EATONTON, Ga. --- Hannah Mae Deems of Taylorsville defeated Caroline Craig of Sautee Nacoochee (5 and 4) to win the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship, while Georgia Golf Hall of Famer Laura Coble of Augusta beat Betsy Butler of Atlanta (5 and 3) to win the Senior Women's Match Play title. The final match saw Deems take a 1-up lead after two holes before going all … [Read more...]
Lightfritz, Meason, Shirley Share GSGA’s Tommy Barnes Award
MARIETTA, Ga. - In a year that included many dominating performances, the winning team at the USGA Women's State Team Championship - Lauren Lightfritz of Suwanee, Emilie Meason of Atlanta and Margaret Shirley of Roswell - was selected as the Tommy Barnes Award winner, signifying the Georgia State Golf Association's overall players of the year for 2015. The trio was was honored … [Read more...]
GRU Augusta Gains Three In 2015-16 Recruiting Class
AUGUSTA, G.A. – The GRU Augusta men's golf team and Head Coach Jack O'Keefe announced that three new student-athletes have signed and will play for the Jaguars in the 2015-16 Division I golf season. O’Keefe signed junior-transfer Cooper Brown, from Wallace State Community College, in the National Letter of Intent early signing period. Brown is a Renfrew, Ontario Canada … [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...]