After an outstanding junior season for the UGA golf team, Lee McCoy has a summer tournament schedule that’s getting busier by the week, with a difficult decision to follow in the fall. McCoy, who moved with his family from Tampa to Clarkesville prior to his senior year in high school, has already represented the U.S. once this summer in international competition, will do so … [Read more...]
Bulldogs reach semifinals in NCAA Golf; Tech falls just short of making match play
Georgia’s surprising showing in the NCAA Golf Championship came to an end in the semifinals, as the Bulldogs lost 3-1-1 to LSU. Coming into the NCAAs, the Bulldogs were ranked 28th and 33 in the two main national polls, and were seeded 26th out of the 30 teams to qualify for the championship, which was played at Concession GC in Bradenton, Fla. The Bulldogs had the lead … [Read more...]
Three Georgians Helped Lead U.S. to Palmer Cup Victory
Sugar Grove, I.L.-- The U.S. reclaimed the annual Palmer Cup with an 18-12 victory at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois, with the team featuring three Georgians on the 10-player squad, which was coached by Georgia Tech’s Bruce Heppler. Ollie Schniederjans of Powder Springs and Anders Albertson of Woodstock, two recent Georgia Tech graduates, were part of the U.S. team along … [Read more...]
McCoy Helps United States Reclaim Palmer Cup
SUGAR GROVE, I.L. --- Georgia’s Lee McCoy helped the United States retain the Palmer Cup – a Ryder Cup-style event featuring collegians – with an 18-12 decision over Europe on Sunday, June 14th, 2015, at Rich Harvest Farms. McCoy, who recently completed his junior year with the Bulldogs, earned 1.5 points for Team USA. He and Ollie Schniederjans defeated Thomas Detry and Jon … [Read more...]
Castro Grabs Berth in U.S. Open Field
Ball Ground, G.A. – Former Georgia Tech All-America golfer Roberto Castro finished third Monday (June 8th, 2015) in the sectional qualifier at Hawks Ridge Golf Club, earning one of three spots available for the 115th U.S. Open Championship, June 18-21 at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. The 2007 Tech graduate from Alpharetta, G.A., who played in the Tour … [Read more...]
McCoy and Harman Qualify For U.S. Open
ATHENS, G.A. --- Two men with ties to the Georgia golf team earned spots in the U.S. Open on Monday (June 8th, 2015) during sectional qualifying tournaments. Lee McCoy, who just completed his junior season with the Bulldogs, finished second at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, G.A. He carded a 13-under 131 to snare one of the sectional’s three spots. At Germantown and … [Read more...]
Matthew NeSmith, Lee McCoy, Roberto Castro Headed to US Open
Matthew NeSmith, an amateur from North Augusta, S.C., fired a 17-under-par 127 (63-64) in a 36-hole sectional qualifier to earn medalist honors and a spot in the U.S. Open Championship. Joining NeSmith as automatic qualifiers are amateur Lee McCoy of Clarkesville, G.A., and professional Roberto Castro of Atlanta, G.A. McCoy, who plays at the University of Georgia, posted a … [Read more...]
Schniederjans Named First-Team All-American
Bradenton, F.L. – Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans, ranked as high as seventh in the nation individually this year, has been named a first-team All-American for the second time by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The PING First-Team All-America honorees for Division I were announced by the GCAA at the NCAA Golf Championship Tuesday morning (June 2nd, 2015), and … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Fall To LSU In NCAA Match Play Semis
BRADENTON, F.L. --- The Georgia men’s golf team’s memorable run at the NCAA Championships came to an end on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015, in the match play semifinals at Concession Golf Club. Georgia entered the NCAAs seeded 26th out of 30 teams and ranked 28th and 33rd in the two polls. But the Bulldogs led the majority of stroke play for four days and wound up third, then … [Read more...]