THE FLATS Atlanta, G.A.– Senior Anders Albertson has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and all five members of Georgia Tech’s starting five for the NCAA Championship have been named to the ACC All-Academic golf team, announced Thursday (June 25th, 2015) by the conference office. It is the third time in four years that the … [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...]
Anthony Maccaglia’s Story of Success
Most freshmen athletes enter college hoping to better their talents by the time they graduate four years later. As an Oglethorpe freshman in 2011, Anthony Maccaglia came on like lightning. He won the 2012 NCAA Division III Golf Championship individual title in Florida. That’s a difficult victory to duplicate, but Maccaglia would like to close out a sensational collegiate … [Read more...]
Jim Owen Receives Second Career Dave Williams Award
Las Vegas, N.V. --The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) presented Oglethorpe Director of Golf, Jim Owen, as the winner of the Division III Dave Williams National Coach of the Year Award Monday December 8th,2014, marking the second time Owen has won the award in the last three years. The presentation took place at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas … [Read more...]
Oliver Wilson Wins First Event On European Tour
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Former Georgia Regents Jaguar men's golfer Oliver Wilson started last week ranked 792nd in the world and on Sunday, October 5th, 2014 he outlasted number-one ranked Rory McIlroy at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by one stroke to win his first event on the European Tour. As a Jaguar from 2000-03, Wilson put together one of the best careers in … [Read more...]