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2016 Media Guide
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Front row, L to R, Greyson Sigg, Zach Healy and Jack Larkin Jr. Back row, L to R, Lee McCoy, Matthew Beringer, Sepp Straka, David Mackey and Jaime Lopez Rivarola.
Name Matthew Beringer Zach Healy Jack Larkin Jr. Jaime Lopez Rivarola David Mackey Lee McCoy Greyson Sigg Sepp Straka
Class R. Freshman Sophomore R. Freshman Junior Freshman Senior Junior Senior
Height 6-2 5-9 5-8 5-10 6-1 5-11 5-6 6-3
Weight 175 165 155 165 165 145 165 220
Exp. SQ 1L SQ 2L HS 3L 2L 3L
Hometown Macon, Ga. Peachtree Corners, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. Buenos Aires, Argentina Bogart, Ga. Clarkesville, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Valdosta, Ga.
Head Coach: Chris Haack (20th Season) • Associate Head Coach: Jim Douglas (15th Season) Pronunciations: Beringer BEAR-in-guhr Rivarola ree-vah-roll-ah
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Creating exceptional experiences for a lifetime.
High School Stratford Academy Norcross Marist St. John’s North Oconee Habersham Central Richmond Academy Lowndes
Table Of Contents Team Photo, Roster..........................................................IFC Table Of Contents.................................................................1 2015-2016 Season Outlook...................................................2 2015-2016 Tournaments.........................................................3 Head Coach/Director Of Golf Chris Haack ���������������������4-5 Associate Head Coach Jim Douglas.....................................5 2014-2015 Statistics...............................................................6 Georgia Golf Facilities...........................................................7 Georgia’s Lettermen & Captains........................................21 Lee McCoy..............................................................................8 Southeastern Conference..............................................22-23 Sepp Straka.............................................................................9 Amateur Champions...........................................................24 Jaime Lopez Rivarola...........................................................10 International Competition..................................................25 Greyson Sigg.........................................................................11 Georgia’s History............................................................26-27 Zach Healy, Matthew Beringer...........................................12 Professional Bulldogs...................................................28-IBC Jack Larkin Jr., David Mackey..............................................13 2015-2016 Schedule............................................................BC UGA Administration And Support Staff.......................14-15
Photography: John Kelley, Sean Taylor, John Weast,
Georgia’s Year-By-Year Results......................................16-17 Todd Drexler, Dan Evans, Phillip Faulkner, Getty Images, Georgia’s Records................................................................18 Evan Stichler, Wes Blankenship, Steven Colquitt, Brian 1999 & 2005 NCAA Champions.........................................19 Tirpak, University of Minnesota, Evey Wilson and Todd Georgia’s All-Americans......................................................20 Van Emst. Design And Content: Steven Colquitt. Printing: EBSCO Media, Birmingham, Ala. 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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2015-2016 Outlook Chris Haack is entering his 20th season as the head coach of the Georgia men’s golf team. On the eve of that campaign, he answered several questions about his program. First of all, can you believe you are starting your 20th season at Georgia? “Time flies when you’re having fun. I’ve been blessed to be surrounded by amazing players, not to mention my assistant coaches, our support staff and our fans. It doesn’t feel like it’s been 20 years. We’ve had a nice run with the NCAA and SEC championships, the other titles and the success we’re having on the PGA Tour, but it’s been incredible even without all of that factored in. I get to work with amazing young people and I’ve developed relationships that I will cherish the rest of my life. I’ve tried to be a good steward of the legacy that is Georgia Golf and I just hope I’ve lived up to that.” So much of the offseason talk was about whether Lee McCoy would return or not for his senior year. Now that it’s official, what does his presence mean to Georgia? “He’s a guy with a lot of experience and a great stroke average and someone we can count on week in and week out. His leadership qualities and his golf abilities are a huge plus for us. Not only did he come back, but he came back enthusiastically. He’s excited about being back and feels good about it. Sepp (Straka) was the same way last year when he came off the redshirt season. As our two seniors, Lee and Sepp can help show our younger guys how to set goals and how to win championships. I am fired up about those two leading us.” Heading into the season, what are your initial thoughts about your team? “We have great young men with a tremendous amount of ability and potential. We can be a championship contender again. We are going into this season with high expectations — just like every year. ” The Bulldogs’ run to the “Final Fore” last year was a memorable one. Did it surprise you? And can you maintain that momentum with four-fifths of that lineup coming back? “I think it makes everyone on the team realize what’s possible. We came so close to doing it last year. A lot of times, the biggest hurdle to overcome is understanding that you have to believe in yourself. Now they know what they’re capable of. I knew they could do it, but it was a matter of which ream showed up. We played so well at times last year; other times, we didn’t play as well. That’s golf for you. If the team that plays well shows up, we’re capable of winning it.” Your only freshman is David Mackey, whose grandfather and mother both played for Georgia. How important is that legacy and what will David’s role be this season? “We expect him to step in and compete and do what he needs to do to play for us. He demonstrated through his four years at North Oconee High School that he knows how to win. He comes from good pedigree, from a golf knowledgeable family.
Lee McCoy returns for his senior year after one of the most successful seasons in school history in 2014-15.
We’re excited to have him in the fold.” Between your two seniors and your one freshman, you have juniors in Greyson Sigg and Jaime Lopez Rivarola, a sophomore in Zach Healy, and redshirt freshmen in Matthew Beringer and Jack Larkin Jr. Sigg and Healy were there at the end last year and Lopez Rivarola has played a considerable amount. What will their roles be? “I expect all of our golfers to work hard every day in the classroom and on the course and I expect them to compete hard every day. When we have our qualifiers, everyone has to earn what he gets. These guys are here because they have talent and ability. They need to do everything they can to get themselves into position to get into the lineup and to help us win.” What are your thoughts on your schedule? “We’re going to see strong fields every week. Every time we get out there, we’re going to have teams from the top 20 around us. The SEC is going to have about half of its teams in the rankings and we’re going to be facing them every week, not to mention the other national powers that will show up on our schedule. When we get to the championships in April and May, we will have been battled tested.” You mentioned the Bulldogs’ success on the PGA Tour earlier. How proud are you of those guys? “These guys come in and they end up being like your own child. Anything they achieve in life — PGA Tour or otherwise — is a point of pride. When you look at what our guys on the Tour are doing, it’s pretty incredible.You can’t turn on the TV on Sunday without seeing one or two or three Bulldogs in contention. And it’s different guys each week. It’s rewarding as their college coach. We’re proud of the pipeline we’ve created and we hope it continues to attract talented players to come here.”
