AUGUSTA, Ga. --- Georgia’s Lee McCoy made school history on Sunday as he claimed medalist honors in the 3M Augusta Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club.
McCoy won his third consecutive tournament, becoming the first Bulldog to accomplish that feat. The junior has won four times overall this year, matching the single-season school record set by Chris Kirk in 2006-07.
McCoy fired a final-round 8-under 64 to finish at 16-under 200. The 8-under and 16-under totals are the second-lowest round and tournament figures, respectively, in school history. McCoy’s season average now stands at 69.54.
“Lee is playing with a tremendous amount of confidence right now,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “He is finding out just how good he can be, and it’s resulting in one of the greatest seasons we’ve ever seen at Georgia.”
McCoy led the Bulldogs’ second- and third-round surges up the leaderboard in Augusta. Georgia ended up third at 22-under 842, including a 10-under 278 on Sunday after a second-round 11-under 277 Saturday. New Mexico took team honors at 26-under 838, followed by Illinois at 23-under 841, Georgia, Texas at 20-under 844 and Houston at 17-under 847.
Senior Mookie DeMoss placed 13th at 4-under 212, followed by sophomore Jaime Lopez Rivarola at 2-under 214, and junior Sepp Straka and freshman Zach Healy both at 2-over 218.
Playing as an individual, sophomore Greyson Sigg – an Augusta native – placed 13th at 4-under 212.
The Bulldogs will return to action April 17-19 at the SEC Championship on St. Simons Island.
• At the Shell Houston Open, Russell Henley was the top Bulldog as he came in fourth at 14-under. Erik Compton placed 55th at 4-under, while Kevin Kisner, Hudson Swafford and Brian Harman missed the cut.
• Six Bulldogs -- defending champion Bubba Watson, Russell Henley, Brian Harman, Erik Compton, Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd -- will be playing in the Masters and we'll have more on the blog throughout the week so please check back.
• Georgia mourns the passing of Frank Eldridge. Born in Valdosta in 1937, Eldridge was a member of the Bulldogs' SEC championship teams of 1957, 1958 and 1959. Eldridge enjoyed a successful amateur career, including winning the 1959 Southeastern Am, and he later served on the Georgia State Golf Association’s Board of Directors during the 1960s and 70s. He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2014.
• At the Shell Houston Open, Russell Henley was the top Bulldog as he came in fourth at 14-under. Erik Compton placed 55th at 4-under, while Kevin Kisner, Hudson Swafford and Brian Harman missed the cut.
• Six Bulldogs -- defending champion Bubba Watson, Russell Henley, Brian Harman, Erik Compton, Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd -- will be playing in the Masters and we'll have more on the blog throughout the week so please check back.
• Georgia mourns the passing of Frank Eldridge. Born in Valdosta in 1937, Eldridge was a member of the Bulldogs' SEC championship teams of 1957, 1958 and 1959. Eldridge enjoyed a successful amateur career, including winning the 1959 Southeastern Am, and he later served on the Georgia State Golf Association’s Board of Directors during the 1960s and 70s. He was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2014.
