Beck Playing in Schwab Cup

Chip Beck is making his first appearance in the Schwab Cup

Follow former Bulldog, Chip Beck, at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.  The Schwab Cup Championship is the final event of the season on the Champions Tour with the field made up of the top 30 players from the Champions Tour money list.  The Schwab Cup is being played at the TPC Harding Park in San Francisco with the first of four rounds starting today.
Beck, who currently sits in 24th position on the money list, is playing in his first Schwab Cup.  All of the scoring can be followed live by clicking here:
http://www.pgatour.com/s/leaderboard/

Georgia Golf Update-Monday October 17th

                                                                                                                                                               
English Records Top 5 Finish at Miccosukee Championship on Nationwide Tour

Harris English is now 61st on the Nationwide Tour money list

Harris English, playing in just his fourth event as a professional, finished tied for 3rd and earned $31,200 to move up to No. 61 on the money list. Harris has one more event, The Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open, to move into the top 60 on the money list to qualify for the season ending Nationwide Tour Championship.
English won the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in July as an amateur. He turned pro at the Soboba Golf Classic, where he collected a paycheck of $2,588 for his T49 finish. English used a third-round 62 at the WNB Golf Classic in Midland, TX, as a stepping stone into a playoff with former U.S. Amateur champion Danny Lee, who won on the first extra hole. English trails No. 60 Andrew Buckle by $1,900.

Former Bulldogs playing and making the cut at the Miccosukee Championship include Justin Bolli who tied for 18th, Brendon Todd tied for 52nd, and Erik Compton tied for 57th.

Currently Erik Compton is the top Bulldog on the Nationwide Tour money list as he stands at 13th.  Paul Claxton is in 39th followed by Justin Bolli at 53rd, Harris English in 61st and Brendon Todd in 84th.


McGladrey Classic Results

Kevin Kisner and Matt McQuillan both tied for 26th at the McGladrey Classic on the PGA Tour.  Richard Scott, playing is his first PGA Tour event of the year, tied for 64th.  Both Kisner and McQuillan picked up $29,000 for the week and Scott pocketed $8,400.

The next and final event of the season on the PGA Tour is the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals Classic being played this week. Former Bulldogs in the field will include Kevin Kisner, Matt McQuillan, and Ryuji Imada.

Champions Tour AT&T Championship

Both Chip Beck and Tim Simpson were in action at the AT&T Championship on the Champions Tour.  Beck finished tied for 47th while Simpson finished tied for 65.  

Georgia Golf Update, Friday October 14th

                                                                              
PGA Tour at Sea Island for McGladrey Classic

With the PGA Tour making a stop in Georgia this week, five former Bulldogs will be competing on the Seaside Course at Sea Island.  Ryuji Imada, Matt McQuillan, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, and Richard Scott will be among the 132 players as the tour returns to Sea Island for the second year for the McGladry Classic. 
Richard Scott, who resides on St. Simons Island, Monday qualified this week to earn a spot in the field.

Live scoring can be followed at:
http://www.pgatour.com/r/leaderboard/

 Memories of Beck's 59 still vivid 20 years later
Stan Awtrey wrote an article for PGATour.com about Chip Beck shooting 59 on the PGA Tour 20 years ago.  Chip Beck became the second golfer to shoot 59 in a PGA Tour event when he did so at the Las Vegas Invitational.

click here to read the full article:
http://www.pgatour.com/2011/tournaments/s530/10/11/beck_recalls_59/index.html


English Making Late Push for Tour Championship

Harris English currently sits at 81st on the Nationwide Tour money list

Harris English may have graduated from the University of Georgia in May but his education is continuing on the Nationwide Tour.
English, 22, is making a late-season run to the Nationwide Tour Championship but realizes time isn't on his side. With just two full regular-season tournaments left on the schedule English is hoping to do enough.

go to PGATour.com to read the rest of an article about Harris and his success on the Nationwide Tour:
http://www.pgatour.com/2011/h/10/12/harris-english/index.html

Follow Harris and other former Bulldogs Paul Claxton, Justin Bolli, Erik Compton, and Brendon Todd at the Micosukee Champsionship this week on the Nationwide Tour.
Click here for live scoring:
http://www.pgatour.com/h/leaderboard/

Bunker to Bunker-Georgia Golf Update, July 25th

English Wins Nationwide Event


Harris English makes birdie on the 72nd hole



Former Georgia All-American Harris English won the Nationwide Tour's Children's Hospital Invitational on Sunday at the Ohio State Golf Club's Scarlet Course.

English, a recent graduate, became just the third amateur to win on the Nationwide Tour, joining former Georgia teammate Russell Henley (who won the Stadion Classic at UGA earlier this year) and Daniel Summerhays (who also won in Columbus as an amateur in 2007).

English is also the third ex-Bulldog to win on the Nationwide Tour this year, following Henley and Erik Compton in the Mexico Open.

English finished at 14-under-par 270, one shot better than Kyle Reifers and fellow amateur John Peterson. English birdied the 72nd hole to avoid a three-man playoff.

“That’s really what you dream about growing up. You want to put yourself in those positions to win. This is what you spend hours and hours practicing for as a little kid,” said Engilsh. “When I saw the ball disappear it was the greatest feeling in the world. It’s pretty unbelievable.”

English made this win his second in as many tournaments thanks to his win at the Southern Amateur the previous week.  Harris will now travel to Niagara Falls Country Club to compete in the Porter Cup along with fellow Bulldogs Russell Henley and Bryden Macpherson.

English will be a guest on the Golf Channel Show, The Morning Drive on Tuesday morning at 7:15 am.
Since English has maintained his amateur status the $144,000 first-place prize went to Reifers.

English's father, Ben, a former Georgia basketball player, caddied for him in the event.

Reach Loses in Playoff at Palmetto

Incoming Freshman, Nick Reach, lost in a playoff at The Palmetto Amateur.  Reach, who held a one stroke lead after 54 holes, fired a final round 70 and was tied at 10 under par after 72 holes with Will McCurdy.  McCurdy defeated Reach on the first playoff hole with a par on the par 3 16th hole. 

Beck Finishes in Top 25 at Senior British

Former Bulldog, Chip Beck, finished tied for 23rd at the Senior British Open.  Beck carded a final round 77 to finish the tournament at even par after climbing into the top ten during the third round.  Russ Cochran won the tournament at 12 2under par.

The 13th Bulldog Open is Headed Back to The UGA Golf Course

After originally being scheduled to be played at The Georgia Club, the venue of the 13th Bulldog Open has been changed back to "The Home of The Bulldogs", The University of Georgia Golf Course.
The annual tournament that supports the golf team will be held on Friday September 9th, the Friday before the home football game vs. South Carolina. 
We are expecting to have a full field again this year, so get your team signed up early.  If you need an additional entry form, please let us know by emailing jason.payne@ugateeoff.com or call the Georgia Golf office at (706) 369-6066.