The Mariners won the title by 11 shots over William Woods (Mo.) on the Hills Course at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.
"It's amazing," Cook said. "I never would have thought this when we started the program five years ago. The goal from the beginning was to recruit the best players possible and try to win a national championship. Now, we've won two in a row. That's just special."
The Mariners are now 2-for-2 at the national tournament. Last year, they won the school's first-ever national crown in any sport with a come-from-behind victory in the final round, erasing a six-shot deficit to win by four strokes over defending national champion and perennial power Oklahoma City.
With the wire-to-wire victory at the national tournament, the Mariners won for the eighth time this season in 10 tournaments. The eight wins is a school-record, surpassing the five the Mariners posted last season while claiming the national championship.
At the post-tournament awards ceremony, Cook was named the NAIA Coach of the Year.
• Erik Compton, Hudson Swafford, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Brendon Todd and Harris English will play this week in the AT&T Byron Nelson. Todd is the defending champion.
• Justin Bolli, Bryden Macpherson and Scott Parel will compete in the Web.com Tour's Rex Hospital Open. Macpherson and Parel, in fact, will be paired together in the opening rounds.
• In case you missed it, Georgia will be paired with UNLV and Houston for the first and second rounds of the NCAA Championships at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. Tee times will start at 8:10 a.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday. More details to come.
• Dates to remember:
Chris Haack Golf Camp Session 1: June 7-10
Chris Haack Golf Camp Session 2: June 11-14
Bulldog Open: Sept. 18
Lettermen's Tournament: Oct. 2
Contact Denise (dsaliba@sports.uga.edu, 706-369-6066) with any questions.
