2020-21 Georgia Men's Golf Media Guide by Georgia Bulldogs Athletics

SPENCER RALSTON

DAVIS ON THOMPS

TREVOR PHILLIPS

JAIME LOPEZ RIVAROLA

TRENT PHILLIPS

WILL CHANDLER

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2020-2021 Bulldogs

Nicolas Cassidy

John Hilliard Catanzaro

Will Chandler

Connor Creasy

JT Herman

Will Kahlstorf

Trent Phillips

Trevor Phillips

Spencer Ralston

Parker Rostowsky

Eli Scott

David Sikes

Davis Thompson

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Coach Jim Douglas

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Table Of Contents

Team Head Shots.............................................. Shots..............................................IFC IFC Table Of Contents................................................. Contents................................................. 1 Nicolas Cassidy. Cassidy..................................................... 2 John Hilliard Catanzaro......................................... Catanzaro......................................... 3 Will Chandler......................................................... Chandler......................................................... 4 Connor Creasy...................................................... Creasy...................................................... 5 JT Herman. Herman............................................................. 6 Will Kahlstorf......................................................... Kahlstorf......................................................... 7 Trent Phillips. Phillips....................................................... 8-9 Trevor Phillips. Phillips...................................................... 10 Spencer Ralston. Ralston............................................. 11-12 Parker Rostowsky............................................... Rostowsky............................................... 13 Eli Scott............................................................... Scott............................................................... 14 David Sikes......................................................... Sikes......................................................... 15 Davis Thompson. Thompson............................................. 16-17 Head Coach/Director Of Golf Chris Haack �� Haack �� 18-19 Associate Head Coach Jim Douglas................... Douglas................... 19 2019-2020 Scorecard. Scorecard.......................................... 20 Georgia’s Records. Records............................................... 21 1999 & 2005 National Champions. Champions....................... 22 Georgia’s Year-By-Year Results..................... Results..................... 23-25

Georgia’s All-Americans...................................... All-Americans...................................... 26 Georgia’s Lettermen & Captains.................... Captains.................... 27-29 Southeastern Conference.............................. Conference.............................. 30-31 Amateur Champions. Champions............................................ 32 International Competition.................................... Competition.................................... 33 Georgia’s History............................................ History............................................ 34-35 Professional Bulldogs. Bulldogs................................... 36-IBC Photography: Tony Walsh, Chamberlain Smith, Kristin M. Bradshaw, Lauren Tolbert, Caitlyn Tam, Steffenie Burns, John Paul Van Wert, Cory Cole, John Weast, Todd Drexler, Brian Tirpak, University of Minnesota. Design And Content: Steven Colquitt About This Guide: The 2005 edition was chosen No. 1 in the nation among men’s golf media guides by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The 1994 and 1995 editions were chosen third-best in the nation by CoSIDA, and the 1993 cover was recognized as No. 1 in the nation by CoSIDA.

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Nicolas Cassidy

Sophomore • 6-2 • 215 Johns Creek, Ga. Johns Creek 2020-2021 • Appeared in two fall tournaments, highlighted by a 19th-place finish in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. • Recorded a personal-best 2-under 68 and a 1-under 209 in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2019-2020 • Made his collegiate debut in the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic. • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2018-2019 • Redshirted after joining the Bulldogs in January. Amateur Highlights • Won three AJGA individual titles and had five other top-12 efforts. • Recorded seven top-12 finishes in AJGA Invitationals. • Finished as U.S. Junior Match Play Qualifier twice. • Named a Rolex Junior All-Ameri-

can twice. • Named to the AJGA Junior AllStar Team in 2016. High School • Graduated from Johns Creek High School. • Helped lead Johns Creek to three state championships and he claimed one individual title. • Won two region championships with Johns Creek. • Named team captain twice. • Earned All-State honors three times. • Named the 6A Player of The Year for 2016. • Chosen as the recipient of AJC Player of the Year for All Classifications in 2017. • Named as a Gatorade National Player of the Year nominee. • Named as an All-American for 2018. Personal • Born Nov. 17, 2000. • Son of Sean and Kathy Cassidy. • Majoring in Sport Management.

Cassidy’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2019-2020 35 2464 70.40 64 2020-2021 6 438 73.00 68 Totals 41 2902 70.78 64 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

0 1 2 19th 68 (-2) 209 (-1)

(0/0) (0/1) (0/2) 2020 Jerry Pate 2020 Jerry Pate 2020 Jerry Pate

2019-2020 Rounds Total Ka’anapali Collegiate 72-73-71 216 (+3) 2020-2021 Rounds Total Blessings Collegiate 75-75-79 229 (+13) Jerry Pate Inter. 71-70-68 209 (-1)

Place 70th / 119 Place 51st / 70 19th / 70

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John Hilliard Catanzaro R-Junior • 6-1 • 160 Gadsden, Ala. Westbrook Christian

2020-2021 • Named the recipient of the C. Read Morton Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2019-2020 • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. • Did not see any action and redshirted due to a shoulder injury. 2018-2019 • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll. • Appeared in three events for the Bulldogs. • Signed for a career-best 6-under 66 in the second round of The Carmel Cup. • Landed at 3-under 213 in The Carmel Cup, also a career best. • Named the recipient of the C. Read Morton Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2017-2018 • Saw action in six tournaments for the Bulldogs. • Came in 10th in the Southern Intercollegiates.

• Made his collegiate debut in the Golfweek Conference Championship. • Named a recipient of the Robert E. Dicks III Athletic Scholarship. • Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the Dean’s List and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. Amateur Highlights • Reached the match play portion of the 2017 U.S. Amateur. • Finished fourth in the Future Masters. • Won the 2016 Hampton Cove Junior Classic. High School • Graduated from Westbrook Christian. • Helped lead Westbrook to three state championships. • Claimed state medalist honors twice. • Set the state championship record with a round of 63. • Played basketball for Westbrook. Personal • Born March 24, 1999. • Son of Tony and Tracey Catanzaro. • Majoring in Finance.

Catanzaro’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2017-2018 17 1296 76.24 72 2018-2019 11 805 73.18 66 Totals 28 2101 75.04 66 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

1 2 8 10th 66 (-6) 213 (-3)

(1/0) (2/0) (2/6) 2018 Southern Intercoll. 2019 Carmel Cup 2019 Carmel Cup

2017-2018 Rounds Total Golfweek Championship 78-82-78 238 (+22) Nike Golf Invitational 79-75-75 229 (+16) Ka’anapali Collegiate 72-74-75 221 (+8) Puerto Rico Ind. Classic 75-72-80 227 (+11) Southern Intercollegiates 73-72 145 (+1) Linger Longer Invitational 77-81-78 236 (+20) 2018-2019 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 72-66-75 213 (-3) Ka‘anapali Collegiate 70-77-68 215 (+2) Linger Longer Invitational 79-70-70 219 (+3) Southern Intercollegiates 78-80 158 (+14)

Place 73rd / 75 71st / 75 67th / 115 13th / 23 10th / 90 81st / 90 Place 22nd / 48 57th / 116 35th / 87 60th / 85

