Garber, McCoy To Join Georgia's Men's Golf Team

Joey Garber of Petoskey, Mich., and Lee McCoy of Palm Harbor, Fla., will be joining the Georgia men's golf team, Bulldogs coach Chris Haack announced Tuesday.


Joey Garber will compete for the Bulldogs starting this spring

Lee McCoy at the signing of his National Letter of Intent

A transfer from Michigan, Garber will enroll in January and will be eligible to compete for the Bulldogs when the spring portion of their schedule begins in February. As a freshman in 2010-11, Garber helped the Wolverines win the NCAA Central Regional and come in 10th in the NCAA Championships. He saw action in all 14 tournaments, posting two top-5, four top-10 and six top-20 efforts. His best finish was as the runner-up at the Ridges Intercollegiate. Garber's scoring average of 74.08 was the third-best effort ever by a Michigan freshman. Garber is a graduate of Petoskey High School. During his prep career, he earned Michigan's No. 1 ranking from National Junior Golf Scoreboard and Golfweek, and he was a two-time Mr. Michigan Golf.

As a high school senior, McCoy signed a national letter of intent with the Bulldogs. He is a native of Palm Harbor, Fla., who now lives in Clarkesville and attends Habersham Central High School. He was chosen as a Rolex Junior All-American in 2010 and 2011. He came in second in the American Junior Golf Association's Rolex Tournament of Champions and he placed third in the 2010 AJGA Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship. McCoy twice was chosen as the Orlando Junior Golf Player of the Year and the Pinellas County Junior Golf Player of the Year. McCoy's success on the links dates back to 2000 when, at the age of six, he won the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship.

"We are very excited about having Joey and Lee join our program," Haack said. "They are excellent prospects, and I know they will do what it takes academically and athletically to be successful at Georgia. Their golf talents are obvious, and we know they'll get better and better. These guys should help our team stay among the best in the nation and in the SEC."