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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Bulldogs Take Fourth In Augusta

The Georgia men’s golf team finished in fourth place in the 3M Augusta Invitational, its final event of the regular season, on Sunday.

The Bulldogs posted a 3-under par 285 in the final round, bringing their three-round total to 10-under 854. Georgia moved up one spot on the leaderboard in the final round, having entered Sunday in fifth.

Illinois won team honors with a three-round total of 27-under 837. Texas, led by medalist Beau Hossler, finished second at 24-under 840. Host Augusta was third with a total of 18-under 846.

Sepp Straka paced the Bulldogs in the final round, firing a 5-under 67 on Sunday to bring his total to 5-under 211. Straka finished in 11th place for the tournament. Lee McCoy shot a 2-under 70 on Sunday to finish at 7-under 209 on the weekend. He finished in seventh place individually, four shots back of the lead.

In the final round, the Bulldogs also got a 1-over 73 from Zach Healy and a 3-over 75 from Greyson Sigg. Their three-round totals were 1-under 215 and 3-over 219, respectively. David Mackey had Georgia’s non-counting score in the final round with an 8-over 80, finishing at 19-over 235.

Georgia will be back in action at the Southeastern Conference Championship April 15-17.