English, Kuchar Win Shootout Again

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Georgia's Harris English and Georgia Tech's Matt Kuchar won the Franklin Templeton Shootout on Saturday, holding off Wisconsin friends Steve Stricker and Jerry Kelly by a stroke at Tiburon.

English and Kuchar also won in 2013 in their first start together and finished second the last two years.

English eagled the par-5 17th and they closed with a 7-under 65 in better-ball play to finish at 28 under.

"We had some good action there and it kind of came down to the last couple holes and kind of set up perfect on 17 for me," English said. "Really reachable par 5 and hit a really good drive off the tee and knew Kuch was in really good position so I could play really aggressive. Hit a really good 8-iron right where I wanted to and made about a 12-footer."

"That's the difference in these events," Kuchar said. "Pulling out some shots like that, getting an eagle, getting that two-shot swing, that's a big deal. This event comes down to you need to make birdies, you need to make some scores under par, and to do it on the 17th hole today and the position and the situation we were in, it was a battle. We weren't making a huge number of birdies. It's not like we were just battling with birdies, it was a fairly challenging day. But for Harris to come through and eagle 17 and give us that one-shot lead."

English and Kuchar each earned $385,000. They opened with a 57 on Thursday in the scramble round and had a 66 on Friday in modified alternate shot.

• Sepp Straka came in 23rd at the Final Stage of the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament Sunday at Orange County National's Crooked Cat and Panther Lake courses in Florida. By virtue of his finish, Straka will be guaranteed entry into the first eight tournaments of the season.

News and Notes about the Bulldogs

• Bubba Watson will be in action this week in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

• Scott Parel is playing this week in the Champions Tour's Q School in Florida.

• Sepp Straka recently qualified for the Final Stage of the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament next month in Florida, in hopes of securing strong status for the 2017 season. Players must finish inside the top 45 and ties at Final Stage in order to secure guaranteed starts for the first portion of the 2017 Web.com Tour season.

• The Coach Chris Haack Golf Camp will be held June 4-7 and June 8-11. A camp reservation makes a great Christmas present for golfers ages 10-18.

Sikes, Thompson Sign With Bulldogs

Bo Sikes and Davis Thompson have signed their national letters of intent to join the Georgia men’s golf team, according to an announcement Wednesday by Bulldogs coach Chris Haack.

Sikes attends The Marist School in Atlanta and will be playing on the golf team for the third time next spring. He averaged 77.5 last year, highlighted by a 71 at The Invite in Gainesville. Sikes had top-10 showings in the

Southeast Junior Golf Tour’s Doublegate Classic and The Georgia Club Junior Classic. He was chosen by students and faculty to serve on the Emmaus Board, the spiritual leaders of the student body. Sikes is the grandson of Billy Payne, the Georgia football standout who served as the CEO for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in 1996 and currently holds the position of chairman of Augusta National Golf Club. Marist also produced current Bulldogs Will Chandler and Jack Larkin Jr.

Thompson attends Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn, Ala. After being named the 2015 SJGT Player of the Year, he won six straight SGJT tournaments in 2016, including the UGA Junior Classic in Athens. Thompson was the runner-up in the 2016 AISA State High School Championship and he claimed 16th in the Alabama State Amateur.  His father, Todd, played for the Bulldogs from 1985-88, winning twice and serving as team captain his junior and senior seasons.

“We expect Bo and Davis to bring a great deal to our program,” Haack said. “They are solid prospects who have bright days ahead of them. They’ve been on our radar for quite awhile, and we can’t wait to have them join us in Athens. With their family backgrounds, they know the history and the tradition of Georgia, and I can tell they’re excited about being Bulldogs.”

News & Notes About The Bulldogs

• The PGA Tour stop this week is The RSM Classic on Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course (the site of the SEC Championship). Scheduled to play this week are Harris English, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner and Hudson Swafford. Kisner won the event in 2016, while Kirk claimed medalist honors in 2014. Not surprisingly, the Bulldogs are well represented in the Power Rankings on PGATour.com.

• Joey Garber recently was featured as the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament got under way. Meanwhile, Lee McCoy had to withdraw from the tournament after a car accident.

• Speaking of McCoy, he and his teammates were recognized at the Georgia-Auburn football game for winning the 2016 SEC Championship.

• The Coach Chris Haack Golf Camp will be held June 4-7 and June 8-11. A camp reservation makes a great Christmas present for golfers ages 10-18.