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2015-2016 Schedule The Carmel Cup Dates....................................................... Sept. 4-6, 2015 Site...................................................Pebble Beach, Calif. Host ��������������������������������������������������������������� Vanderbilt Course.................................. Pebble Beach Golf Links Field ����������������������������������������������Georgia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Texas Christian, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Ohio State,Vanderbilt 2014 Team Winner ������������������������������������������ Georgia 2014 Medalist..................Hunter Stewart,Vanderbilt 2014 UGA Finish ����������������������������������������������1st of 8 2014 UGA Individual ����������������������� Lee McCoy, 2nd
Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Dates....................................................... Nov. 6-8, 2015 Site............................................... Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Host.........................................................Hawaii-Manoa Course..............................Royal Ka’anapali Golf Club Field ���������������� Georgia, Ball St., Bowling Green, UCSB, Northridge, Florida, Gonzaga, Hilo, Manoa, Indiana, Kansas, Liberty, N. Iowa, Loyola Marymount, Texas, Oklahoma, Sacramento St., S. Carolina, Washington St. 2014 Team Winner ������������������������������������������ Oregon 2014 Medalist ����������������������������Aaron Wise, Oregon 2014 UGA Finish �������������������������������������������3rd of 13 2014 UGA Individual ��������������������������Lee McCoy, T5
3M Augusta Invitational Dates...................................................... April 2-3, 2016 Site............................................................... Augusta, Ga. Host.......................................................... GRU Augusta Course �������������������������������������������������Forest Hills GC Field ���������� Georgia, GRU Augusta, Houston, Texas, Illinois, C. Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, Coastal Carolina, USC-Aiken, Pepperdine,Va. Tech, Kennesaw State, S. Florida, Presbyterian 2015 Team Winner ��������������������������������� New Mexico 2015 Medalist �����������������������������Lee McCoy, Georgia 2015 UGA Finish �������������������������������������������3rd of 15 2015 UGA Individual �������������������������Lee McCoy, 1st
Collegiate Challenge Cup Dates.................................................. Sept. 25-27, 2015 Site.............................................Kingston Springs, Tenn. Host................................The Golf Club of Tennessee Course ���������������������������The Golf Club of Tennessee Field ��������������������������������Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Florida, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Duke,Louisville, Georgia Tech, Tennessee,Virginia 2014 Team Winner ���������������������������������Georgia Tech 2014 Medalist �����������������������������Lee McCoy, Georgia 2014 UGA Finish ������������������������������������������� 5th of 12 2014 UGA Individual �������������������������Lee McCoy, 1st
Puerto Rico Classic Dates.................................................... Feb. 21-23, 2016 Site........................................ Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Host ���������������������������������������������������������������������Purdue Course ������������������������������Ocean Course at Rio Mar Field....................Georgia, Clemson, North Carolina, Northwestern, NC State, Virginia Tech, Ga. Tech, Michigan, Minnesota, Alabama, Maryland, Oklahoma, Kentucky, UNC-Greensboro, Purdue 2015 Team Winner ������������������������������������������ Georgia 2015 Medalists ������������������������Love, Ala.; Vincent,VT 2015 UGA Finish ��������������������������������������������1st of 15 2015 UGA Individual ��������������������������Lee McCoy, T4
SEC Championship Dates..................................................April 15-17, 2016 Site................................................St. Simons Island, Ga. Host....................................Southeastern Conference Course..........................................Sea Island Golf Club Field �������������������������������� Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M,Vanderbilt 2015 Team Winner ������������������������������������������������� LSU 2015 Medalist............Matthew NeSmith, S. Carolina 2015 UGA Finish ���������������������������������������� T7th of 14 2015 UGA Individual ��������������������Zach Healy, T11th
Nike Invitational Dates........................................................Oct. 4-6, 2015 Site.................................................... North Plains, Ore. Host ������������������������������������������������������������������� Oregon Course....................................................Pumpkin Ridge Field.....................Georgia, Arizona,Duke, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Oregon, Washington, Texas Christian, Ohio State 2014 Team Winner ������������������������������������������ Oregon 2014 Medalist..................................Thomas Lim, Oregon 2014 UGA Finish �����������������������������������������10th of 12 2014 UGA Individual ���������������� Greyson Sigg, T11th
Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate Dates..........................................Feb. 28-March 1, 2016 Site................................................... Los Cabos, Mexico Host.........................................Arkansas and Houston Course........................................ Querencia Golf Club Field.............. Georgia, Arkansas, Houston, Stanford, Cal, Ole Miss, Florida State,Vanderbilt, LSU,Washington, Rice, South Florida, Baylor, Wake Forest, Oregon State 2015 Team Winner ����������������������������������Florida State 2015 Medalist ���������� Cheng-Tsung Pan, Washington 2015 UGA Finish �������������������������Did not participate 2015 UGA Individual ������������������Did not participate
NCAA Regionals Dates....................................................May 16-18, 2016 Sites �������Albuquerque, N.M.; Kohler, Wis.; Nashville, Tenn.; Stillwater, Okla.; Tuscon, Ariz.; Tuscaloosa, Ala. Hosts ����������������New Mexico, Marquette,Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Alabama Courses ������������������Championship Course at UNM, Blackwolf Run,Vanderbilt Legends Club, Karsten Golf Club, Ol’ Colony Golf Complex Field �����������������������������������15 teams and 2 individuals 2015 UGA Finish �������������������� 4th of 13 (San Diego) 2015 UGA Individual ������������������������ Lee McCoy, 5th
East Lake Cup Dates....................................................... Nov. 2-3, 2015 Site.................................................................Atlanta, Ga. Host.......................................................... Golf Channel Course.............................................East Lake Golf Club Field.......... Men: Georgia, LSU, Southern Cal, Illinois Women: Baylor, Stanford, Duke, Southern Cal 2014 Team Winner ���������������������������������������� Not held 2014 Medalist ������������������������������������������������� Not held 2014 UGA Finish ������������������������������������������� Not held 2014 UGA Individual ������������������������������������ Not held
Linger Longer Invitational Dates................................................March 20-22, 2016 Site............................................................. Eatonton, Ga. Hosts ����������������������������� Mercer and Kennesaw State Course �����������������������������������������������������Great Waters Field ����������������������Georgia, Kennesaw State, Mercer, Alabama, Baylor, Charlotte, Augusta, Louisville,Missouri, Purdue, ‑South Alabama, UNCG,Virginia 2015 Team Winner �����������������������������������������������Texas 2015 Medalist..............................Lee McCoy, Georgia 2015 UGA Finish ������������������������������������������ 2nd of 15 2015 UGA Individual �������������������������Lee McCoy, 1st
NCAA Championship Dates.............................................May 27-June 1, 2016 Site...............................................................Eugene, Ore. Host...................................................... NCAA/Oregon Course.......................................Eugene Country Club Field ....................................... Thirty teams advancing from regionals will compete in stroke play followed by match play to determine the team champion 2015 Team Winner ������������������������������������������������� LSU 2015 Medalist..................Bryson Dechambeau, SMU 2015 UGA Finish �������������������������������������������3rd of 30 2015 UGA Individual ���������������������� Mookie DeMoss
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Coaching Staff
Chris Haack
Head Coach/Director Of Golf 20th Season Chris Haack was named the Georgia men’s golf coach on July 18,1996 – and he has taken to Bulldogs to a new level of success. Haack has guided the Bulldogs to two national championships (the only two in school history), seven Southeastern Conference crowns, 56 team tournament titles, and several squad and individual records. Under Haack, the Bulldogs have had nine top-10 and 15 top-20 efforts at the NCAAs, including the 1999 and 2005 national titles and runner-up efforts in 2007 and 2011. Haack has had 56 All-Americans during his tenure, including at least one in 17 of the past 18 years. Georgia’s win in the 2013 Dick’s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup was the 50th in Haack’s career. He enters the 2015-16 season with 56 team titles, Georgia’s school record. In 2012, Bubba Watson, an All-American for Haack in 2000, became the first Bulldog to win a professional major as he captured the Masters title. And 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 both 2014 and 2015, eight Bulldogs qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs. 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 was inducted into the GCAA Hall of Fame in December of 2012, joining Georgia predecessors Howell Hollis and Dick Copas. Haack was chosen for induction into the GSGA’s Georgia Golf
Hall of Fame in 2016. In 2014-15, Haack led the Bulldogs to three victories, then piloted the squad to the “Final Fore” in the NCAA Championships. Lee McCoy was a First-Team All-America and All-SEC pick after claiming medalist honors a school-record-tying four times and Zach Healy was an Honorable Mention All-American. Haack’s 2013-14 Bulldogs won four times, including the NCAA Regional in San Antonio. Haack produced three All-Americans in Joey Garber (who spent much of the season as the country’s No. 1 player), Michael Cromie and McCoy. Haack’s charges picked up two titles in 2012-13, winning the Brickyard Collegiate Championship and the Bulldog Battle at Mountain Lake. In 2011-12, Haack took a quintet of one junior, three sophomores and one freshman to the NCAAs and Keith Mitchell earned All-America honors. Haack piloted the 2010-11 Bulldogs to
the final match of the NCAAs. English, Henley and Swafford capped their careers with All-America recognition. In 2009-10, 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 stroke – the largest rally in his tenure. The 2008-09 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 2007-08 Bulldogs finished the year with the No. 1 ranking. Haack’s team won three times and came in eighth at the NCAAs. In 2006-07, Georgia won five out of seven tournaments. Despite placing second at the NCAAs, Georgia held the final No. 1 ranking. In 2005-06, Haack led the Bulldogs to a school-record-tying six tournament wins and he was chosen as the SEC Coach of the Year. He also was selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America as the 2006 head coach for the United States Palmer Cup Team. The Bulldogs won three tournaments in 2004-05 – 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 2003-04 Bulldogs won the SEC title. In 2002-03, his Bulldogs finished 16th at
Haack’s Highlights • 1999, 2005 National Coach of the Year • 1998, 2000, 2006, 2010 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year • 2 National Championships (1999, 2005) • 7 Southeastern Conference Championships (1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010) • 56 All-Americans (9 1st Team, 17 2nd Team, 6 3rd Team, 24 Honorable Mention) • 59 All-Southeastern Conference Selections (35 1st Team, 24 2nd Team) • 2012 GCAA Hall of Fame Inductee • 2016 GSGA Georgia Golf Hall of Fame Inductee • 1 Ben Hogan Award Winner • 1 Fred Haskins Award Winner • 4 Southeastern Conference Players of the Year • 7 Southeastern Conference Freshmen of the Year • 56 Team Championships (school record) • 44 Individual Medalists • 14 Scholar All-Americans • 1 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient • 8 Faculty Athletic Representative Awards (highest team GPA at Georgia) • 6 Team and Individual School Records • 2001, 2006 U.S. Palmer Cup Coach
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Coaching Staff the NCAAs and third at the SECs, but cracked the win column at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions. Though his 2001-02 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 2000-01 Bulldogs won six events, including a school-record four straight, and finished the season ranked No. 1 in the nation. Haack’s 1999-2000 Bulldogs won three tournaments and he earned SEC Coach of the Year honors. Haack’s breakthrough season with the Bulldogs came in 1998-99. 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 1997-98, Haack led Georgia to four wins, including its first SEC crown since 1988. Haack’s first Georgia squad in 1996-97 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 and Chris Riley. In an initiative
Jim Douglas
Associate Head Coach 15th 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. 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
begun as foundation director from 198890, 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 other junior programs. Haack served as assistant executive director from 1990-96, helping manage a staff of 22 and an annual budget of $2.5 million. He helped oversee the running of 38 events and 19 qualifiers 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 has two children attending UGA, his son Charlie and his daughter Katie.
