Bulldogs Edged By Southern Cal In Stanford Classic

The Georgia men's golf team dropped a 12.5-11.5 decision to Southern Cal in the final round of the Stanford Classic on Tuesday at Cypress Point.

The fourth-seeded Bulldogs got four points each from junior Joey Garber and freshman Lee McCoy against the No. 7 seed Trojans. Senior T.J. Mitchell picked up the other 3.5 points for the Bulldogs.

Georgia went 1-2 in its three matches in the Stanford Classic. The Bulldogs dropped an 8.5-3.5 decision to fourth-seeded UCLA in a four-ball best ball, then knocked off No. 8 seed Michigan 8-4 in foursomes.

The Stanford Classic wrapped up the fall portion of the schedule for the Dawgs.  They will return to action February 17th at the Puerto Rico Classic.

Bulldogs Open 1-1 in Stanford Classic

The Georgia men's golf team will be squaring off with Southern Cal today in the consolation bracket of the Stanford Classic at Cypress Point Club.

The fifth-seeded Bulldogs opened the event on Monday by dropping a 8.5-3.5 decision to fourth-seeded UCLA in a four-ball best ball format. Sam Straka-Joey Garber earned two points to pace the Bulldogs. Georgia then knocked off No. 8 seed Michigan 8-4 in foursomes. T.J. Mitchell-Sepp Straka earned four points for the Bulldogs, while Straka-Garber got three.

Today the Bulldogs will also play the seventh-seeded Cardinal in singles. Mitchell and Sepp Straka will play with Sam Smith and Stewart Hagestad at 11:30 a.m., followed by McCoy and Cromie with Yi Kuen Chang at 11:40, and Sam Straka and Garber with Jeffrey Kang and Anthony Paolucci at 11:50.

Georgia Golfers To Wrap Up Fall In Stanford Classic

The Bulldog will finish their fall schedule at the Stanford Classic on Cypress Point

The Georgia men's golf team will wrap up the fall portion of its schedule this week in California in the Stanford Classic.

The 11th-ranked Bulldogs will be competing today and Tuesday at Cypress Point Club, which has played host to the Crosby/AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am and the Walker Cup.

The Stanford Classic will feature eight teams. Joining the Bulldogs and host Stanford will be Washington, Southern Cal, UCLA, Duke, Michigan and Texas.

The tournament will use a rare match play format as opposed to stroke play normally employed in collegiate golf. The first and second rounds today will be four-ball play, followed by foursomes. On Tuesday, the teams will compete in singles matches. The NCAA Championship will be using both stroke play and match play for the fourth straight year next spring.

The Bulldogs are seeded fifth and will take on No. 4 seed UCLA in the first round. The other first-round match-ups have No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Michigan, No. 2 Washington vs. No. 7 Stanford, and No. 3 Southern Cal vs. No. 6 Duke. Winners and losers brackets will be used to ensure that teams play all three rounds.

Each squad will be represented by six players, and Coach Chris Haack will use a lineup of senior T.J. Mitchell, juniors Joey Garber and Michael Cromie, sophomores (and twin brothers) Sam and Sepp Straka, and freshman Lee McCoy.

"We're excited about the chance to participate in this tournament," Haack said. "Playing on a world-class track like Cypress Point and seeing some of the nation's top teams is a great opportunity for us. Our guys have had a solid fall and this is a great way to wrap things up."

Henley Wins Jacksonville Open

Henley celebrates his birdie putt on the 72nd hole

Russell Henley won the Jacksonville Open on Sunday for his second Web.com Tour victory of the year, beating B.J. Staten with a par on the first hole of a playoff.Henley birdied the final hole of regulation for a 5-under-par 65 to match Staten at 10-under 270 on Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass. Staten finished with a 68, then had a double-bogey on the playoff hole.

Henley earned $108,000 to jump from ninth to third on the money list with $365,366. The tournament was the final full-field event of the year. The top 60 on the money list qualified for the season-ending Web.com Tour Championship this week in McKinney, Texas. The final top 25 will earn 2013 PGA Tour cards.