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Will Chandler

5th Year • 5-9 • 175 Atlanta, Ga. Marist School 2020-2021 • Appeared in one fall tournament for the Bulldogs — the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2019-2020 • Appeared in four of the Bulldogs’ seven tournaments during the shortened season. • Came in 13th in the Puerto Rico Classic. • Signed for a career-low 4-under 68 in the second round in Puerto Rico. • Finished the season with a scoring average of 75.92. • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. • Was in the lineup as the Bulldogs won the Crooked Stick Invitational. • Chosen as the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2018-2019 • Appeared in six tournaments (five stroke play, one match play), including four as an individual. • Came in a career-best fifth in the Puerto Rico Individual Classic. • Made his first collegiate hole in one during the second round of the Linger Longer Invitational. • Chosen as the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2017-2018

• Saw action in seven of the Bulldogs’ tournaments, highlighted by a 24th-place effort in the Southern Intercollegiates. • Chosen as the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2016-2017 • Finished 11th in the Puerto Rico Individual. • Fired his career-best 1-under 71 in the second round of the 3M Augusta Invitational. • Made his Georgia debut in The Carmel Cup. • Chosen as the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. High School • Graduated from The Marist School. • Claimed low medalist honors at the 2013 and 2016 4A state championship meets. • Helped Marist win three consecutive state titles. Amateur/Junior Highlights • Named a Rolex Honorable Mention All-American by the American Junior Golf Association in 2014. • Chosen as the 2014 Georgia State Golf Association Junior Player of the Year. • Won the AJGA’s 2014 Davis Love III Junior Open. • Placed second in the 2014 Georgia Amateur Championship. • Took sixth in the Georgia Amateur and the Azalea Invitational in 2015. • Won six Southeastern Junior

Chandler’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2016-2017 14 1055 75.36 71 2017-2018 20 1516 75.80 72 2018-2019 14 1036 74.00 69 2019-2020 12 911 75.92 68 2020-2021 3 237 79.00 76 Totals 63 4755 75.48 68 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

2 3 12 5th 68 (-4) 212 (-4)

(1/0/1/0/0) (1/0/1/1/0) (3/1/5/3/0) 2018 Puerto Rico Ind. 2020 Puerto Rico Class. 2020 Puerto Rico Class.

2016-2017 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 72-72-74 218 (+2) Puerto Rico Individual 79-81-73 233 (+17) Southern Intercollegiates 75-74 149 (+5) Linger Longer Invitational 76-80-80 236 (+20) 3M Augusta Invitational 75-71-73 219 (+3) 2017-2018 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 74-76-74 224 (+8) Nike Golf Invitational 77-74-76 227 (+14) Crooked Stick Invitational 75-75-80 230 (+14) Ka’anapali Collegiate 75-76-79 230 (+17) Southern Intercollegiates 73-77 150 (+6) Linger Longer Invitational 72-73-73 218 (+2) Mason Rudolph Champ 77-81-79 237 (+24) 2018-2019 Rounds Total Nike Golf Invitational 73-70-74 217 (+7) Puerto Rico Individual 69-78-75 222 (+9) Hackler Championship 70-76-78 224 (+8) Linger Longer Invitational 79-71-73 223 (+7) Southern Intercollegiates 78-72 150 (+6) 2019-2020 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 81-74-69 224 (+8) Crooked Stick Invitational 76-77-82 235 (+19) Puerto Rico Classic 72-68-72 212 (-4) Southern Highlands 78-79-83 240 (+24) 2020-2021 Rounds Total Blessings Collegiate 82-79-76 237 (+21)

Place 35th / 48 10th / 11 41st / 90 80th / 84 47th / 78 Place 39th / 48 70th / 75 52nd / 66 101st / 115 24th / 90 25th / 90 75th / 82 Place 33rd / 75 5th / 13 60th / 78 50th / 87 25th / 85 Place 38th / 48 65th / 78 13th / 75 83rd / 84 Place 66th / 70

Golf Tour events. • Recorded his personal low of 62 in SJGT’s Georgia Club Junior Classic in 2013. • Came in fourth in 2013 and fifth in 2014 in the Southern Junior. • Placed fourth in the 2013 and 2014 Jones Cup Junior Invitational. Personal • Born Oct. 7, 1997. • Son of Ricky and Beth Chandler. • Majoring in Sport Management.

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Connor Creasy

Sophomore • 6-0 • 160 Abingdon, Va. Abingdon 2020-2021 • Appeared in two fall events, highlighted by a 15th-place finish in the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate. • Inducted into UGA’s Student-Athlete Leadership Academy. • Represented the Bulldogs in the Patriot All-America Golf Tournament. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2019-2020 • Made his Georgia debut in the Jim Rivers Invitational, placing 11th. • Appeared in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational, the Crooked Stick Invitational, and the Puerto Rico Classic. • His low round was 2-under 70 and low tournament was 2-under 214, both in the Jim Rivers Invitational. • Named to the 2019-2020 FirstYear Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Amateur Highlights • Named a 2018 Second Team Rolex Junior All-American. • Reached the Round of 16 in the 2018 Junior Amateur at Baltusrol.

• Competed in the 2017 U.S. Amateur. • Named to the 2016 AJGA Junior All-Star Team. • Competed in the 2019 Wyndham Cup. • Placed third in the 2018 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational. • Came in fourth in the 2019 Thunderbird International Junior. • Finished eighth in the 2019 Dogwood Invitational. High School • Graduated from Abingdon High School. • Led Abingdon to three state championships. • Was the state medalist twice. • Won region medalist honors four times. • Had a senior year scoring average of 66.2. • Named Second Team All-American by USA Today in 2018. • Chosen as the salutatorian of his senior class. Personal • Born March 28, 2001. • Son of Todd and Debbie Creasy. • Majoring in Sport Management.

Creasy’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2019-2020 12 882 73.50 70 2020-2021 6 419 69.83 67 Totals 18 1301 72.28 67 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

0 2 12 11th 67 (-4) 206 (-7)

(0/0) (1/1) (6/6) 2019 Jim Rivers 2020 Vanderbilt 2020 Vanderbilt

2019-2020 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 72-72-74 218 (+2) Jim Rivers Invitational 71-70-73 214 (-2) Nike Golf Collegiate 74-74-72 220 (+7) Crooked Stick Invitational 74-77-76 227 (+11) Puerto Rico Classic 78-72-71 221 (+5) 2020-2021 Rounds Total Vanderbilt Legends 68-67-71 206 (-7) Jerry Pate Inter. 70-70-73 213 (+3)

Place 35th / 48 11th / 84 54th / 75 40th / 78 47th / 75 Place 15th / 70 40th / 70

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JT Herman

Freshman • 6-0 • 165 Hilton Head Island, S.C. Hilton Head Prep 2020-2021 • Named the recipient of the Robert E. Dicks III Athletic Scholarship Endowment. High School • Graduated from Hilton Head Preparatory School. • Won the 2019 SCISA State Championship. • Named the 2019 SCISA Player of the Year. • Chosen as the 2018 and 2019

Region Player of the Year. • Won the Lowcountry Invitational. Amateur Highlights • Placed first in the 2019-20 SCGA Junior Championship. • Finished regulation first in the Sea Pines Junior Heritage before falling in a three-hole playoff. • Came in second in the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea, third in the Jones Cup Junior Invitational, and eighth in the Sea Pines Junior

Heritage. • Reached the match play portion of the United States Junior Amateur. • Ranked No. 41 nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard. Personal • Born Aug. 14, 2001. • Son of Tim and Meg Herman. • Majoring in Sport Management.

