Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Matt Kuchar to Represent U.S. When golf makes its return to the Olympics this month, the four-man U.S. team will consist of three players with Georgia ties, two of whom made the squad thanks to the lengthy list of world class players who elected to skip the Games in Rio de Janeiro. The players not competing in Rio have largely overshadowed those … [Read more...]
Ryan Stachler Among Georgia Qualifiers for U.S. Open
Alpharetta’s Ryan Stachler, a member of the golf team at South Carolina, made a recent visit to the Pittsburgh area to play a round of golf with a friend who is a member at Oakmont, the site of the 2016 U.S. Open. After placing second in a sectional qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek, Stachler will get to play Oakmont in competition as part of this year’s U.S. … [Read more...]
Top 10 NCAA Division I Schools for Men’s Golf
Thousands of people around the world make a living playing or supporting those who play golf. Approximately 60 million people play at least one round of golf annually. Many of those golf games involve networking or approaching a fellow golf-lover for a business deal. Golf is the official sport of commerce. If you’re good enough to play golf at the collegiate level, you can … [Read more...]
McCoy and Harman Qualify For U.S. Open
ATHENS, G.A. --- Two men with ties to the Georgia golf team earned spots in the U.S. Open on Monday (June 8th, 2015) during sectional qualifying tournaments. Lee McCoy, who just completed his junior season with the Bulldogs, finished second at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, G.A. He carded a 13-under 131 to snare one of the sectional’s three spots. At Germantown and … [Read more...]
NCAA Men’s Golf: Jake Marriott Qualifies For 2015 Jones Cup
AUGUSTA, G.A. – GRU Augusta men's golf sophomore Jake Marriott qualified for the Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga., from January 30th – February 1st, 2015, after he tied for the low round with a par-67 in the 2015 Jones Cup Invitational Qualifier on Monday, January 19th, 2015. Marriott tied with Keenan Huskey in the 18-hole stroke play … [Read more...]
AJGA Maintains Record-Setting Pace in 2014
BRASELTON, G.A. — Following the success of the 2013 season where a record-setting average pace of play was achieved, the American Junior Golf Association announced Thursday, November 13th, 2014 that it matched a four hours, 17 minutes average in 2014. Implemented first in 2002, the AJGA’s Pace of Play program sponsored by Leupold® establishes an “overall time par” for each … [Read more...]
Brendon Todd Todd adds to list of ex-Bulldogs to win on the PGA Tour this year
Brendon Todd became the latest in an increasingly long list of former Georgia Bulldogs to win during the 2013-14 season, taking the Byron Nelson Classic for his first PGA Tour victory. But Todd’s career is unique among the ex-UGA golfers who have won this season. Players like Russell Henley and Harris English were immediate successes on the PGA Tour. Chris Kirk, Todd’s … [Read more...]
Matt Kuchar ends String of Near-Misses with Dramatic Victory in Heritage
When Matt Kuchar arrived on Hilton Head Island for the Heritage Classic, even his famously sunny disposition had to be a little cloudy. Kuchar had played the previous three weeks on the PGA Tour, finishing fifth or better in each tournament. He took home $1.3 million for his efforts, but also made the drive from Augusta to the South Carolina coast with the knowledge that he … [Read more...]
Bubba Watson Much More Than One-Hit Wonder
When Bubba Watson won his first Masters in 2012, his victory was generally categorized in the golf media as a one-off triumph by a talented but unorthodox player whose future impact on the game was unlikely to be significant. For most of the next two years, Watson’s record indicated that the assessment of him was accurate, but not entirely complete. Watson was already an … [Read more...]