the Year, two SEC Freshmen of the Year, 33 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections, six All-American Scholars and an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient in that span. Douglas served parts of the 2009-10 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 helped seniors Harris English, Russell Henley and Hudson Swafford cap their careers with All-America honors. Douglas and Haack have guided the Bulldogs back to the NCAAs each of the last five years, including 2015 when they made it back to the “Final Fore.” “As Associate Head Coach, Jim has more responsibilities with the day-to-day operations of our team,” Haack said. “He knows everything there is to know about our program and the way things need to be done. He’s been my right-hand man for many years, and we are lucky to have him in Athens. He brings so many qualities to the table. His contributions to our program – including areas like academics, recruiting, tournaments and practices – have been critical to our success.” Douglas graduated from Georgia with a double major in political science and history. He has two sons, James and Charles.
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2014-2015 Results, Statistics Team Dates
Tournament
Rounds
Place
Aug. 29-31
The Carmel Cup
352-358-353=1,063 *
1st
Sept. 19-21
DSG Collegiate Challenge Cup
292-280-289=861
5th
Oct. 6-7
Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational
300-298-295=893
10th
Oct. 19-21
Tavistock Collegiate Invitational
287-296-294=877
14th
Nov. 7-9
Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic
275-291-282=848
3rd
Feb. 22-24
Puerto Rico Classic
280-281-291=852
1st
March 9-11
SH Collegiate Masters
293-293-297=883
15th
March 16
Southern Intercollegiate
285-290=575
1st
March 21-22
Linger Longer Invitational
280-280-285=845
2nd
March 29-30
Seahawk Intercollegiate
294-298-293=885
2nd
April 4-5
3M Augusta Invitational
287-277-278=842
2nd
April 17-19
SEC Championship
282-277-283=842
7th
May 14-16
NCAA San Diego Regional
307-278-285=870
4th
May 29-June 3
NCAA Championships
288-293-286-291=1,158
3rd
* Note: The Carmel Cup scored five players out of six rather than four out of five.
Individuals Name
Rounds
Strokes
Average
Low
Best
Lee McCoy
36
2523
70.08
64
1st
Greyson Sigg
42
3058
72.81
68
10th
Zach Healy
33
2403
72.82
67
3rd
Sepp Straka
36
2631
73.08
69
4th
Nicholas Reach
23
1680
73.04
68
4th
Jaime Lopez Rivarola
17
1243
73.12
68
1st
Mookie DeMoss
36
2634
73.17
68
3rd
Parker Derby
3
228
76.00
74
51st
Sam Straka
8
630
78.75
73
38th
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Georgia Golf Facilities The University of Georgia Golf Course opened in 1968 with the purpose of supporting the university community and a collegiate golf program. Over the years, the course has become an important recreation facility not only for the University, but for the state of Georgia as a whole. Avid golfer Dr. Omer C. Aderhold served as UGA’s President from 1950-67 and was a driving force behind the creation of the UGA Golf Course. The University already owned the land and Dr. Aderhold was a personal friend of Robert Trent Jones Sr., the golf course’s architect. In addition, UGA students were so interested in having a golf course that they agreed to pay for it in their student activity fees over a five-year period during the 1960s. By 1990, the course needed heavy renovation and Dave Cousart, the golf course manager, worked to rebuild the greens and irrigation system, as well as integrate a number of Jones’ features that had been left out because of the limited budget back in the 1960s. In May 2006, the greens and the greens complex were completely renovated by Love Golf Design of St. Simons Island. The new green design brought the course up to the championship standards of today’s top professional and collegiate players. The greens are very characteristic of a Jones course and the renovation included 21 new tees, making the course more versatile for both amateurs and professionals. In 2009, the golf course was named one of the top-10 public courses in Georgia by Golfweek as well as one of the best 25 best university courses in the nation by Links Magazine. In 2013, the UGA course was ranked No. 9 among the top university courses by Golfweek. Over its history, the UGA Golf Course has hosted a number of different collegiate tournaments including the annual Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic, the Men’s and Women’s SEC Championships, Men’s and Women’s NCAA Regionals, as well as the women’s collegiate national championships on five occasions. It also played hosted to a Web. com Tour tournament for two years. The UGA Golf Course has helped the Georgia men’s and women’s golf teams produce stellar results. The Georgia men won NCAA titles in 1999 and 2005 and boasts a league-high 28 SEC team titles. In 1946, George Hamer claimed medalist honors at the national meet. Fifteen different Bulldogs have won the individual title at the SECs. The Georgia women captured the 2001 NCAA Championship and also have produced three individual national champions – Terri Moody in 1981 (at the UGA Golf Course), Cindy Schreyer in 1984 and Vicki Goetze in 1992. The Georgia women sport an SEC-best 19 league titles – 11 team and eight individual. Much of Georgia Golf’s success can be attributed to the program’s Boyd Golf Center and adjacent practice area just yards for the UGA Golf Course’s combined green for Nos. 9 and 18. The Boyd Center features posh locker rooms, spacious coaches’ offices; a players’ lounge with a dramatic panoramic view of the UGA
From the top: Georgia’s golf teams call the Boyd Center at the UGA Golf Course home. No. 13 at the UGA Golf Course is one of its signature holes. Georgia’s squads have claimed several national, conference and regular-season tournament titles through the years.
Golf Course’s 18th green; club storage and repair areas; multiple computer work stations and a kitchen. The practice area includes multiple tee boxes overlooking a range with numerous target greens, three putting greens, wedge play areas and three practice bunkers. In addition, tee boxes in the Frank Lumpkin Indoor Practice Facility provide not only a location to practice during inclement weather but also state-ofthe-art video equipment for swing analysis.
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Student-Athletes Biographies
Lee McCoy
Senior • 5-11 • 145 Clarkesville, Ga. Habersham Central 2015-16 (Senior Season): • Chosen as a co-captain along with fellow senior Sepp Straka. • Named the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2014-15 (Junior Season): • Named First-Team All-American by the GCAA and Golfweek. • Broke the school single-season scoring average at 70.08. • Finished 33rd in stroke play but went 2-0 in match play as the Bulldogs reached the semifinals at the NCAA Championship. • Played in the U.S. Open, the Travelers Championship and the John Deere Classic, making the cut in the latter. • Named to the All-Nicklaus and the All-Southeast Region teams by the GCAA. • Won four times, matching the single-season school record set by Chris Kirk in 2006-07 and reached by Russell Henley in 2009-10. • Made school history as he became the first Bulldog to win three consecutive tournaments. • Shot 8-under 64 in the third round and finished at 16-under 200 in the 3M Augusta Invitational, the second-lowest figures in school history. • Named First-Team All-SEC by the league’s coaches. • Named Golfweek’s Player of the Week twice and the SEC Player of the Week three times. • Invited to play in the PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open Collegiate Showcase, tying for third. • Named the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2013-14 (Sophomore Season): • Named Second-Team All-American by Golfweek and Honorable Mention All-American by the GCAA. • Named to the GCAA’s All-Southeast Region Team. • Named Second-Team All-SEC. • Won the Met Intercollegiate for his first collegiate victory and helped Georgia claim the team title by 33 strokes.