• Michael Cromie recently won the SwingThought Tour event at Dormie Club in North Carolina. Cromie was 3-under for two rounds and posted a 4-shot victory. The SwingThought Tour is the merger of the NGA Hooters and eGolf Tours from a year ago.

News and notes about Georgia Golf

• Junior Zach Healy, senior Jaime Lopez Rivarola, sophomore Jack Larkin Jr. and freshman Trevor Phillips all recently were featured in the Red & Black.

• The Bulldogs will cap the fall portion of their schedule Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in the Cypress Point Classic in California and Nov. 4-6 in the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic in Hawaii.

• Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner and Hudson Swafford  are in action this week in the PGA Tour's CIMB Classic at TPC Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

• Erik Compton has been in the news recently, Click here to read what's going on his world.

• Bubba Watson said he had a good experience as the United States' Ryder Cup Team's vice captain.

Watson, Kisner In Action At East Lake

Just a reminder that Bubba Watson and Kevin Kisner are in action this week in the Tour Championship at East Lake.

To keep up with the leaderboard, click here.

• Keith Mitchell is playing in the Web.com Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship this week.

Bulldogs Continue Fall Schedule In Tennessee

The Georgia men’s golf team will continue the fall portion of its schedule next week in the Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove in Tennessee.

Fresh off a runner-up finish in The Carmel Cup in California, the No. 9 Bulldogs will play Sunday through Tuesday at The Grove Club (par 72, 7,368-yard) in College Grove, Tenn.

The Bulldogs will use a lineup of seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, sophomores David Mackey and Tye Waller, and freshman Spencer Ralston. Junior Zach Healy will participate as an individual. Sigg was second, Waller 10th, Ralston 11th and Healy 18th in the season-opening tournament.

Joining the Bulldogs and host Middle Tennessee State will be Cincinnati, Charleston, Elon, Kennesaw State, Louisiana, Louisville, McNeese State, Memphis, Mississippi, North Carolina State, Troy and Wisconsin.

The Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove is entering its third year of existence. This will be Georgia’s first appearance in the event.

“We’ve heard great things about this tournament and we’re excited to be part of it this year,” Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. “The course and the field will put us to the test. That’s what the fall is about. We had a solid start in The Carmel Cup and we need to keep it rolling at The Grove.”

Tee times and live results can be found at Golfstat.com and GoBlueRaiders.com.

• Keith Mitchell is playing this week in the Web.com Tour's Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco. This is the second tournament in the Web.com Tour Finals, a series of four events that will conclude at the Web.com Tour Championship in Atlantic Beach, Fla., Oct. 6-9. Twenty-five PGA TOUR cards were awarded three weeks ago following the WinCo Foods Portland Open. An additional 25 cards are up for grabs during the four Finals events, as well as positioning for all 50 cards.

• More to come on this next week, but Kevin Kisner and Bubba Watson will be playing in the Tour Championship in Atlanta.

• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

Bulldogs, Sigg Take Second In The Carmel Cup

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. --- The Georgia men’s golf team opened the fall portion of its 2016-17 schedule by placing second in The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday.

The Bulldogs --- who are rated No. 6 by Golfstat and No. 9 by Golfweek --- shot a final-round 4-under 356 to wind up at 30-under 1,050. Oklahoma State, on the strength of a 16-under 344 Sunday, won at 38-under 1,042. The tournament format consisted of six players competing with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counters).

Senior Greyson Sigg paced the Bulldogs as he came in second at 12-under 204, including a third-round 3-under 69. Sigg finished two shots in back of Texas Tech’s Fredrick Nilehn.

Sophomore Tye Waller carded a 1-under 71 in the final round to place a career-best eighth at 7-under 209. Freshman Spencer Ralston notched a 2-under 70 to come in 11th at 6-under 210. Junior Zach Healy took 18th at 4-under 212 following his even-par 72. Senior Jaime Lopez Rivarola (3-over 75) and freshman Will Chandler (2-over 74) rounded out the scoring at 2-over 216 and 4-over 218, respectively.

The Bulldogs will return to action Sept. 18-20 in the Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove in Nashville, Tenn.

