ATHENS, Ga. — The No. 2-ranked Georgia football team won’t be the only group of Bulldogs playing at Vanderbilt this weekend. The No. 5-ranked women’s golf team will be competing in Vanderbilt’s Mason Rudolph Championship on Friday-Sunday. The Bulldogs are one of five top-20 teams in the Golfweek/Sagarin rankings in the 54-hole tournament at Vanderbilt’s Legends Club in … [Read more...]
Emilie Meason Named Volunteer Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Emilie Meason, a four-time All-American as the former Emilie Burger, is returning to Georgia Golf as volunteer coach, head coach Josh Brewer announced on Tuesday. “It’s a great day for Georgia Golf,” Brewer said. “Just like in recruiting, we try to add talented people to our program, and we’ve added one of the best players in our history. We … [Read more...]
Six Qualify for the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship
Qualifier Score Emilie Meason 76 Kristyl Sunderman 77 Danielle Davis 80 Rebeca Garcia 81 Jirapon Carlson 82 Deb Jackson 83* Alternates 1. Ryan Kopet 83* 2. Beth Williams 84 * determined in playoff Notes Emilie Meason posted a round of 76 to take medalist honors and qualify for the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur … [Read more...]
Georgia Wins Women’s Southeastern Challenge Match
POINT CLEAR, Ala. - The final day of the Women's Southeastern Challenge Match was cut short due to rain and no matches were able to be completed. Matches began at 8 a.m. this morning, but no match was able to finish before play was stopped at 10 a.m. due to inclement weather. At 12:00 p.m., the decision was made to end play and as a result, Georgia was crowned the champion … [Read more...]
Lightfritz, Meason, Shirley Share GSGA’s Tommy Barnes Award
MARIETTA, Ga. - In a year that included many dominating performances, the winning team at the USGA Women's State Team Championship - Lauren Lightfritz of Suwanee, Emilie Meason of Atlanta and Margaret Shirley of Roswell - was selected as the Tommy Barnes Award winner, signifying the Georgia State Golf Association's overall players of the year for 2015. The trio was was honored … [Read more...]
Georgia Wins Its Fourth USGA Women’s State Team Championship
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – After chasing Florida since the first round, Georgia rallied to win its fourth USGA Women’s State Team Championship, by three strokes, in the 11th edition of the biennial team championship conducted on the par-72, 6,203-yard Dalhousie Golf Club course. All three Georgia players – Lauren Lightfritz, Emilie Meason and Margaret Shirley – contributed to … [Read more...]