KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. – Ansley Bowman and Ella Ofstedahl each shot 76, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team tied for ninth of 42 teams at the Edwin Watts Kiawah Island Classic Tuesday. Georgia Southern (+36) finished 11 shots out of fifth, held by Western Kentucky (+25), and College of Charleston (+8) won the tournament in tough final round conditions. No team shot … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Women’s Golf Takes Fifth at Texas State Invitational
KYLE, Texas – Ella Ofstedahl finished fourth on the individual leaderboard, and the Georgia Southern women’s golf team took fifth at the Texas State Invitational at Plum Creek Golf Club Tuesday. Ofstedahl’s second-round 69, tied for the second-lowest in school history, helped the Eagles post a 294 team score. That mark tied for the third-lowest team score at Georgia … [Read more...]
Women’s College Preview: Georgia Looks To Rebound After Tough Fall
Georgia has been the state’s dominant women’s college golf team for decades, but after a difficult fall season, the Bulldogs begin the spring ranked behind two teams from the state by Golfstat. After a fall in which they finished last or close to last in three of their four tournaments and placed fourth in their fall finale against a relatively weak field, the Bulldogs are … [Read more...]
College Golf Preview: Georgia Tech Ranked Third Entering Spring Schedule
The 2018 college golf schedule has begun, with Georgia Tech beginning its spring schedule Feb. 1 in Hawaii and the state’s other Division 1 programs starting later this month. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a strong fall showing, and come into the 2018 portion of the schedule ranked third in the country by Golfstat. Traditional championship contender Georgia did not … [Read more...]
Storey Wins GS Individual Collegiate
STATESBORO – Georgia Southern senior Jake Storey topped Wilson Furr of Alabama in a 2-hole playoff to win his second straight GS Individual Collegiate at Georgia Southern University Golf Course Monday. Storey and Furr both parred the par-5 1st, and Storey was off the green following his approach on hole 18, the second playoff hole. The senior chipped to within two feet … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Women’s Golf Signs Three in Early Period
STATESBORO – Women's golf coach Emily Kuhfeld announced today that Emma Bell (Braselton, Ga./Mill Creek), Kaysie Harrelson (Tifton, Ga./Tift County) and Savanah Satterfield (Chatsworth, Ga./North Murray) have signed National Letters of Intent to attend Georgia Southern and compete for the Eagles, beginning in the 2018-19 season. "Our 2018 class is a very special one in … [Read more...]
Fisk Named Sun Belt Golfer of the Week
NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference named Georgia Southern’s Steven Fisk its Men’s Golfer of the Week today. Fisk won consecutive tournaments over the last two weeks at the Fighting Irish Classic and Autotrader Collegiate Classic and is currently ranked seventh in the country, according to Golfstat. He shot a career-low 65 to take medalist honors and lead … [Read more...]
Georgia State Finishes Second at Autotrader Collegiate Classic
DULUTH, Ga. – With four golfers in the top 25, the Georgia State men’s golf team finished in second-place at the seventh annual Autotrader Collegiate Classic at Berkeley Hills Country Club on Tuesday. Junior Severin Soller, a transfer from Mississippi State, shot a final round 1-under 71 to finish tied for fourth at 1-under par for the 54-hole event. He now has two top-five … [Read more...]
GS Athletics: Fisk Dominates, Men’s Golf Wins Autotrader Collegiate Classic
DULUTH, Ga. – Steven Fisk shot a career-low 65 to take medalist honors and lead Georgia Southern men’s golf to the team title in the Autotrader Collegiate Classic Tuesday at Berkeley Hills Country Club. Fisk shot 66-66-65=197 over 54 holes to set the new tournament record and break the Georgia Southern school record by six strokes. Aron Price shot 203 in 2003 and 2005, … [Read more...]