WEST POINT, Miss. --- The No. 10-ranked Georgia men’s golf team won for the second time this season, taking the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship title by 10 strokes on Sunday. Playing Old Waverly Golf Club’s par-72, 7,088-yard layout on Sunday, the Bulldogs closed with a 4-under 284 to land at 20-under 844. That gave Georgia a double-digit victory over tournament host … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Finish 10th In Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. --- The No. 6-ranked Georgia men’s golf team placed 10th on Sunday in the LSU Invitational. The Bulldogs posted a final-round 14-over 302 on the University Club’s par-72, 7,227-yard layout to land at 35-over 899. Team honors went to Illinois with a 12-over 876, two shots better than Vanderbilt, and five clear of South Carolina. Fifth-year Spencer Ralston … [Read more...]
Phillips Named SEC Golfer Of The Week
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips has been named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, according to an announcement Wednesday by the league office. Philips, a junior from Inman, S.C., claimed co-medalist honors at the 2021 Gators Invitational presented by VyStar on Saturday. He landed at 11-under 199 with rounds of 6-under 64, 5-under 65, and even-par … [Read more...]
Georgia, Auburn, Vanderbilt Share Pate Championship
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. --- The Georgia men’s golf team finished as tri-champions along with Auburn and Vanderbilt on Tuesday in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. Playing Old Overton Club’s par-70, 7,204-yard track on Tuesday, the three teams finished regulation at 19-under 821. The Bulldogs capped the tournament with a 3-under 277 in the final round. Senior Davis … [Read more...]
Phillips, Thompson Named As First-Team All-Americans
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Trent Phillips and Davis Thompson have been chosen as 2020 PING First-Team All-Americans, according to an announcement Thursday by the Golf Coaches Association of America. This marks the second time in school history that the Bulldogs have had two First-Team All-Americans in the same year as Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd were honorees in 2007. … [Read more...]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Tech, Southern, Augusta All Score Early 2020 Victories
Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Augusta all scored victories in the second starts of their 2020 schedules to highlight the first month of the Spring college season for the state’s Division 1 men’s programs. GEORGIA TECH opened its Spring schedule with a disappointing fifth place showing in Hawaii, but bounced back with a victory in Puerto Rico with Georgia among the teams … [Read more...]
COLLEGE GOLF PREVIEW: Tech, Georgia Won a Combined 5 Times in the Fall
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...]
College roundup: Tech Wins Match Play Event to Conclude Fall Season
The Fall schedule of the 2019-20 college golf season has concluded, with the state’s top team – GeorgiaTech– closing out its Fall campaign with its third victory in four starts. The Yellow Jackets won a match play event at Cypress Point in California, rolling to victories over Cal, UCLA and Duke to capture the 8-team tournament. Tech did not lose a match in the first two … [Read more...]
College roundup: Georgia Tech, Georgia Score Early Season Victories
Both Georgia Tech and Georgia won tournaments in September to get their 2019-20 seasons off to successful starts. Georgia Tech opened its season with a victory in the annual Carpet Capital Collegiate, a tournament hosted by the Yellows Jackets at The Farm outside Dalton. In their next start, Tech tied for first with Baylor in an event played at Olympia Fields in … [Read more...]