ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia rising junior Jenny Bae completed an amazing week on Friday, winning the Georgia’s PGA’s Georgia Women’s Open at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Bae did so just two days after winning the Georgia Women’s Amateur Championship. Bae fired even-par 72 in the final round of the Open on Friday to secure a two-stroke victory at 6-under 136. All told, Bae … [Read more...]
Bae Wins Georgia Women’s Amateur
ROME, Ga. — Jenny Bae, a rising senior on the Georgia women’s golf team, turned in a dominant performance en route to winning the Georgia State Golf Association’s Women’s Amateur Championship on Thursday. Bae wrapped up the 54-hole tournament at Coosa Country Club shooting 11-under 205, five strokes clear of the field. Bae was in third place, one shot back of the co-leaders, … [Read more...]
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Nelly Korda Wins KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Nelly Korda recorded a pair of eagles in a terrific round on Sunday to win the KPMG Women's PGA Championship by three strokes, recording her second consecutive victory and her first major title. With the win, Korda will move from No. 3 to No. 1 in the world, becoming the first American to hold the title since Stacy Lewis in 2014. “I had a great week last week and I think I … [Read more...]
UGA Alum Harris English Wins Travelers in Eight-Hole Playoff
Harris English and Kramer Hickok dueled deep into the afternoon Sunday at the 2021 Travelers Championship. After tying in regulation at 13 under par, the players met at the 18th tee to begin a sudden-death playoff that looked like it might never end. Eight attempts at the 18th hole lasting 2½ hours was finally halted with a holed birdie putt by Harris English. This victory … [Read more...]
Phillips Wins 68th Sunnehanna Amateur
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips won the 68th Sunnehanna Amateur by one stroke on Saturday at Sunnehanna Country Club. Phillips, a rising senior for the Bulldogs, landed at 9-under 271 with rounds of 69, 68, 66, and 68. He finished one clear of Duke’s Ian Seibers and was two better than Travis Vick of Texas. Phillips joins Paul Claxton (1991) as the only Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Yamaha Atlanta Open Presented by Audi Atlanta and Golf Sign & Design
Amateur Aidan Kramer, a rising sophomore and a member of the Georgia Tech golf team, won the 2021 Yamaha Atlanta Open presented by Audi Atlanta and Golf Sign & Design on May 24 -25, 2021, at a hot and sunny Pinetree Country Club. Kramer defeated PGA Associates Chad Thomas from West Pines Golf Club, and Greg Edwards from East Lake Golf Club, in a one-hole playoff. Kramer, … [Read more...]
Connor Howe Named to All-ACC Academic Golf Team
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Connor Howe has been named to the 2020-21 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Golf Team, announced Thursday by the conference office. Howe, a junior from Ogden, Utah, made the All-Academic team for the first time. The business administration major, a consistently strong performer in the classroom, earned a 3.34 GPA in both semesters and earned … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Earns Top-25 Final Ranking
THE FLATS – For the 20th time in the last 21 years, Georgia Tech’s golf team has earned a top-25 position in the final rankings of both collegiate golf polls. The Yellow Jackets were tabbed No. 25 by Golfstat, and No. 24 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, completing a steady climb from the beginning of their spring schedule in January. With a roster that included only two … [Read more...]