The eighth-seeded Georgia men's golf team dropped a 3-1-1 decision to sixth-seeded Iowa in its final competition of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship on Tuesday at Hawks Ridge Golf Club.
Two of Tuesday's matches went down to the final hole -- and in one instance, an extra hole.
"The match was certainly closer than the score would indicate," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "We won one match, we halved one match and we were right there in two others. But that's how match play goes. It takes strategy that you don't use in a stroke-play tournament. We can benefit from this experience as we move forward."
Freshman Michael Cromie defeated Iowa's Jed Dirksen 5 and 3, while senior Harris English halved his match with Brad Hopfinger. Sophomore T.J. Mitchell and Barrett Kelpin were all square after 18 holes and Kelpin won on the 19th hole. Senior Hudson Swafford dropped a 2 and 1 decision to Chris Brant, while senior Russell Henley lost to Vince India 6 and 5.
The Bulldogs finished with two wins and two losses in the tournament. Georgia had a 12-5-3 record, the fourth-best mark in the event.
The Bulldogs will return to action Sunday through Tuesday in the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga. The Bulldogs then will play in the SEC Championship April 15-17 in St. Simons Island, Ga.
