ATHENS, Ga. --- Senior Carter Loflin of the Georgia men's golf team was named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week after finishing first at the Linger Longer Invitational last weekend. Loflin finished atop the leaderboard and set a tournament record at the 20th Annual Linger Longer Invitational, shooting 18-under after three rounds. He carded a 67-67-64 to set the … [Read more...]
Bulldogs, Loflin Dominate Linger Longer Invitational
ATHENS, Ga. – The Georgia men's golf team finished first at 48-under par at the 20th Annual Linger Longer Invitational, while senior Carter Loflin ran away with the individual title on Sunday at the Great Waters Course at Reynold Lake Oconee. FAST FACTS: Loflin used a third-round 64 to finish first overall at 18-under par. He had a bogey-free card, with six birdies, an … [Read more...]
Haack Announces Retirement from Georgia Golf Program
ATHENS, Ga. — Chris Haack, who has guided the Georgia men's golf program for three decades and cultivated a generation of PGA Tour talent, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the season. Haack will remain with the program as a special advisor for the 2026-27 season. Haack has led the Bulldogs to two national championships (the only two in school … [Read more...]
FedExCup Playoffs Begin This Week
ATLANTA , Ga. – The PGA TOUR Regular Season ended on Sunday with Cameron Young securing his long-awaited maiden TOUR victory at the Wyndham Championship. 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 at Caves Valley Golf Club in … [Read more...]
Five UGA Alumni Stand Out at Sentry Tournament of Champions
ATHENS, Ga. — Five former Georgia Bulldog golfers rang in the new year on the Kapalua Resort's Plantation Course with The Sentry Tournament of Champions January 2nd-5th. An extremely exclusive event, The Sentry Tournament of Champions hosts a limited field of golfers who have won events on the PGA tour in the previous year. Among these noteworthy competitors were former … [Read more...]
Thompson Was Building Toward Breakthrough Win
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...]