned the win at 3-under-par 213. Cho posted rounds under … [Read more...]
Oglethorpe’s Jacob Arnett Earns First Career All-America Honor
Sophomore Jacob Arnett of the Oglethorpe men's golf team was named to the Ping All-America Honorable Mention list Wednesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), marking the first All-America honor of his career. In addition, it's the 28th time an Oglethorpe men's golfer has earned GCAA All-America honors. This caps off an outstanding season for Arnett, as he … [Read more...]
Kennesaw State Men’s Golfer Wyatt Larkin Captures Yamaha Atlanta Open
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – After missing nine months of competitive play following a back injury, Kennesaw State men's golfer Wyatt Larkin returned to tournament action in impressive fashion as he captured the Yamaha Atlanta Open at Echelon Golf Club in Alpharetta, Ga., on Wednesday (June 14). Larkin, who was only able to compete in the first two fall events of his junior season, … [Read more...]
Jackets Finish No. 21/22 in Final Season Rankings
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech completed the 2017 spring season ranked No. 21 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index and No. 22 in the Golfstat rankings, finishing the year among the nation’s top 25 teams for the 17th time in the last 18 years. Tech rose as high as No. 20 and No. 19 in the respective ratings after the first five spring events, having finished second in three straight … [Read more...]