• Lee McCoy and Joey Garber will begin play in the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament on Thursday. The tournament is being held at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz.
Garber was the co-medalist during the second stage in Plantation, Fla.
The winner will receive fully exempt Web.com Tour status for the 2018 Regular Season. Finishers 2-10 (and ties) will receive exempt Web.com Tour status for the first 12 events of 2018. Finishers 11-45 (and ties) will receive exempt Web.com Tour status for the first eight events of 2018. The remainder of the field will receive conditional Web.com Tour status in 2018.
• Five Bulldogs will be in action this weekend in the QBE Shootout, meaning nearly half of the two-persons teams field is made up of UGA alums. The event is celebrating its 29th year on the PGA Tour calendar and is the longest-running Tour-sanctioned post-season event.
The pairings include:
Russell Henley and Kyle Stanley
Brian Harman and Pat Perez
Kevin Kisner and Kevin Chappell
Bubba Watson and Brandt Snedeker
Harris English and Matt Kuchar
English and Kuchar have each earned $1,255,000 since joining forces in 2013. They finished first in 2013 and 2016 and second in 2014 and 2015. English and Kuchar will attempt to become the first team to win the QBE Shootout three times.
The order of formats is Scramble (Friday), Modified Alternate Shot (Saturday) and Better Ball (Sunday).
The Golf Channel will televise Friday and Saturday 1:30-4:30 p.m. and Sunday 1-2 p.m. with coverage shifting to NBC Sunday from 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Thursday, November 16, 2017
Jones, Kahlstorf, Phillips Sign With Bulldogs
Braden Jones, Will Kahlstorf, and Trent Phillips have signed national letters of intent with the Georgia men’s golf team, according to an announcement Thursday by Coach Chris Haack.Georgians Jones and Kahlstorf and South Carolinian Phillips will join the UGA program as freshmen for the 2018-19 season.
Jones is a native of Atlanta and attends The Marist School (which produced current Bulldogs Will Chandler, Jack Larkin Jr., and Bo Sikes). Jones recorded top-10 finishes in the American Junior Golf Association’s Dominican Junior Open in 2017 and Junior at
Owensboro in 2016. He posted six top-12 efforts on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, including second in the 2016 Georgia Club Junior Classic, third in the UGA Invitational, and fourth in the Sea Island Junior Classic. He has helped Marist win two state titles and three region championships and was the team MVP as a freshman.
Kahlstorf hails from Watkinsville and attends Prince Avenue Christian School. He was fourth in the AJGA’s 2015 Preseason Junior at Chateau Elan, 11th in the 2015 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior, and 18th in the 2016 Wells Fargo Junior Classic. Kahlstorf has posted six top-20s on the SJGT, highlighted by a second-place showing in the 2017 Callaway Gardens Junior Classic and sixth-place finishes in the 2017 Berkeley Hills Junior Classic and the 2016 UGA Invitational, UGA Golf Course Junior Classic, and Four-Ball. Kahlstorf won the Class A Private individual state golf title as a freshman and has been chosen All-State and as the Athens Banner-Herald’s Golfer of the Year three times.
Phillips is a native of Inman, S.C., and attends Boiling Springs High School. Phillips earned Rolex Junior All-America recognition in 2015 and 2017 and recently was named to the USA Today High School Sports All-USA Boys Golf Team. Phillips won the AJGA’s Haas Family Invitational in 2017 and the Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational in 2016. Phillips owns an additional 11 top-10s and seven top-20s in AJGA competition. He won the 2017 South Carolina Golf Association Junior Championship and the 2016 Palmetto Amateur (as the youngest player in the field). He represented the United States in the 2017 Junior Presidents Cup. Phillips is a three-time state medalist and has helped Boiling Springs win four straight team titles. He is the younger brother of current Bulldog Trevor Phillips.
“Braden, Will and Trent are excellent prospects,” Haack said. “They have the ability and the work ethic to make an immediate impact on our program. We are excited that they have chosen to be Bulldogs. We have been watching them play and improve the last few years, and we know we have added three talented players. The sky’s the limit for them. They can do great things together in Athens.”
