EUGENE, Ore. --- Georgia golfer Lee McCoy capped his collegiate career in record-setting fashion on Monday (May 30th, 2016) as he finished sixth in the NCAA Championships. Playing the Eugene Country Club’s par-70, 7,014-yard layout, McCoy signed for a 2-over-par 72 to wind up at 1-over 281. Medalist honors went to Oregon’s Aaron Wise, who played his home course in 5-under … [Read more...]
UGA Sixth At SEC Women’s Golf Championships
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama --- The No. 4-ranked Georgia women's golf team shot 9-over 297 in Sunday's final round of the SEC Championships at Greystone Golf and Country Club to finish the tournament in sixth place at 889. (April 17th, 2016) The Bulldogs received five solid scores but failed to have a single par-or-better effort for just the third time in 24 team rounds this … [Read more...]
Jaguars Finish Third At Their 3M Augusta Invitational
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta Jaguars finished in third place out of 15 teams at their home event in the 38th annual 3M Augusta Invitational on Sunday afternoon (April 3rd, 2016) at Forest Hills Golf Club. Augusta has finished in the top 10 in all eight tournaments so far this season and has finished third or higher six times. The No. 35 Jaguars led the 15-team field by three … [Read more...]
Georgia Falls to Alabama in Liz Murphey
ATHENS, Ga. --- The No. 6-ranked Georgia women's golf team dropped a 4-1 decision to No. 2 Southern Cal in the third-place match of the 44th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic (April 3rd, 2016). The match was closer than the final score would indicate, as three of five lines played out all 18 holes in a trio of 1-up decisions. Harang Lee secured Georgia's point with a … [Read more...]
Augusta Ties For Second With UGA At Linger Longer Invite
GREENSBORO, Ga. – The Augusta Jaguars fired their second round at five-under par to finish three shots off the lead and tie for second with No. 2 Georgia at the Linger Longer Invitational on Tuesday afternoon (March 22nd, 2016) at Great Waters Golf Course. Augusta has finished in the top 10 in all seven tournaments so far this season and has finished third or higher five … [Read more...]
UGA’s McCoy Places Fourth in PGA Tour Event
One of the most valuable lessons Lee McCoy has learned during his college stay at the University of Georgia is that persistence pays off. So does begging. McCoy discovered those two helpful traits hundreds of miles from the UGA campus near his hometown in the Tampa suburbs. McCoy grew up near the Innisbrook Resort and his parents were members at the club. As one of the … [Read more...]
Georgia Finishes Seventh In Darius Rucker
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. --- The No. 5-ranked Georgia women's golf team posted a 16-over 300 in Sunday's final round (March 6th 2016) of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club, leaving the Bulldogs in seventh place in the elite field at 883. Junior Harang Lee was Georgia's top individual finisher. Lee shot 74 on Sunday and finished sixth overall at 3-over … [Read more...]
Tardy Named To U.S. Curtis Cup Team
ATHENS, G.A. --- Georgia freshman Bailey Tardy has been selected to represent the U.S. in the 2016 Curtis Cup, which will be held June 10-12 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club in Enniskerry, Ireland. Tardy is one of four Americans currently in the top-10 of the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings named to the team, which was announced Tuesday (February 23rd, 2016) by the United States … [Read more...]
Tardy Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia's Bailey Tardy has been named SEC Freshman of the Week for women's golf following her fifth-place individual finish at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic on February 16th, 2016. Tardy also helped Georgia capture the team title in Puerto Rico. The Lady Puerto Rico Classic featured four top-10 and seven top-25 teams. Tardy, a Peachtree Corners, Ga., native … [Read more...]