Qualifiers Name Total Margaret Shirley, Roswell, GA 73 Ashley Rose, North Augusta, S.C. 76 Mercedes Huarte, Suwanee, GA 77 Alternates 1st Brenda Pictor, Marietta, GA 78 * 2nd Lea Venable, Simpsonville, S.C. 78 * * determined in playoff Margaret Shirley of Roswell earned medalist honors and qualified … [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...]
All six Jackets advance to Deutsche Bank Championship
All six Georgia Tech alumni who qualified for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs made the cut and advanced to this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass., outside of Boston. Matt Kuchar, who held the lead at The Barclays last weekend after 36 and 54 holes, faltered with a 78 Sunday but still tied for 19th (279, -5) and stands fourth in FedEx Cup points, virtually … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Falls to Alabama in NCAA Golf Semifinals
Anders Albertson and Bo Andrews played all square with their opponents Saturday, but Georgia Tech was unable to carry the momentum of its thrilling quarterfinal victory over and fell, 3-0-2, to Alabama in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship. The Crimson Tide seized momentum early in Saturday’s match and never let go, winning the first three matches … [Read more...]
The Georgia Club Earns Spot on Golfweek Magazine’s list of “Best Courses You Can Play”
The Chancellors Course at The Georgia Club has been recognized among the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Georgia, according to Golfweek Magazine’s recently released annual rankings. Designed by acclaimed golf course architect Denis Griffiths, the 27-hole Chancellors Course is the centerpiece of The Georgia Club, an award-winning 1,500-acre planned … [Read more...]
Georgia State Finishes Second at Augusta State Hosted Jaguar Shootout
Led by sophomore Damon Stephenson’s second place finish, Georgia State finished second of four teams at the Jaguar Shootout on Saturday at Forest Hills Country Club. The Panthers added the last minute event looking to increase their chances of receiving an at-large berth to the NCAA Regionals. Stephenson scored his best performance of the season, finishing at even par, four … [Read more...]
Kennesaw State’s Ines Lescudier Named A-Sun Women’s Golfer of the Year
Kennesaw State sophomore Ines Lescudier (Marseille, France / Tulane) added to her record-breaking month of April when she was named the 2012-13 Atlantic Sun Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year, the league announced on Sunday. Sophomore Kaew Preamchuen (Chachoengsao, Thailand / Datdaruni School) joined Lescudier on the five-person all-conference first team. Lescudier … [Read more...]
Augusta State Duo Earns Individual at-large Bids to East Regional
Augusta State's Natalie Wille and Casey Kennedy earned at-large bids to the NCAA East Regional Monday night when the field of 72 teams and 378 individuals was announced from the NCAA's headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind. A senior from Balsta, Sweden, Wille has registered one of the top seasons in the Lady Jaguar Golf program's 12-year history. Wille paced the squad in stroke … [Read more...]
Georgia Southern Golf Ties for Fifth at SoCon Championships
The Georgia Southern golf team shot a 301 in the third round of the 77th Southern Conference Championships to move up one spot and tie for fifth Tuesday at Ralston Creek Course. Scott Wolfes was named the league’s Golfer of the Year and first-team all-conference. The sophomore won two tournaments, placed first or second in five events and posted seven top-10 … [Read more...]