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...]
Anthony Maccaglia Earns the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award
ATLANTA, G.A-- Anthony Maccaglia of the Oglethorpe men's golf team earned a fitting capstone to his senior season and his outstanding four-year career as he was officially announced as the winner of the 2015 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award for NCAA Division III by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) (June 5th, 2015). It marks the second time that a … [Read more...]
Kirk Scores Fourth PGA Tour Victory at Colonial
BY: MIKE BLUM--May 26th, 2015 Chris Kirk has had an affinity for Colonial Country Club and the Ft. Worth, Tex., area since he was a junior at the University of Georgia. Kirk came to Ft. Worth after a stellar junior season on the Georgia golf team, hoping to win the Ben Hogan Award, which is presented to the top collegiate golfer. He intended to turn pro and forego … [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...]
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...]
Georgia Tech Finishes 10th at Valspar Collegiate
THE FLATS – Anders Albertson completed his fourth straight top-20 finish by firing a 2-under-par 69 Tuesday, March 24th, 2015, and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech finished 10th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at the Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, F.L. TECH LINEUP – Albertson, a three-time All-ACC performer, led the Yellow Jackets for the third straight round, carding … [Read more...]
McCoy, English, Haack, Persons To Represent UGA In Collegiate Showcase
ATHENS, G.A. --- Georgia golfer Lee McCoy has been invited to the inaugural Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase, which will take place on Monday, February 16th, 2015 at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, C.A. McCoy and 13 additional collegians will play alongside a PGA Tour professional and two amateurs representing their universities. McCoy will be joined by … [Read more...]
NCAA Men’s Golf: Jake Marriott Qualifies For 2015 Jones Cup
AUGUSTA, G.A. – GRU Augusta men's golf sophomore Jake Marriott qualified for the Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, Ga., from January 30th – February 1st, 2015, after he tied for the low round with a par-67 in the 2015 Jones Cup Invitational Qualifier on Monday, January 19th, 2015. Marriott tied with Keenan Huskey in the 18-hole stroke play … [Read more...]