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Will Kahlstorf

Junior • 5-10 • 140 Watkinsville, Ga. Prince Avenue Christian 2020-2021 • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Men’s Golf Scholarship Endowment. 2019-2020 • Placed eighth in the Puerto Rico Individual Classic. • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Men’s Golf Scholarship Endowment. 2018-2019 • Appeared in 10 events for the Bulldogs, posting one top 10, two top 20s, and a scoring average of 74.25. • Made his Georgia debut in the Jack Nicklaus Invitational, going 1-1 in his two matches. • Playing as an individual, came in eighth in the rain-shortened Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. • Set both his low round (4-under) and tournament (5-under) in the Clemson Invitational where he took 19th. • Had two counting rounds as the Bulldogs won the Linger Longer Invitational. • Named to the Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

• Named the recipient of the UGA Athletic Association Men’s Golf Scholarship Endowment. High School • Graduated from Prince Avenue Christian School. • Won the Class A Private individual state title as a freshman. • Named All-State and as the Athens Banner-Herald’s Golfer of the Year three times. Amateur/Junior Highlights • Came in fourth in the 2015 Preseason Junior at Chateau Elan presented by Halski Systems. • Placed 11th in the 2015 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star. • Finished 18th in the 2016 Wells Fargo Junior Classic presented by Callaway Golf. • Took 35th in the 2017 Davis Love III Junior Open. • Recorded six top-20s on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, highlighted by a second-place showing in the 2017 Callaway Gardens Junior Classic and sixthplace finishes in the 2017 Berkeley Hills Junior Classic and the 2016 UGA Invitational, UGA Golf Course Junior Classic, and Four-Ball. Personal • Born Aug. 12, 1999. • Son of Erik and Meredith Kahlstorf. • Majoring in Sport Management.

Kahlstorf’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2018-2019 28 2079 74.25 68 2019-2020 3 224 74.67 70 Totals 28 2079 74.25 68 Top-10 Finishes: 2 Top-20 Finishes: 3 Par Or Better: 12 Best Finish: 8th Low Round: 68 (-4) Low Tournament: 211 (-5)

(1/1/0) (2/1/0) (11/1/0) 2018 Rivers Inter. 2020 P.R. Individual 2019 Clemson Inv. 2019 Clemson Inv.

2018-2019 Rounds Total Place Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 69-72 141 (-3) 8th / 85 Ka‘anapali Collegiate 69-74-68 211 (-2) 42nd / 116 Puerto Rico Classic 71-81-73 225 (+9) 57th / 75 Hackler Championship 76-74-73 223 (+7) 55th / 78 Linger Longer Invitational 71-72-78 221 (+5) 40th / 87 Clemson Invitational 72-68-71 211 (-5) 19th / 81 Southern Intercollegiates 76-78 154 (+10) 47th / 85 SEC Championship 74-75-78 227 (+17) 63rd / 70 NCAA Regional 74-69-81 224 (+11) 46th / 75 NCAA Championships 77-84-81 242 (+26) MC / 156 2019-2020 Rounds Total Place Puerto Rico Individual 77-70-77 224 (+11) 8th / 18

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Trent Phillips

Junior • 5-11 • 150 Inman, S.C. Boiling Springs 2020-2021 • Appeared in all three fall tournaments, including a fourth-place finish in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. • Fired an 8-under 62 (matching the second-lowest loop in school history) in the first round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. • Named to the Preseason Haskins Award Watch List. • Chosen as the recipient of the Jack Carlyle Fraser Memorial Golf Scholarship. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Serving as one of the Bulldogs’ team captains this season. 2019-2020 • Chosen as a FirstTeam All-American by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Picked as a Second-Team All-American by Golfweek. • Named First-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. • Chosen by the GCAA for the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team. • Led the Bulldogs with a school-record scoring average of 69.75, including 11 of 24 rounds in the 60s. • Picked up his first collegiate victory in the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic. • Defeated Oklahoma’s Quade Cummins on the seventh playoff hole for the title. • Finished regulation at 20-under 193 to break the school record of

18-under 195 set in 2007 by Chris Kirk. • Came in third in The Carmel Cup, fourth in the Puerto Rico Classic, fifth in the Jim Rivers Invitational and the Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Classic, and 10th in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational. • Helped the Bulldogs win the team titles in the Jim Rivers Invitational and the Crooked Stick Invitational. • Named to the watch list for the Haskins Award. • Named to the watch list for the Ben Hogan Award. • Named the SEC Player of the Week after placing fourth in the Puerto Rico Classic. • Named the recipient of the Jack Carlyle Fraser Memorial Golf Scholarship. • Chosen as a 2020 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.• Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2018-2019 • Named Second-Team All-American and to the National All-Freshmen Team by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Chosen by the GCAA for the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team. • Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and to the All-SEC First Team and the Freshman All-SEC Team. • Appeared in all 11 tournaments, finishing in the top 10 six times and in the top 20 11 times. • Won the Dick Copas Award as the Bulldog with the lowest scoring average (70.40).

Phillips’ Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2018-2019 35 2464 70.40 64 2019-2020 24 1674 69.75 64 2020-2021 9 633 70.33 62 Totals 68 4771 70.16 62 Top-10 Finishes: 14 Top-20 Finishes: 19 Par Or Better: 50 Best Finish: 1st Low Round: 64 (-8) 62 (-8) Low Tournament: 193 (-20)

(7/6/1) (11/7/1) (26/18/6) 2019 Ka’anapali 2018 Carmel Cup 2019 Ka’anapali (2) 2019 Ka’anapali (3) 2020 Jerry Pate 2019 Ka’anapali

2018-2019 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 68-64-69 201 (-15) Nike Golf Invitational 69-68-69 206 (-4) Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 68-68 136 (-8) Ka‘anapali Collegiate 65-69-71 205 (-8) Puerto Rico Classic 71-69-71 211 (-5) Hackler Championship 68-73-66 207 (-9) Linger Longer Invitational 75-69-71 215 (-1) Clemson Invitational 69-72-69 210 (-6) Southern Intercollegiates 75-72 147 (+3) SEC Championship 65-73-85 223 (+13) NCAA Regional 72-73-69 214 (+1) NCAA Championships 73-70-77-68 289 (+1) 2019-2020 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 67-72-66 205 (-11) Jim Rivers Invitational 71-71-70 212 (-4) Nike Golf Invitational 67-67-74 208 (-5) Crooked Stick Invitational 75-75-76 226 (+10) Ka’anapali Collegiate 65-64-64 193 (-20) Sun Bowl All-America 70-69-67 206 (-7) Puerto Rico Classic 72-70-66 208 (-8) Southern Highlands 74-76-66 216 (E) 2020-2021 Rounds Total Blessings Collegiate 79-72-70 221 (+5) Vanderbilt Legends 68-74-68 210 (-3) Jerry Pate Intercollegiate 62-71-69 202 (-8)

Place 3rd / 48 3rd / 75 2nd / 85 11th / 116 4th / 75 3rd / 78 15th / 87 16th / 81 15th / 85 56th / 70 10th / 75 8th / 156 Place 3rd / 48 5th / 84 10th / 75 38th / 78 1st / 119 5th / 34 4th / 75 16th / 84 Place 23rd / 70 31st / 70 4th / 70

• The 70.40 scoring average ranks third on Georgia’s single-season list. • Finished eighth in the 156-man field at the NCAA Championships. • Twenty-six of his 35 rounds were par or better, including 19 in the 60s. • Opened his career with 10 straight rounds in the 60s. • Owns the second-lowest round and the third-lowest tournament total in school history. • Chosen as the SEC Freshman of the Week after finishing fourth in the Puerto Rico Classic. • Made his Georgia debut by placing third in The Carmel Cup.

