• Junior Zach Healy, senior Jaime Lopez Rivarola, sophomore Jack Larkin Jr. and freshman Trevor Phillips all recently were featured in the Red & Black.
• The Bulldogs will cap the fall portion of their schedule Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in the Cypress Point Classic in California and Nov. 4-6 in the Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic in Hawaii.
• Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner and Hudson Swafford are in action this week in the PGA Tour's CIMB Classic at TPC Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
• Erik Compton has been in the news recently, Click here to read what's going on his world.
• Bubba Watson said he had a good experience as the United States' Ryder Cup Team's vice captain.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Watson, Kisner In Action At East Lake
Just a reminder that Bubba Watson and Kevin Kisner are in action this week in the Tour Championship at East Lake.
To keep up with the leaderboard, click here.
• Keith Mitchell is playing in the Web.com Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship this week.
To keep up with the leaderboard, click here.
• Keith Mitchell is playing in the Web.com Tour's Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship this week.
Friday, September 16, 2016
Bulldogs Continue Fall Schedule In Tennessee
The Georgia men’s golf team will continue
the fall portion of its schedule next week in the Franklin American Mortgage
Intercollegiate at The Grove in Tennessee.
Fresh off a runner-up finish in The Carmel Cup in
California, the No. 9 Bulldogs will play Sunday through Tuesday at The Grove
Club (par 72, 7,368-yard) in College Grove, Tenn.
The Bulldogs will use a lineup of seniors Jaime Lopez
Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, sophomores David Mackey and Tye Waller, and freshman
Spencer Ralston. Junior Zach Healy will participate as an individual. Sigg was
second, Waller 10th, Ralston 11th and Healy 18th in the season-opening tournament.
Joining the Bulldogs and host Middle Tennessee State will be
Cincinnati, Charleston, Elon, Kennesaw State, Louisiana, Louisville, McNeese
State, Memphis, Mississippi, North Carolina State, Troy and Wisconsin.
The Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove
is entering its third year of existence. This will be Georgia’s first
appearance in the event.
“We’ve heard great things about this tournament and we’re
excited to be part of it this year,” Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. “The
course and the field will put us to the test. That’s what the fall is about. We
had a solid start in The Carmel Cup and we need to keep it rolling at The
Grove.”
• Keith Mitchell is playing this week in the Web.com Tour's Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco. This is the second tournament in the Web.com Tour Finals, a series of four events that will conclude at the Web.com Tour Championship in Atlantic Beach, Fla., Oct. 6-9. Twenty-five PGA TOUR cards were awarded three weeks ago following the WinCo Foods Portland Open. An additional 25 cards are up for grabs during the four Finals events, as well as positioning for all 50 cards.
• More to come on this next week, but Kevin Kisner and Bubba Watson will be playing in the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Bulldogs, Sigg Take Second In The Carmel Cup
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. --- The Georgia men’s golf team opened the fall portion of its 2016-17 schedule by placing second in The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday.
The Bulldogs --- who are rated No. 6 by Golfstat and No. 9 by Golfweek --- shot a final-round 4-under 356 to wind up at 30-under 1,050. Oklahoma State, on the strength of a 16-under 344 Sunday, won at 38-under 1,042. The tournament format consisted of six players competing with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counters).
Senior Greyson Sigg paced the Bulldogs as he came in second at 12-under 204, including a third-round 3-under 69. Sigg finished two shots in back of Texas Tech’s Fredrick Nilehn.
Sophomore Tye Waller carded a 1-under 71 in the final round to place a career-best eighth at 7-under 209. Freshman Spencer Ralston notched a 2-under 70 to come in 11th at 6-under 210. Junior Zach Healy took 18th at 4-under 212 following his even-par 72. Senior Jaime Lopez Rivarola (3-over 75) and freshman Will Chandler (2-over 74) rounded out the scoring at 2-over 216 and 4-over 218, respectively.
The Bulldogs will return to action Sept. 18-20 in the Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove in Nashville, Tenn.
• Six Bulldogs will compete this week in the BMW Championship as they are still alive in the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta later this month. No. 17 Kevin Kisner, No. 27 Bubba Watson. No. 44 Harris English, No. 57 Brian Harman, No. 61 Hudson Swafford and No. 66 Chris Kirk rank among the top 70 in the FedExCup Standings following last week's Deutsche Bank Championship. The top 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.
