Bulldogs To Play In Inaugural East Lake Cup

The Georgia men's golf team will kick off a busy week Monday in the inaugural East Lake Cup at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

The semifinalists (the Final Fore, if you will) from the 2015 NCAA Championships -- Georgia, LSU, Southern Cal and Illinois -- will compete in the match play event Monday and Tuesday. The women's tournament will feature Stanford, Baylor, Duke and Southern Cal.

Georgia will face LSU on Monday in a rematch of the 2015 national semifinals. Tee times are set from 11:55 a.m. though 1:15 p.m. The championship and consolation finals will be Tuesday. General admission to the East Lake Cup is free.

The Golf Channel will have live coverage from 2-5 p.m. each day and replays from 7-9 p.m. Monday and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Four-fifths of the lineup for the Bulldogs at the 2015 NCAAs will be playing in the East Lake Cup -- seniors Lee McCoy and Sepp Straka, junior Greyson Sigg and sophomore Zach Healy. Junior Jaime Lopez Rivarola earned the fifth spot for the event.

On Monday, Lopez Rivarola will take on Brandon Pierce, Straka will meet Sam Burns, Healy will face Zach Wright, Sigg will play Nathan Jeansonne, and McCoy will go up again Eric Ricard. Wright, Pierce and Ricard were in the lineup for the Tigers at the NCAAs last year.

The winners of the two semifinal matches will meet in Tuesday’s championship match at 11:45 a.m., while there will be a consolation match at 10:05 a.m.

"We are really pleased to be part of the East Lake Cup," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "As members of East Lake, it means a great deal to us to be a part of the inaugural event. Making it to the national semifinals last season was a point of pride for our program, so it's nice that we get to relive that feeling and be recognized for it. I think this event is a great idea and we could not be happier about being involved in the first one."

East Lake is the home of several elite events, including the Tour Championship. The East Lake Cup will benefit the East Lake Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to helping families build better lives and children reach their highest potential through its holistic approach to community revitalization incorporating mixed-income housing, cradle-to-college education and community wellness.

Following the East Lake Cup, the Bulldogs will depart for Hawaii to participate in the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic Friday through Sunday.

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