When the Georgia Amateur was first played at Augusta’s West Lake CC in 1980, the winning 72-hole score was 1-under par 287. The next time the club hosted the Georgia State Golf Association’s championship event was 2000, and the winning score that time was 2-under 286. The Georgia Amateur returned to West Lake for a third time last week, with the course playing to a par … [Read more...]
Augusta Finishes Sixth At Linger Longer
EATONTON, Ga. – The Augusta University men’s golf team finished the Linger Longer Invitational on Tuesday afternoon in a three-way tie for sixth place with Ohio State and UNCG at Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation. No. 4 Baylor never relinquished the lead and won the event by 15 strokes at 33-under par. No. Virginia took second (-18), No. 20 Georgia third (-11), Troy fourth … [Read more...]
Former Bulldog Swafford Scores First PGA Tour Victory
MARIETTA, GA - Of the eight former University of Georgia golfers with status on the PGA Tour for the 2016-17 season, Hudson Swafford was the only without a victory on the tour. Swafford, who is in his fourth season as a PGA Tour member, joined the list of winners from UGA, taking the annual stop in the Southern California desert formerly known as the Bob Hope Classic. The … [Read more...]
Georgia Women Complete Wire-To-Wire Wins
TUSCON, Arizona --- Jillian Hollis and the Georgia women's golf teams wrapped up wire-to-wire individual and team victories at the Mountain View Collegiate on Saturday (March 19th, 2016). Hollis shot even-par 72 to finish the tournament at 11-under 205. Georgia closed with a 1-over 289 to cover the 54-hole event at 5-under 859. The wins were Georgia's fourth team and third … [Read more...]
Georgia Finishes Seventh In Darius Rucker
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. --- The No. 5-ranked Georgia women's golf team posted a 16-over 300 in Sunday's final round (March 6th 2016) of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the Long Cove Club, leaving the Bulldogs in seventh place in the elite field at 883. Junior Harang Lee was Georgia's top individual finisher. Lee shot 74 on Sunday and finished sixth overall at 3-over … [Read more...]
Georgia Ranked No. 4 By Golfweek
ATHENS, Ga. --- Following a strong showing in the first three tournaments of the fall, the Georgia women's golf team is ranked No. 4 in the nation in the recently released first edition of the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. "It's exciting for the program," head coach Josh Brewer said. "I'm happy for the 10 players on our roster. Everyone's hard work and dedication is … [Read more...]
GSGA U.S. Amateur #2 Qualifying Results
Roswell G.A.-- Kyle Mueller of Watkinsville earned medalist honors and qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship after posting a 7-under-par 135 (70-65) at a 36-hole sectional at Horseshoe Bend Country Club. Joining Mueller, who plays golf at the University of Michigan, are Sepp Straka of Valdosta, Tye Waller of Griffin and Zachary Healy of Peachtree Corners. Straka, who … [Read more...]
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s College Prep Series
ATHENS, G.A.-- The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour traveled to Athens, GA on July 18-19, 2015 for the College Prep Series at UGA. Saturday’s round began right on time at 8:00 AM with junior golfers eager to take on the challenge of the Georgia Bulldogs’ golf course. Play also opened at 8:00 AM for Sunday’s final round, with the competitors taking aim at the collegiate course. UGA … [Read more...]
Bulldogs reach semifinals in NCAA Golf; Tech falls just short of making match play
Georgia’s surprising showing in the NCAA Golf Championship came to an end in the semifinals, as the Bulldogs lost 3-1-1 to LSU. Coming into the NCAAs, the Bulldogs were ranked 28th and 33 in the two main national polls, and were seeded 26th out of the 30 teams to qualify for the championship, which was played at Concession GC in Bradenton, Fla. The Bulldogs had the lead … [Read more...]