• Eight Bulldogs remained in the FedExCup Playoffs following The Barclays. Bubba Watson came in third, followed by Kevin Kisner in 20th, Brendon Todd in 24th, Brian Harman in 30th, Hudson Swafford in 50th and Russell Henley in 72nd.
The top 100 in the FedExCup Standings now advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship. Watson is No. 3, Kisner is No. 13, Chris Kirk (who did not make the cut at The Barclays) is No. 39, English is No. 41, Todd is No. 47, Henley is No. 49, Harman is No. 62 and Swafford is No. 93.
Erik Compton had to withdraw from The Barclays due to illness and was not high enough in the standings to advance in the Playoffs.
• In case you missed it, Harman had two aces -- two -- in the final round of The Barclays.
• The Bulldogs will open the 2015-16 season on Friday in The Carmel Cup. Check back later this week for more details. Georgia is No. 11 in the Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll released last week.
• Bryden Macpherson came in 65th and Scott Parel missed the cut in the WinCo Foods Portland Open. Neither will advance in the Web.com Tour Finals.
Sunday, August 30, 2015
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Nine Bulldogs Make It To FedExCup Playoffs
The Bulldogs have nine players in The Barclays, the first of the four tournaments to determine the 2014-15 FedExCup champion.
No. 3 Bubba Watson, No. 17 Kevin Kisner, No. 29 Chris Kirk, No. 38 Russell Henley, No. 42 Harris English, No. 53 Brendon Todd, No. 69 Brian Harman, No. 100 Hudson Swafford and No. 122 Erik Compton made the 125-man field for the Playoffs.
The Barclays will be held Thursday through Sunday at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J. The Playoffs field will be pared down for the Deutsche Bank Championship (100) and the BMW Championship (70), leading to the 30-man Tour Championship.
• Bryden Macpherson and Scott Parel will be in action in the Web.com Tour's WinCo Foods Portland Open in Oregon.
This is the 21st and final regular-season event on the Web.com Tour schedule. On Sunday (Aug. 30th), the first 25 of 50 available PGA Tour cards for the 2015-16 season will be handed out. The top 75 on Sunday night will be exempt into the Finals and guaranteed fully exempt status on the Web.com Tour in 2016 if they do not secure a Tour card. A second set of 25 cards will be on the line at the four-event Web.com Tour Finals, which get under way Sept. 10-13 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Parel is No. 74, Macpherson is No. 126 in the standings.
No. 3 Bubba Watson, No. 17 Kevin Kisner, No. 29 Chris Kirk, No. 38 Russell Henley, No. 42 Harris English, No. 53 Brendon Todd, No. 69 Brian Harman, No. 100 Hudson Swafford and No. 122 Erik Compton made the 125-man field for the Playoffs.
The Barclays will be held Thursday through Sunday at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J. The Playoffs field will be pared down for the Deutsche Bank Championship (100) and the BMW Championship (70), leading to the 30-man Tour Championship.
• Bryden Macpherson and Scott Parel will be in action in the Web.com Tour's WinCo Foods Portland Open in Oregon.
This is the 21st and final regular-season event on the Web.com Tour schedule. On Sunday (Aug. 30th), the first 25 of 50 available PGA Tour cards for the 2015-16 season will be handed out. The top 75 on Sunday night will be exempt into the Finals and guaranteed fully exempt status on the Web.com Tour in 2016 if they do not secure a Tour card. A second set of 25 cards will be on the line at the four-event Web.com Tour Finals, which get under way Sept. 10-13 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Parel is No. 74, Macpherson is No. 126 in the standings.
Monday, August 10, 2015
McCoy Named To U.S. Walker Cup Team
FAR HILLS, N.J. --- Georgia's Lee McCoy has been named to the United States Walker Cup Team, according to an announcement on Monday by the United States Golf Association.
The 45th match between the Americans and their amateur counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland will be held Sept. 12-13 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lancashire, England. The U.S. leads the overall series 35-8-1.
Joining McCoy on the U.S. roster are Bryson DeChambeau, Beau Hossler, Maverick McNealy and Hunter Stewart. Team USA will be captained by John “Spider” Miller. The remaining five players will be named following the U.S. Amateur in Illinois next week.
"I don't hesitate to consider this my greatest accomplishment in the game of golf," McCoy said. "I had the opportunity to play in some incredible events this summer, but this is the one I've had on my mind for a long time. This is the big one. I could not be more excited."
“The USGA is proud to select these five young men, all with brimming golf résumés, to represent the USA at the Walker Cup Match,” said Diana M. Murphy, USGA vice president and chairman of the USGA’s Championship Committee. “They represent all of the fine qualities that make the Walker Cup such a traditional and renowned international amateur golf competition.”
