RIO MAR, P.R. — Three Georgia Bulldogs notched top-20 individual finishes at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, which concluded on Tuesday at the Wyndham Rio Mar Golf and Country Club. Freshman Harmie Constantino tied for ninth, junior Gabriela Coello tied for 15th and freshman Jenny Bae tied for 18th to lead Georgia to an eighth-place finish in the team field. “First off, hats … [Read more...]
Kennesaw State Overtakes Georgia as State’s Highest Ranked Women’s Team
Earlier this week, Kennesaw State was the first women’s college golf team in the state to begin its Spring season, with the Owls closing the Fall as the highest ranked team among the state’s six Division 1 programs. Kennesaw was ranked 37th nationally by Golfstat at the end of 2018, with Georgia 41 and Augusta 47. Mercer enters the Spring at 73 and will need to move up to … [Read more...]
Bulldogs’ Future Bright With Five Signees
ATHENS, Ga. — The Georgia women’s golf team has signed five prospects – three international standouts and two Georgia natives – to join the program in the future, head coach Josh Brewer announced on Friday. Celeste Dao from Canada, Caterina Don from Italy and Jo-Hua Hung from Taiwan have inked letters-of-intent with Georgia, as have Jenny Bae from Roswell and Caroline Craig … [Read more...]
Final Results of Georgia PGA Junior Championship – The Club at Savannah Harbor
ROSWELL, GA. (June 12, 2018) – Jenny Bae of Lawrencville won the girls division and Jason Quinlan of Cumming and Eli Scott of Hartwell shared the boys division in the 2018 Georgia Junior PGA Championship held on Monday-Tuesday, June 11-12 at The Club at Savannah Harbor in Savannah. After a lengthy weather delay during round 2, Quinlan and Scot were knotted at 6-under par 138 … [Read more...]
Kramer, Schofill Claim Titles at Coosa Country Club
Rome, Ga. – Aidan Kramer of Oviedo, Florida, earned his first AJGA win on Sunday with a 7-under-par 206 at the Rome Junior Classic presented by State Mutual Insurance Company. Megan Schofill of Monticello, Florida, topped the Girls Division with a 7-under-par 206 for her second AJGA win and first since the 2017 E-Z-GO Vaughn Taylor Championship. Kramer, a sophomore, carded a … [Read more...]
AJGA Names Rolex Junior Players of the Year
BRASELTON, GA. – The American Junior Golf Association has announced its Rolex Junior All-America Teams, headlined by Rolex Junior Players of the Year Noah Goodwin of Corinth, Texas, and Paphangkorn Tavatanakit of Bangkok, Thailand. Introduced by the AJGA in 1978, the Rolex Junior All-America Teams annually recognize players who have proven to be the world’s premier junior … [Read more...]
Two Qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship
Qualifiers Score Tiffany Kang, Suwanee, Ga. Lauren Lightfritz, Suwanee, Ga. 67 Jenny Bae, Maysville, Ga. Elisa Yang, Norcross, Ga. 70 * Alternates 1. Laura Coble, Augusta Margaret Shirley-Starosto, Woodstock 70 * 2. Abigail Bolt, Canton, Ga. Skylar Thompson, Buford, Ga. 71 * * determined in playoff Notes A Georgian duo from … [Read more...]
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour: Canongate Series No. 1
Newnan, Ga-- The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour sent one of its five travel teams to the Old Canongate Golf Course for another successful two-day tournament. The morning temperatures were near freezing and frost was almost an issue, but the course was in playable condition. The cold temperatures made for slow starts, but the players and staff powered through. The American Junior … [Read more...]
Lauren Lightfritz Wins Georgia Girls’ Championship
ROME, G.A. --- Heading into the final round of the Georgia Girls' Championship, 36-hole leader Lauren Lightfritz of Suwanee was in new territory. A two-day total of 139 (5-under-par) was the lowest score she had ever posted in a tournament. But Lightfritz was rock solid for a third-straight day and took home the title after posting a final-round 73 for a total of 212 on June … [Read more...]