STILLWATER, Okla. – The last time the Augusta Jaguars played for the national championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club, they claimed their second consecutive NCAA Division I title. Augusta returns to Oklahoma State’s home course for the 2018 NCAA Championships May 25-30. Augusta is only the second 12th seed ever from a regional to advance to the NCAA Championships. The Jaguars … [Read more...]
Augusta Qualifies for Nationals, Georgia Tech Falls Just Short
Two of the biggest surprises in the six NCAA Regionals played earlier this week involved two f the four Georgia colleges competing across the country. Georgia Tech, the No. 1 seed in its Regional in Raleigh, N.C., failed to advance to nationals. Augusta, one of the lowest ranked teams in the Regionals and the 12th seed of 14 in Raleigh, qualified for the NCAAs for the first … [Read more...]
Augusta’s Career Day Sends Them To NCAA Championships
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Augusta University men’s golf team shot its lowest score in a regional with a round-three 270 on Wednesday at the NCAA Raleigh Regional. The Jaguars ascended the leaderboard with their best round in a regional ever and finished in fourth place at Lonnie Poole Golf Course to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Augusta returns to the NCAA finals for the first … [Read more...]
Conference Round-Up: Georgia Tech Takes ACC Title
Augusta Men, Kennesaw Women Also Win: Georgia Tech and Augusta captured their conference championships to earn automatic berths into the NCAA Regionals in May. Six Regionals will be played May 14-16, with two of them in the Southeast hosted by North Carolina State and Central Florida. Georgia Tech won its ninth ACC Championship over the last 13 years at the Old North … [Read more...]
Emory University To Add Women’s Golf As Intercollegiate Sport
Emory University Clyde Partin Sr., Director of Athletics Dr. Michael Vienna has announced that it will be adding women's golf to its list of varsity sports, beginning in the fall of 2019. Recruiting efforts will begin immediately to attract prospective female golfers to the University. The Eagles have not yet hired a coach, but those efforts will be ongoing in the coming … [Read more...]
Augusta Wins Fourth Title At MEAC Championships
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Augusta University men’s golf team won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championship for the fourth consecutive year on Saturday at Crosswinds Golf Club. The Jaguars shot 7-under-par in the last round on Saturday to best the eight team field by 33 shots and finish the three-day event with a score of 861 (292-288-281, 3-under). With the … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Captures 17th ACC Golf Championship
New London, N.C. – Tyler Strafaci rode a hot back nine to a final-round 68, and Chris Petefish dealt the clinching blow with a birdie at 18 Sunday as fifth-ranked Georgia Tech outlasted No, 15 Clemson to win the 65th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship at the Old North State Club. Petefish, who teed off the 18th hole with the Yellow Jackets’ just one shot ahead … [Read more...]
Georgia State Men’s Golf Announces Signing of Frederik Hedmark and David Li
ATLANTA – Georgia State men’s golf coach Chad Wilson announced the signing of Denmark’s Frederik Hedmark and Germany’s David Li to a National Letters of Intent on Thursday. Both highly ranked international junior golfers will join the Panthers in the fall. Hedmark represented the Danish junior national team from 2013-16 playing in a pair of Junior European Team Championships … [Read more...]
GC Golf Takes Eighth at PBC championship
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The Georgia College Golf team climbed one spot on the final day of the 2018 Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Championship Sunday, finishing in eighth place after a final round of 20-over. The Bobcats shot rounds of 300, 306 and 308 for a total of plus-50 on the par-72, 6,939-yard Slammer and Squire course. They finished eight shots ahead of the University of … [Read more...]