This year the PGA Tour welcomes three former Bulldogs as rookie members. Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, and Matt McQuillan will tee it up along side the best golfers in the world in 2011.
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| 2011 PGA Tour Rookie and former Bulldog All-American, Chris Kirk |
Kirk gained his PGA Tour card by finishing 2nd on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list earning $411,206 for his stellar play. He won twice on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, taking the titles at the
Fort Smith Classic and the
Knoxville Open. Kirk was a member of the golf team from 2004-2007, winning 7 times as an individual in his career while being a member of the 2005 National Championship Team. During the 05-06 season, Kirk set the record for lowest season scoring average as a Bulldog at 70.90. Following that season, he was honored with the Ben Hogan Award for 2006, which is given annually to an amateur golfer based on their performance in amateur and college tournaments. Kirk's name is solidly written in the Bulldog record books by finishing his time as a Bulldog 3rd in career scoring average (71.89), tied for first for top-10 finishes in a season (10), and 2nd in top-10 finishes in a career (24).
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| 4 time All-American, Kevin Kisner |
Kevin Kisner locked up his PGA Tour card by finishing 11th on the 2010 Nationwide Tour money list earning $279,292 for the season. Kisner had one victory at the
Mylan Classic to go along with 6 top-10's. As a freshman on the golf team, Kevin made an immediate impact by earning Freshman of the Year honors in the SEC. Kisner was great all four years here in Athens and left the program as the first four time All-American in Georgia Golf history. Kevin was a member of the 2005 National Championship team. His first round of 65 at Caves Valley lead the Bulldogs out to a lead they would never relinquish as they ran away from a field that included rival Georgia Tech at runner-up. Kisner ranks 11th all time among Bulldogs in career top-10 finishes (14) and 17th in career stroke average (72.97).
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| Former Bulldog, Matt MaQuillan |
Matt McQuillan played for the Bulldogs during the 2002-03 season after transferring from Oklahoma State. The native of Canada earned his PGA Tour card by advancing through all 3 stages of the PGA Tour Qualifying School. MaQuillan finished 16th in the final stage of q school at 11 under par. This will be MaQuillan's 9th season as a professional as he competes on golf's biggest stage. In his one year as a Bulldog, he helped the team win the 2002 Tennessee Tournament of Champions and finished with the second best stroke average on the team.