McCoy, a senior from Clarkesville, Ga., had one of the most celebrated campaigns in school history a year ago. He earned First-Team All-America and All-SEC honors in leading the Bulldogs to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship. McCoy set the single-season scoring average (70.08), matched the single-season record with four victories, and became the first Bulldog in school history to win three straight tournaments. He appeared in three professional events this summer – the U.S. Open, the Travelers Championship and the John Deere Classic, making the cut in the latter. McCoy also helped the U.S. win the Palmer Cup and finish second in the inaugural golf portion of the Pan Am Games.
McCoy joins George Hamer, Arnold Blum, Vinny Giles, Allen Miller, Jimmy Gabrielsen, Griff Moody, Danny Yates, Franklin Langham, Nick Cassini, Erik Compton, Brian Harman, Chris Kirk, Adam Mitchell, Harris English and Russell Henley as Bulldogs chosen for the Walker Cup. Giles, Gabrielsen and Yates also have served as U.S. captains.
6 Bulldogs Set To Play In PGA Championship
Six Bulldogs will be in action this week in the PGA Championship: Harris English, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Kevin Kisner, Brendon Todd and Bubba Watson.
The tournament will run Thursday through Sunday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisc.
• Watson was the runner-up in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday. He finished at 9-under, two shots shy of Shane Lowry. Henley placed 17th at 1-under, Kisner was 37th at 3-over and Todd was 61st at 10-over.
• Hudson Swafford missed the cut in the Barracuda Championship in Nevada.
• Scott Parel will play and Bryden Macpherson is an alternate for the Web.com Tour's Price Cutter Charity Championship this week in Missouri.
• The 17th annual Bulldog Open will be held Friday, Sept. 18, and The Golf Lettermen's Four Ball will take place Friday, Oct. 2. More information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
• On Twitter, Chris Kirk wrote this last week: "My hand is healing nicely but still a few weeks away from hitting balls. I'm hoping to be ready for @TheBarclaysGolf." Kirk has been sidelined with a broken hand since mid-July.
• Seniors Lee McCoy and Sepp Straka and sophomore Zach Healy will be playing next week in the U.S. Amateur in Illinois.
The tournament will run Thursday through Sunday at Whistling Straits in Sheboygan, Wisc.
• Watson was the runner-up in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday. He finished at 9-under, two shots shy of Shane Lowry. Henley placed 17th at 1-under, Kisner was 37th at 3-over and Todd was 61st at 10-over.
• Hudson Swafford missed the cut in the Barracuda Championship in Nevada.
• Scott Parel will play and Bryden Macpherson is an alternate for the Web.com Tour's Price Cutter Charity Championship this week in Missouri.
• The 17th annual Bulldog Open will be held Friday, Sept. 18, and The Golf Lettermen's Four Ball will take place Friday, Oct. 2. More information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
• On Twitter, Chris Kirk wrote this last week: "My hand is healing nicely but still a few weeks away from hitting balls. I'm hoping to be ready for @TheBarclaysGolf." Kirk has been sidelined with a broken hand since mid-July.
• Seniors Lee McCoy and Sepp Straka and sophomore Zach Healy will be playing next week in the U.S. Amateur in Illinois.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Four Bulldogs Playing In WGC Bridgestone
Four Bulldogs will be in action this week in the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio: Bubba Watson, Kevin Kisner, Brendon Todd and Russell Henley.
Hudson Swafford will tee it up in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour's other event this week in Nevada.
• Swafford was 21st at 7-under to lead the Bulldogs in the Quicken Loans National. Harris English took 46th at 4-under and Erik Compton was 71st at 4-over.
• Bryden Macpherson and Scott Parel each finished 18th at 10-under in the Web.com Tour's Utah Championship.
• Macpherson and Parel will be back in action this week in the Digital Ally Open in Kansas.
• The 17th annual Bulldog Open will be held Friday, Sept. 18, and The Golf Lettermen's Four Ball will take place Friday, Oct. 2. More information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
Hudson Swafford will tee it up in the Barracuda Championship, the PGA Tour's other event this week in Nevada.
• Swafford was 21st at 7-under to lead the Bulldogs in the Quicken Loans National. Harris English took 46th at 4-under and Erik Compton was 71st at 4-over.
• Bryden Macpherson and Scott Parel each finished 18th at 10-under in the Web.com Tour's Utah Championship.
• Macpherson and Parel will be back in action this week in the Digital Ally Open in Kansas.
• The 17th annual Bulldog Open will be held Friday, Sept. 18, and The Golf Lettermen's Four Ball will take place Friday, Oct. 2. More information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
