Georgia picked up its first victory of the 2019-20 season and Mercer and Augusta each scored runner-up finishes to highlight the early stages of the Spring college season for Georgia’s Division 1 women’s teams. The Bulldogs collected a title in the Gold Rush event in Seal Beach, Calif., scoring a resounding victory over a field that lacked for a top nationally-ranked … [Read more...]
WOMEN’S COLLEGE PREVIEW: Georgia Adds Another Top International Player
After the Fall 2019 college golf season, four of Georgia’s six Division 1 women’s teams were ranked among the top 75 nationally, with Georgia the highest ranked at No. 38. GEORGIA played a strong Fall schedule, with a third place in Portland, Ore., the team’s only finish better than sixth. The Bulldogs were led by Caterina Don, a freshman from Italy, who comes into the … [Read more...]
College roundup: Tech Wins Match Play Event to Conclude Fall Season
The Fall schedule of the 2019-20 college golf season has concluded, with the state’s top team – GeorgiaTech– closing out its Fall campaign with its third victory in four starts. The Yellow Jackets won a match play event at Cypress Point in California, rolling to victories over Cal, UCLA and Duke to capture the 8-team tournament. Tech did not lose a match in the first two … [Read more...]
College roundup: Georgia Tech, Georgia Score Early Season Victories
Both Georgia Tech and Georgia won tournaments in September to get their 2019-20 seasons off to successful starts. Georgia Tech opened its season with a victory in the annual Carpet Capital Collegiate, a tournament hosted by the Yellows Jackets at The Farm outside Dalton. In their next start, Tech tied for first with Baylor in an event played at Olympia Fields in … [Read more...]
Linger Longer, Schenkel Tournaments to be Played This Month
Two of the longest-running college tournaments in Georgia will be played March 15-17, with five of the state’s seven Division 1 golf programs competing. The 14th annual Linger Longer Invitational will be played at Reynolds Landing, with the Georgia Bulldogs in the field along with Augusta and co-hosts Mercer and Kennesaw State. The same weekend, Georgia Southern will host … [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...]
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...]
Georgia Wins Women’s Southeastern Challenge Match
POINT CLEAR, Ala. - The final day of the Women's Southeastern Challenge Match was cut short due to rain and no matches were able to be completed. Matches began at 8 a.m. this morning, but no match was able to finish before play was stopped at 10 a.m. due to inclement weather. At 12:00 p.m., the decision was made to end play and as a result, Georgia was crowned the champion … [Read more...]
Peach State Wins GA-SC Girls’ Junior Challenge Match, 18-6
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Team Georgia beats South Carolina and wins the GA-SC Girls' Junior Challenge Match, 18-6. The 11th annual competition took place at The Landings Club-Oakridge, August 6-7. The Peach State swept its four matches on day two of the competition, earning 10.5 points on Sunday to win the event on home soil. In match one, Tiffany Kang of Suwanee earned all three … [Read more...]