The Georgia men's golf team finished fourth in the Southeastern Conference Championship on Sunday at Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course.
The Bulldogs carded a 2-over-par 282 — their best loop of the tournament — in the final round to wind up at 22-over 862. The SEC title went to Florida, which finished at 8-over 848.
Georgia senior All-Americans Harris English, Russell Henley and Hudson Swafford all fired 1-under 69s on Sunday to pace the Bulldogs. Freshman Michael Cromie signed for a 5-over 75 and sophomore Bryden Macpherson had a 7-over 77.
Henley, the 2010 SEC Player of the Year and tournament medalist, came in sixth at 2-over 212. Medalist honors went to Florida's Andres Echavarria, who recorded a 1-under 209 and won a 1-hole playoff with LSU's John Peterson.
Swafford placed 14th at 6-over 216, followed by English at 8-over 218, Macpherson at 11-over 221 and Cromie at 15-over 225.
“Obviously, it’s a little disappointing because we wanted to be in the mix on the last day and on the last nine,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “But we got off to a bad start (a first-round 292) and that kind of cost us. We’ve been in this position before. We’ve won the NCAAs (in 1999 and 2005) when we did not win the SECs. We’ve got to keep plugging along, be more consistent and give ourselves a chance.”
The Bulldogs will return to action May 19-21 in an NCAA Regional in an attempt to advance to the NCAA Championship.
