McCoy Takes Third In Collegiate Showcase

Coach Chris Haack, Peter Persons, Lee McCoy and Harris English.

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. --- Georgia's Lee McCoy finished third individually on Monday in the Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase, while the team of Harris English, Coach Chris Haack and Peter Persons came in 10th.

McCoy fired a 2-over 73 at The Riviera Country Club, six shots behind Wake Forest's Will Zalatoris, who earned a spot in this week's Northern Trust Open.

English, Haack and Persons combined in a best-ball format to shoot 6-under 65, seven shots behind the Oregon squad led by Casey Martin that won $50,000 for the school's golf program.

McCoy is the nation's third-rated player and he leads the Bulldogs with a 68.89 scoring average. He finished first, second and fifth individually in his three fall events. English, a Bulldog All-American from 2008-11, is ranked 16th in the FedExCup Standings. Haack, the two-time National and four-time SEC Coach of the Year, played collegiate golf at West Georgia. Persons was a two-time All-American and SEC medalist during his career from 1983-86.

Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arizona, Clemson, UCLA, Pacific, UC-Riverside, Pepperdine, Southern Cal, Oregon and Texas also were represented in the event.

• Eight Bulldogs will be playing in the Northern Trust Open: Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman, Brendon Todd, Harris English, Erik Compton, Hudson Swafford, Bubba Watson and Russell Henley.

• The Bulldogs remain atop the Rivals Cup with $5.8 million in earnings. UNLV is second with $4.0 million.

• FedExCup Standings: No. 3 Bubba Watson, No. 16 Harris English, No. 32 Russell Henley, No. 39 Chris Kirk, No. 53 Hudson Swafford, No. 76 Brendon Todd, No. 88 Brian Harman, No. 89 Kevin Kisner and No. 101 Erik Compton.

• World Golf Rankings: No. 3 Bubba Watson, No. 23 Chris Kirk, No. 53 Brendon Todd, No. 56 Russell Henley and No. 57 Harris English.

• Presidents Cup standings: No. 2 Bubba Watson, No. 5 Chris Kirk and No. 12 Harris English.