Sophomore Spencer Ralston has been named to the PING All-Southeast Region Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Ralston finished the season with a scoring average of 70.86, trailing only Lee McCoy’s 70.00 in 2016, McCoy’s 70.08 in 2015, Greyson Sigg’s 70.50 in 2017 and Joey Garber’s 70.69 in 2014 in program history. Ralston had seven top-10 finishes in 12 tournaments.
• Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Keith Mitchell and Bubba Watson will tee it up in the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide in Dublin, Ohio.
• Erik Compton, Joey Garber, Lee McCoy, Sepp Straka and Brendon Todd will be playing in the Web.com Tour's Rex Hospital Open in Raleigh, N.C.
• Greyson Sigg will be in action in the Mackenzie Tour's Freedom 55 Financial Open in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
Georgia signee Trent Phillips recently was named one of the recipients of the 2018 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award. Phillips is the younger brother of current Bulldog Trevor Phillips.Trent is an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) First Team All-American, with an AJGA third-place ranking, and is ranked fifth in Golfweek. He is a two-time South Carolina junior player of the year and also winner of the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Players Championships in 2016. He was the Dustin Johnson World Junior Champion in 2017, and is a three-time high school champion. He is a South Carolina Junior Scholar as well as a member of National Beta Club and National Honor Society.
• Harris English, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, Russell Henley and Chris Kirk will be in action this week in the PGA Tour's Fort Worth Invitational. Kisner won at Colonial last year, while Kirk won there in 2015.
• Lee McCoy, Sepp Straka and Joey Garber will tee it up in the Web.com Tour's Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation.
• Scott Parel, Tommy Tolles and Paul Claxton are playing in the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.
• Only a few spots remain for the Chris Haack Bulldog Golf Camp! Haack has mentored several successful PGA Tour players and has led UGA to a school-record 60 tourney titles. To reserve your place today, visit the camp website.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
BRYAN, Texas --- Georgia had its season come to an end on Wednesday as the Bulldogs finished 11th in the NCAA Bryan Regional at Traditions Golf Club.
The Bulldogs had a final-round 4-over 292 on the par-72, 7,121-yard layout to wind up at 33-over 897. The top five teams at the Regional -- Texas A&M (837), Clemson (846), Baylor (857), UCLA (866) and Kentucky (874) -- advance to NCAA Championships May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.
Sophomore Spencer Ralston came in 17th at even-par 216 for his eighth top-20 effort of the season. Texas A&M’s Chandler Phillips claimed medalist honors at 11-under 205. Freshman Davis Thompson finished at 9-over 225, followed by sophomore Trevor Phillips at 12-over 228, junior Jack Larkin Jr. at 15-over 231 and senior Zach Healy at 18-over 234.
Ralston finished the season with a scoring average of 70.86, trailing only Lee McCoy’s 70.00 in 2016, McCoy’s 70.08 in 2015, Greyson Sigg’s 70.50 in 2017 and Joey Garber’s 70.69 in 2014 in program history. Ralston and Phillips were the only Bulldogs to appear in all 12 tournaments, while Thompson saw action in 11.
Healy capped his Bulldog stint with a career average of 72.80. He finished in the top 10 six times, including a win in the 2015 Ka’anapali Classic, and posted another 14 top-20 efforts in 38 events.
“It’s not the way we wanted our season to finish, but I’m still very proud of these guys,” Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. “Zach was a great senior for us and we appreciate all of his contributions to our program the last four years. Everyone else will be back with us next year and I’m confident they will work hard and continue to improve because I know they don’t want to fall short again. It was a season of ups and downs, but we gained valuable experience that will benefit us moving forward.”
• Keith Mitchell, Hudson Swafford, Harris English and Brendon Todd will be in action this week in the AT&T Byron Nelson.
• Erik Compton, Sepp Straka, Lee McCoy and Joey Garber will tee it up in the Web.com Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
• Tommy Tolles and Scott Parel are playing in the Champions Tour's Regions Tradition.
• Time is almost up to register for one of the two Chris Haack Bulldog Golf Camp sessions! Haack has mentored several successful PGA Tour players and has led UGA to a school-record 60 tourney titles. To reserve your place today, visit the camp website.
