ATLANTA - After earning the highest grade point average in program history, the Georgia State men’s golf team has been awarded the Academic National Championship as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Wednesday. Georgia State posted the highest overall team GPA for all divisions with a 3.85. A total of 187 teams submitted GPAs of 3.00 or higher to earn … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Finish Ninth In SEC Championship
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. --- The Georgia men’s golf team exited the 2017 Southeastern Conference Championship at Sea Island Golf Club on Saturday with a ninth-place finish following 54 holes of stroke play. For the first time, the SEC is utilizing an 8-team match play to determine its team champion. Following Saturday’s round, the Bulldogs landed at 16-over 856 – four shots … [Read more...]
Former Bulldog Swafford Scores First PGA Tour Victory
MARIETTA, GA - Of the eight former University of Georgia golfers with status on the PGA Tour for the 2016-17 season, Hudson Swafford was the only without a victory on the tour. Swafford, who is in his fourth season as a PGA Tour member, joined the list of winners from UGA, taking the annual stop in the Southern California desert formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic. The … [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...]
Georgia Women’s Golf 2015-16 Schedule Released
ATHENS, G.A. --- Two home events and tournaments from coast-to-coast headline the 2015-16 Georgia women's golf schedule announced by head coach Josh Brewer on Friday, July 3, 2015. The Bulldogs will host a pair of home events – the Lady Bulldog Individual Invitational in February and the 44th annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in April. Georgia will also compete twice in … [Read more...]
ACDS Becomes AJGA Official Partner
BRASELTON, G.A. —American College Development Services, an association that guides student-athletes through their junior careers and prepares them to make the transition to NCAA athletics, will partner with the American Junior Golf Association and support the ACDS Junior All-Star Series beginning in 2016. “At ACDS, we provide student-athletes with the tools necessary to … [Read more...]
Stackhouse Leads Stanford to NCAA Title
STACKHOUSE – NCAA By: Mike Blum Riverdale’s Mariah Stackhouse lifted Stanford to the NCAA Women’s Championship in Bradenton, F.L., winning the decisive match on the 19th hole to give the Cardinal a 3-2 victory over Baylor. The two teams were tied 2-2 with Stackhouse’s match against the only one left on thecourse. Stackhouse was 2-down with two holes to play after … [Read more...]
Schniederjans a Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award
Fort Worth, TX – Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans is among 10 collegiate golfers named semifinalists for the 2014 Ben Hogan Award, the second straight year he has earned that distinction. The Ben Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during the … [Read more...]
University of Georgia Signs Three Of Nation’s Top-12 Golfers
Athens, Ga. --- The future of Georgia women's golf got a whole lot brighter just after sunrise on Wednesday morning. At approximately 7 a.m. ET, three of the nation's top-12 golfers in the Class of 2015 inked letters of intent to play collegiately with the Bulldogs on the first day of the NCAA's weeklong early signing period. Jillian Hollis, Rinko Mitsunaga and Bailey Tardy … [Read more...]