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Meet The Student-Athletes • Finished 15-under 201 in The Carmel Cup, matching the third-lowest tournament total in school history. • Posted a second-round 8-under 64 in The Carmel Cup to tie the second-lowest loop in Georgia annals. • Placed second in the rain-shortened Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. • Came in third in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational and the General Hackler Championship. • Placed 10th in the NCAA Athens Regional and helped the Bulldogs claim the team title. • Named to the Ben Hogan Award and the Haskins Award watch lists. • Chosen as one of the semifinalists for the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol. • Participated in a United States Walker Cup practice session in December. • Named to the Southeastern Conference First-Year Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. Amateur Highlights • Named 2017 First Team Rolex Junior All-America and 2015 Honorable Mention All-America. • Chosen for the 2018 All-USA Boys Golf Second Team. • Earned the 2018 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award. • Was the youngest player to ever win the Palmetto Amateur. • Was the youngest player to ever lead a round of the South Carolina Amateur. • Became the first player since 1991 to win consecutive South Carolina Junior Championships. • Named the South Carolina Junior Player of the Year three times, the only man to accomplish that feat. • Twice won the South Carolina Golf Association Junior Champion-

ship. • Won the 2017 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship and the Haas Family Invitational presented by BB&T. • Posted a 3-0-0 record as a member of the United States’ 2017 Junior Presidents Cup Team. • Had top-10s in the 2018 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club and the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. • Reached the match play portion of the 2018 and 2020 U.S. Amateur. • Won the 2016 Bobby Chapman Junior Invitational. • Claimed eight career top-10 AJGA finishes. High School • Graduated from Boiling Springs. • Earned medalist honors in every regular-season tournament as a senior. • Won the individual state championship three times. • Led Boiling Springs to four state titles. • Chosen as a South Carolina Junior Scholar. Personal • Born May 28, 2000. • Son of Brian and Beth Phillips. • His brother, Trevor, is a member of the Georgia squad. • Majoring in Sport Management.

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Trevor Phillips

Fifth Year • 6-1 • 190 Inman, S.C. Boiling Springs 2020-2021 • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2019-2020 • Placed 12th playing as an individual in the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic. • Went a career-best 8-under 206 and matched his career-best single round with a 6-under 66 in the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic. • Made his season debut in The Carmel Cup. • Chosen as the recipient of the George P. Swift, Jr., Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2018-2019 • Appeared in 11 tournaments for the Bulldogs, landing in the top 10 twice and the top 20 two additional times. • Came in second in the Linger Longer Invitational as the Bulldogs claimed the team title. • Lowered his personal-best round with a 6-under 66 in the final round of the Linger Longer Invitational. • Placed a then-career-best fourth in the Puerto Rico Classic. • Finished 15th in the SEC Championship. • Came in 16th in the rain-shortened Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. • Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll. • Chosen as the recipient of the George P. Swift, Jr., Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2017-2018 • Saw action in all 11 of the Bulldogs’ tournaments. • Finished a career-best seventh in the Puerto Rico Classic and the Mason Rudolph Championship. • Recorded career-best 5-under loops in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational, the Mason Rudolph Championship and the SEC Championship.

• In the fall, he came in 14th in both the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic – the first top-20s of his Georgia career. • Chosen as the recipient of the George P. Swift, Jr., Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2016-2017 • Recorded a career-best 25th-place finish in the Southern Intercollegiates. • Had career-best 2-over tourney totals in the SICs and the Augusta Invitational. • Had a career-best 4-under 68 in the final round of the Linger Longer Invitational. • Came in 27th at the SEC Championship, closing with a 1-under 69. • Made his Georgia debut in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational. • Named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Chosen as the recipient of the George P. Swift, Jr., Men’s Golf Scholarship. High School • Graduated from Boiling Springs. • Helped lead Boiling Springs to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014. • Missed his senior season recuperating from reconstructive knee surgery. • Earned All-State, All-Region and All-County honors for the Bulldogs. • Helped Easley High School claim a state championship as a freshman. Amateur/Junior Highlights • Reached the match play portion of the 2018 United States Amateur. • Named an Honorable Mention Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association and Rolex in 2015. • Registered a runner-up effort in the 2015 AJGA Wells Fargo Junior Classic and a third-place finish in the Scott Robertson Memorial. • Qualified for the 2014 U.S. Ama-

Phillips’ Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2016-2017 20 1468 73.40 68 2017-2018 35 2539 72.54 65 2018-2019 31 2247 72.48 66 2019-2020 6 432 72.00 65 Totals 92 6686 72.67 65 Top-10 Finishes: 5 (0/3/2) Top-20 Finishes: 11 (0/6/4/1) Par Or Better: 32 (4/14/12/2) Best Finish: 2nd 2018 Linger Longer Low Round: 66 (-6) 2018 Linger Longer 65 (-6) 2020 Ka’anapali Low Tournament: 208 (-8) 2019 Linger Longer 205 (-8) 2020 Ka’anapali 2016-2017 Rounds Total Place Nike Golf Collegiate 75-74-75 224 (+14) 52nd / 75 Ka’anapali Collegiate 74-73-73 220 (+7) 72nd / 132 Southern Intercollegiates 71-75 146 (+2) 25th / 90 Linger Longer Invitational 73-78-68 219 (+3) 37th / 84 Augusta Invitational 72-73-73 218 (+2) 43rd / 78 SEC Championship 71-74-69 214 (+4) 27th / 70 NCAA Regional 80-74-73 227 (+11) 52nd / 75 2017-2018 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 74-75-73 222 (+6) 35th / 48 Golfweek Championship 72-73-80 225 (+9) 51st / 75 Nike Golf Collegiate 74-68-66 208 (-5) 14th / 75 Crooked Stick Invitational 73-69-79 221 (+5) 23rd / 66 Ka’anapali Collegiate 67-70-72 209 (-4) 14th / 115 Puerto Rico Classic 70-69-74 213 (E) 7th / 75 Wexford Intercollegiate 77-73-75 225 (+9) 32nd / 90 Southern Intercollegiates 76-73 149 (+5) 22nd / 90 Linger Longer Invitational 70-72-72 214 (-2) 13th / 90 Mason Rudolph Champ 72-77-66 215 (+2) 7th / 82 SEC Championship 76-65-69 210 (E) 10th / 70 NCAA Regional 75-78-75 228 (+12) 61st / 75 2018-2019 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 78-69-67 214 (-2) 28th / 48 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 70-74 144 (E) 16th / 85 Ka‘anapali Collegiate 70-73-67 210 (-3) 33rd / 116 Puerto Rico Classic 69-72-70 211 (-5) 4th / 75 Hackler Championship 73-74-73 220 (+4) 36th / 78 Linger Longer Invitational 69-73-66 208 (-8) 2nd / 87 Clemson Invitational 69-71-73 213 (-3) 24th / 81 Southern Intercollegiates 78-73 151 (+7) 31st / 85 SEC Championship 71-68-71 210 (E) 15th / 70 NCAA Regional 75-78-73 226 (+13) 56th / 75 NCAA Championships 79-81-80 240 (+24) MC / 156 2019-2020 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 81-73-73 227 (+11) 43rd / 48 Ka’anapali Collegiate 65-72-68 205 (-8) 12th / 119

teur, reaching the Round of 32 match play. • Competed in the 2014 Junior Open Championship in England. • Won the 2012 South Carolina Junior Golf Association’s Jimmy Self Junior. Personal • Born March 28, 1998. • Son of Brian and Beth Phillips. • His brother, Trent, is a member of the Georgia squad. • Majoring in Sport Management.

