Europe won the Ryder Cup away from home for the first time in 13 years after they survived a remarkable United States comeback on a dramatic Sunday in New York. The visitors had started the day with an 11½-4½ lead at Bethpage but were made to battle on a nerve-shredding afternoon before Shane Lowry retained the trophy and Tyrrell Hatton sealed a 15-13 victory. Needing ten … [Read more...]
Bulldogs at Bethpage: Georgia Golfers Take Center Stage at the 2025 Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup, golf’s most electric team event, has arrived at Bethpage Black in New York. This year, the biennial clash between the United States and Europe carries a special subplot for Bulldog Nation: four participants with deep ties to the University of Georgia are part of the action. Harris English and Russell Henley represent Team USA as players, Kevin Kisner serves as an … [Read more...]
FedExCup Playoffs Begin This Week
ATLANTA , Ga. – The PGA TOUR Regular Season ended on Sunday with Cameron Young securing his long-awaited maiden TOUR victory at the Wyndham Championship. Only the TOUR’s top 70 players move on to the FedExCup Playoffs, which begin this week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. The top 50 will move on to the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in … [Read more...]
Sepp Straka (UGA) Outduels Shane Lowry to Win Truist Championship for Second Victory of Season
FLOURTOWN, Pa. — Sepp Straka seized the lead with a par on the 16th hole and shot a 2-under 68, outdueling Shane Lowry on Sunday in the final round of the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club for his second victory of the season. After Lowry missed the green with his tee shot at the 212-yard, par-3 16th, Straka hit to approximately 30 feet. Lowry … [Read more...]
Points and payouts: Sepp Straka earns $1.58M, 500 FedExCup Points at The American Express
La Quinta, Calif. – No matter where you are, there’s nothing wrong with a little sweat on a Sunday, especially when you find yourself in possession of a winning ticket. Sepp Straka was in control of that faucet on Sunday at The American Express. He started the final round with a four-stroke advantage and … breathe … prevailed by two. As the mild slide suggests, it … [Read more...]
Five UGA Alumni Stand Out at Sentry Tournament of Champions
ATHENS, Ga. — Five former Georgia Bulldog golfers rang in the new year on the Kapalua Resort's Plantation Course with The Sentry Tournament of Champions January 2nd-5th. An extremely exclusive event, The Sentry Tournament of Champions hosts a limited field of golfers who have won events on the PGA tour in the previous year. Among these noteworthy competitors were former … [Read more...]
Thompson Was Building Toward Breakthrough Win
SILVIS, Ill. – Davis Thompson's second year on the PGA Tour had been building up to a breakthrough. The former Georgia All-American and 2021 SEC Player of the Year was playing well in 2024, and playing himself into contention in numerous events, including a pair of runner-up finishes and a top 10 at last month's U.S. Open. Then came last week at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, … [Read more...]
Xander Schauffele Moves to No. 2 Spot with PGA Championship Title
ATLANTA, Ga. – With his victory at the PGA Championship for his first career major championship and first of the 2024 season, Xander Schauffele earned 750 FedExCup points to move to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings. Schauffele’s eighth career victory on the PGA TOUR puts him in position to qualify for his eighth consecutive FedExCup Playoffs finale at the TOUR Championship, … [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...]