• Named the SEC Golfer of the Week after his win in the Met Intercollegiate. • Was one of the two Bulldogs to appear in every tournament. • Named the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2012-13 (Freshman Season): • Named to SEC All-Freshman Team. • Appeared in 10 events, highlighted by fourth-place efforts in the Brickyard Collegiate, the Bulldog Battle and the NCAA Tempe Regional. • Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll and the AD’s Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the Copas-Liebler Men’s Golf Scholarship. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Named to the 2015 United States Walker Cup Team. • Reached the match play portion of the 2015 United States Amateur. • Helped the United States claim the team silver medal in the Pan Am Games. • Helped the United States reclaim the Palmer Cup from the Europeans. • Reached the match play portion of the 2014 United States Amateur after claiming co-medalist honors in stroke play. • Named First-Team Rolex Junior All-American. • Was a member of the winning 2012 East Wyndham Cup Team. • Came in second in 2011 and fifth in 2012 in the Rolex Tournament of Champions. • Won the 2012 Exide Technologies Championship and was second in the HP Boys Championship. • Qualified for match play in the 2009 and 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur. • Finished with a Polo ranking of sixth. High School: • Graduated from Habersham Central. • Claimed medalist honors at the 2012 Class 4-A high school state tournament. • Named the Georgia Player of the Year and held the state’s No. 1 ranking. • Won eight of 11 prep events and finished with a scoring average of 69 in 2012.
McCoy’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2012-2013 28 2025 72.32 67 2013-2014 35 2497 71.34 64 2014-2015 36 2523 70.08 64 Totals 99 7045 71.16 64 Top-10 Finishes: 17 Top-20 Finishes: 23 Par Or Better: 61 Best Finish: 1st Low Round: 64 (-8) Low Tournament: 200 (-16)
(4/5/8) (4/8/11) (13/22/26) 2014 Met Intercollegiate 2014 Collegiate Cup 2015 Linger Longer 2015 Seahawk Int. 2015 Augusta Invitational 2015 Augusta Invitational 2015 Augusta Invitational
2012-2013 Rounds Total Carpet Capital Collegiate 68-71-73 212 (-4) PING/Golfweek Preview 71-73-79 223 (+13) Brickyard Collegiate 71-71-68 210 (-6) AutoTrader.com Collegiate 70-79-76 225 (+12) Bulldog Battle 71-71 142 (-2) Linger Longer Invitational 79-75 154 (+10) Augusta State Invitational 75-75-70 220 (+4) SEC Championship 75-73-75 223 (+13) NCAA Tempe Regional 68-67-68 203 (-7) NCAA Championships 74-70-69 213 (+3) 2013-2014 Rounds Total Carpet Capital Collegiate 72-74-72 218 (+2) Collegiate Challenge Cup 72-71-67 210 (-3) Brickyard Championship 72-69-71 212 (-4) Crooked Stick Inter. 75-73-76 224 (+8) The Invitational 72-77-65 214 (-2) Puerto Rico Classic 70-72-71 213 (-3) Southern Highlands 79-78-71 228 (+12) Linger Longer Invitational 69-72-69 210 (-6) Met Intercollegiate 64-71 135 (-6) SEC Championship 71-71-70 212 (+2) San Antonio Regional 71-68-68 207 (-9) NCAA Championships 74-73-67 214 (+4) 2014-2015 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 67-73-67 207 (-9) Collegiate Challenge Cup 67-69-69 205 (-8) Ka’anapali Classic 66-74-68 208 (-5) Puerto Rico Classic 71-68-72 211 (-5) SH Collegiate Masters 70-69-74 213 (-3) Southern Intercollegiate 75-71 146 (+2) Linger Longer Invitational 65-70-67 202 (-14) Seahawk Intercollegiate 70-72-74 216 (E) 3M Augusta Invitational 68-68-64 200 (-16) SEC Championship 73-66-70 209 (-1) San Diego Regional 73-70-69 212 (-4) NCAA Championships 73-77-74-70 294 (+6)
Place 8th of 78 61st of 75 4th of 84 31st of 88 4th of 18 59th of 79 23rd of 75 43rd of 70 4th of 75 60th of 156 Place 20th of 75 5th of 50 12th of 84 17th of 75 5th of 78 22nd of 74 34th of 79 3rd of 83 1st of 50 32nd of 70 2nd of 75 55th of 156 Place 2nd of 48 1st of 60 5th of 73 4th of 75 11th of 81 12th of 83 1st of 84 1st of 77 1st of 78 17th of 70 5th of 75 33rd of 156
• Playing for Calvary Christian in Clearwater in 2010, set the Florida high school lowest-round record with a 62. Personal: • Born Feb. 5, 1994. • Son of Terry and Cheryl McCoy. • Majoring in Housing.
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Student-Athletes Biographies
Sepp Straka
Senior • 6-3 • 220 Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes High School 2015-16 (Senior Season): • Named a co-captain along with fellow senior Lee McCoy. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2014-15 (Junior Season): • Had five top-20 finishes, including fourth in both the Puerto Rico Classic and the Southern Intercollegiate and eighth in the Linger Longer Invitational. • Named the SEC Player of Week (along with teammate Lee McCoy) after the Puerto Rico Classic. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2013-14 (Redshirt Season): • Redshirted and did not see any action for the Bulldogs. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2012-13 (Sophomore Season): • Saw action in four events for Georgia, highlighted by a 13th-place effort in the
Bulldog Battle and a 14th-place finish in the Forest Hills Collegiate. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2011-12 (Freshman Season): • Saw action in seven events for the Bulldogs, highlighted by a third-place finish in the Northeast Tri Match and a 16th-place showing in the Furman Intercollegiate. • Fired a first-round 6-under 66 in the Furman Intercollegiate to match the fourth-lowest loop in school history. • Had two other rounds in the 60s: a 4-under 68 in the Adams Cup and a 3-under 69 in the USF Invitational. • Named to the AD’s Honor Roll. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Scholarship. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Reached the match play portion of the 2015 United States Amateur. • Qualified for the 2012 U.S. Amateur.
Straka’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2011-2012 19 1412 74.32 66 2012-2013 9 678 75.33 70 2014-2015 36 2631 73.08 69 Totals 64 4721 73.77 66 Top-10 Finishes: 4 (1/0/3) Top-20 Finishes: 9 (2/2/5) Par Or Better: 22 (5/2/15) Best Finish: 3rd Northeast Tri Match Low Round: 66 (-6) 2012 Furman Low Tournament: 211 (-5) 2015 Puerto Rico 2015 Linger Longer 2011-2012 Rounds Total Carpet Capital Coll. 81-75-74 230 (+14) Adams Cup of Newport 80-68-73 221 (+6) Northeast Tri Match 72 72 (+2) Brickyard Collegiate 74-79-70 223 (+7) USF Invitational 78-69-78 225 (+9) Furman Intercollegiate 66-77-71 214 (-2) Linger Longer Invitational 73-76-78 227 (+11) 2012-2013 Rounds Total Brickyard Collegiate 77-76-70 223 (+7) Forest Hills Collegiate 75-72 147 (+3) Bulldog Battle 78-74 152 (+8) Linger Longer Invitational 76-80 156 (+12) 2014-2015 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 73-72-71 216 (E) Nike Golf Invitational 72-74-73 219 (+9) Tavistock Invitational 69-73-71 213 (-3) Puerto Rico Classic 69-70-72 211 (-5) SH Collegiate Masters 75-72-76 223 (+7) Southern Intercollegiate 70-73 143 (-1) Linger Longer Invitational 70-72-69 211 (-5) Seahawk Intercollegiate 75-76-76 227 (+11) 3M Augusta Invitational 74-72-72 218 (+2) SEC Championship 74-73-71 218 (+8) NCAA Regional 84-72-79 235 (+19) NCAA Championships 74-70-78-75 2631 (+9)
Place 55th of 60 32nd of 95 3rd of 15 40th of 84 42nd of 90 16th of 125 43rd of 72 Place 46th of 84 14th of 64 13th of 18 66th of 79 Place 15th of 48 19th of 59 22nd of 75 4th of 75 60th of 81 4th of 83 8th of 84 28th of 77 42nd of 78 52nd of 70 70th of 75 45th of 156
• Came in third in the 2012 Southeastern Amateur and had a top-20 effort in the 2012 Dogwood Invitational. • Came in second in the 2011 Southeastern Amateur. • Helped lead Austria to a second-place finish in the 2011 European Boys Team Championship. • Placed 25th in the 2011 Dogwood Invitational. High School: • Graduated from Lowndes High School. • Led Lowndes to the state championship and earned medalist honors. Personal: • Born May 1, 1993. • Son of Peter and Mary Straka. • Twin brother, Sam, also was a golfer for the Bulldogs. • Graduated in 2015 with a degree in Management and is working toward a Master’s in Sport Management.