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Spencer Ralston

Fifth Year • 6-2 • 185 Gainesville, Ga. Gainesville 2020-2021 • Recorded top-20 efforts in the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate and the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate during the fall. • Serving as one of the team captains this season. • Named the recipient of the Doug and Diane Magnus Family Athletic Scholarship. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. 2019-2020 • Placed eighth in The Carmel Cup and the Crooked Stick Invitational, 15th in the Jim Rivers Invitational, and 18th in the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic. • Helped the Bulldogs win the team titles in the Jim Rivers Invitational and the Crooked Stick Invitational. • Served as the Bulldogs’ team captain. • Named to the Preseason Haskins Award Watch List. • Won the 2019 Players Amateur, erasing an 11-shot deficit on the final day and earning a spot in the PGA Tour’s 2020 RBC Heritage. • Named the recipient of the Doug and Diane Magnus Family Athletic Scholarship. 2018-2019 • Chosen as an Honorable Mention All-American by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Chosen by the GCAA for the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team. • Named First-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. • Claimed medalist honors for the first time in his career in the Linger Longer Invitational. • Named the SEC Golfer of the Week after winning the Linger Longer Invitational. • Finished second in extra holes in the Sun Bowl Marathon All-America Golf Classic, setting his tourna-

ment-best figure of 13-under 200 and matching his low loop of 7-under. • Finished third in the NCAA Athens Regional to help the Bulldogs claim the team title. • Placed fourth in the rain-shortened Jim Rivers Intercollegiate. • Came in ninth in the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic. • Finished with a scoring average of 70.59, which is the fifth best for a single season in program history. (He now holds Nos. 5 and 7 on Georgia’s all-time list.) • Finished the season with six top 10s and 10 top 20s. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the Doug and Diane Magnus Family Athletic Scholarship. 2017-2018 • Chosen as an Honorable Mention All-American by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Named Second-Team All-SEC. • Named to the PING All-Southeast Region Team by the GCAA. • Came in a career-best second in the Crooked Stick Invitational and the Linger Longer Invitational. • His 12-under 204 at the Linger Longer Invitational was a career best. • His first-round 7-under 65 at the Linger Longer matched his career best. • Named the recipient of the Doug and Diane Magnus Family Athletic Scholarship. • Won the Dick Copas Award as the Bulldog with the lowest scoring average. 2016-2017 • Named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team. • Finished with a scoring average of 71.56. • Had five top-12 efforts, highlight-

Ralston’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2016-2017 32 2290 71.56 64 2017-2018 35 2480 70.86 65 2018-2019 37 2612 70.59 64 2019-2020 21 1505 71.67 65 2020-2021 6 416 69.33 67 Totals 131 9303 71.02 64 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

18 29 87 1st 64 (-7) 65 (-7) 64 (-7) 200 (-13)

(3/7/6/2/0) (5/8/10/4/2) (18/24/27/13/5) 2019 Linger Longer 2016 Ka’anapali 2018 Linger Longer 2018 All-America 2018 All-America

2016-2017 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 72-68-70 210 (-6) 11th / 48 FAMC Intercollegiate 73-71-73 217 (+1) 7th / 78 Nike Golf Invitational 69-67-76 212 (+2) 12th / 75 Ka’anapali Collegiate 72-64-68 204 (-9) 8th / 132 Puerto Rico Classic 72-72-70 214 (-2) 10th / 75 Querencia Intercollegiate 68-73-72 213 (E) 25th / 80 Southern Intercollegiates 76-75 151 (+7) 47th / 90 Linger Longer Invitational 74-70-71 215 (-1) 23rd / 84 Augusta Invitational 74-72-70 216 (E) 35th / 78 SEC Championship 73-75-68 216 (+6) 36th / 70 NCAA Regional 72-75-75 222 (+6) 30th / 75 2017-2018 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 72-69-72 213 (-3) 23rd / 48 Golfweek Championship 67-71-75 213 (-3) 10th / 75 Nike Golf Invitational 76-67-70 213 (E) 30th / 75 Crooked Stick Invitational 70-71-74 215 (-1) 2nd / 66 Ka’anapali Collegiate 68-69-69 206 (-7) 9th / 115 Puerto Rico Classic 77-74-69 220 (+7) 31st / 75 Wexford Intercollegiate 73-66-71 210 (-6) 3rd / 90 Southern Intercollegiates 74-70 144 (E) 6th / 90 Linger Longer Invitational 65-72-67 204 (-12) 2nd / 90 Mason Rudolph Champ 68-72-73 213 (E) 4th / 82 SEC Championship 74-69-70 213 (+3) 24th / 70 NCAA Regional 73-72-71 216 (E) 17th / 65 2018-2019 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 71-70-69 210 (-6) 13th / 48 Nike Golf Invitational 77-69-75 221 (+11) 45th / 75 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 68-71 139 (-5) 4th / 85 Ka‘anapali Collegiate 66-67-71 204 (-9) 9th / 116 All-America Classic 68-64-68 200 (-13) 2nd / 29 Puerto Rico Classic 71-74-69 214 (-2) 15th / 75 Hackler Championship 72-70-72 214 (-2) 17th / 78 Linger Longer Invitational 70-69-66 205 (-11) 1st / 87 Clemson Invitational 67-66-73 206 (-10) 7th / 81 Southern Intercollegiates 73-74 147 (+3) 15th / 85 SEC Championship 67-70-78 215 (+5) 26th / 70 NCAA Regional 69-69-71 209 (-4) 3rd / 75 NCAA Championships 74-75-79 228 (+12) MC / 156 2019-2020 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 70-69-70 209 (-7) 8th / 48 Jim Rivers Invitational 75-70-71 216 (E) 15th / 84 Nike Golf Collegiate 72-75-71 218 (+5) 48th / 75 Crooked Stick Invitational 70-70-77 217 (+1) 8th / 78 Ka’anapali Collegiate 73-68-65 206 (-7) 18th / 119 Puerto Rico Classic 69-70-75 214 (-2) 24th / 75 Southern Highlands 77-70-78 225 (+9) 48th / 84 2020-2021 Rounds Total Place Vanderbilt Legends 71-67-69 207 (-6) 18th / 70 Jerry Pate Inter. 67-70-72 209 (-1) 19th / 70

