Roswell, GA --- Meagan Wallace, of Charlotte, NC playing in just her second tournament as a professional carded a final round of 2-under par 70 for a championship total of 6-under par 138 to win the Georgia Women’s Open in a playoff over professional Kaylin Yost of Kennesaw. Wallace birdied the first playoff hole for the victory. Wallace started the day two shots behind … [Read more...]
Ashlan Ramsey aims for repeat in Georgia Women’s Open
Club Pro Paolozzi among primary challengers During its 21 years of competition, the Georgia Women’s Open has featured a number of winners in their teens or early 20s who used their victories as springboards to successful stints as college golfers or as part of a path to a future in professional golf. That applies to the tournament’s first winner – Caroline Peek Blaylock in … [Read more...]
Georgia women capture NCAA Regional title
The Georgia women’s team won an NCAA Regional hosted by Texas A&M, with the Lady Bulldogs qualifying for the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2009. UGA freshman Bailey Tardy of Peachtree Corners shared medalist honors for the tournament with a score of 7-under 209, with fellow freshman Jillian Hollis fourth at 211. Roswell’s Rinko Mitsunaga, the third freshman … [Read more...]
Georgia, Augusta women’s teams receive NCAA invitations
The Georgia Lady Bulldogs finished a distant sixth in the SEC Women’s Golf Championship at Greystone CC in Birmingham, ending the 54-hole event 30 strokes behind Alabama’s winning total of 859. The Lady Bulldogs posted scores of 296-296-297 for a 25-over 888 total. They trailed by 10 shots after the first round and by 14 after 36, with Alabama pulling away in the final … [Read more...]
Caballer-Hernani Snags Second At Clemson Invitational
SUNSET, S.C. – The Augusta Jaguars dropped 16 strokes from round two and finished 21-over par to take eighth in the 14-team field at the first ever Clemson Invitational at The Reserve at Lake Keowee in Sunset, S.C. Junior Teresa Caballer-Hernani tied for second overall in the 79-player field (April 3rd, 2016). No. 8 Florida remained in the lead for all 54 holes and … [Read more...]
Nyqvist Ties For First at Henssler Financial Intercollegiate
KENNESAW, Ga. – The Augusta Jaguars secured their seventh top-10 finish in their seventh event of the year with a second-place showing at the Henssler Financial Intercollegiate at Pinetree Country Club on Tuesday (March 29th, 2016). Jags junior Josefine Nyqvist tied for first place at five-over par to pace the team. No. 34 Augusta and the 12-team field started in a shotgun … [Read more...]
Jaguars Claim First Title At 3M Augusta Invitational
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta Jaguar’s women’s golf team won their home event for the first time at the ninth-annual 3M Augusta Invitational, besting the 16-team field at three-under par to win by 10 strokes at Forest Hills Golf Club on Saturday (March 12th, 2016). Teams played 36 holes in a shotgun format for the final two rounds and the Jags shot eight under in round … [Read more...]
Augusta Cards Ninth Place At UCF Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Augusta Jaguars finished ninth at the 2016 UCF Challenge in the 18-team field at Eagle Creek Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon (February 9th, 2016). The Jaguars were 33 strokes over par after shooting a 300 (+12) in the final round, their second-best round of the three-day event on the par-72, 6,349-yard course. No. 42 Houston won the tournament at … [Read more...]
Augusta in Seventh After 36 Holes At UCF Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Augusta Jaguars competed in round two of the UCF Challenge on Monday and shaved five strokes from their overall team score to sit in seventh place 21-over par. Junior Josefine Nyqvist carded the low round of her career with a 68 (-4) and is in third place overall at Eagle Creek Golf Club. The Jaguars shot 296 (+8) as a team after scoring a 13-over 301 in … [Read more...]