The Bulldogs had a final-round 4-over 292 on the par-72, 7,121-yard layout to wind up at 33-over 897. The top five teams at the Regional -- Texas A&M (837), Clemson (846), Baylor (857), UCLA (866) and Kentucky (874) -- advance to NCAA Championships May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla.
Sophomore Spencer Ralston came in 17th at even-par 216 for his eighth top-20 effort of the season. Texas A&M’s Chandler Phillips claimed medalist honors at 11-under 205. Freshman Davis Thompson finished at 9-over 225, followed by sophomore Trevor Phillips at 12-over 228, junior Jack Larkin Jr. at 15-over 231 and senior Zach Healy at 18-over 234.
Ralston finished the season with a scoring average of 70.86, trailing only Lee McCoy’s 70.00 in 2016, McCoy’s 70.08 in 2015, Greyson Sigg’s 70.50 in 2017 and Joey Garber’s 70.69 in 2014 in program history. Ralston and Phillips were the only Bulldogs to appear in all 12 tournaments, while Thompson saw action in 11.
Healy capped his Bulldog stint with a career average of 72.80. He finished in the top 10 six times, including a win in the 2015 Ka’anapali Classic, and posted another 14 top-20 efforts in 38 events.
“It’s not the way we wanted our season to finish, but I’m still very proud of these guys,” Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. “Zach was a great senior for us and we appreciate all of his contributions to our program the last four years. Everyone else will be back with us next year and I’m confident they will work hard and continue to improve because I know they don’t want to fall short again. It was a season of ups and downs, but we gained valuable experience that will benefit us moving forward.”
• Keith Mitchell, Hudson Swafford, Harris English and Brendon Todd will be in action this week in the AT&T Byron Nelson.
• Erik Compton, Sepp Straka, Lee McCoy and Joey Garber will tee it up in the Web.com Tour's BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
• Tommy Tolles and Scott Parel are playing in the Champions Tour's Regions Tradition.
• Time is almost up to register for one of the two Chris Haack Bulldog Golf Camp sessions! Haack has mentored several successful PGA Tour players and has led UGA to a school-record 60 tourney titles. To reserve your place today, visit the camp website.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
• The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass will feature eight Bulldogs: Harris English, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Keith Mitchell, Hudson Swafford and Bubba Watson.
• Erik Compton, Joey Garber, Lee McCoy and Sepp Straka will be in action in the Knoxville Open on the Web.com Tour.
• Slots for the two Chris Haack Bulldog Golf Camp sessions are filling up fast! Haack has mentored several successful PGA Tour players and has led Georgia to a school-record 60 tournament titles. Reserve your place today!
• The Bulldogs will begin play in the NCAA's Bryan (Texas) Regional on Monday. The top five schools advancing from the six Regionals will make up the 30-team field for the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. Qualifying continues for the fifth and substitute spots.
• Sophomore Spencer Ralston teamed with Augusta University's McCullough Pickens to win the Peach Blossom Invitational at Idle Hour Club in Macon. The Ralston-Pickens team needed extra holes win to edge senior Zach Healy and junior Matthew Beringer (a native of Macon). Freshman Davis Thompson and his father and Bulldog alum Todd came in fourth. Junior Jack Larkin Jr. teamed with Mike Brown to win the second flight.
• Our friends from Channel 2's Bulldogs Game Day were in town earlier this week to interview Coach Chris Haack, Zach Healy and Jack Larkin Jr. about the newly renovated Boyd Center and about the NCAA Regional. Tune in Saturday at 10 a.m.
• Erik Compton, Joey Garber, Lee McCoy and Sepp Straka will be in action in the Knoxville Open on the Web.com Tour.
• Slots for the two Chris Haack Bulldog Golf Camp sessions are filling up fast! Haack has mentored several successful PGA Tour players and has led Georgia to a school-record 60 tournament titles. Reserve your place today!• The Bulldogs will begin play in the NCAA's Bryan (Texas) Regional on Monday. The top five schools advancing from the six Regionals will make up the 30-team field for the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. Qualifying continues for the fifth and substitute spots.
• Sophomore Spencer Ralston teamed with Augusta University's McCullough Pickens to win the Peach Blossom Invitational at Idle Hour Club in Macon. The Ralston-Pickens team needed extra holes win to edge senior Zach Healy and junior Matthew Beringer (a native of Macon). Freshman Davis Thompson and his father and Bulldog alum Todd came in fourth. Junior Jack Larkin Jr. teamed with Mike Brown to win the second flight.
