The No. 8 Georgia men's golf team won the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup on Saturday, giving Coach Chris Haack the 50th victory of his career. Haack, who is in his 18th season, has led the Bulldogs to at least one win in 15 years, including the 1999 and 2005 national championships and seven SEC titles. He extended his own school record for most … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Runs Away with Tar Heel Intercollegiate Title
Bo Andrews fired a team-best 4-under-par 68 to lead Georgia Tech on Sunday, while his four teammates took the top four spots in the individual race to help the Yellow Jackets complete a 20-stroke victory at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate golf tournament. Seth Reeves, a senior from Duluth, Ga., captured his second collegiate title with an 8-under-par total of 208, while Richard … [Read more...]
John Hopper Defends Title, Goes Back-to-Back at Georgia Public Links Championship
LAKE LANIER ISLANDS, Ga-John Hopper of Eatonton fired a 4-under-par 68 in the final round to successfully defend his title at the Georgia Public Links Championship. Finishing seven strokes behind Hopper was Todd Eaker of Lawrenceville to earn runner-up honors. The 25th annual competition has been played at Legacy on Lanier, September 14-15. Hopper's 68 in the final round was … [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...]
Seven Qualify for U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship
Qualifiers: Name Score To Par Sam Audia III, Birmingham, AL 69 -3 Danny Smyth, Alpharetta, GA 69 -3 Bob Royak, Alpharetta, GA 70 -2 Torrie Coghlin, Irondale, AL 70 -2 Matthew Swan, Montgomery, AL 70 -2 Eric Russell, Hendersonville, N.C. 70 -2 Robert Godfrey, Anderson, S.C. 70 -2 Alternates: 1st … [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...]
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...]
Kennesaw State Women's Golf Finishes Third at the Challenge at Onion Creek
Behind the solid play of sophomore Ines Lescudier (Marseille, France / Tulane), the Kennesaw State women’s golf team turned its lowest 18-hole score of the season to finish a season-best third at the Challenge at Onion Creek that concluded Tuesday at the par-70, 5,821-yard Onion Creek Original Course in Austin, Texas. The Owls finished with a total of 30-over par 870. "This … [Read more...]
Prominent Atlanta Business Women Kathy Betty Named as Honorary Chairperson of “The Judson Collegiate & Legends Pro-Am Challenge”
Atlanta, GA (March 4, 2013) - The JCI Foundation announces Kathy Betty, a prominent Atlanta Business Woman, as the honorary chairperson of the 2nd Annual Judson Collegiate & Legends Pro-Am Challenge taking place at the Country Club of Roswell from July 12th to 15th, 2013. The event brings together the Legends of the LPGA with the top collegiate women golfers. “We are … [Read more...]