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| Michael Cromie topped Alabama's Robby Shelton in a one-hole playoff to win the Linger Longer Invitational. |
The Bulldogs notched a 10-shot win over No. 1-ranked Alabama as they were the only team under par in the final round. Georgia shot 7-under 281 Sunday to wind up at 27-under 837. Heading into the final round, Georgia and Alabama were tied at 20-under.
Cromie paced the Bulldogs as they put all five players in the top 13. The senior fired a 3-under 69 on Sunday to finish at 9-under 207. Cromie and Alabama's Robby Shelton completed 72 holes at 9-under, then Cromie won a one-hole playoff by making birdie on No. 18. Cromie earned medalist honors for the second time in his career.
Joey Garber and Lee McCoy finished third at 6-under 210, Keith Mitchell came in 10th at 2-under 214 and Nicholas Reach was 13th at 1-under 215.
Playing as an individual, freshman Greyson Sigg came in seventh at 3-under 213, including a 2-over 74 in the final round. Also as individuals, Sam Straka wound up at 6-over 222 with a final-round 3-over 75 and Mookie DeMoss finished at 11-over 227 with a 6-over 78 on Sunday.
"To say this was a good weekend would be an understatement," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "The guys really played sold golf from start to finish. We're not that far away from the championship portion of the schedule, so to get a win this late is a boost to our confidence. I couldn't be happier for Michael. He's been a great senior leader this season and a great Bulldog his entire career. It's great to see him pick up a win like this to validate all the hard work he puts in."
The win was the first of the spring and the second of the season for the Bulldogs.
• The PGA TOUR stop this week is the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas. Erik Compton, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, Hudson Swafford and Kevin Kisner are scheduled to participate.
• At last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Compton finished fifth at 9-under. Harris English was 14th at 5-under and Chris Kirk took 60th at 3-over. Harman, Swafford, Russell Henley and Brendon Todd missed the cut.
• The Web.com Tour will be at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open Presented by NACHER in Brousard, La. Justin Bolli, Ryuji Imada and Scott Parel are in the field.
• At last week's Panama Claro Championship, Bolli was 30th at even par and Parel was 47th at 2-over. Imada and Paul Claxton missed the cut.
The win was the first of the spring and the second of the season for the Bulldogs.
• The PGA TOUR stop this week is the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas. Erik Compton, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, Hudson Swafford and Kevin Kisner are scheduled to participate.
• At last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Compton finished fifth at 9-under. Harris English was 14th at 5-under and Chris Kirk took 60th at 3-over. Harman, Swafford, Russell Henley and Brendon Todd missed the cut.
• The Web.com Tour will be at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open Presented by NACHER in Brousard, La. Justin Bolli, Ryuji Imada and Scott Parel are in the field.
• At last week's Panama Claro Championship, Bolli was 30th at even par and Parel was 47th at 2-over. Imada and Paul Claxton missed the cut.
