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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Bulldogs To Play In Wexford Plantation Inercollegiate

The Bulldogs will return to action Monday and Tuesday in the 13th annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Georgia will be joined by Akron, Charleston Southern, Cleveland State, Davidson, Dartmouth, Dayton, Francis Marion, Furman, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Memphis, Mercer, Presbyterian, Radford, TCU, USC-Aiken and Wofford. The Bulldogs' lineup will be determined following qualifying on Friday.

• A reminder that Haack will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon on Saturday. 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.

• The Honda Classic this week features Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Harris English, Keith Mitchell, Hudson Swafford, Brian Harman and Kevin Kisner.




Saturday, February 17, 2018

Bulldogs To Open Spring In Puerto Rico

The Georgia men's golf team will open the spring portion of its schedule next week at the 26th Puerto Rico Classic.

The Puerto Rico Classic will take place Sunday through Tuesday at the Rio Mar Beach and Spa Resort's River Course, a par-72 track covering 6,945 yards. The 54-hole event begins Sunday with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.

Joining the Bulldogs for the tournament will be Alabama, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma, Clemson, Kentucky, Marquette, North Carolina State, Northwestern, Purdue, Middle Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Maryland, East Carolina, and UNC Greensboro.

"Every year it's a great field, it's a great tournament, and you have to play well to win," said Coach Chris Haack. "This year will be no different. There are a lot of good teams down there. We just have to go down there and see if we can make it happen."

The Bulldogs will travel senior Zach Healy, junior David Mackey, sophomores Trevor Phillips and Spencer Ralston, and freshman Davis Thompson. Junior Jack Larkin Jr. will compete in the individual tournament.

"I think we have a really good five going down there," said Mackey. "We're all starting to get our games back. I think our chemistry is the best right now that it's ever been this year. Everyone's excited and I think we're going to play well. I'm looking forward to it."

• A reminder that Haack will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tickets and sponsorships for the 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.

• Bubba Watson and Harris English are in the field for the Genesis Open in California.

• Scott Parel is playing in the Champions Tour's Chubb Classic.




Wednesday, February 7, 2018

5 Bulldogs To Play At Pebble Beach

• Five Bulldogs will be in action this week in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am -- Kevin Kisner, Chris Kirk, Russell Henley, Bubba Watson and Keith Mitchell.

• The Web.com Tour's stop is the Club Colombia Championship and will feature Erik Compton, Sepp Straka, Mookie DeMoss, Lee McCoy and Joey Garber. Our friends at PGATour.com caught up with Garber recently for a Q&A.

• Scott Parel is in the field for the Champions Tour's Boca Raton Championship.

• A reminder that Coach Chris Haack will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tickets and sponsorships for the 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's Bulldogs will kick off the 2018 portion of their schedule Feb. 18-20 in the Puerto Rico Classic.

• Based on 150,000 ratings and reviews from 92,000 golfers, GolfAdvisor.com has released its top 50 United States golf courses list, with the UGA Golf Course coming in at No. 12. That rating is a testament to the dedication and hard work put in by Matt Peterson, Scott Griffith, John Crumbley, Clint Udell, Micky Wilson, John Inglett and all of their staffers.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

5 Bulldogs Not Wasting Their Time

• Five Bulldogs will be in action this week in the Waste Management Phoenix Open -- Russell Henley, Hudson Swafford, Harris English, Bubba Watson and Chris Kirk.

• Joey Garber, Lee McCoy, Sepp Straka and Erik Compton will tee it up in the Web.com Tour's Panama Championship.

• A reminder that Coach Chris Haack will be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tickets and sponsorships for the 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's Bulldogs will kick off the 2018 portion of their schedule Feb. 18-20 in the Puerto Rico Classic.





Wednesday, January 24, 2018

4 Bulldogs In Farmers Insurance Open

There will be four Bulldogs in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines this week -- Harris English, Chirs Kirk, Brian Harman and Keith Mitchell.


Thursday, January 18, 2018

7 Bulldogs In CareerBuilder Challenge Field

• Seven Bulldogs will be in action this week in the CareerBuilder Challenge in California -- Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Harris English, Kevin Kisner, Keith Mitchell, Bubba Watson and Chris Kirk. Swafford is the tournament's defending champion.

• Erik Compton, Joey Garber, Sepp Straka and Lee McCoy are scheduled to play in the Web.com Tour's The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club Sunday through Wednesday.

• The Bulldogs are a month away from resuming their 2017-18 schedule in the Puerto Rico Classic. Georgia has made a schedule adjustment, however, as the Bulldogs have withdrawn from the Querencia Cabo Collegiate in Mexico and instead will play in the Wexford Plantation Invitational Feb. 26-27.

• Jaime Lopez Rivarola will be competing this week in the Latin America Amateur Championship in Chile.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Seven Bulldogs In Action In Hawaii

Seven Bulldogs will be in action this week in the Sony Open in Hawaii -- Chris Kirk, Russell Henley, Harris English, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Kevin Kisner and Keith Mitchell.