TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Led by tournament medalist Greyson Sigg, the No. 3-ranked Georgia men’s golf team secured its berth in the upcoming NCAA Championship by winning the Tuscaloosa Regional on Wednesday at Ol’ Colony Golf Complex.
The Bulldogs, who won Wednesday by four shots over South Carolina, will be gunning for the program’s third national title May 27-June 1 in Eugene, Ore.
Georgia finished at 16-under 848, including a final-round 6-under 282. South Carolina took second at 12-under 852, while Alabama (7-under 857), Kentucky (6-under 858) and Auburn (3-over 867) rounded out the top five advancing to the NCAAs.
“Our team is in a really good place right now,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “We’ve got excellent chemistry and we’re playing with a lot of confidence. We’re excited about the opportunity to play again for the national championship. We had a solid week in Alabama and we can’t wait to get out to Oregon.
“I could not be any prouder of Greyson. He has been rock solid for us all season and I’m thrilled to see him as the tournament winner. He was steady all week for us and set the tone for our team’s victory.”
Georgia won for the fourth time this season and in its second straight event as the Bulldogs claimed the SEC Championship last month. The win is the 60th in Haack’s 20-year career.
Sigg claimed medalist honors for the third time this season as he held off South Carolina’s Matthew NeSmith by a stroke. Sigg is the 50th medalist under Haack.
Sigg wound up at 9-under 207 as he signed for a 4-under 68 on Wednesday. Sigg now has five top-10 efforts this season, including the wins in The Carmel Cup, the Southern Intercollegiate Championship and the Tuscaloosa Regional.
“I felt really good about my game coming into this week,” Sigg said. “I had a good first round and just kept on playing really steady. My hat’s off to Matt because he played extremely well all week. Most importantly, we are headed to Oregon.”
Senior Sepp Straka followed Sigg on Wednesday with a 2-under 70. Senior Lee McCoy and freshman Tye Waller each posted an even-par 72, and sophomore Zach Healy had the non-counting score of 1-over 73.
Healy came in sixth individually at 4-under 212, while McCoy and Straka landed in 18th at 1-over 217. Waller checked in at 5-over 221.
The Bulldogs advanced from an NCAA Regional for the 21st time in 28 seasons, including 18 of 20 years under Haack. He led the Bulldogs to the 1999 and 2005 national titles, to runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2011, and to the “Final Fore” in 2015.
Georgia won the Regional title for the fourth time, previously claiming championships in 2007, 2008 and 2014. This marked the first time in school history that both the Georgia men’s and women’s golf teams won a Regional crown in the same season.