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Student-Athletes Biographies
Jaime Lopez Rivarola Junior • 5-10 • 165 Buenos Aires, Argentina St. John’s High School
2015-16 (Junior Season): • Named the recipient of the Georgia Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2014-15 (Sophomore Season): • Came in first in the nine-man Puerto Rico Individual. • Placed fourth in the Southern Intercollegiate. • Ended the season with a scoring average of 73.12 in six events. • Named the recipient of the Georgia Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Named to Director of Athletics Honor Roll. • Represented Argentina in the World Amateur Team Championships in Japan. 2013-14 (Freshman Season): • Competed in the Brickyard Colle-
giate, but had to withdraw during the final round. • Named the recipient of the Georgia Men’s Golf Scholarship. • Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Qualified for the 2014 World Amateur Team Championships. • Ranked first in the Under-18 rankings for Argentina in 2012 and 2013 after placing fifth in 2011. • Has represented Argentina in amateur and junior tournaments in international competitions in the United States, Colombia, Venezuela, South Africa, Paraguay and England. High School: • Graduated from St. John’s High
Lopez Rivarola’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2013-2014 2 156 78.00 76 2014-2015 17 1243 73.12 68 Totals 19 1399 73.63 68 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:
2 2 6 1st 68 (-4) 214 (-2)
(0/2) (0/2) (0/6) 2015 P.R. Individual 2015 P.R. Individual 2015 Augusta
2013-2014 Rounds Total Place Brickyard Collegiate 80-76-DNF 156 (+12) DNF 2014-2015 Rounds Total Place Nike Golf Collegiate 78-76-75 229 (+19) 52nd of 60 Ka’anapali Classic 74-76-76 226 (+13) 56th of 73 Puerto Rico Individual 71-74-68 213 (E) 1st of 9 Southern Intercollegiate 70-73 143 (-1) 4th of 83 Linger Longer Invitational 70-74-74 218 (+2) 40th of 84 3M Augusta Invitational 74-71-69 214 (-2) 25th of 78
School in Pilar, Buenos Aires. Personal: • Born Feb. 7, 1995. • Son of Eduardo and Clara Lopez Rivarola. • Majoring in Economics.
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Student-Athletes Biographies
Greyson Sigg
Junior • 5-6 • 165 Augusta, Ga. Richmond Academy 2015-16 (Junior Season): • Named the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Scholarship. 2014-15 (Sophomore Season): • Recorded six top-20 efforts, highlighted by a 10th-place showing in the Southern Intercollegiate.
• Named the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Scholarship. 2013-14 (Freshman Season): • Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team as voted on by the league’s coaches. • Made his Georgia debut in the season-opening Carpet Capital Collegiate, finishing 20th and helping the Bulldogs come in second. • Notched four top-10s: sixth at the Puerto Rico Classic and Met Intercollegiate, seventh in the Linger Longer Invitational and ninth in the San Anto-
nio Regional. • Posted a career-best 4-under 68 in the final round of the Puerto Rico Classic. • Was in the lineup when the Bulldogs won the Linger Longer Invitational, the Met Intercollegiate and the
San Antonio Regional. • Saw action in 10 stroke play events and one match play tournament. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Finished second in the 2015 Georgia Amateur. • Placed ninth in the 2013 Palmetto Amateur. • Was the runner-up in the 2012 Georgia Junior State Championship. • Selected to compete for the East Team in the 2012 AJGA Wyndham Cup. • Chosen as the 2011 Georgia State
Sigg’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2013-2014 29 2119 73.07 68 2014-2015 42 3058 72.81 68 Totals 71 5177 72.92 68 Top-10 Finishes: 5 Top-20 Finishes: 11 Par Or Better: 29 Best Finish: 6th Low Round: 68 (-4) Low Tournament: 207 (-9)
(4/1) (5/6) (12/17) 2014 Puerto Rico 2014 Met Intercollegiate 2014 Puerto Rico 2014 Puerto Rico
2013-2014 Rounds Total Carpet Capital Collegiate 76-72-70 218 (+2) Brickyard Championship 76-72-72 220 (+4) Crooked Stick Inter. 77-74-78 229 (+13) Puerto Rico Classic 70-69-68 207 (-9) Southern Highlands 80-78-76 234 (+18) Linger Longer Invitational 69-70-74 213 (-3) Met Intercollegiate 77-74 151 (+10) SEC Championship 69-71-70 210 (E) NCAA Regional 68-74-73 215 (-1) NCAA Championships 70-73-79 222 (+12) 2014-2015 Rounds Total The Carmel Cup 73-71-72 216 (E) Collegiate Challenge Cup 75-70-75 220 (+7) Nike Golf Invitational 71-74-72 217 (+7) Tavistock Invitational 73-74-73 220 (+4) Ka’anapali Collegiate 68-72-71 211 (-2) Puerto Rico Classic 71-69-75 215 (-1) SH Collegiate Masters 73-77-73 223 (+7) Southern Intercollegiate 71-74 145 (+1) Linger Longer Invitational 76-69-71 216 (E) Seahawk Intercollegiate 75-80-74 229 (+13) 3M Augusta Invitational 70-71-71 212 (-4) SEC Championship 70-70-71 211 (+1) NCAA Regional 81-73-71 225 (+9) NCAA Championships 75-78-72-73 298 (+10)
Place 20th of 75 35th of 84 29th of 75 6th of 74 59th of 79 7th of 83 6th of 50 21st of 70 9th of 75 120 of 156 Place 15th of 48 26th of 60 11th of 59 52nd of 75 11th of 73 14th of 75 60th of 81 10th of 83 25th of 84 38th of 77 13th of 78 23rd of 70 49th of 75 49th of 156
Golf Association Junior Player of the Year after winning the Georgia Junior State Championship. • Competed in such prestigious tournaments as the United States Junior Amateur, the Sage Valley Invitational, the Junior Jones Cup, the Rolex Tournament of Champions, the Footjoy Invitational, the Junior Players Championship, the Palmetto Amateur and the Georgia Amateur. High School: • Graduated from Richmond Academy. • Helped Richmond Academy win three consecutive regional championships. Personal: • Born Feb. 17, 1995. • Son of David and Karen Sigg. • Majoring in Sport Management.
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Student-Athletes Biographies
Zach Healy
Sophomore • 5-9 • 165 Peachtree Corners, Ga. Norcross 2015-16 (Sophomore Season): • Chosen as the recipient of the Jack Carlyle Fraser Memorial Golf Scholarship. 2014-15 (Freshman Season): • Named an Honorable Mention All-American by the GCAA. • Helped the Bulldogs reach the match play portion of the NCAAs by firing 4-under in the first three rounds of stroke play. • Notched two top-10 finishes — third in the Seahawk Intercollegiate and fourth in the Southern Intercollegiate. • Named as one of the men’s golf representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. • Chosen as the recipient of the Jack Carlyle Fraser Memorial Golf Scholarship. High School: • Graduated from Norcross High
School. • Claimed medalist honors to lead Norcross to the state championship his junior year. • Chosen as the Georgia High School Player of the Year in 2012 and twice was named to the All-State Team. • Finished as the individual state runner-up as a senior. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Qualified for the 2015 United States Amateur. • Posted top-5 finishes in the 2015 Georgia and Dogwood amateurs. • Reached the match play portion of the 2014 United States Amateur. • Recorded five top-5 finishes in AJGA events, including a runner-up effort in the 2013 Davis Love III Junior Open and the 2012 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star. • Won the 2013 Atlanta Amateur Match Play Championship.
