Five spots. Ten golfers. Two weeks away from its opening match in Puerto Rico, the Georgia men’s golf team held an intrasquad match play tournament to decide who would make the trip to the Puerto Rico Shootout. The coaching staff seeded each player based on their fall stroke averages in order to be matched up [...]
A good golfer is nothing without confidence — something junior T.J. Mitchell lacked before his victory in the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational last October. “That gave me a lot of confidence because in SEC sports, anytime you’re shooting low, it gives you confidence because you know you can compete on that level,” Mitchell said. His [...]
The Georgia women’s golf team is back and ready for the spring 2012 season. The Bulldogs come into the season with a productive fall under their belts. Georgia earned several top-10 finishes over the fall. Their last tournament was the PAC 12/SEC Challenge in Knoxville, where Georgia managed a No. 7 finish. “We are learning [...]
After putting down the clubs for two months, Georgia’s men’s golf team is ready to pick them back up and get the competitive juices flowing. “Generally in November and December, everybody kind of shuts it down a little bit, but as soon as you get back to school in January these guys know the competition [...]
While some aspects of life may be hereditary, golf play is not one of them. It’s not obvious from the start that the Straka brothers are twins, and fans would certaintly see no relation between the two Georgia golfers when they play. “Well, they’re not like twins because they are so different,” Bulldogs head coach [...]
A pack of Bulldogs is heading to the biggest stage in golf after surviving what many consider the most grueling test in golf: PGA Tour Qualifying School. Four former Georgia players Brendon Todd, Brian Harman, Kevin Kisner, and Harris English were among the 25 players to advance through the final stage of Q-School at PGA [...]
Hali Flickinger of Pennsylvania, Zach Gunn of Texas, Chase Kalisz of Maryland and Annie Zhu of New York are the latest high school standouts to sign national letters of intent with the Georgia swimming program, according to an announcement Friday by Coach Jack Bauerle. Flickinger attends Spring Grove (Pa.) High School and competes for Michael [...]
For the second consecutive year Georgia soccer goalkeeper Ashley Baker has been named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. The SEC sponsors service teams for all 20 league-sponsored sports. The team seeks to highlight a student-athlete from each member institution who gives back to his or her community [...]
Jeff Hull had to walk all of about 50 yards to get from his old gig to his new digs as assistant coach of the women’s golf team. Hull transitioned from his old job as PGA instructor and manager of the pro shop at the University of Georgia golf course over to the Boyd Golf [...]
Led by first-time medalist T.J. Mitchell, the 16th-ranked Georgia men’s golf team won the ODU/Outerbanks Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday to conclude the fall portion of its schedule. At Kilmarlic Golf Club, the Bulldogs posted a final-round 12-under-par 276 to wind up at 30-under 834. Georgia pulled away on the back nine for a four-shot victory [...]
