ATHENS, G.A. --- Lee McCoy and Sepp Straka, who led Georgia to the team title at the Puerto Rico Classic, have been chosen as Southeastern Conference Golfers of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday by the league office. McCoy and Straka each shot 5-under 211 to pace the Bulldogs to a 7-shot victory over Georgia Tech in Puerto Rico. They shared SEC Golfer of the … [Read more...]
UGA Men’s Golf Finish First In Puerto Rico Classic
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — The Georgia men's golf team finished first on Tuesday in the Puerto Rico Classic to earn its second title of the season. The Bulldogs fired a 3-over 291 in the final round at the Rio Mar Beach Resort and Spa's par-72 River Course to wind up at 12-under 852. Georgia led wire-to-wire and finished with a 7-shot decision over Georgia Tech. Lee McCoy, … [Read more...]
Women’s Georgia Golf Team Finishes 12th In Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, P.R. --- The Georgia women's golf team finished 12th in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic after shooting 313 in Tuesday's final round at the Wyndham Rio Mar Resort & Country Club. The Bulldogs completed the 54-hole event at 932. Amira Alexander provided Georgia's low loop of the day, a 3-over 75. The Bulldogs' remaining counting scores were a 76 from Manuela … [Read more...]
Carbajo Ré Wins Lady Bulldog Individual Title
ATHENS, G.A. --- Georgia junior Manuela Carbajo Ré fired a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship on Saturday en route to securing medalist honors at the UGA Golf Course. The third annual tournament was a one-day, 36-hole event that kicked off the 2015 calendar portion of Georgia's season. Carbajo Ré shot 76 in the morning round before her … [Read more...]
Women’s Golf: Garrett Phillips Earns LPGA Card In Dramatic Fashion
ATHENS, G.A. --- A professional journey six years in the making ended with a birdie putt at the LPGA International Golf Course in Daytona Beach, F.L., on Sunday, December 7th, 2014. Garrett Phillips, a two-time All-SEC selection and 2008 All-American as a senior at the University of Georgia, sank her birdie opportunity on the fourth hole of a playoff to officially finish 19th … [Read more...]
Mackey Signs With Georgia Men’s Golf Team
ATHENS, G.A. ‹ David Mackey of North Oconee High School has signed a national letter of intent with the Georgia men's golf team, according to an announcement November 18th, 2014, by Bulldogs coach Chris Haack.Mackey will become a third generation Bulldog when he joins Georgia for the 2015-16 season. His grandfather, Gary Pleger, was a letterman for the Bulldogs in 1952 and 1953 … [Read more...]
University of Georgia Signs Three Of Nation’s Top-12 Golfers
Athens, Ga. --- The future of Georgia women's golf got a whole lot brighter just after sunrise on Wednesday morning. At approximately 7 a.m. ET, three of the nation's top-12 golfers in the Class of 2015 inked letters of intent to play collegiately with the Bulldogs on the first day of the NCAA's weeklong early signing period. Jillian Hollis, Rinko Mitsunaga and Bailey Tardy … [Read more...]
UGA Men’s Golf Finishes Third In Hawaii
LAHAINA, MAUI, Hawaii — Buoyed by top-10 efforts from Lee McCoy and Nicholas Reach, the UGA men's golf team finished in third place on Sunday, November 9th, 2014, in the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational.The Bulldogs shot a final-round 2-under 282 at the Royal Ka'anapali Course to wind up at 4-under 848. Oregon, on the strength of an NCAA-record 30-under 254 in the … [Read more...]
Georgia Men’s Golf Finishes 14th In Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
ORLANDO, F.L. --- The Georgia men's golf team finished 14th on Tuesday, October 21st, 2014, in the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational.The Bulldogs fired a final-round 6-over 294 to wind up at 13-over 877. Florida State claimed team honors at 37-under 827.Junior Sepp Straka paced the Bulldogs on Tuesday as he fired a 1-under 71. Sophomore Greyson Sigg signed for a 1-over 73, … [Read more...]