Healy’s Georgia Scorecard Year Rounds Strokes Average Low 2014-2015 33 2403 72.82 67 Totals 33 2403 72.82 67 Top-10 Finishes: Top-20 Finishes: Par Or Better: Best Finish: Low Round: Low Tournament:
2 5 15 3rd 67 (-5) 143 (-1) 215 (-1
(2) (5) (15) 2015 Seahawk Int. 2015 San Diego Regional 2015 Southern Int. 2015 Linger Longer
2014-2015 Rounds Total Place The Carmel Cup 74-71-81 226 (+10) 46th of 48 Collegiate Challenge Cup 76-69-77 222 (+9) 33rd of 60 Tavistock Invitational 69-78-78 225 (+9) 66th of 75 Ka’anapali Classic 72-73-74 219 (+6) 29th of 73 Southern Intercollegiate 72-71 143 (-1) 4th of 83 Linger Longer Invitational 69-72-74 215 (-1) 19th of 84 Seahawk Intercollegiate 74-73-71 218 (+2) T 3rd of 77 3M Augusta Invitational 74-70-74 218 (+2) 42nd of 78 SEC Championship 67-70-71 208 (-2) 11th of 70 NCAA Regional 80-67-73 220 (+4) 23rd of 75 NCAA Championships 70-72-70-77 289 (+1) 16th of 156
• Posted a top-20 finish in the Georgia Amateur and made the cut in the event as a 13-year-old. • Won the 2012 East Coast Golfweek Invitational. Personal: • Born Dec. 20, 1995. • Son of Bret and Cindy Healy. • Majoring in Sport Management.
Matthew Beringer
R-Freshman • 6-2 • 175 Macon, Ga. Stratford Academy 2014-15 (Redshirt Season): • Redshirted and did not see any action fore the Bulldogs. • Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Represented Georgia in the Georgia-South Carolina Challenge Match. • Came in second in the 2012 SJGT UGA AutoTrader.com Invitational. • Placed seventh in the 2011 Jones Cup
Junior Invitational. • Recorded an eighth-place effort in the 2010 Georgia State Junior. • Notched four top-20 performances in AJGA events, including a 12th-place finish in the Harvey Penick Junior All-Star. High School: • Graduated from Stratford Academy, the same school that produced Bulldog All-American and current PGA standout Russell Henley. • Won the 2011 GISA state championship as a freshman.
• Named GISA All-State in 2010 (as an eighth grader) and 2011. • Made the All-Region Team in 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. Personal: • Born Feb. 20, 1996. • Son of Don and Karen Beringer. • Majoring in Pre-Business.
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Student-Athletes Biographies
Jack Larkin Jr.
R-Freshman • 5-8 • 155 Atlanta, Ga. Marist School 2015-16 (Freshman Season): • Named as one of the men’s golf representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. • Chosen as the inaugural recipient of the C. Read Morton Men’s Golf Scholarship. 2014-15 (Redshirt Season): • Redshirted and did not see any action for the Bulldogs. • Named as one of the men’s golf representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. • Chosen as the recipient of the Robert E. Dicks III Athletic Scholarship. • Named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll. • Named to the Director of Athletics Honor Roll. High School: • Graduated from The Marist School. • Claimed state medalist honors in 2013 and 2014, was second in 2013 and placed third in 2012. • Named the 2014 Golfer of the Year for all classifications by the Atlanta Journal Constitution. • Garnered All-State honors.
• Helped Marist win state championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014. • The 2013 state champs set the state record with a team total of 9-under 279. • Led Marist to region titles in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Amateur/Junior Highlights:
David Mackey
Freshman • 6-1 • 165 Bogart, Ga. North Oconee 2015-16 (Freshman Season): • Named the recipient of the James. R. Gabrielsen Men’s Golf Scholarship. High School: • Graduated from North Oconee High School. • Claimed state medalist honors in 2012 and led the Titans to two state championships.
• Named All-State four times. Junior Highlights: • Had two top-10 finishes and three top20 efforts in AJGA events in 2014, including sixth in the Wells Fargo Junior Classic. • Named a Rolex All-American in 2013. • Won the Southern Junior in 2013 and came in fourth in the AJGA Junior at Steelwood.
• Came in second in the 2013 Georgia State Junior Amateur. • Placed fifth in the AJGA’s Junior at Southwind in 2012. • Finished seventh in the AJGA’s Huntsville Junior in 2013. • Took 15th in the AJGA’s Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic in 2012. • Competed in the 2012 Georgia-South Carolina Challenge Matches. Personal: • Born Sept. 15, 1995. • Son of Jack and Leanne Larkin. • His father lettered at Georgia from 1980-1983 and was team captain his senior year. • Majoring in Pre-Business.
• Had additional top-20s in three more AJGA events in 2013. • Won the 2012 Teen World Championship in the 15-18 age group, doing so on his 15th birthday no less. • Won the Jennings Mill men’s title three times, the first coming at the age of 13, and the Georgia Club title once. • Ranked as high as 12th during his juniors career. Personal: • Born July 28, 1997. • Son of Tim and Cindy Mackey. • His grandfather, Gary Pleger, and his mother were standout golfers for Georgia. • Majoring in Pre-Business.
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UGA Administration
Jere W. Morehead
University Of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead became the University of Georgia’s 22nd President on July 1, 2013. Prior to becoming President, he served UGA in many key administrative roles, including Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost,Vice President for Instruction, and Associate Provost and Director of the Honors Program. President Morehead is the Meigs Professor of Legal Studies in the Terry College of Business, where he has held a faculty appointment since 1986. He is a co-author of several books and book chapters, including
The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, and he has published scholarly articles on legal topics ranging from
export controls to jury selection. He has served as editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal and previously held several other editorial board positions with the ABLJ. President Morehead has received several university-wide teaching awards, including the Josiah Meigs Award — UGA’s highest honor for teaching excellence — the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the Teacher of the Year Award in the Terry College of Business, and the Lothar Tresp Outstanding Honors Professor Award. He also received the Distinguished Service Scroll Award, the Law School Alumni Association’s highest honor, and has been included in Georgia Trend’s list of Most Influential Georgians for two consecutive years. President Morehead is the first alumnus of UGA to be named President in more than 45 years. He received his law degree (J.D.) from the University of Georgia in 1980 and served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the Department of Justice from 1980 to 1986.
Georgia Men’s Golf Support Staff
Rhonda Kilpatrick
Brenton Shiver
Denise Saliba
Assistant AD/Men’s Golf Administrator
Rachel Jones
Academic Counseling
Chris Herold
Strength & Conditioning
Steve Bryant
Steven Colquitt
Promotions
Administrative Assistant
Athletic Training
Sports Communications
Zach Bennett Nutrition
Christie Purks Event Management
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UGA Athletic Association
Greg McGarity J. Reid Parker Director Of Athletics
Athens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics in 2010 after serving 18 years in the athletic department at Florida. McGarity has injected a program of imagination and innovation into the Georgia Athletic Association with emphasis on exploring new ideas and initiatives designed to move the organization forward in all areas of competition, academics and service. Among the many initiatives are implementation of a nutrition program for all sports, greater emphasis on customer service as well as community service, scoreboard upgrades enhancing the in-game experience for guests and patrons in all sports, and development of leadership programs fostering staff development. He has encouraged the experimentation of new ideas such as moving volleyball competition to Stegeman Coliseum and helping bring a sold-out concert (Jason Aldean, 65,000) to Sanford Stadium for the first time. He was instrumental in development and implementation along with Nike of a new brand identity program which brings consistency in use of colors, logos, lettering and numerals to Georgia teams. McGarity oversees a 21-sport athletics program supported by a budget of $117 million. Since he became Director of Athletics, Georgia teams have won national titles in women’s swimming and diving (2013 and 2014) and equestrian (2014) and SEC championships in men’s tennis (2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015), men’s tennis SEC Tournament (2012 and 2013), women’s tennis (2013), women’s tennis SEC Tournament (2014), women’s swimming and diving (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015), equestrian (2015), and two SEC Eastern Division titles in football (2011 and 2012). Eighteen
Carla Williams Deputy Director of Athletics
Claude Felton
Georgia teams have been ranked in the nation’s top 20 and 10 in the top 10. Georgia’s standing in the Learfield Director’s Cup improved from 20th in 2011 to 10th in 2013 and is consistently in the top 20. McGarity has been a standard bearer for academic achievement. Since his arrival, Georgia student-athletes have been the recipients of eight NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, 21 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards, three NCAA Top 10 honors, three SEC Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athletes of the Year, and two SEC Brad Davis Awards. He has been at the forefront of facility expansion and renovation. Recently completed were a $12 million Foley Field facility renovation, and new scoreboards/video boards at baseball, softball and soccer. New sound systems in Stegeman Coliseum and Sanford Stadium have been installed, as well as improvements in restrooms and concessions stands. A new Indoor Athletic Facility is scheduled to be constructed adjacent to Butts-Mehre, providing a facility for all sports to utilize. McGarity was appointed as the athletic directors’ representative to the SEC Executive Committee in 2013. He was named recipient of the 2013 Tom Osborne Award presented by the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association for special achievement and contributions to advanced-practice sports nutrition. A 1976 graduate of UGA’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, McGarity was a 2012 inductee into the Grady Fellowship, a program to honor those whose influence, achievements and service to the media professions have enhanced the reputation of the college. He served on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee from 2012-14. McGarity currently is serving on the NCAA National Letter of Intent Football Recruiting Group, the SEC Fan Experience Working Group, and the U.S. Tennis Association Athletic Director’s Advisory Group. McGarity was a letterman on the 1973 Georgia tennis team. After serving as a student assistant from 1973-77, he held positions as assistant sports information director and head women’s tennis coach (1977-81), administrative assistant (1982-88), and assistant athletic director for facilities and event management (1988-92). McGarity is married to the former Sheryl Holland, who graduated from UGA in 1976 with a degree in Education. They have one son, Alex, a graduate of Florida and Georgia.