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Meet The Student-Athletes ed by a seventh-place finish in the FAMC Intercollegiate at The Grove. • Fired a 7-under 64 in the second round and 9-under 204 overall at the Ka’anapali Collegiate to set his career lows. • His 7-under is the third-lowest loop in school history (one 9-under, seven 8-unders). • Named the recipient of the Doug and Diane Magnus Family Athletic Scholarship. High School • Graduated from Gainesville (Ga.) High. • Claimed 16 individual high school tournament victories. • Compiled a career scoring average of 69.7 and set the school and state single-season record of 69.0 in 2015. • Posted 63s three different times. • Shot par or better 36 times in 48 tournaments, including 21 times in the 60s. • Won the Tommy Aaron Award as Gainesville’s Player of the Year four times. • Won the Tommy Valentine Award for leadership and the Vince Dooley Award for exemplary academics, athletics, character and citizenship. • Chosen as a team captain as a junior and a senior. • Named All-State four times. • Named the 5A Player of the Year three times. • Won the Hall County title three times. • Led Gainesville to 27 tournament titles, including 2013 when it notched the only undefeated season in state history. • Led Gainesville to four region and four county team titles. Amateur/Junior Highlights • Reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 U.S. Amateur and qualified for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 events. • Qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur three times. • Participated in the 2016 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. • Won the 2015 Joe Cheves Invitational. • Named Golfweek’s National Junior Player of The Week (June 1, 2015). Personal • Born Aug. 6, 1997. • Son of Mitch and Lisa Ralston.

(His father played collegiate golf at Clemson.) • Majoring in Sport Management.

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Parker Rostowsky

Freshman • 5-10 • 160 Kennesaw, Ga. Mount Paran Christian 2020-2021 • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift, Jr., Men’s Golf Scholarship. High School • Graduated from Mount Paran High School. • Chosen as the 2018 Class A Golfer of the Year. • Claimed state medalist honors once and region honors twice. • Named All-State three times.

• Chosen as the Cobb County Male Athlete of the Year and the Golfer of the Year in 2018. • Won seven individual high school tournaments. • Named Honorable Mention AllState as a kicker on the football team. • Twice named All-Region and AllCounty in football. Amateur Highlights • Finished as the runner-up twice in American Junior Golf Association events.

• Posted six top-10s in AJGA tournaments. • Twice won the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour. • Chosen as a member of the SJGT Cup Team. • Ranked No. 1 in Georgia and No. 81 nationally. Personal • Born May 8, 2001. • Son of Kevin and Michelle Rostowsky. • Majoring in Pre-Business.

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Eli Scott

Junior • 6-2 • 170 Hartwell, Ga. Coastal Georgia 2020-2021 • Made his Georgia debut in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational. • Also appeared in the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate. • Represented the Bulldogs in the Patriot All-America Golf Tournament. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2019-2020 • Named NAIA PING First-Team All-American. • Chosen for the NAIA GCAA South Region All-America Team. • Voted the 2019-20 Coastal Georgia Male Student-Athlete of the Year. • Ended the season ranked second in the Sun Conference and sixth in the NAIA. • Led Coastal Georgia with a 71.56 stroke average, which is the fourth-lowest single-season figure in school history. • Had a career scoring average of 71.33 to set the school mark. • Recorded 15 eagles in two seasons, which is the school record. • Named the Sun Conference player of the week in February after winning the Coastal Georgia

Invitational. 2018-2019 • Named GCAA NAIA All-American and NAIA First-Team All-American as a member of the Coastal Georgia squad. • Voted to the GCAA All-Freshman Team. • Named All-Sun Conference. • Had a stroke average of 71.21 in 11 events. • Won Grand Valley University’s Primm Battle. • Named Sun Conference Player of Week and NAIA Golfer of Week following the Primm victory. • Was the medalist in the dual match against St. Joe’s (Maine). • Posted six other top-10 finishes, including two seconds, a third, and a fourth. High School • Graduated from Hart County High School. • Named All-State in 2017. • Placed third in the state championship tournament as a senior. Amateur Highlights • Named the 2015 and 2017 Junior PGA Player of the Year for Georgia. Personal • Born March 4, 2000. • Son of Alan and Kelly Scott. • Majoring in Sport Management.

Scott’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2020-2021 6 443 73.83 67 Totals 6 443 73.83 67 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

0 0 2 31st 67 (-4) 210 (-3)

(0) (0) (2) 2020 Vanderbilt 2020 Vanderbilt 2020 Vanderbilt

2020-2021 Rounds Total Place Blessings Collegiate 78-79-76 233 (+17) 62nd / 70 Vanderbilt Legends 72-71-67 210 (-3) 31st / 70

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David Sikes

Senior • 6-3 • 180 Atlanta, Ga. Marist 2020-2021 • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the James R. Gabrielsen Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2019-2020 • Named to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team. • Named the recipient of the James R. Gabrielsen Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Chosen as a men’s golf representative for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2018-2019 • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll. • Made his season debut as an individual in the Linger Longer Invitational. • Participated in the Southern Intercollegiates. • Chosen as a men’s golf representative for the Student-Athlete

Advisory Committee. • Named the recipient of the James R. Gabrielsen Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2017-2018 • Made his collegiate debut in the Southern Intercollegiates. Amateur Highlights • Won the 2016 Capital City Junior Club Championship. High School • Graduated from The Marist School. • Helped lead Marist to three state championships. • Captained the Marist squad his senior year. Personal • Born Oct. 4,1998. • Son of David and Elizabeth Sikes. • His grandfather is Billy Payne, a football player for Georgia from 1966-68, the President and CEO of the 1996 Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, and the longtime Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club. • Majoring in Political Science.

Sikes’ Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2017-2018 2 158 79.00 76 2018-2019 5 384 76.80 74 Totals 7 542 77.43 74 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:

0 0 0 63rd 74 (+2) 227 (+11)

(0/0) (0/0) (1/0) 2019 Linger Longer 2019 Linger Longer 2018 Linger Longer

2017-2018 Rounds Total Southern Intercollegiates 76-82 158 (+14) 2018-2019 Rounds Total Linger Longer Invitational 77-76-74 227 (+11) Southern Intercollegiates 77-80 157 (+13)

Place 67th / 90 Place 63rd / 87 59th / 85

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Davis Thompson Senior • 6-3 • 190 Auburn, Ala. Lee-Scott Academy

2020-2021 • Will represent the United States in the 2021 Walker Cup in May. • Ascended to No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking on Nov. 11. • Currently ranked as the No. 1 American and the No. 2 player overall in the WAGR. • Posted a scoring average of 68.67 (including his last six rounds in the 60s) in finishing fourth, fifth, and sixth in the Bulldogs’ three fall tournaments. • Named to the Preseason Haskins Award Watch List. • Entering the spring at No. 4 in the PGA Tour University rankings. • Competed in the 2020 U.S. Open Championship, earning entry from the USGA based on his then-No. 4 WAGR. • Played in the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic in November. • Played for the United States in the Arnold Palmer Cup, going 2-1-1 in his matches. • Participated in a Walker Cup practice session in December. • Chosen as the male recipient of the Joel Eaves Award as the Georgia student-athlete with the highest GPA entering his senior year academically. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll. • Named a recipient of the Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellence. 2019-2020 • Chosen as a First-Team All-American by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Picked as a Second-Team All-American by Golfweek.

