The 2019-20 college golf season resumes in early February, with Georgia Tech the highest ranked of the state’s Division 1 teams at No. 3 in the Golfstat rankings entering the Spring schedule. Georgia ended the Fall ranked 19thand appears to be the only other state team in line for an at-large berth in the NCAA Championship. Augusta (82) and Georgia Southern (92) are the only … [Read more...]
Tech, Georgia Shoot for NCAA Title with Veteran, Talented Squads
Both Georgia Tech and Georgia begin the 2019-20 golf season with top-10 rankings, as the two teams aim for a national title with veteran rosters. Despite the loss of All-American Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern has hopes of a return to the NCAA Championship, while the state’s other Division 1 programs hope for better results this season. GEORGIA TECH was ranked fourth in … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech’s Andy Ogletree Wins U.S. Amateur Championship
Georgia Tech senior Andy Ogletree captured the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Resort Sunday, rallying from a sizeable early deficit to defeat Vanderbilt senior John Augenstein 2&1 in the 36-hole title match. Augensetein won holes 2 through 5 in succession on Pinehurst’s No. 4 course, the latter three with birdies, to jump out to a 4-up lead. After Ogletree … [Read more...]
Settindown Creek Offers Tough Test for 2019 Georgia Amateur
The 2019 Georgia Amateur returns to Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek for a third time July 11-14, with no clear favorite among the 144-player field. A strong field of mid-amateurs will be looking to win the event for the first time since Dalton’s David Noll scored his second GSGA Championship title in 2011. But a sizeable contingent of college players will endeavor to … [Read more...]
Strong Field of Georgia College Golfers Highlights Dogwood Invitational
The annual Dogwood Invitational returns to Druid Hills GC with an earlier date this year, with the 2019 tournament scheduled for June 5-8, several weeks earlier than its usual pre July 4th dates. The change moves the Dogwood away from conflicts with other national amateur events, and sets it as the first major amateur tournament of the season following the conclusion of the … [Read more...]
Southern’s Steven Fisk Second in NCAAs; 3 Georgia Teams Miss Cut
A pair of golfers from Georgia universities placed in the top 10 of the NCAA Championship earlier this week in Arkansas, as the three teams from the state that qualified for the event all failed to advance to the final round of stroke play. Georgia Southern’s Steven Fisk wrapped up an outstanding senior season, placing second in a field of more than 150 players, while … [Read more...]
Georgia Wins Home Regional; Tech, Southern Also Advance
The state of Georgia will be represented by three teams in the NCAA Championship, which will be played May 24-29 in Fayetteville. Ark. Georgia, Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern all advanced to nationals with top-5 finishes in their respective Regionals. Georgia was one of six teams selected to host a Regional, and the Bulldogs took advantage of the opportunity, winning by … [Read more...]
College round-up: Tech Captures ACC; Southern Loses in Match Play
Georgia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship to earn a spot in the NCAA Regionals, which will be played May 14-15 at six sites around the country, one of them in Athens at the UGA course. Georgia Southern won the stroke play title of the Sun Belt Conference, but lost in the semifinals of match play and will hope for an at-large bid to Regionals. Georgia … [Read more...]
Fisk leads Georgia Southern to second team title ever in Schenkel
The Georgia Southern Eagles won the Schenkel Invitational for just the second time in the event’s 40-year history, taking the title this past weekend at Forest Heights CC in Statesboro. The Eagles were led by senior Steven Fisk of Stockbridge, who earned medalist honors for the fifth time this season and eighth in his career. Georgia Southern was in third place coming … [Read more...]