ATHENS, G.A. --- The Georgia men’s golf team claimed the title on Monday, March 16th, 2015 in the Southern Intercollegiate Championships at Athens Country Club. The Bulldogs fired a 1-under-par 575 in the 36-hole event to post a 13-shot victory over Georgia State. The title is the Bulldogs’ third this season and the 56th in Georgia coach Chris Haack’s career. Medalist … [Read more...]
Grey Wins Southern Intercollegiate and Georgia State Places Second
ATLANTA, G.A. – Georgia State junior J.J. Grey shot a 4-under, 140 to win the one-day, 36-hole Southern Intercollegiate hosted by Georgia and GRU-Augusta on Monday, March 16th, at Athens Country Club in Athens, G.A. Grey led the Panthers to a second-place finish, giving Georgia State back-to-back top-three finishes. One of the oldest tournaments in the country, the Southern … [Read more...]
UGA Men’s Golf Finishes Third In Hawaii
LAHAINA, MAUI, Hawaii — Buoyed by top-10 efforts from Lee McCoy and Nicholas Reach, the UGA men's golf team finished in third place on Sunday, November 9th, 2014, in the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational.The Bulldogs shot a final-round 2-under 282 at the Royal Ka'anapali Course to wind up at 4-under 848. Oregon, on the strength of an NCAA-record 30-under 254 in the … [Read more...]
Georgia Men’s Golf Finishes 14th In Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
ORLANDO, F.L. --- The Georgia men's golf team finished 14th on Tuesday, October 21st, 2014, in the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational.The Bulldogs fired a final-round 6-over 294 to wind up at 13-over 877. Florida State claimed team honors at 37-under 827.Junior Sepp Straka paced the Bulldogs on Tuesday as he fired a 1-under 71. Sophomore Greyson Sigg signed for a 1-over 73, … [Read more...]
Georgia Bulldogs Top Louisville, But Atlantic Coast Conference Claims Top Honors
KINGSTON SPRINGS, TN. -- Despite Georgia's win over Louisville, the Atlantic Coast Conference topped the Southeastern Conference in the match play portion of the DICK'S Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup on Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at the Golf Club of Tennessee. The SEC and ACC teams went 2-2-2 against each other, but the ACC had 16.5 wins to the SEC's 13.5. The … [Read more...]
Final round surge lifts Robert Mize to Georgia Amateur title
Although he didn’t exactly do it on purpose, Robert Mize employed a very shrewd plan that earned him a victory in the Georgia Amateur, played at Idle Hour in Macon. Mize, the son of 1987 Masters champion Larry Mize of Columbus, stayed within range of the leaders throughout the tournament, but never got too close to the player leading at the end of the first three … [Read more...]
Armstrong’s Shad Tuten loses playoff in Southeastern Am
Elberton’s Shad Tuten, who recently completed his college golf career at Armstrong Atlantic, lost in a playoff in the Southeastern Amateur, which was played for the 85th time June 11-14 at the Country Club of Columbus. Tuten tied Oklahoma signee Grant Hirschman of Tennessee at 10-under 274, with Hirschman winning with a birdie on the second playoff hole. Tuten shot 1-over 72 … [Read more...]
Hanzel and Ramsey Share GSGA Player of The Year Award
Savannah’s Doug Hanzel and Milledgeville’s Ashlan Ramsey were named co-winners of the Tommy Barnes Award as the Georgia State Golf Association’s Players of the Year for 2013. Hanzel finished first in the Senior Men’s division points list, highlighted by his victory in the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. Hanzel also was low amateur in the U.S. Open and won the Society of … [Read more...]