CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- Georgia’s Spencer Ralston posted the fourth top-10 finish of his career as the Golfweek Collegiate Challenge concluded Tuesday at Cedar Rapids Country Club. Ralston, a sophomore from Gainesville, wound up 10th individually at 3-under 213, including a final-round 3-over 75. North Carolina State’s Benjamin Shipp took medalist honors at 10-under … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: Georgia Finishes 12th In Minnesota
WOODBURY, Minn. — Georgia’s women’s golf team posted a 5-over 293 in Tuesday’s final round of the Minnesota Invitational at the Prestwick Golf Club. The No. 9-ranked Bulldogs finished 12th overall at 882. Georgia jumped out to a hot start, moving to 6-under on the day at one point, before giving those shots back late. “We got off to a great start,” head coach Josh Brewer … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: Five Bulldogs Begin LPGA Q-School
ATHENS, Ga. — Five representatives of Georgia women’s golf program will open play in the first stage of LPGA Q-School on Thursday. The first of the three stages to earn LPGA status will be a 72-hole tournament in Rancho Mirage, Calif. “It’s the dream of all of our players to one day play professionally on the LPGA Tour,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “We’re here to help them … [Read more...]
Ralston, Catanzaro To Compete In U.S. Amateur
ATHENS, Ga. --- Two members of the Georgia men’s golf team will be competing in the United States Amateur Championship later this month. Rising sophomore Spencer Ralston and incoming freshman John Hilliard Catanzaro advanced from sectional qualifying events for the U.S. Amateur, which will be held Aug. 14-20 at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Ralston, a … [Read more...]
WGOLF: UGA’s Tardy Preps For Third U.S. Open
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Bailey Tardy is one of 21 amateurs who have qualified for this weekend’s U.S. Women’s Open at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, Pa. But the rising junior has more Open experience than many of the 135 professionals competing in the game’s premier event. Tardy, who recently completed her sophomore season at Georgia, will make her third Open … [Read more...]
Incoming Paula Neira Garcia Nabs Amateur Championship
BURGOS, Spain --- Georgia women’s golf signee Paula Neira Garcia convincingly won the 2017 Spain Amateur Championship Sunday afternoon at the Club de Golf de Lerma. Neira Garcia, of Gijon, Spain, fired a 68-66-68-77—279 card to finish seven shots in front of the next competitor and nine shots under par on the 72-par course. The junior golfer was presented with the … [Read more...]
Georgia’s Season Comes To An End
COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. --- The Georgia men’s golf team’s season came to an end on Wednesday as the Bulldogs finished 10th in the NCAA College Grove Regional at The Grove Club. The Bulldogs finished the 54-hole event at 23-over 887, including a final-round 13-over 301. Georgia needed a top-5 finish to advance to the NCAA Championships May 26-31 in Sugar Grove, Ill. “We knew … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Assigned To College Grove Regional
ATHENS, Ga. --- The 23rd-ranked Georgia men’s golf team will begin its quest for another national championship May 15-17 at the NCAA Regional hosted by Middle Tennessee State, according to an announcement Thursday by the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Committee. The Bulldogs are seeded fourth in the College Grove Regional, which will be played at The Grove Club. Georgia placed … [Read more...]
UGA to Host Women’s NCAA Regionals May 8-10
ATHENS, Ga. — The 17 teams and six individuals that will compete along with the No. 8-ranked Georgia women’s golf team at the Athens Regional of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships were announced by the NCAA on Thursday. As expected, the Bulldogs will be the No. 2 seed for the Regional, which will be contested from May 8-10 at the University of Georgia Golf … [Read more...]