SILVIS, Ill. – Davis Thompson's second year on the PGA Tour had been building up to a breakthrough. The former Georgia All-American and 2021 SEC Player of the Year was playing well in 2024, and playing himself into contention in numerous events, including a pair of runner-up finishes and a top 10 at last month's U.S. Open. Then came last week at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, … [Read more...]
Xander Schauffele Moves to No. 2 Spot with PGA Championship Title
ATLANTA, Ga. – With his victory at the PGA Championship for his first career major championship and first of the 2024 season, Xander Schauffele earned 750 FedExCup points to move to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings. Schauffele’s eighth career victory on the PGA TOUR puts him in position to qualify for his eighth consecutive FedExCup Playoffs finale at the TOUR Championship, … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named Finalist for Ben Hogan Award
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, has been named one of three finalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made Tuesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Determined by voting from the award’s esteemed … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, is one of 10 of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate golfers across all levels who have been named semifinalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made Wednesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf … [Read more...]
DeMoss Returns to Georgia as Assistant Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia men’s golf letterman Mookie DeMoss has joined the program’s staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chris Haack announced Thursday afternoon. DeMoss, a Duluth native, captained the 2015 squad that went to the Final Four at the NCAA Championships. He was also an All-American Honorable Mention in 2015 and finished 11th individually in NCAA Stroke … [Read more...]
Kirk Wins The Sentry For Sixth PGA TOUR Win
MAUI, Hawaii — Georgia men’s golf alum Chris Kirk won The Sentry with a 29-under, 263, winning his sixth major and becoming the first former Bulldog to win the event since Harris English did so in 2021. Kirk shot 67-65-66-65 to win the event by one stroke. Four former Georgia golfers finished in the top 15 of the event, including Brian Harman tied for fifth, Sepp Straka tied … [Read more...]
Chris Kirk named recipient of the PGA TOUR Courage Award
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – The PGA TOUR announced today that Chris Kirk has been named the recipient of the PGA TOUR Courage Award. Kirk, 38, took a leave of absence from the TOUR in May of 2019 to address issues of alcohol abuse and depression. He returned to the TOUR later that year after a break of more than six months, regained exempt status in 2021 through a Major … [Read more...]
FedExCup Playoffs Begin This Week
ATLANTA – The PGA TOUR Regular Season came to a close on Sunday with Lucas Glover winning the Wyndham Championship for his fifth career victory. Only the TOUR’s top 70 players move on to the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. The top 50 will move on to the BMW Championship in Chicago before the final 30 earn their … [Read more...]
Georgia alum Chris Kirk picks up huge PGA Tour win at Honda Classic
The last time Chris Kirk won a PGA Tour event, Mark Richt was still Georgia’s head coach. So what was one more playoff hole after waiting nearly eight years to win once again on the PGA Tour. Kirk defeated Eric Cole in a playoff to win The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida with a winning score of 14-under. “I’m so grateful for my sobriety. I’m so grateful for … [Read more...]