• The RSM Classic at Sea Island will feature a huge Georgia contingent with Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Bubba Watson, Keith Mitchell, Greyson Sigg, Harris English, Kevin Kisner and Chris Kirk. Harman, Swafford and Watson will be paired together in the first round on Thursday.
• Speaking of Mitchell, check out this piece on his ace in the OHL Mayakoba Classic.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
The 54-hole tournament will take place Friday through Sunday on the Ka‘anapali Golf Course’s par-71, 6,700-yard layout.
Georgia will use a lineup of sophomores Will Chandler, Trevor Phillips and Spencer Ralston, and freshmen John Hilliard Catanzaro and Davis Thompson. Junior Matthew Beringer will compete as an individual.
Ralston and Phillips have played every round this season, and they lead the Bulldogs with scoring averages of 71.17 and 73.00, respectively.
Georgia and host Hawaii will be joined in the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic by Air Force, Ball State, Boise State, Bowling Green, California, Connecticut, Gonzaga, Houston, Indiana, Kansas, Kent State, LSU, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Sacramento State, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming.
The teams will have a shotgun start of 8:30 a.m. HST (2:30 p.m. EDT) each day. Georgia will be paired with Kent State, Boise State and Connecticut in the first round.
• Harris English, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell and Bubba Watson will be in action this week in the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas.
Friday, October 6, 2017
Haack Chosen For Hall Of Fame Induction
Coach Chris Haack has been chosen for induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.
Haack and the rest of the Class of 2018 will be inducted Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at the Macon City Auditorium. Tickets and sponsorships for the induction ceremony are available by calling (478) 752-1585.
Georgia women's golf standout Terri Moody Hancock also will be inducted. She is the daughter of Griffin Moody and sister of Griff Moody, each of whom played for and captained the Bulldogs. The other members of the Class of 2018 are Champ Bailey, Arthur Blank, Tom Cousins, Tracy Rocker, Angelo Taylor and Kenny "Sky" Walker.
Haack is in his 22nd season as the Bulldogs’ head coach for golf. He has guided Georgia to a school-record 60 tournament titles, including two national and eight SEC championships. Haack is a 2-time National and a 5-time SEC Coach of the Year. He has produced 60 All-Americans, many of whom currently are starring on the PGA Tour. Haack previously was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America and the Georgia State Golf Association halls of fame.
• Harris English, Chris Kirk and Keith Mitchell will be in action this week in the Safeway Open in California. Mitchell is making his first start as a member of the PGA Tour.
• The Bulldogs placed 14th in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon. Trevor Phillips paced the Bulldogs in the final round with a 5-under 66 to land in 14th at 5-under 208. The sophomore's place, third-round score and overall tally marked career bests. The Bulldogs will return to action Oct. 16-17 in the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate in Carmel, Ind.
Haack and the rest of the Class of 2018 will be inducted Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at the Macon City Auditorium. Tickets and sponsorships for the induction ceremony are available by calling (478) 752-1585.
Georgia women's golf standout Terri Moody Hancock also will be inducted. She is the daughter of Griffin Moody and sister of Griff Moody, each of whom played for and captained the Bulldogs. The other members of the Class of 2018 are Champ Bailey, Arthur Blank, Tom Cousins, Tracy Rocker, Angelo Taylor and Kenny "Sky" Walker.
Haack is in his 22nd season as the Bulldogs’ head coach for golf. He has guided Georgia to a school-record 60 tournament titles, including two national and eight SEC championships. Haack is a 2-time National and a 5-time SEC Coach of the Year. He has produced 60 All-Americans, many of whom currently are starring on the PGA Tour. Haack previously was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America and the Georgia State Golf Association halls of fame.
• Harris English, Chris Kirk and Keith Mitchell will be in action this week in the Safeway Open in California. Mitchell is making his first start as a member of the PGA Tour.
• The Bulldogs placed 14th in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon. Trevor Phillips paced the Bulldogs in the final round with a 5-under 66 to land in 14th at 5-under 208. The sophomore's place, third-round score and overall tally marked career bests. The Bulldogs will return to action Oct. 16-17 in the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate in Carmel, Ind.