• Named to the United States’ Arnold Palmer Cup Team. • Named First-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. • Chosen by the GCAA for the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team. • Chosen as one of the three finalists for the Haskins Award. • Chosen as one of the five finalists for the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Golf. com. • Ranked No. 5 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. • Won the Jim Rivers Invitational for the second victory of his career and led the Bulldogs to the team title. • Placed fourth and helped the Bulldogs win the team title in the Crooked Stick Invitational. • Came in sixth in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational and the Southern Highlands Collegiate, and eighth in The Carmel Cup. • Boasted a scoring average of 69.95, including nine rounds in the 60s. • Played in the PGA Tour’s 2019 RSM Classic, where he finished 23rd at 10-under 272. • Played in the PGA Tour’s 2020 Puerto Rico Open, missing the cut. • Named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List. • Won the 2020 Jones Cup Invitational with a tournament-record 13-under 203 and earned a spot in the 2020 RSM Classic. • Named the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Chosen as a 2020 Srixon/Cleve-

Thompson’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2017-2018 32 2337 73.03 63 2018-2019 34 2413 70.97 67 2019-2020 21 1469 69.95 66 2020-2021 9 618 68.67 66 Totals 96 6837 71.22 63 Top-10 Finishes: 14 Top-20 Finishes: 20 Par Or Better: 58 Best Finish: 1st Low Round: 63 (-9) Low Tournament: 202 (-11)

(2/4/5/3) (4/7/6/3) (11/22/17/8) 2019 Athens Regional 2019 Jim Rivers 2018 Linger Longer 2020 Vanderbilt

2017-2018 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 70-68-74 212 (-4) 20th / 48 Nike Golf Invitational 73-74-78 225 (+12) 62nd / 75 Crooked Stick Invitational 73-71-80 224 (+8) 34th / 66 Ka’anapali Classic 69-72-70 211 (-2) 22nd / 115 Puerto Rico Classic 80-76-74 230 (+17) 65th / 75 Wexford Intercollegiate 67-72-69 208 (-8) 2nd / 90 Southern Intercollegiates 74-72 146 (+2) 13th / 90 Linger Longer Invitational 63-69-74 206 (-10) 3rd / 90 Mason Rudolph Champ 72-78-74 224 (+11) 32nd / 82 SEC Championship 71-77-78 226 (+16) 67th / 70 NCAA Regional 75-76-74 225 (+9) 50th / 75 2018-2019 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 70-70-69 209 (-7) 11th / 48 Nike Golf Invitational 75-71-75 221 (+11) 45th / 75 Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 72-67 139 (-5) 4th / 85 Ka‘anapali Collegiate 68-72-70 210 (-3) 33rd / 116 Puerto Rico Classic 75-71-70 216 (E) 23rd / 75 Hackler Championship 74-67-72 213 (-3) 13th / 78 Linger Longer Invitational 75-73-74 222 (+6) 44th / 87 Clemson Invitational 68-71-68 207 (-9) 12th / 81 Southern Intercollegiates 72-70 142 (-2) 3rd / 85 SEC Championship 69-68-68 205 (-5) 4th / 70 NCAA Regional 69-69-67 205 (-8) 1st / 75 NCAA Championships 76-73-75 224 (+8) MC / 156 2019-2020 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 72-66-71 209 (-7) 8th / 48 Jim Rivers Invitational 70-71-68 209 (-7) 1st / 84 Nike Golf Invitational 67-66-73 206 (-7) 6th / 75 Crooked Stick Invitational 68-71-74 213 (-3) 4th / 78 Ka’anapali Collegiate 68-70-67 205 (-8) 12th / 119 Puerto Rico Classic 72-73-71 216 (E) 32nd / 75 Southern Highlands 67-75-69 211 (-5) 6th / 84 2020-2021 Rounds Total Place Blessings Invitational 73-70-70 213 (-3) 4th / 70 Vanderbilt Collegiate 68-67-67 202 (-11) 5th / 70 Jerry Pate National Inter. 66-69-68 203 (-7) 6th / 70

land Golf All-America Scholar. • Named to the 2020 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2018-2019 • Chosen as an Honorable Mention All-American by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Chosen by the GCAA for the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team. • Named Second-Team All-SEC and to the SEC Community Service

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• Made his collegiate debut in The Carmel Cup, placing 20th. • Saw action in 11 of the Bulldogs’ 12 tournaments. • Named the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Academic Honor Roll. • Won the team’s Howell Hollis Award as the Bulldog with the best grade point average. Amateur/Junior Highlights • Claimed medalist honors in the 2019 Western Amateur, earning the George R. Thorne Trophy. • Finished as the runner-up in the 2019 and 2021 Jones Cup. • Named the 2016 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour Player of the Year after winning five events. • Participated in the 2017 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. • Placed sixth in the 2015 Alabama State Amateur Championship. • Came in seventh in the 2017 Southeastern Amateur. • Finished 12th in the 2016 Dogwood Amateur. High School • Graduated from Lee-Scott Academy. • Helped lead Lee-Scott Academy to six state championships. • Claimed state medalist honors in 2013 and 2015. Personal • Born June 5, 1999. • Son of Todd and Leigh Thompson. • His father lettered for Georgia from 1985-88 and served as team captain in 1987 and 1988. • Majoring in Sport Management.

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Chris Haack

Head Coach/Director Of Golf 25th Season Chris Haack was named the Georgia men’s golf coach on July 18,1996 – and he has guided the Bulldogs to their highest levels of success. Haack has coached the Bulldogs to two national championships (the only two in school history), eight Southeastern Conference crowns, 65 team tournament titles, and virtually every squad and individual records. Under his tutelage, 28 Bulldogs have accumulated 59 medalist titles. Thirty-one of his players have rolled up 67 All-America honors, while 32 have earned 68 All-SEC certificates. He also has coached 18 Scholar All-Americans. Haack was inducted into the GCAA Hall of Fame in 2012, the GSGA’s Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2016, and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. Haack’s Bulldogs have had nine top10 and 17 top-20 efforts at the NCAAs, including the 1999 and 2005 national championships, runner-up efforts in 2007 and 2011, and third-place showings in 2009 and 2015. Haack led the Bulldogs to wins in the Jim Rivers Invitational and the Crooked Stick Invitational in the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. Davis Thompson and Trent Phillips earned First-Team All-America honors and they were joined by Calum Masters as All-America Scholars. His Bulldogs won thrice in 2019, taking the Puerto Rico Classic, the Linger Longer Invitational, and the NCAA Athens Regional. Phillips, Spencer Ralston, and Thompson were chosen as All-Americans and Phillips became Haack’s eighth SEC Freshman of the Year. Moreover, Keith Mitchell won the Honda Classic, giving Haack 10 former players with wins on the PGA Tour. In 2018, Ralston earned All-America recognition for the Bulldogs, who finished second in three events. Greyson Sigg was an All-American while

Ralston was chosen for the Freshman All-SEC squad in 2017. In 2016, Haack led the Bulldogs to four team titles, including the 29th SEC Championship in school history and the Tuscaloosa Regional. Haack was chosen as the SEC Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his career. Lee McCoy was picked as an All-American and as the SEC Golfer of the Year after claiming conference medalist honors. Bubba Watson, an All-American for Haack in 2000, represented the United States in the 2016 Olympics. In 2015, Haack led the Bulldogs to three victories, then piloted the squad to the “Final Fore” in the NCAA Championships. McCoy was an All-American after claiming medalist honors a school-record-tying four times and Zach Healy was an All-American. Haack’s 2014 Bulldogs won four times, including the San Antonio Regional. Haack’s charges picked up two titles in 2013, winning the Brickyard