• Sepp Straka (fresh off a top-10 finish last week) and Nicholas Reach will be playing this week in the Mackenzie Tour's Niagara Championship.
• Keith Mitchell is in the Web.com Tour's DAP Championship, the first leg of the Tour's playoffs.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
The Bulldogs --- who are rated No. 6 by Golfstat and No. 9 by Golfweek --- shot a final-round 4-under 356 to wind up at 30-under 1,050. Oklahoma State, on the strength of a 16-under 344 Sunday, won at 38-under 1,042. The tournament format consisted of six players competing with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counters).
Senior Greyson Sigg paced the Bulldogs as he came in second at 12-under 204, including a third-round 3-under 69. Sigg finished two shots in back of Texas Tech’s Fredrick Nilehn.
Sophomore Tye Waller carded a 1-under 71 in the final round to place a career-best eighth at 7-under 209. Freshman Spencer Ralston notched a 2-under 70 to come in 11th at 6-under 210. Junior Zach Healy took 18th at 4-under 212 following his even-par 72. Senior Jaime Lopez Rivarola (3-over 75) and freshman Will Chandler (2-over 74) rounded out the scoring at 2-over 216 and 4-over 218, respectively.
The Bulldogs will return to action Sept. 18-20 in the Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove in Nashville, Tenn.
• Six Bulldogs will compete this week in the BMW Championship as they are still alive in the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta later this month. No. 17 Kevin Kisner, No. 27 Bubba Watson. No. 44 Harris English, No. 57 Brian Harman, No. 61 Hudson Swafford and No. 66 Chris Kirk rank among the top 70 in the FedExCup Standings following last week's Deutsche Bank Championship. The top 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.
• Sepp Straka (fresh off a top-10 finish last week) and Nicholas Reach will be playing this week in the Mackenzie Tour's Niagara Championship.
• Keith Mitchell is in the Web.com Tour's DAP Championship, the first leg of the Tour's playoffs.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Bulldogs To Open In The Carmel Cup
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| Seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola (left) and Greyson Sigg will lead the Bulldogs this season. |
The Bulldogs are slated to play 54 holes Friday through Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The course has been set up as a par-72 covering 6,828 yards.
Haack will use a lineup of seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, junior Zach Healy, sophomore Tye Waller, and freshmen Will Chandler and Spencer Ralston. The tournament format consists of six players with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counting). Sigg had three individual wins and Healy one a year ago as they were the only Bulldogs to see action in every tournament.
The Bulldogs, who won The Carmel Cup in 2014, are ranked No. 9 in the first Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of the season. Joining the Bulldogs in the tournament will be No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 20 Arkansas, Texas Tech, Ohio State and TCU.
“We’re very excited to get the season under way,” said Coach Chris Haack, who begins his 21st season overseeing the Bulldogs. “The fall tournaments give us the opportunity to knock off some rust, see where our games are, and start finding out what our team’s identity will be. And that’s not even mentioning how honored we are to playing at Pebble Beach, one of the most famous facilities in golf. It’s going to be a real test for our guys.”
Haack’s squad will have five fall tournaments. After The Carmel Cup, the Bulldogs will play in The Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove Sept. 18-20 in Nashville, Tenn.; the Nike Invitational Oct. 2-4 in Fort Worth, Texas; the Cypress Point Classic Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Monterey, Calif.; and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Nov. 4-6 in Maui, Hawaii.
• Seven Bulldogs will be in action this week in the Deutsche Bank Championship as the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September continue.
Kevin Kisner enters the Deutsche Bank Championship as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 12. Bubba Watson is No. 19, followed by No. 41 Harris English, No. 67 Brian Harman, No. 75 Chris Kirk, No. 78 Russell Henley and No. 82 Hudson Swafford.
The top 70 after this weekend will advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.
• Nicholas Reach and Sepp Straka will be playing this week in the Mackenzie Tour's Cape Breton Open in Nova Scotia.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
Bulldogs To Open In The Carmel Cup
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| Seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola (left) and Greyson Sigg will lead the Bulldogs this season. |
The Bulldogs are slated to play 54 holes Friday through Sunday at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The course has been set up as a par-72 covering 6,828 yards.