• Our friends from Channel 2's Bulldogs Game Day were in town earlier this week to interview Coach Chris Haack, Zach Healy and Jack Larkin Jr. about the newly renovated Boyd Center and about the NCAA Regional. Tune in Saturday at 10 a.m.
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Bulldogs Invited To Bryan Regional
The Georgia men's golf team will begin its quest for another national championship May 14-16 at the NCAA Regional hosted by Texas A&M, according to an announcement made on Wednesday.
The Bulldogs are seeded ninth in the Bryan Regional, which will be played at Traditions Club. The top five schools advancing from each Regional will make up the 30-team field for the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. Eighty-one teams and 45 individuals were chosen for the six Regionals.
Joining the Bulldogs and host/top-seeded Texas A&M will be No. 2 seed Baylor, No. 3 seed Clemson, No. 4 seed Kentucky, No. 5 seed UCLA, No. 6 seed Ole Miss, No. 7 seed South Carolina, No. 8 seed San Francisco, No. 10 seed Mississippi State, No. 11 seed UNC-Wilmington, No. 12 seed Northern Colorado and No. 13 seed Bradley. UNC-Wilmington, Northern Colorado and Bradley were automatic qualifiers as conference champions.
“We are definitely looking forward to playing in this Regional,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “The field is a strong one, and we will have to be at our best to be one of the teams to advance. As usual, there is no margin for error at this time of the season. We will have to work with energy and intensity in the coming days and arrive at this event extremely focused.”
The Bulldogs were invited to an NCAA Regional for the 23rd straight year and for the 29th time in 30 seasons since the format was introduced in 1988-89. The Bulldogs have advanced from the Regional to the NCAAs 21 times. The Bulldogs have been invited to an NCAA Regional in all 22 of Haack's seasons and have moved onto the NCAAs in 18 of the previous 21 campaigns. Haack led the Bulldogs to the 1999 and 2005 national titles, to runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2011, and to the national semifinals in 2015.
The five other Regional sites are Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, N.C.; Scarlet Course/OSU Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio; Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Fla.; Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla.; and The Reserve at Spanos Park, Stockton, Calif.
• Keith Mitchell, Russell Henley, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner and Hudson Swafford will be playing this week in the Wells Fargo Championship.
• Scott Parel is slated to tee it up in the Champions Tour's Insperity Invitational.
The Bulldogs are seeded ninth in the Bryan Regional, which will be played at Traditions Club. The top five schools advancing from each Regional will make up the 30-team field for the NCAA Championships, which will be held May 25-30 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. Eighty-one teams and 45 individuals were chosen for the six Regionals.
Joining the Bulldogs and host/top-seeded Texas A&M will be No. 2 seed Baylor, No. 3 seed Clemson, No. 4 seed Kentucky, No. 5 seed UCLA, No. 6 seed Ole Miss, No. 7 seed South Carolina, No. 8 seed San Francisco, No. 10 seed Mississippi State, No. 11 seed UNC-Wilmington, No. 12 seed Northern Colorado and No. 13 seed Bradley. UNC-Wilmington, Northern Colorado and Bradley were automatic qualifiers as conference champions.
“We are definitely looking forward to playing in this Regional,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “The field is a strong one, and we will have to be at our best to be one of the teams to advance. As usual, there is no margin for error at this time of the season. We will have to work with energy and intensity in the coming days and arrive at this event extremely focused.”
The Bulldogs were invited to an NCAA Regional for the 23rd straight year and for the 29th time in 30 seasons since the format was introduced in 1988-89. The Bulldogs have advanced from the Regional to the NCAAs 21 times. The Bulldogs have been invited to an NCAA Regional in all 22 of Haack's seasons and have moved onto the NCAAs in 18 of the previous 21 campaigns. Haack led the Bulldogs to the 1999 and 2005 national titles, to runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2011, and to the national semifinals in 2015.
The five other Regional sites are Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, N.C.; Scarlet Course/OSU Golf Course in Columbus, Ohio; Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Fla.; Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla.; and The Reserve at Spanos Park, Stockton, Calif.
• Keith Mitchell, Russell Henley, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner and Hudson Swafford will be playing this week in the Wells Fargo Championship.
• Scott Parel is slated to tee it up in the Champions Tour's Insperity Invitational.