University Of Georgia Athletic Association Senior Staff
Senior Associate AD Sports Communications
Glada Horvat
Jim Booz
Senior Associate AD Academics & Eligibility
Senior Associate AD Compliance
Senior Associate AD Sports Medicine
Senior Associate AD Student Development
Senior Associate AD Chief Financial Officer
Alan Thomas
Associate AD External Operations
Matt Brachowski Associate AD Event Management
Tim Cearley
Associate AD Ticket Operations
Stephanie Ransom
Mónica Lebrón
Steve Flippen
Rhonda Kilpatrick
Steve Bryant
John Bateman
Emily Deitz
Melvin Robinson
Christie Purks
David E. Shipley
Ron Courson
Assistant AD Compliance
Ted White
Assistant AD Academics and Eligibility
Andy Platt
Assistant AD Sports Medicine
Assistant AD Marketing
Assistant AD Promotions
Assistant AD Facility Operations
Associate AD Business Operations
Assistant AD Event Management
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Associate AD Development
Faculty Athletics Representative
Year-By-Year Results 1970-1971 Dixie Intercollegiate.............................5th of 15 (1152) LSU Invitational.................................. T-3rd of 25 (1461) Palmetto Intercollegiate.......................5th of 24 (1158) Tennessee Classic....................................3rd of 7 (1158) Southern Junior-Senior................ 1st of 6 (756) Schenkel Invitational ................. 1st of 15 (867) SEC Championship.................. 1st of 10 (1099) NCAA Championship .....................T-9th of 36 (1176) 1971-1972 Dixie Intercollegiate............................... 4th of 24 (907) Seminole Invitational................. 1st of 22 (874) Furman Invitational..............................2nd of 21 (1131) Southern Junior-Senior................ 1st of 9 (745) Schenkel Invitational ............................ 2nd of 22 (858) SEC Championship.................. 1st of 10 (1117) NCAA Championship.......................T-6th of 36 (1185) 1972-1973 Dixie Intercollegiate............................... 7th of 24 (934) Seminole Invitational . .......................10th of 22 (1113) Palmetto Invitational ..........................2nd of 15 (1144) Furman Intercollegiate........................... 4th of 21 (754) All-American Tour.................................3rd of 25 (1180) Schenkel Invitational.............................. 2nd of 22 (867) SEC Championship...............................3rd of 10 (1121) NCAA Championship ........................8th of 36 (1177) 1973-1974 Dixie Intercollegiate.............................. 2nd of 20 (873) Seminole Invitational.............................. 6th of 22 (882) Southern Junior-Senior........................3rd of 13 (1144) Furman Invitational................................. 9th of 22 (762) All-American Tour..............................T-8th of 25 (1185) Schenkel Invitational.............................4th of 20 (1089) SEC Championship............................T-4th of 10 (1133) 1974-1975 Buckeye Classic.....................................9th of 17 (1182) Dixie Intercollegiate.............................. 2nd of 24 (878) Seminole Invitational..............................3rd of 24 (893) Palmetto Intercollegiate......................2nd of 19 (1126) Furman Invitational................................. 4th of 24 (900) All-American Tour.................................4th of 25 (1186) Schenkel Invitational.............................7th of 20 (1084) Southern Intercollegiate....................... 2nd of 20 (873) SEC Championship...............................5th of 10 (1146) 1975-1976 Dixie Intercollegiate.............................. 2nd of 24 (894) River City Intercollegiate......................3rd of 21 (738) Seminole Invitational..............................3rd of 26 (887) Palmetto Intercollegiate....................T-7th of 18 (1113) Furman Invitational.................................3rd of 32 (889) All-American Tour.................................3rd of 25 (1163) Schenkel Invitational.............................4th of 18 (1073) Governor’s Cup............................. 1st of 4 (289) SEC Championship...............................4th of 10 (1105) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 15 (848) NCAA Championship........................14th of 29 (1198) 1976-1977 River City Invitational............................3rd of 24 (875) Crosby Collegiate................................2nd of 36 (1185) Furman Invitational................................. 5th of 27 (888) All-American Tour.................................6th of 25 (1191) Schenkel Invitational.................. 1st of 18 (847) Governor’s Cup.........................................2nd of 4 (295) SEC Championship.................. 1st of 10 (1073) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 24 (864) NCAA Championship...................... T-3rd of 29 (1211) 1977-1978 River City Invitational............................ 8th of 24 (889) Dixie Intercollegiate.................. 1st of 19 (869) Gator Invitational....................... 1st of 15 (862) Palmetto Intercollegiate......................2nd of 18 (1119)
Furman Invitational................................ 2nd of 24 (594) Southern Junior-Senior.............. 1st of 14 (835) All-American Tour................................2nd of 25 (1145) Schenkel Invitational.............................. 2nd of 21 (874) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 24 (862) SEC Championship.................. 1st of 10 (1142) NCAA Championship.........................2nd of 28 (1157) 1978-1979 Dixie Intercollegiate.............................. 2nd of 33 (870) Pan Am Invitational.................................3rd of 26 (883) Gator Invitational.................................... 6th of 21 (867) Seminole Invitational.............................. 5th of 24 (889) Palmetto Intercollegiate.......................6th of 20 (1121) Furman Invitational.................................3rd of 24 (588) Southern Junior-Senior......................... 2nd of 13 (858) All-American Tour.................................3rd of 18 (1170) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 24 (874) SEC Championship................................. 6th of 10 (902) NCAA Championship..........................19th of 28 (926) 1979-1980 Grandfather Invitational.......................10th of 14 (638) Dixie Intercollegiate.............................. 2nd of 15 (883) Pan American Invitational...................... 9th of 20 (901) Gator Invitational.................................... 5th of 22 (854) Palmetto Intercollegiate........... 1st of 20 (720) Furman Invitational................................. 6th of 21 (894) Southern Junior-Senior..........................3rd of 16 (568) Southeastern Invitational....................... 7th of 21 (907) Schenkel Invitational.............................14th of 22 (890) Southern Intercollegiate........................ 8th of 14 (881) SEC Championship................................. 4th of 10 (895) 1980-1981 Grandfather Invitational............ 1st of 16 (908) Augusta Invitational............................... 2nd of 15 (893) Dixie Intercollegiate............................... 5th of 28 (870) Gator Invitational..................................16th of 23 (884) Palmetto Intercollegiate......... 1st of 18 (1080) Guadalajara Intercollegiate....................3rd of 15 (884) Furman Invitational................................. 5th of 27 (872) Southern Junior-Senior.......................... 4th of 15 (883) Southeastern Inv,..................................... 6th of 25 (889) Schenkel Invitational............................... 6th of 22 (883) Southern Intercollegiate........................3rd of 24 (880) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 10 (887) NCAA Championship..........................6th of 30 (1176) 1981-1982 ETSU Invitational.................................T-2nd of 18 (880) Augusta Invitational................... 1st of 18 (879) LSU Invitational........................................ 5th of 15 (851) Dixie Intercollegiate.................. 1st of 18 (886) Gator Invitational....................... 1st of 18 (834) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 5th of 21 (288) Alarcon Intercollegiate.........................11th of 18 (876) Furman Invitational................................. 9th of 25 (887) Southern Junior-Senior......................... 2nd of 18 (894) Southeastern Invitational...................... 2nd of 25 (902) Schenkel Invitational............................... 5th of 18 (880) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 18 (870) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 10 (873) NCAA Championship..........................18th of 31 (886) 1982-1983 ETSU Invitational....................... 1st of 18 (866) Augusta Invitational................................ 4th of 18 (875) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 19 (846) ImperiaLakes Classic...............................3rd of 21 (867) Southern Junior-Senior.......................... 4th of 14 (584) Southeastern Invitational.......................3rd of 24 (878) Miss. State Invitational............... 1st of 15 (860) Schenkel Invitational............................... 4th of 18 (869) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 10 (875) Southern Intercollegiate........................ 4th of 15 (871)