Haack will use a lineup of seniors Jaime Lopez Rivarola and Greyson Sigg, junior Zach Healy, sophomore Tye Waller, and freshmen Will Chandler and Spencer Ralston. The tournament format consists of six players with five counting (as opposed to the typical five players with four counting). Sigg had three individual wins and Healy one a year ago as they were the only Bulldogs to see action in every tournament.
The Bulldogs, who won The Carmel Cup in 2014, are ranked No. 9 in the first Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of the season. Joining the Bulldogs in the tournament will be No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 10 Oklahoma, No. 20 Arkansas, Texas Tech, Ohio State and TCU.
“We’re very excited to get the season under way,” said Coach Chris Haack, who begins his 21st season overseeing the Bulldogs. “The fall tournaments give us the opportunity to knock off some rust, see where our games are, and start finding out what our team’s identity will be. And that’s not even mentioning how honored we are to playing at Pebble Beach, one of the most famous facilities in golf. It’s going to be a real test for our guys.”
Haack’s 21st squad will have five fall tournaments. After The Carmel Cup, the Bulldogs will play in The Franklin American Mortgage Intercollegiate at The Grove Sept. 18-20 in Nashville, Tenn.; the Nike Invitational Oct. 2-4 in Fort Worth, Texas; the Cypress Point Classic Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Monterey, Calif.; and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Nov. 4-6 in Maui, Hawaii.
• Seven Bulldogs will be in action this week in the Deutsche Bank Championship as the playoffs leading to the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September continue.
Kevin Kisner enters the Deutsche Bank Championship as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 12. Bubba Watson is No. 19, followed by No. 41 Harris English, No. 67 Brian Harman, No. 75 Chris Kirk, No. 78 Russell Henley and No. 82 Hudson Swafford.
The top 70 after this weekend will advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Barclays Field Includes 7 Bulldogs
Chris Kirk, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford, Russell Henley, Harris English, Kevin Kisner and Bubba Watson will be in action this week in The Barclays at Bethpage Black. The event will kick off the four-tournament playoff series that culminates with the Tour Championship in Atlanta in September.
Kisner enters The Barclays as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 11. Watson is No. 24, followed by No. 35 English, No. 60 Kirk, No. 83 Henley, No. 88 Harman and No. 90 Swafford.
All 125 players are eligible for this week's The Barclays. The field will be pared to the top 100 in the FedExCup for the Deutsche Bank Championship. The top 70 advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.
• The Web.com Tour's WinCo Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge will feature Bryden Macpherson, Keith Mitchell and Adam Mitchell. This will serve as the final regular-season event for the Web.com Tour. The first 25 of 50 PGA Tour cards for the 2016-17 season will be awarded at the conclusion of this week based on the Web.com Tour money list. Keith Mitchell is No. 65, Macpherson is No. 112 and Adam Mitchell is No. 146.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
Kisner enters The Barclays as the highest-rated Bulldog in the FedExCup Standings at No. 11. Watson is No. 24, followed by No. 35 English, No. 60 Kirk, No. 83 Henley, No. 88 Harman and No. 90 Swafford.
All 125 players are eligible for this week's The Barclays. The field will be pared to the top 100 in the FedExCup for the Deutsche Bank Championship. The top 70 advance to the BMW Championship, and 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. The top five at the season finale control their own destiny. They can clinch the FedExCup with a victory at East Lake Golf Club.
• The Web.com Tour's WinCo Foods Portland Open at Pumpkin Ridge will feature Bryden Macpherson, Keith Mitchell and Adam Mitchell. This will serve as the final regular-season event for the Web.com Tour. The first 25 of 50 PGA Tour cards for the 2016-17 season will be awarded at the conclusion of this week based on the Web.com Tour money list. Keith Mitchell is No. 65, Macpherson is No. 112 and Adam Mitchell is No. 146.
• The 18th annual Bulldog Open at the UGA Golf Course will take place Friday, Sept. 30. The cost for a four-man team is $1,300. For more information, contact Denise at dsaliba@sports.uga.edu or 706-369-6066.
