ATHENS, Ga. — Mookie DeMoss, a former player and current assistant for the Georgia men's golf team, has been chosen as the next head coach for the Bulldogs. DeMoss will succeed Hall of Famer Chris Haack, who has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. "Georgia Golf is the best program in the country, and I've been incredibly fortunate to be a part of it," … [Read more...]
Haack Announces Retirement from Georgia Golf Program
ATHENS, Ga. — Chris Haack, who has guided the Georgia men's golf program for three decades and cultivated a generation of PGA Tour talent, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the season. Haack will remain with the program as a special advisor for the 2026-27 season. Haack has led the Bulldogs to two national championships (the only two in school … [Read more...]
Langham is Living the Georgia Dream
George Langham was born to be a Bulldog. As the son of two Georgia graduates and hailing from Peachtree City, one could say that he was destined to attend the University of Georgia. Representing the red and black is a privilege for Georgia’s student athletes, but for life-long fan Langham, it is a dream come true. Langham grew up in a golf family. His dad, Franklin, was a … [Read more...]
DeMoss Returns to Georgia as Assistant Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia men’s golf letterman Mookie DeMoss has joined the program’s staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chris Haack announced Thursday afternoon. DeMoss, a Duluth native, captained the 2015 squad that went to the Final Four at the NCAA Championships. He was also an All-American Honorable Mention in 2015 and finished 11th individually in NCAA Stroke … [Read more...]
Q school roundup: Tim O’Neal Reaches European Tour Finals
Savannah’s Tim O’Nealhas advanced to the finals of qualifying for the 2020 European Tour, making it through first and second stage qualifiers in Portugal and Spain. Atlanta resident Samuel Del Val, like O’Neal a former Georgia Open champion, advanced from a first stage qualifier in England, but missed by two shots of advancing from the same second stage qualifier as O’Neal … [Read more...]
Trio of Georgians Post Top Finishes in Houston Open; KF Tour Qualifying Update
A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
Web.com Tour Begins 2019 Schedule with 2 Events in the Bahamas
The 2019 Web.com Tour begins this weekend in the Bahamas with 14 players with ties to Georgia competing in the first of two Sunday-to-Wednesday events in the Bahamas that are part of the 27-tournament schedule. The tour has new events in Florida, Texas and Colorado, replacing tournaments played last year in Mississippi, Cleveland and Jacksonville. He latter two were part of … [Read more...]
Beck, Whaley Among Georgians to Advance in Web.com Tour Qualifying
Two dozen golfers with ties to Georgia advanced from the first stage of qualifying for the 2019 Web.com Tour, with one of the qualifiers played at Callaway Gardens. The qualifier at Callaway Gardens was played as Hurricane Michael roared through south Georgia recently, but it ended on time, unlike a qualifier in North Carolina, which ended one day late and required 54 holes … [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...]