ATHENS, Ga. — Three members of the Georgia women’s golf team will begin competition in the 121st U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship on Monday at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y. Jenny Bae, Caroline Craig and Céleste Dao qualified for spots among the 156 golfers in the field. “When you come to the University of Georgia you expect to compete for national championships,” … [Read more...]
Austrian Sepp Straka Places 10th In Olympics
KAWAGOE, Japan --- Former Georgia golfer Sepp Straka finished tied for 10th in the Olympics on Sunday at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Representing Austria and with twin brother and fellow Bulldog Sam on the bag, Straka carded rounds of 63-71-68-68 for a total of 14-under 270 -- four shots out of first, three in back of second, and just one shy of the seven-player playoff to … [Read more...]
Three Bulldogs Chosen As All-America Scholars
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia golfers Connor Creasy, Trent Phillips, and Davis Thompson have been chosen as 2021 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars, according to an announcement Friday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Georgia has 26 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar awards among 15 players dating back to 1984. The Creasy, Phillips, and Thompson selections … [Read more...]
Georgia State Men’s Golf Announces 2021-22 Schedule
ATLANTA – Looking to win a ninth conference title and advance to a 15th NCAA Regional, Georgia State men’s golf head coach Chad Wilson announced the Panthers 2021-22 schedule on Tuesday. The Panthers will play five tournaments in the fall and five more in the spring leading up to the Sun Belt Conference Championship in April. “After a challenging year in many ways for our … [Read more...]
The Championship at Berkeley Hills
ATLANTA GA --- Amateur Josh Edgar, a recent Georgia State University graduate carded a competitive course record final round of 12-under par 60 for a two-day total of 16-under par 128 to win the 12th Annual The Championship at Berkeley Hills. Edgar found himself standing on the drivable par-4 18th playing at 305 yards with the opportunity to eagle the hole and shoot 59. He … [Read more...]
Noah Norton Wins U.S. Amateur Qualifier at Crabapple
THE FLATS – Recent Georgia Tech graduate Noah Norton followed his opening round of 64 Monday with a 65 Tuesday and captured medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur qualifier at the Capital City Club Crabapple course in Milton, Ga. He qualified for the U.S. Amateur for the fifth straight year and will tee it up at the 121st championship Aug. 9-15 at Oakmont, Pa. Norton’s … [Read more...]
Jackets Aiming for U.S. Amateur Spots
THE FLATS – Coming off a busy and successful week of amateur competition for Georgia Tech’s golfers, qualifying for the 121st United States Amateur Championship begins Tuesday for three Yellow Jackets, and five other members of the team are competing in the Southern Amateur in West Point, Miss. Nine current and former Jackets are attempting to qualify for the U.S. Amateur … [Read more...]
Phillips Adds Third All-America Certificate
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips has been chosen as an Honorable Mention All-American, according to an announcement Monday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Phillips earned First-Team All-America honors in 2020 and he was a Second-Team pick in 2019. Phillips completed his junior season with a scoring average of 70.81. He won the Gators Invitational, and he … [Read more...]
Bae & Craig Win U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifiers
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Jenny Bae and Caroline Craig earned medalist honors at qualifiers for the 121st annual U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship earlier this week. In addition, Céleste Dao secured alternate status from her qualifying event. This year’s Am will be contested at Westchester Country Club in Rye, N.Y., from August 2-8. On Monday, Bae continued an amazing run of … [Read more...]