Chris Kirk put his local knowledge to good use, winning the 2013 McGladrey Classic at Sea Island GC to earn his first ever Masters invitation. Kirk, a member of Georgia’s 2005 NCAA championship team, lived on St. Simons Island for most of his professional career before recently returning to the Atlanta area, where he resided in Woodstock from infancy through his college … [Read more...]
Haack Gets 50th Win As Bulldogs Claim Collegiate Challenge Cup
The No. 8 Georgia men's golf team won the inaugural Dick's Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup on Saturday, giving Coach Chris Haack the 50th victory of his career. Haack, who is in his 18th season, has led the Bulldogs to at least one win in 15 years, including the 1999 and 2005 national championships and seven SEC titles. He extended his own school record for most … [Read more...]
University of Georgia Stands 12th At Fall Preview
The Georgia women's golf team carded a 15-over 295 in the second round of the Dale McNamara Fall Preview at the Tulsa Country Club on Tuesday. The Bulldogs enter Wednesday's final round tied for 12th in the elite field, which includes most of the nation's top teams competing on the same layout that will host the 2014 NCAA Championships. On Tuesday, Manuela Carbajo Ré led … [Read more...]
The Georgia Club Earns Spot on Golfweek Magazine’s list of “Best Courses You Can Play”
The Chancellors Course at The Georgia Club has been recognized among the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Georgia, according to Golfweek Magazine’s recently released annual rankings. Designed by acclaimed golf course architect Denis Griffiths, the 27-hole Chancellors Course is the centerpiece of The Georgia Club, an award-winning 1,500-acre planned … [Read more...]
Augusta State Duo Earns Individual at-large Bids to East Regional
Augusta State's Natalie Wille and Casey Kennedy earned at-large bids to the NCAA East Regional Monday night when the field of 72 teams and 378 individuals was announced from the NCAA's headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind. A senior from Balsta, Sweden, Wille has registered one of the top seasons in the Lady Jaguar Golf program's 12-year history. Wille paced the squad in stroke … [Read more...]
Woods Again A Heavy Masters Favorite, but Recent Augusta Record Looks Suspect
After winning three times in his first four stroke play starts on the PGA Tour this year, Tiger Woods is a heavy favorite entering the 2013 Masters. Woods is closing in on the all-time victory record held by Sam Snead, and his early success this season is being touted as a sign of things to come in Augusta this month. The case for a fifth green jacket for Tiger will be … [Read more...]
Simpson ‘Shifting Gears’ After Playing Career Ends
After a decade of diligent effort, Tim Simpson achieved the status as a top-10 player on the PGA Tour in 1989 and 1990. But after an ill-fated hunting trip in 1991, Simpson’s thriving professional career turned into an unending episode of the of recent TV series “House,” with Simpson playing the role of a patient with recurring medical problems that plague him for the rest … [Read more...]
Steve McGrath of UGA’s Stadion Classic Named 2012 Web.com Tour Volunteer of the Year
ATHENS, Ga. – The Web.com Tour has selected Steve McGrath of the Stadion Classic at UGA as the recipient of the Tour’s 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award, according to an announcement this week by the PGA TOUR. McGrath has served the past four years as the Co-Chairman of Volunteer Coordination for the Stadion Classic at UGA, a Web.com Tour event that has been played at the UGA … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech holds fourth place at Puerto Rico Classic, as three Georgia teams defend their spots in the top ten
Seth Reeves fired a 3-under-par 69 Sunday and Ollie Schniederjans added a 1-under 71, pacing 8th-ranked Georgia Tech to a fourth-place standing after the opening round of the Puerto Rico Classic. Bo Andrews and Richard Werenski each shot 1-over 73s Sunday as the Yellow Jackets posted a 2-under-par team total of 286, seven shots back of 6th-ranked Alabama (-9, 279). Oklahoma … [Read more...]