Collegiate Championship and the Bulldog Battle at Mountain Lake. In 2012, Haack guided a quintet of one junior, three sophomores and one freshman to the NCAAs. Watson became the first Bulldog to win a professional major as he captured the 2012 Masters title. In 2014, Watson won the Masters again, made the U.S. Ryder Cup Team, and was one of an unprecedented six Bulldogs (joining Brian Harman, Harris English, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd) to win a PGA Tour event. In 2012, Haack added the position of Director of Golf. He serves as the liaison between the Athletic Association and the UGA Golf Course, oversees the Boyd Center and the adjacent practice facilities, and is available as counsel to women’s coach Josh Brewer. Haack piloted the 2011 Bulldogs to the final match of the NCAAs. In 200910, Haack coached Henley to National and SEC Player of the Year honors. He also guided the Bulldogs to three wins, including the SEC Championship. In the Williams Intercollegiate, Haack’s squad made up a 15-shot deficit after two rounds to win by one shot – the largest rally in his tenure. The 2009 Bulldogs won five tournaments, including the SEC title. His Bulldogs finished No. 1 in the final Golfstat poll and came in third at the NCAAs. The 2008 Bulldogs finished the year with the No. 1 ranking. Haack’s team won three times and came in eighth

Haack’s Highlights • 2-Time National Coach of the Year (1999, 2005) • 5-Time SEC Coach of the Year (1998, 2000, 2006, 2010, 2015) • 2 National Championships (1999, 2005) • 8 SEC Championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2015) • 67 All-Americans (12 1st Team, 18 2nd Team, 8 3rd Team, 29 HM) • 68 All-SEC Selections (42 1st Team, 26 2nd Team) • 2012 GCAA Hall of Fame Inductee • 2016 GSGA Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Inductee • 2018 State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Inductee • 1 Ben Hogan Award Winner • 1 Fred Haskins Award Winner • 5 SEC Players of the Year • 8 SEC Freshmen of the Year • 65 Team Championships (at least 1 victory in 21 of 25 seasons) • 59 Individual Medalists • 18 Scholar All-Americans • 1 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient • 8 Faculty Athletic Representative Awards (highest team GPA at Georgia) • 7 Team and Individual School Records • 2001, 2006 U.S. Palmer Cup Coach

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Coaching Staff at the NCAAs. In 2007, Georgia won five out of seven tournaments. Despite placing second at the NCAAs, Georgia held the final No. 1 ranking. In 2006, Haack led the Bulldogs to a school-record-tying six tournament wins and he was chosen as the SEC Coach of the Year. He was selected by the GCAA as the 2006 head coach for the U.S. Palmer Cup Team. The Bulldogs won three tournaments in 2005 – including the most memorable one in the spring as Georgia capped the season with a wire-to-wire win at the NCAAs. Haack was chosen as the National Coach of the Year. Haack’s 2004 Bulldogs won the SEC title. In 2003, his Bulldogs cracked the win column at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions. Though his 2002 Bulldogs did not win a tournament, Haack was recognized as one of the nation’s top coaches as he was chosen as coach for Team USA for the Palmer Cup. Haack’s 2001 Bulldogs won six events, including a school-record four straight, and finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Haack’s 2000 Bulldogs won three tournaments and he earned SEC Coach of the Year honors. Haack’s breakthrough season with the Bulldogs came in 19999. No Georgia team had ever ascended to the No. 1 position in the polls, but Haack’s team did so early in the spring

campaign. The Bulldogs later validated their ranking by winning the program’s first national championship. Haack was named National Coach of the Year. In 1998, Haack led Georgia to four wins, including its first SEC crown since 1988. Haack’s first Georgia squad in 1997 showed glimpses of what lay ahead as the youthful Bulldogs finished fourth or better in seven of 11 events and advanced to the NCAA Regional. Before being named Georgia’s coach, Haack was a driving force for the American Junior Golf Association. He joined the AJGA in 1981 as a tournament director before becoming director of operations in 1984 and director of development in 1985. He also served a seven-year stint as captain of the Canon Cup West Team, squads that included Tiger Woods. In an initiative begun as foundation director from 1988-90, he also organized and established fund-raising programs to build surplus moneys for the AJGA’s perpetuity, bringing in more than $750,000 for the foundation and

Jim Douglas

Associate Head Coach 20th Season Jim Douglas, who helped the Georgia men’s golf team win the program’s two national championships, rejoined the Bulldogs’ staff in January of 2011 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in July of 2012. He is in his 20th season overall with the Bulldogs. Douglas was Georgia’s assistant coach from 1997 through 2005, during which time the Bulldogs

celebrated some of their greatest success. With Douglas as Coach Chris Haack’s lieutenant, Georgia won NCAA titles in 1999 and 2005, along with four Southeastern Conference championships (1998, 2000, 2001 and 2004). Georgia produced 26 All-Americans, 30 All-SEC picks, two SEC Players of the Year, two SEC Freshmen of the Year, 33 SEC

other junior programs. Haack served as assistant executive director from 199096, helping manage a staff of 22 and an annual budget of $2.5 million. He helped oversee the running of 50-plus events nationwide. The recipient of the AJGA Sportsmanship Award, Haack graduated from Newnan High School in 1978. He attended West Georgia College, where he played on the golf team, and he received his degree from Mellen. Haack is married to the former Ronda Livesay. His son Charlie and daughter Katie are Georgia graduates, and he has four step-daughters -- Kasi, Kassidy, Kaylee and Katie Beth.

Academic Honor Roll selections, six Scholar All-Americans, and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient in that span. Douglas served parts of the 200910 season as a volunteer coach, including during Georgia’s run to the SEC title. In 2011, with Douglas assisting Haack in the spring, the Bulldogs advanced to the final match of the NCAA Championship. Douglas and Haack also guided the Bulldogs to the 2015 “Final Fore.” In 2015, Douglas also helped the Bulldogs win the 29th SEC title in school history. Douglas graduated from UGA with a degrees in Political Science and History. He has two sons, James and Charles.

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2019-2020 Scorecard Date Event Site Results Best Finish Aug 30-Sep 01

The Carmel Cup

Pebble Beach, Calif.

364-350-349=1063

4th / 8

Sep 15-17

Jim Rivers Invitational

Choudrant, La.

283-282-282=847

1st / 14

Sep 29-Oct 01

Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational

North Plains, Ore.

280-282-288=850

8th / 15

Oct 14-15

Crooked Stick Invitational

Carmel, Ind.

283-289-295=867

1st / 14

Nov 01-03

Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic

Lahaina, Hawaii

277-275-267=819

4th / 20

Feb 16-18

Puerto Rico Classic

Rio Grande, P.R.

285-280-280=845

3rd / 15

Mar 01-03

Southern Highlands Collegiate

Las Vegas, Nev.

296-293-288=877

8th / 15

Mar 20-21

Linger Longer Invitational

Greensboro, Ga.