• Six Bulldogs will compete this week in the BMW Championship as they are still alive in the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta later this month. No. 17 Kevin Kisner, No. 27 Bubba Watson. No. 44 Harris English, No. 57 Brian Harman, No. 61 Hudson Swafford and No. 66 Chris Kirk rank among the top 70 in the FedExCup Standings following last week's Deutsche Bank Championship.  The top 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.

• Sepp Straka (fresh off a top-10 finish last week) and Nicholas Reach will be playing this week in the Mackenzie Tour's Niagara Championship.

• Keith Mitchell is in the Web.com Tour's DAP Championship, the first leg of the Tour's playoffs.

• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

Bulldogs To Open In The Carmel Cup

Seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola (left) and
Greyson Sigg will lead the Bulldogs this season.

The Georgia men’s golf team will open the fall portion of the 2016-17 schedule this weekend in The Carmel Cup in Pebble Beach, Calif.

The Bulldogs are slated to play 54 holes Friday through Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The course has been set up as a par-72 covering 6,828 yards.

Haack will use a lineup of seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, junior Zach Healy, sophomore Tye Waller, and freshmen Will Chandler and Spencer Ralston. The tournament format consists of six players with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counting). Sigg had three individual wins and Healy one a year ago as they were the only Bulldogs to see action in every tournament.

The Bulldogs, who won The Carmel Cup in 2014, are ranked No. 9 in the first Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of the season. Joining the Bulldogs in the tournament will be No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 20 Arkansas, Texas Tech, Ohio State and TCU.

“We’re very excited to get the season under way,” said Coach Chris Haack, who begins his 21st season overseeing the Bulldogs. “The fall tournaments give us the opportunity to knock off some rust, see where our games are, and start finding out what our team’s identity will be. And that’s not even mentioning how honored we are to playing at Pebble Beach, one of the most famous facilities in golf. It’s going to be a real test for our guys.”

Haack’s squad will have five fall tournaments. After The Carmel Cup, the Bulldogs will play in The Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove Sept. 18-20 in Nashville, Tenn.; the Nike Invitational Oct. 2-4 in Fort Worth, Texas; the Cypress Point Classic Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Monterey, Calif.; and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Nov. 4-6 in Maui, Hawaii.

• Seven Bulldogs will be in action this week in the Deutsche Bank Championship as the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September continue.

Kevin Kisner enters the Deutsche Bank Championship as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 12. Bubba Watson is No. 19, followed by No. 41 Harris English, No. 67 Brian Harman, No. 75 Chris Kirk, No. 78 Russell Henley and No. 82 Hudson Swafford.

The top 70 after this weekend will advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.

• Nicholas Reach and Sepp Straka will be playing this week in the Mackenzie Tour's Cape Breton Open in Nova Scotia.

• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

Bulldogs To Open In The Carmel Cup

Seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola (left) and
Greyson Sigg will lead the Bulldogs this season.

The Georgia men’s golf team will open the fall portion of the 2016-17 schedule this weekend in The Carmel Cup in Pebble Beach, Calif.

The Bulldogs are slated to play 54 holes Friday through Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The course has been set up as a par-72 covering 6,828 yards.

Haack will use a lineup of seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, junior Zach Healy, sophomore Tye Waller, and freshmen Will Chandler and Spencer Ralston. The tournament format consists of six players with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counting). Sigg had three individual wins and Healy one a year ago as they were the only Bulldogs to see action in every tournament.

The Bulldogs, who won The Carmel Cup in 2014, are ranked No. 9 in the first Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of the season. Joining the Bulldogs in the tournament will be No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 20 Arkansas, Texas Tech, Ohio State and TCU.

“We’re very excited to get the season under way,” said Coach Chris Haack, who begins his 21st season overseeing the Bulldogs. “The fall tournaments give us the opportunity to knock off some rust, see where our games are, and start finding out what our team’s identity will be. And that’s not even mentioning how honored we are to playing at Pebble Beach, one of the most famous facilities in golf. It’s going to be a real test for our guys.”

Haack’s 21st squad will have five fall tournaments. After The Carmel Cup, the Bulldogs will play in The Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove Sept. 18-20 in Nashville, Tenn.; the Nike Invitational Oct. 2-4 in Fort Worth, Texas; the Cypress Point Classic Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Monterey, Calif.; and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Nov. 4-6 in Maui, Hawaii.

• Seven Bulldogs will be in action this week in the Deutsche Bank Championship as the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September continue.

