Bulldogs To Conclude Fall In Hawaii Tournament

The Georgia men’s golf team will conclude the fall portion of its 2015-16 schedule this weekend in the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational in Hawaii.

The Bulldogs and 17 other schools will play Friday through Sunday at Ka'anapali Golf Club’s Royal Ka'anapali Course (par 71, 6,700 yards) on Maui. The tournament will begin daily with a 1:30 p.m. EST shotgun start.

The Bulldogs will use a lineup of senior Lee McCoy, juniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, sophomore Zach Healy, and redshirt freshman Jack Larkin Jr. Redshirt freshman Matthew Beringer will make his collegiate debut playing as an individual.

McCoy leads the Bulldogs with a scoring average of 70.00, followed by Sigg – who The Carmel Cup title in September – at 70.67.

This will be the Bulldogs’ fifth and final fall event. Georgia was second in The Carmel Cup and the East Lake Cup, fourth in the DSG College Challenge Cup and sixth in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational.

“We’ve had a solid fall,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “We’ve been in the hunt in every tournament. Last fall, we played a pretty similar schedule and we had some finishes in the top 5 but also some in the bottom half. We’ve been more consistent this fall. We’re all excited about playing again in Hawaii. It’s a pretty nice way to wrap up things up.”

• As we mentioned, the Bulldogs went 1-1 to finish as the runner-up at the inaugural East Lake Cup on Tuesday at East Lake Golf Club. The Bulldogs dispatched 2015 SEC and NCAA champion LSU in the semifinals 3-1-1 in a contest that began on Monday and ended on Tuesday. Georgia then went toe-to-toe with Illinois, the nation's top-ranked team, before dropping a 3-1-1 decision. The championship match was decided on extra holes in the competition between Sigg and Illinois' Alex Burge. If Sigg had prevailed, McCoy was all square through 18 with Nick Hardy and also would have played extra holes.

"I am extremely proud of the way our guys played this week," Haack said. "We may not have won the trophy, but we learned a lot about ourselves. We were in situations where the blood was pumping and the nerves were there and we responded positively more often than not. We know we were right there with a chance to win. As a coach, that's all you ever ask of your team."

• The East Lake Cup was a made-for-TV event for the Golf Channel. At least one national radio personality was watching. Start listening at about the 30:50 mark.

• Defending champion Bubba Watson, Harris English, Kevin Kisner and Chris Kirk are in action this week in the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in China, while Brendon Todd is playing in the Sanderson Farms Championship in Mississippi.

• In case you missed it, Kirk joined our friends at 960 The Ref in Athens recently. Listen to the interview here.