STATESBORO – Women's golf coach Mimi Burke announced today that Mia Kness has joined the staff as an assistant coach. Kness helped lead the Eagles to the 2022 Sun Belt Championship by tying for second in the conference championship, her best finish as an Eagle. She was named the 2021-22 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and Sun Belt Championship All-Tournament after competing in … [Read more...]
Jenny Bae Wins Juli Inkster Award
DUBLIN, Ohio – Three-time All-American and University of Georgia senior Jenny Bae has been named the recipient of the 2023 Inkster Award Presented by Workday, recognizing the highest ranked women’s Division I (DI) collegiate golfer in her final year of eligibility for the 2022-23 college golf season. The award is named after Juli Inkster, a World Golf Hall-of-Fame member and … [Read more...]
Tardy Qualifies For U.S. Women’s Open
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia golfer Bailey Tardy earned a spot in the field for the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this week in dramatic fashion at Somerset Country Club in Mendota Heights, Minn. Tardy birdied the fourth hole of a playoff with Jennifer Chang for the site’s second qualifying spot for the Open. Tardy and Chang both shot 4-under 140 over 36 holes, two strokes off … [Read more...]
Georgia Finishes 14th At NCAA Championships
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Georgia closed the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships with a 9-over 297 on Monday, leaving the Bulldogs in 14th place on the team leaderboard and missing the cut to advance to match play by seven shots. “It wasn’t our best golf when the stakes were the highest,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “That is something we’ve done the pretty well the past three years, … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Ascend Into Top 10 At NCAAs
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Georgia moved up two spots on the team leaderboard during the third round play at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships on Sunday. The Bulldogs carded a 6-over 294 and in the process climbed from 11th to ninth in the team field. The field was cut in half to 15 teams following Sunday’s round. After Monday’s round, the top eight teams will go on to … [Read more...]
Bulldogs and Bae Sweep NCAA Regional Titles…Again
ATHENS, Ga. — For the second time in three years, Georgia and Jenny Bae swept the team and individual championships at an NCAA Golf Regional on Wednesday. The Bulldogs and Bae completed their wire-to-wire wins at the Athens Regional in impressive fashion at the University of Georgia Golf Course. “We wanted to win,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “We haven’t won all year. We … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Open Regional With School-Record Effort
ATHENS, Ga. — Led by a pair of 3-under 69s from Jenny Bae and LoraLie Cowart, the Georgia women’s golf team fired its best-ever NCAA Championships round on Monday to grab the early lead at the NCAA Athens Regional. The Bulldogs shot 9-under 279 as a team to build a nine-shot edge over the field. “You couldn’t dream of a better start,” head coach Josh Brewer said. “It is 54 … [Read more...]
Bae Voted First-Team All-SEC
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Jenny Bae was named first-team All-SEC in balloting of the league’s women’s golf head coaches announced on Thursday. Bae, a fifth-year super senior from Suwanee, Ga., has enjoyed one of the strongest seasons in program history during the 2022-23 campaign. Bae’s stroke average of 70.86 is on pace to break Jillian Hollis’ school record of 71.04 during … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Finish 9th At SECs
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Georgia posted a 10-over 298 in Friday’s final round of stroke play qualifying at the SEC Women’s Golf Championship. In the process, the Bulldogs slipped from seventh to ninth on the team leaderboard and fell two strokes shy of advancing to match play. “It stings,” head coach Josh Brewer. “You come here to win an SEC title, and you don’t even give yourselves … [Read more...]