Kevin Kisner enters the Deutsche Bank Championship as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 12. Bubba Watson is No. 19, followed by No. 41 Harris English, No. 67 Brian Harman, No. 75 Chris Kirk, No. 78 Russell Henley and No. 82 Hudson Swafford.

The top 70 after this weekend will advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.

• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

Barclays Field Includes 7 Bulldogs

Chris Kirk, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Russell Henley, Harris English, Kevin Kisner and Bubba Watson will be in action this week in The Barclays at Bethpage Black. The event will kick off the four-tournament playoff series that culminates with the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September.

Kisner enters The Barclays as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 11. Watson is No. 24, followed by No. 35 English, No. 60 Kirk, No. 83 Henley, No. 88 Harman and No. 90 Swafford.

All 125 players are eligible for this week's The Barclays. The field will be pared to the top 100 in the FedExCup for the Deutsche Bank Championship. The top 70 advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.

• The Web.com Tour's WinCo Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge will feature Bryden Macpherson, Keith Mitchell and Adam Mitchell. This will serve as the final regular-season event for the Web.com Tour. The first 25 of 50 PGA Tour cards for the 2016-17 season will be awarded at the conclusion of this week based on the Web.com Tour money list. Keith Mitchell is No. 65, Macpherson is No. 112 and Adam Mitchell is No. 146.

• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

Barclays Field Includes 7 Bulldogs

Chris Kirk, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Russell Henley, Harris English, Kevin Kisner and Bubba Watson will be in action this week in The Barclays at Bethpage Black.

• The Web.com Tour's WinCo Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge will feature Bryden Macpherson, Keith Mitchell and Adam Mitchell. This will serve as the final regular-season event for the Web.com Tour. The first 25 of 50 PGA Tour cards for the 2016-17 season will be awarded at the conclusion of this week based on the Web.com Tour money list. Keith Mitchell is No. 65, Macpherson is No. 112 and Adam Mitchell is No. 146.

• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

Watson Finishes Eighth In Olympic Golf

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil --- Former Georgia standout Bubba Watson came in eighth in men’s golf at the Olympics on Sunday.

The two-time Masters champion, who played for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001, wound up at 7-under-par 277. He closed the tournament with a 1-under 70 on Sunday.

Great Britain’s Justin Rose claimed the gold medal with a score of 16-under 268, followed by Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (14-under 270) and American Matt Kuchar (13-under 271).

Golf was being contested at the Olympics for the first time since 1904. 

Watson Stands Fourth With One Round To Go

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil --- Former Georgia All-American Bubba Watson climbed into medal contention during the third round of men’s golf at the Olympics on Saturday.

Watson, a Bulldog in 2000 and 2001, fired a 4-under 71 on Saturday to move to 6-under 207 for the Games. With one round remaining Sunday, Great Britain’s Justin Rose is first at 12-under 201, followed by Sweden’s Henrick

Golf is being contested at the Olympics for the first time since 1904. As with all of the events at the Olympics, medals will be awarded to the top three finishers on Sunday.

Stenson at 11-under 202 and Australia’s Marcus Fraser at 9-under 204.

Watson birdied four of his first five holes on Saturday and added another birdie on No. 10 to move to 5-under for his round. He closed with bogeys on Nos. 14 and 15 and a birdie on the 17th.

Watson described his bogey on No. 14 as “hilarious” and “a freak thing” after he putted a 35-foot try just a couple of feet.

“I fixed my ball mark, walked around the hole, looked at my book and took a couple of practice strokes,” Watson said. “When I got over it, some mud came off the putter. I thought it was a bee or something, so I tried to stop the stroke, but I didn’t stop it quick enough. I knew the line so I went up and hit it again.

“It was one of those freak things you have to laugh off and keep going. That will be talked about for years. … What can you do? You just keep going. Hey, I’m at the Olympics. First or dead last or no matter what, I’m an Olympian and this is an amazing feeling.”

Watson trailed by 10 after the first round and by eight after the second.

Laughing off the duffed putt, Watson said he planning to watch Olympic badminton on Saturday evening.

“This is a dream of a lifetime,” he said. “I'm hanging with the athletes. I mean, golf just gets in my way. I want to go watch the other sports. Go hang in the cafeteria and try to meet other athletes and feel like I'm a superstar like them. I'm giddy when I see other athletes that I know, like Michael Phelps. What a thrill and an honor. When you see these people winning gold medals and their dedication, their drive and their focus, I mean, it's impressive.”