This was the third career Web.com Tour Victory for Henley, who first won on the Web.com Tour while still a student at UGA.

Henley joins his former teammate, Hudson Swafford, as Dawgs who have won on the Web.com Tour this season.

Former Bulldogs Back in Georgia

Seven former Bulldogs will be back in Georgia this week as they tee it up in St. Simons for the McGladrey Classic at Sea Island. 
As the PGA Tour season comes to an end, Harris English, Brian Harman, Erik Compton, Ryuji Imada, Brendon Todd, Chris Kirk, and Kevin Kisner return to the course where the SEC Golf Championship has been played for 10 of the last 12 years.  The Dawgs should have good memories of the Seaside Course since English, Harman, Todd, Kirk and Kisner were all on teams that won an SEC title on the Seaside Course in their careers.  Brendon Todd also was the medalist at the SEC Championship in 2004.

The first round gets under way today and live scoring can be followed on www.pgatour.com and television coverage will be on The Golf Channel from 2-5.

Harris English tees off #10 at 7:35
Brian Harman tees off #10 at 7:55
Chris Kirk tees off #1 at 8:15
Ryuji Imada tees off #10 at 8:55
Erik Compton tees off #1 at 9:05
Kevin Kisner tees off #10 at 1:25
Brendon Todd tees off #10 at 1:35

Bulldogs Take Sixth In AutoTrader.Com Classic

The No. 7-ranked Georgia men's golf team came in sixth in the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs closed with a 10-over-par 294 on Tuesday at Berkeley Hills Country Club to wind up at 36-over 888. The team title went to Georgia Southern at 7-over 859.

Sophomore Nicholas Reach paced the Bulldogs in the final round as he shot an even-par 71. Sophomore Sam Straka added a 1-over 72, followed by junior Keith Mitchell at 4-over 75 and freshman Lee McCoy at 5-over 76. Senior T.J. Mitchell had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 6-over 77.

T.J. Mitchell and Keith Mitchell wound up at 9-over 222, while McCoy was at 12-over 225, and Reach and Straka were at 13-over 226. Playing as an individual, junior Joey Garber shot a 4-over 75 on Tuesday and finished at 9-over 222. Medalist honors went to South Carolina's Dykes Harbin at 3-under 210.

"Every tournament we play is a learning experience, and we'll take both the good and the bad from this one and use them as we move forward," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "We've got to keep working hard and we've got to stay focused. The fall gives us the chance to work on some things so that we can hit the ground running once the spring rolls around."

The Bulldogs will conclude the fall portion of their schedule Oct. 29-30 in the Stanford Classic at Cypress Point.

Bulldogs Stand Seventh In AutoTrader.com Classic

T.J. Mitchell stands 10th individually after 36 holes

The No. 7-ranked Georgia men's golf team stands seventh after two rounds of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic.

On Monday at Berkeley Hills Country Club, the Bulldogs posted loops of 291 and 303 for a total of 26-over 594. Georgia Southern has the team lead at 1-over 569.

Senior T.J. Mitchell paced the Bulldogs on Monday as he recorded rounds of 73 and 72 for a total of 3-over 145. Junior Keith Mitchell was next at 5-over 147 (72-75), followed by freshman Lee McCoy at 7-over 149 (70-79), sophomore Sam Straka at 12-over 154 (77-77) and sophomore Nicholas Reach at 13-over 155 (76-79). Playing as an individual, junior Joey Garber had rounds of 71 and 76 for a total of 5-over 147.

T.J. Mitchell is 10th individually, trailing South Carolina's Dykes Hardin by seven shots. Garber and Mitchell are among the players tied for 16th individually.

"Our second round really stung us," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "We played pretty well in the first round, but we could not get anything going for us in the second round. That's golf. You have to respond to the course, the weather, whatever. I expect us to come out swinging on Tuesday and we'll see how it winds up."

The Bulldogs will conclude the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic today, teeing off at 8 a.m. Live scoring can be found at GolfStat.com.