• Bubba Watson will be in action this week in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
• Scott Parel is playing this week in the Champions Tour's Q School in Florida.
• Sepp Straka recently qualified for the Final Stage of the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament next month in Florida, in hopes of securing strong status for the 2017 season. Players must finish inside the top 45 and ties at Final Stage in order to secure guaranteed starts for the first portion of the 2017 Web.com Tour season.
• The Coach Chris Haack Golf Camp will be held June 4-7 and June 8-11. A camp reservation makes a great Christmas present for golfers ages 10-18.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Sikes, Thompson Sign With Bulldogs
Bo Sikes and Davis Thompson have signed
their national letters of intent to join the Georgia men’s golf team, according
to an announcement Wednesday by Bulldogs coach Chris Haack.
Sikes attends The Marist School in Atlanta and will be
playing on the golf team for the third time next spring. He averaged 77.5 last
year, highlighted by a 71 at The Invite in Gainesville. Sikes had top-10
showings in the
Southeast Junior Golf Tour’s Doublegate Classic and The Georgia
Club Junior Classic. He was chosen by students and faculty to serve on the
Emmaus Board, the spiritual leaders of the student body. Sikes is the grandson
of Billy Payne, the Georgia football standout who served as the CEO for the
Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in 1996 and currently holds the
position of chairman of Augusta National Golf Club. Marist also produced
current Bulldogs Will Chandler and Jack Larkin Jr.
Thompson attends Lee-Scott Academy in Auburn, Ala. After
being named the 2015 SJGT Player of the Year, he won six straight SGJT
tournaments in 2016, including the UGA Junior Classic in Athens. Thompson was
the runner-up in the 2016 AISA State High School Championship and he claimed
16th in the Alabama State Amateur. His
father, Todd, played for the Bulldogs from 1985-88, winning twice and serving
as team captain his junior and senior seasons.
“We expect Bo and Davis to bring a great deal to our
program,” Haack said. “They are solid prospects who have bright days ahead of
them. They’ve been on our radar for quite awhile, and we can’t wait to have
them join us in Athens. With their family backgrounds, they know the history
and the tradition of Georgia, and I can tell they’re excited about being
Bulldogs.”
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
News & Notes About The Bulldogs
• The PGA Tour stop this week is The RSM Classic on Sea Island Golf Club's Seaside Course (the site of the SEC Championship). Scheduled to play this week are Harris English, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner and Hudson Swafford. Kisner won the event in 2016, while Kirk claimed medalist honors in 2014. Not surprisingly, the Bulldogs are well represented in the Power Rankings on PGATour.com.
• Joey Garber recently was featured as the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament got under way. Meanwhile, Lee McCoy had to withdraw from the tournament after a car accident.
• Speaking of McCoy, he and his teammates were recognized at the Georgia-Auburn football game for winning the 2016 SEC Championship.
• The Coach Chris Haack Golf Camp will be held June 4-7 and June 8-11. A camp reservation makes a great Christmas present for golfers ages 10-18.
• Michael Cromie recently won the SwingThought Tour event at Dormie Club in North Carolina. Cromie was 3-under for two rounds and posted a 4-shot victory. The SwingThought Tour is the merger of the NGA Hooters and eGolf Tours from a year ago.
• Joey Garber recently was featured as the Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament got under way. Meanwhile, Lee McCoy had to withdraw from the tournament after a car accident.• Speaking of McCoy, he and his teammates were recognized at the Georgia-Auburn football game for winning the 2016 SEC Championship.
• The Coach Chris Haack Golf Camp will be held June 4-7 and June 8-11. A camp reservation makes a great Christmas present for golfers ages 10-18.
• Michael Cromie recently won the SwingThought Tour event at Dormie Club in North Carolina. Cromie was 3-under for two rounds and posted a 4-shot victory. The SwingThought Tour is the merger of the NGA Hooters and eGolf Tours from a year ago.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
News and notes about Georgia Golf
• 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.
• 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, 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.