Watson Stands 18th With Two Rounds To Go

Bubba Watson eagled
No. 3 on Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Former Georgia All-American Bubba Watson soared up the leaderboard during the second round of men’s golf at the Olympics on Friday.

Watson, who played for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001, fired a 4-under 67 in the second round on the Olympic Golf Course. Watson had an eagle and six birdies along with four bogeys in Friday’s round. His eagle came on the par-4 third hole as he spun back a wedge approach. Watson birdied his last three holes.

Watson opened the day in 42nd place, but now he stands 18th at 2-under 140. Australia’s Marcus Fraser holds the 36-hole lead at 10-under 132, followed by Belgium’s Thomas Pieters (9-under 133) and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (8-under 134).

The no-cut stroke-play event will continue on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday. Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers.

Golf is being contested at the Olympics for the first time since 1904.

Watson Opens Olympics With 2-Over 73

Bubba Watson watches a tee shot during
the first round of the Olympics on Thursday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Former Georgia All-American Bubba Watson fired a 2-over-par 73 in the first round of men’s golf in the Olympics on Thursday.

Playing the par-71, 7,128-yard track at the Olympic Golf Course, Watson registered three birdies, three bogeys and one double bogey. 

Australia’s Marcus Fraser opened at 8-under 63 to snare the first-round lead. Canada’s Graham DeLaet and Sweden’s Henrik Stenson signed for 5-under 66s.

The no-cut stroke-play event will continue on Friday when Watson tees off 10:09 a.m. with Germany’s Martin Kaymer and India’s Anirban Lahiri. The tournament will conclude on Sunday.

Golf is being contested at the Olympics for the first time since 1904.

Watson, who played for the Bulldogs in 2000 and 2001, is staying in the Athletes Village in Rio and has attended several sporting events, including swimming and diving. And in true Watson fashion, he has posted many photos on social media.

“I want to live the experience, I want to hang out there, meet the other athletes and enjoy my time as an Olympian,” Watson said. “We’ve got golf to play, we’re trying to win a medal. But at the same time we want to be a true Olympian and be a fan of other sports and cheer on other athletes and be part of it. I’m trying to take it all in, do everything and see the sights.”

Watson Sets Sights On Olympic Gold

Bubba Watson watches his tee shot
during a practice round in Brazil on Tuesday.

Bubba Watson will begin his quest for an Olympic medal on Thursday as golf returns to the Games in Brazil.

Watson will be paired with Germany's Martin Kaymer and India's Anirban Lahiri Thursday and Friday. They will tee off at 8:14 a.m. Thursday and 10:09 a.m. Friday. Play will continue Saturday and Sunday.

Golf hasn't been contested at the Olympics since 1904. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three finishers.

“I want to live the experience, I want to hang out there, meet the other athletes and enjoy my time as an Olympian,” Watson said. “We’ve got golf to play, we’re trying to win a medal. But at the same time we want to be a true Olympian and be a fan of other sports and cheer on other athletes and be part of it. I’m trying to take it all in, do everything and see the sights.”

Larkin, Ralston To Play In U.S. Amateur

Two Bulldogs will be in action in the United States Amateur next week at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Rising sophomore Jack Larkin Jr. and incoming freshman Spencer Ralston will be competing in the U.S. Amateur, which will take place Aug. 17-21.

Larkin won the qualifying tournament at Trophy Club Country Club in Texas as he fired a 136. Ralston placed fourth at the Newnan Country Club with a 139.

Rising senior Greyson Sigg finished as the first alternate with a 142 at Oldfield Club in South Carolina.

• Speaking of Larkin, our friends from Channel 2's Bulldogs Gameweek caught up with Jack Sr. and Jack Jr. at the Georgia Amateur Championship. You can watch that report here.

• Watch your mailbox for information on the 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course. The event will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.

• Erik Compton, Lee McCoy, Brendon Todd, Bubba Watson, Hudson Swafford, Brian Harman and Russell Henley will be competing in this week's Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut. Watson is the defending champion and is back to defend his title before the Olympics.

• The Web.com Tour stop this week is the Digital Ally Open at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Kansas. The field includes Keith Mitchell and Bryden Macpherson, while Adam Mitchell is an alternate.

• Nicholas Reach will be playing in the Mackenzie Tour's ATB Financial Classic at Country Hills Golf Club in Calgary.