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.
