A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
Beck, Whaley Among Georgians to Advance in Web.com Tour Qualifying
Two dozen golfers with ties to Georgia advanced from the first stage of qualifying for the 2019 Web.com Tour, with one of the qualifiers played at Callaway Gardens. The qualifier at Callaway Gardens was played as Hurricane Michael roared through south Georgia recently, but it ended on time, unlike a qualifier in North Carolina, which ended one day late and required 54 holes … [Read more...]
Anthony Maccaglia Named to Capital One Academic All-America First Team
Atlanta, G.A. -- Graduated senior Anthony Maccaglia of the Oglethorpe men's golf team received another prestigious year-end accolade Tuesday (June 9th, 2015), earning a spot on the Capital One Academic All-America Division III Men's At-Large First Team from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). This marks Maccaglia's second consecutive Capital One … [Read more...]
Anthony Maccaglia Caps Off Fantastic Career with Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award
Atlanta, GA - June 5, 2015 - Anthony Maccaglia of the Oglethorpe men's golf team earned a fitting capstone to his senior season and his outstanding four-year career as he was officially announced as the winner of the 2015 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award for NCAA Division III by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). It marks the second time that a … [Read more...]
Anthony Maccaglia Earns the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award
ATLANTA, G.A-- Anthony Maccaglia of the Oglethorpe men's golf team earned a fitting capstone to his senior season and his outstanding four-year career as he was officially announced as the winner of the 2015 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award for NCAA Division III by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) (June 5th, 2015). It marks the second time that a … [Read more...]
Oglethorpe Men’s Golf Finishes 10th at NCAA Championship
ATLANTA, G.A. -- The Oglethorpe men's golf team earned the 13th Top 10 finish in program history Friday (May 15th, 2015) and senior Anthony Maccaglia garnered his second career top two individual finish at the NCAA Division III Championship in Greensboro, N.C., and earned Division III PING First Team All-American honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) in the … [Read more...]
Maccaglia Named SAA Man of the Year
ATLANTA, G.A. - Senior Anthony Maccaglia of the Oglethorpe men's golf team was named the SAA Man of the Year May 19th, 2015, marking the first time that a Stormy Petrel student-athlete has won either the SAA Man or Woman of the Year award in the three-year history of the conference. The awards, presented by Summit Management Corporation, are the highest honors the league … [Read more...]
Anthony Maccaglia’s Story of Success
Most freshmen athletes enter college hoping to better their talents by the time they graduate four years later. As an Oglethorpe freshman in 2011, Anthony Maccaglia came on like lightning. He won the 2012 NCAA Division III Golf Championship individual title in Florida. That’s a difficult victory to duplicate, but Maccaglia would like to close out a sensational collegiate … [Read more...]
Jim Owen Receives Second Career Dave Williams Award
Las Vegas, N.V. --The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) presented Oglethorpe Director of Golf, Jim Owen, as the winner of the Division III Dave Williams National Coach of the Year Award Monday December 8th,2014, marking the second time Owen has won the award in the last three years. The presentation took place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas … [Read more...]