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Bulldogs Set To Play In Nike Invite
The Georgia men's golf team will continue the fall portion of its schedule as the Bulldogs play in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational.The 54-hole tournament will run Sunday through Tuesday at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Ore.
Georgia will use a lineup of sophomores Will Chandler, Spencer Ralston and Trevor Phillips, and freshmen John Hilliard Catanzaro and Davis Thompson. Thompson has the team's lowest scoring average at 70.67, followed by Ralston at 71.00.
The Bulldogs and host Oregon will be joined at Pumpkin Ridge by Stanford, Southern Cal, Arizona, Oklahoma, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida, Texas, Vanderbilt, TCU and Ohio State.
"Our team has very high expectations this season, including challenging for SEC and national championships," Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. "We have not been pleased with our first two tournaments and we're hoping to turn things around in Oregon. This field has 10 of the top 25 teams in the country, so we'll have to be at our best to be in the hunt."
Thursday, September 28, 2017
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
"Phil and I play a lot of golf together, and we have a good relationship on the trash-talking. So we thought it would be a good matchup with that," Kisner said. "I love the way he always grinds it out and gets it together, and he lives for these moments, so that brings out the best in him."
There will be five four-ball matches on Friday, followed by four foursomes and four four-ball matches Saturday, and 12 singles matches on Sunday. All matches are worth one point each, for a total of 30 points. There are no playoffs, with each side receiving a half point if a match is tied after 18 holes.
• Keith Mitchell and Sepp Straka will be in action this week in the Web.com Tour Championship at Atlantic Beach Country Club in Florida. Mitchell already has secured his first PGA Tour card for next season as he enters the weekend No. 6 on the money list.
• Congratulations to Russell Henley, who was inducted into the Stratford Athletic Hall of Fame at his high school in Macon. Henley earned his third career win at the Houston Open in April and had five top-10 finishes with 22 cuts made in 27 events. He finished third in the Tour Championship on Sunday to end up 13th in the FedEx Cup standings. "I think in golf, you always want a little more, and that’s what has kept me improving," Henley told The Macon Telegraph. "I see a lot of areas in my game that I can keep getting better at and that I’m constantly getting better at, really believing in myself. This year was really good. It was a nice end to the season for me, and I think as a golfer you always want to be a little more consistent. So overall, if you’d asked me at the start of the year, 'Would you take a win, play all four majors, play well in the Masters, third in the Tour Championship and 13th in the FedEx?' I would have said, 'Sure.'”
Thursday, September 21, 2017
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
• The season-ending TOUR Championship is set for this week at East Lake Country Club and will feature Russell Henley, Brian Harman and Kevin Kisner.
• The DAP Championship in the Web.com Tour Finals in Ohio will include Keith Mitchell and Sepp Straka.
• On the Mackenzie Tour, Lee McCoy earned an exemption into the final stage of Web.com Tour Q-School, while Greyson Sigg earned an exemption into the second stage.
• Scott Parel will be playing in the Champions Tour's PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach.
• The Bulldogs will return to action Oct. 1-3 in the Nike Invitational in Portland, Ore. Spencer Ralston posted the fourth top-10 finish of his career in the Golfweek Collegiate Challenge. As a squad, the No. 25 Bulldogs wound up 14th at 26-over 890.
• We are looking forward to the Lettermen Tournament Friday, followed by the Bulldog Open on Oct. 13.
• The DAP Championship in the Web.com Tour Finals in Ohio will include Keith Mitchell and Sepp Straka.
• On the Mackenzie Tour, Lee McCoy earned an exemption into the final stage of Web.com Tour Q-School, while Greyson Sigg earned an exemption into the second stage.
• Scott Parel will be playing in the Champions Tour's PURE Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach.
• The Bulldogs will return to action Oct. 1-3 in the Nike Invitational in Portland, Ore. Spencer Ralston posted the fourth top-10 finish of his career in the Golfweek Collegiate Challenge. As a squad, the No. 25 Bulldogs wound up 14th at 26-over 890.
• We are looking forward to the Lettermen Tournament Friday, followed by the Bulldog Open on Oct. 13.
