STATESBORO, Ga. – Will Gordon tied the tournament record with a 63, and Vanderbilt shot a 19-under-par 269 in the final round of the 37th Annual Schenkel Invitational to win the team title Sunday at Forest Heights Country Club. The Commodores’ team score tied the second-lowest for a round in Schenkel history, and their tournament score of 823 also tied for the second-lowest. … [Read more...]
Men’s Golf Wins Team Title at The Invitational at The Ocean Course
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – The Georgia Southern men's golf team fired a third-round total of 290, the lowest round of the day by seven strokes, to win the title at The Invitational at The Ocean Course Saturday, September 12th, 2015. In his debut tournament as an Eagle, junior transfer Cody O'Toole (-4) shot a 3-under 69 today and finished second in the individual standings, one … [Read more...]
PGA Tour Pro Blake Adams Joins Georgia Southern’s Golf Staff
STATESBORO, G.A. – Georgia Southern men's golf coach Carter Collins announced today that PGA Tour Pro and former Eagle Blake Adams will join the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. Adams has made 115 starts on the PGA Tour and finished in the top-25 in 21 events, including tying for seventh at the 2012 PGA Championship, held at the Ocean Course at Kiawah, and 21st at … [Read more...]
Wolfes Named PING All-America Honorable Mention
STATESBORO, G.A.– Georgia Southern men's golfer Scott Wolfes has been named a PING Division I Honorable Mention All-American and becomes the first Eagle to earn the honor since Aron Price was named first-team All-America and David Palm earned honorable mention honors in 2005. Wolfes was the Sun Belt Golfer of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection. He posted … [Read more...]
Three Georgia Southern Eagles Earn Sun Belt Men’s Golf Accolades
NEW ORLEANS, L.A.– Georgia Southern senior Scott Wolfes (St. Simons, Ga.) was named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Year and earned first-team all-league honors while classmate Kim Koivu (Helsinki, Finland) was named first-team all-league as the conference released its men's golf postseason awards May 1st, 2015. In addition, Georgia Southern men's golf coach Carter Collins was … [Read more...]
Twenty-something Georgians Making Impact, Quintet First Made Mark as Juniors in Home State
Chris Kirk holding the 2013 McGladrey Classic Trophy, after his win on Sunday, Nov. 10. By Mike Blum Victories by Chris Kirk in the recent McGladrey Classic and Harris English in Mexico put the finishing touches on what was a very successful year for a handful of twenty-something Georgians on the PGA Tour, who first made their names as junior golfers in the … [Read more...]
Jack Hall Wins Georgia Senior Championship
Jack Hall of Sea Island won the 2013 Georgia Senior Championship after posting a 14-under-par 202 (69-64-69) to seal the victory by 12 strokes. Last year's champion and local Savannah native, Doug Hanzel, earned runner-up honors with a 54-hole total of 2-under-par 214 (69-73-72). The 56-year-old Hall was playing in his second Senior Championship after becoming eligible to … [Read more...]