STATESBORO, Ga.– Led by top 20 finishes from Mahina Leveau and Emma Berlin, the Georgia State women’s golf team finished in seventh place at the Strutter Gus Invitational on Monday afternoon. After Round 2 was suspended by darkness on Sunday, the Panthers finished the round on Monday morning shooting 319, before closing the event with a final round 311 in the … [Read more...]
Phillips Named SEC Golfer Of The Week
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips has been named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday by the league office. Philips, a junior from Inman, S.C., claimed co-medalist honors at the 2021 Gators Invitational presented by VyStar on Saturday. He landed at 11-under 199 with rounds of 6-under 64, 5-under 65, and even-par … [Read more...]
Duran, Leveau Lead Georgia State to Dual Match Win Over Dayton
ATLANTA – In cold, wet, and windy conditions, the Georgia State women’s golf team opened the 2020-21 season on Monday with a dual match victory over Dayton as Petra Duran and Mahina Leveau shared low medalist honors. Originally scheduled as a two-day, 36-hole event, the match was shortened to one day due to increasingly wet conditions. Georgia State shot a 28-over par, … [Read more...]
Geary Named New Executive Director of Georgia PGA
Former Director of Business Development of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) , Scott Geary, has been hired as Executive Director of the Georgia Section of the PGA. Geary was an aspiring baseball player when he growing up. He took up golf to have a sport for the spring. Little did he know the game would take root and become a huge part of his life. After … [Read more...]
Thompson Named To U.S. Walker Cup Team
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Davis Thompson has clinched a spot on the 2021 United States Walker Cup Team based on the current World Amateur Golf Rankings. The USGA announced in December that the three highest-ranked American players as of the Feb. 10 update would receive automatic exemptions onto the U.S. Walker Cup Team. Thompson is the top-rated American (and is second … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Finish Third At LTWF Heroes Intercollegiate
SARASOTA, Fla. —- Led by top-15 individual finishes from Jenny Bae, Caterina Don and Jo Hua Hung, the No. 6-ranked Georgia women’s golf team wrapped up the LTWF Heroes Intercollegiate in third place on Tuesday. The Bulldogs carded a 4-over 292 in the final round at The Founders Club and finished the 54-hole event at even-par 864 as a team. Oklahoma State won the team title, … [Read more...]
Jackets Tie for 3rd at Amer Ari Intercollegiate
Waimea, Hawai’i – Noah Norton and Connor Howe carded season-low rounds of 66 and 67 Thursday, and the No. 20 Yellow Jackets posted a 9-under-par final round of 279 to finish in a tie for third place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. Conditions remained warm and windy, but more consistent Thursday on the 6,875-yard, par-72 Hapuna Golf Course, as Tech equalled its birdie total … [Read more...]
Mugnier and Poole Finish Top 10 at Raines Company Intercollegiate
FLORENCE, S.C. – The Georgia State men’s golf team was one of just three teams to break par on the final day of the Raines Company Intercollegiate on Sunday and finished in fourth place at the season opening event. The Panthers shot a 1-under par 287 to finish the 54-hole event at 15-under par after having not competed in an event for nearly 11 months due to the COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Jackets Finish 7th at Southwestern Invitational
Westlake Village, Calif. – In weather conditions that sent scores soaring across the board, Connor Howe and Luka Karaulic each shot 75 to lead No. 20 Georgia Tech Wednesday, and Will Dickson earned his second top-15 finish in a row as the Yellow Jackets finished seventh at the Southwestern Invitational. On a cloudy day with temperatures in the low 50s, winds of 20 miles per … [Read more...]