WORLEY, Idaho — Former Georgia All-American Jillian Hollis shot 18-under 198 to win the Epson Tour’s Circling Raven Championship in Worley, Idaho, on Sunday. Hollis, who was in a four-way tie atop the leaderboard entering the the final round, fired an 8-under effort on Sunday to finish two strokes better than the field and also break the tournament scoring record in the … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Assigned To Albuquerque Regional
ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women’s golf team will compete in the NCAA Albuquerque Regional on May 9-11 looking to advance to the NCAA Championships. The Bulldogs, who are currently ranked No. 27 by Golfweekand No. 28 by Golfstat, are the No. 5 seed in the 12-team field that will play 54 holes at the University of New Mexico’s Championship Course. The fields for six Regionals … [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...]
Bulldogs Sweep Columbus Regional Titles
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Georgia women’s golf team captured the team and individual titles at the NCAA Columbus Regional in impressive fashion on Wednesday. The Bulldogs wrapped up play on the OSU Scarlet Course at 1-over 865 to earn a 15-shot victory over the runner-up, No. 2 Duke. Junior Jenny Bae won medalist honors after shooting 4-under 212, three shots ahead of the rest of … [Read more...]
Hung Earns Spot In U.S. Women’s Open Field
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia junior Jo Hua Hung shot 2-under 142 to finish third overall and, more importantly, earn a spot in the field for the 2021 U.S. Women’s Open on Wednesday. Hung birdied three of her last six holes to grab the third in final spot allotted at the Open qualifier contested over three days at Druid Hills Golf Club. It was a banner day for the Bulldogs. In … [Read more...]
Q school roundup: Tim O’Neal Reaches European Tour Finals
Savannah’s Tim O’Nealhas advanced to the finals of qualifying for the 2020 European Tour, making it through first and second stage qualifiers in Portugal and Spain. Atlanta resident Samuel Del Val, like O’Neal a former Georgia Open champion, advanced from a first stage qualifier in England, but missed by two shots of advancing from the same second stage qualifier as O’Neal … [Read more...]
Former UGA Golfers to Play in Symetra Tournament at Atlanta National
The Symetra Tour returns to Atlanta national in the suburbs of north Fulton County for the fourth year, with the 2019 event scheduled for May 9-11 and featuring some new faces in the field after playing their college careers in Athens. Among the players expected to tee it up on the intriguing Pete and P.B. Dye design are Bailey Tardy and Jillian Hollis, who would be closing … [Read more...]
Kennesaw State Overtakes Georgia as State’s Highest Ranked Women’s Team
Earlier this week, Kennesaw State was the first women’s college golf team in the state to begin its Spring season, with the Owls closing the Fall as the highest ranked team among the state’s six Division 1 programs. Kennesaw was ranked 37th nationally by Golfstat at the end of 2018, with Georgia 41 and Augusta 47. Mercer enters the Spring at 73 and will need to move up to … [Read more...]
Opening 66, Clutch Play Late Lifts Baik to Georgia Women’s Open Victory
After an almost mistake-free first 25 holes in the Georgia Women’s Open,. Ji Eun Baik was cruising with a 6-stroke lead when she suddenly started hitting tee shots on par 3s, 4s and 5s alike in the direction of out of bounds stakes rather than fairways or greens. In the span of seven holes, Baik hit three shots that came to rest within a few feet of being out of bounds and a … [Read more...]