Russell Henley hits out of the sand on No. 17 during the third round of the Greenbrier Classic Saturday. |
Russell Henley and Bubba Watson tied for 30th at the Greenbrier Classic on Sunday to wind up as the top Bulldogs in the field.
Henley and Watson each wound up at 5-under for the tournament. Brian Harman placed 65th at 1-over, while Erik Compton and Justin Bolli missed the cut.
The PGA TOUR stops this week at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill. Bolli, Compton, Harris English, Harman, Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd are in the field.
• The Web.com Tour resumes its schedule with the Utah Championship in Sandy, Utah. Scheduled to participate are Paul Claxton, Ryuji Imada, Kevin Kisner, Scott Parel, Richard Scott and Hudson Swafford.
• Jaime Lopez Rivarola, a native of Argentina, has signed a national letter of intent with the Bulldogs. Lopez Rivarola is a graduate of St. John's High School in Pilar, Buenos Aires. He has been ranked first in the Under-18 rankings for Argentina for each of the past two years after placing fifth the year before. Lopez Rivarola has represented Argentina in amateur and junior tournaments in international competitions. In the past year, Lopez Rivarola has competed in tournaments in his native Argentina as well as the United States, Colombia, Venezuela, South Africa, Paraguay and England. Lopez Rivarola is scheduled to play later this month in the Cardinal Amateur in North Carolina and the Porter Cup and the U.S. Amateur qualifier in New York before arriving in Athens. Lopez Rivarola rounds out an incoming freshman class that includes Parker Derby of Columbus, Greyson Sigg of Augusta and Branson Davis of McKinney, Texas.
• The Rivals Cup not only has PGA TOUR standings but it now has added Web.com Tour standings. Heading into the John Deere Classic, the Bulldogs remain in second place behind Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have 4,755 FedExCup points, while the Bulldogs have 4,659. Using the Web.com Tour's money list, Pepperdine is first with $635,696 and Georgia is second with $551,627.
Jaime Lopez Rivarola |
• The Rivals Cup not only has PGA TOUR standings but it now has added Web.com Tour standings. Heading into the John Deere Classic, the Bulldogs remain in second place behind Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have 4,755 FedExCup points, while the Bulldogs have 4,659. Using the Web.com Tour's money list, Pepperdine is first with $635,696 and Georgia is second with $551,627.