NCAA Championship..........................6th of 32 (1179) 1983-1984 Augusta Invitational................................ 8th of 18 (897) Gator Invitational.................................... 6th of 21 (857) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 6th of 18 (860) Alarcon Intercollegiate........................... 4th of 15 (857) S. Florida Invitational.............................. 2nd of 14 (865) Southeastern Invitational.......... 1st of 18 (874) MSU Invitational......................................3rd of 15 (869) Schenkel Invitational...............................3rd of 18 (862) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 10 (886) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 15 (829) NCAA Championship.................... T-12th of 15 (1170) 1984-1985 Augusta Invitational............................... 2nd of 14 (886) MacGregor Intercollegiate........ 1st of 18 (875) Gator Invitational ................................. 2nd of 19 (851) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 7th of 21 (858) S. Florida Invitational.............................. 2nd of 14 (883) Southeastern Invitational.....................11th of 18 (894) Furman Invitational................................. 6th of 23 (895) MSU Invitational...................................... 8th of 15 (888) Schenkel Invitational...............................3rd of 18 (848) Southern Intercollegiate....................... 2nd of 15 (860) SEC Championship................................ 2nd of 10 (878) NCAA Championship..........................7th of 30 (1502) 1985-1986 Honda Fall Classic.................................14th of 18 (901) Grandfather Invitational.......................8th of 16 (1170) MacGregor Intercollegiate..................15th of 20 (612) Gator Invitational.................................... 8th of 20 (869) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 8th of 21 (884) Guadalajara Invitational........................14th of 14 (876) Southeastern Invitational.......... 1st of 18 (868) Furman Invitational................................. 8th of 23 (881) MSU Invitational..................................... 2nd of 14 (867) Schenkel Invitational...............................3rd of 18 (847) SEC Championship................................. 7th of 10 (907) 1986-1987 Elk River Collegiate............................... 2nd of 10 (909) MacGregor Intercollegiate........ 1st of 18 (578) Buckeye Invitational..............................12th of 23 (938) Doral Invitational.................................T-7th of 18 (912) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 19 (844) ImperiaLakes Classic..........................T-18th of 22 (614) Southeastern Invitational....................... 5th of 18 (889) Furman Invitational................................. 6th of 21 (607) MSU Invitational...................................... 4th of 15 (878) Schenkel Invitational............................T-6th of 18 (868) SEC Championship................................ 2nd of 10 (873) NCAA Championship..........................24th of 33 (918) 1987-1988 Dixie Intercollegiate.................. 1st of 18 (850) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 10 (862) Doral Invitational..................................10th of 18 (917) Gator Invitational................................... 2nd of 19 (858) ImperiaLakes Classic...............................3rd of 21 (854) Southeastern Invitational...................... 2nd of 15 (594) Furman Invitational................... 1st of 19 (869) Pate Intercollegiate..............................T-7th of 19 (906) Schenkel Invitational............................T-6th of 18 (867) Hitchcock Invitational........................... 2nd of 12 (863) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 10 (854) NCAA Championship.......................T-8th of 32 (1186) 1988-1989 Tennessee TOC....................................... 6th of 12 (892) Southern Intercollegiate....................... 2nd of 10 (881) Gator Invitational.................................... 9th of 18 (874) Doral Invitational.................................... 9th of 18 (888) ImperiaLakes Classic.............................10th of 24 (867) Southeastern Invitational....................T-3rd of 18 (873)
Furman Invitational................... 1st of 22 (874) Schenkel Invitational............................... 4th of 18 (864) Hitchcock Invitational............................ 4th of 12 (863) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 10 (891) NCAA East Regional...........................T-5th of 23 (894) NCAA Championship........................10th of 30 (1174) 1989-1990 Tennessee TOC........................... 1st of 12 (887) Carpet Capital Collegiate ..................6th of 15 (1147) Southern Intercollegiate........................ 5th of 18 (876) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 18 (848) Doral Invitational.................................... 4th of 18 (906) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 9th of 24 (868) Southeastern Invitational.......................3rd of 15 (855) Furman Invitational................................. 4th of 22 (865) Eagle Invitational...................................... 5th of 15 (864) Hitchcock Invitational................ 1st of 12 (849) SEC Championship................................. 4th of 10 (874) NCAA East Regional.............................. 6th of 23 (864) NCAA Championship........................15th of 30 (1183) 1990-1991 Carpet Capital Collegiate...................T-8th of 18 (895) Preview Invitational................................. 6th of 15 (877) Tennessee TOC....................................... 5th of 15 (865) Southern Intercollegiate....................... 2nd of 15 (881) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 18 (859) Doral Invitational..................................14th of 18 (899) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 6th of 21 (574) Furman Invitational................................. 4th of 24 (581) Eagle Invitational........................ 1st of 13 (850) Hitchcock Invitational................ 1st of 12 (851) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 10 (869) NCAA East Regional............................. 2nd of 23 (865) NCAA Championship.......................22nd of 30 (1210) 1991-1992 Carpet Capital Collegiate....................10th of 18 (868) Tennessee TOC...................................... 2nd of 15 (880) Dixie Intercollegiate............................... 6th of 18 (868) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 15 (863) Doral Invitational................................... 2nd of 18 (869) ImperiaLakes Classic............................T-4th of 21 (859) Southeastern Invitational....................... 9th of 18 (896) Augusta Invitational.............................T-8th of 18 (911) Eagle Invitational...................................T-5th of 12 (865) Hitchcock Invitational............................ 6th of 12 (870) SEC Championship................................. 6th of 12 (883) NCAA East Regional.........................T-14th of 22 (902) 1992-1993 Tennessee TOC.....................................11th of 15 (300) Dixie Intercollegiate............................... 4th of 18 (882) Jerry Pate National...............................12th of 12 (918) Gator Invitational................................... 2nd of 14 (855) S. Florida Invitational................. 1st of 18 (886) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 5th of 21 (871) Southeastern Invitational....................... 7th of 18 (879) Carpet Capital Collegiate ...............T-15th of 16 (615) Music City Invitational.............................1st of 18 (870) Hitchcock Invitational............................3rd of 12 (874) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 12 (879) NCAA East Regional............................15th of 22 (893) 1993-1994 Tennessee TOC.....................................11th of 15 (899) Dixie Intercollegiate.............................10th of 18 (592) Gator Invitational..................................14th of 15 (899) S. Florida Invitational............................... 5th of 18 (897) ImperiaLakes Classic..........................T-16th of 21 (887) Southeastern Invitational....................T-7th of 18 (888) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 9th of 16 (901) Music City Invitational............... 1st of 18 (572) Hitchcock Invitational............................3rd of 12 (874) SEC Championship...............................10th of 12 (906)
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Year-By-Year Results NCAA East Regional............................13th of 23 (912) 1994-1995 Tennessee TOC.....................................12th of 15 (883) CCL Intercollegiate.............................T-8th of 12 (900) PING/Ariz. Intercollegiate................T-10th of 16 (880) Gator Invitational..................................11th of 15 (873) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate.................T-9th of 15 (905) ImperiaLakes Classic............................... 6th of 21 (859) Southeastern Invitational....................... 9th of 18 (879) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................T-8th of 15 (912) Hitchcock Invitational............................ 7th of 12 (880) SEC Championship................................. 6th of 12 (873) 1995-1996 Tennessee TOC....................................... 7th of 15 (875) PING/Tulsa Invitational.......................... 4th of 12 (913) CCL Intercollegiate................... 1st of 11 (881) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 15 (848) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate.................T-6th of 18 (890) Matlock Classic.....................................T-4th of 21 (574) Blue-Gray Intercollegiate....................... 7th of 18 (884) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................T-7th of 15 (893) Hitchcock Invitational............................ 5th of 12 (868) SEC Championship................................. 5th of 12 (875) NCAA East Regional.........................T-13th of 23 (913) 1996-1997 Tennessee TOC....................................T-8th of 15 (867) Kroger Intercollegiate............................3rd of 18 (875) CCL Intercollegiate................................3rd of 12 (867) Gator Invitational.................................... 4th of 15 (851) Mercedes-Benz.....................................T-7th of 19 (903) Matlock Classic.....................................T-4th of 18 (860) Alabama Spring Invitational...................3rd of 18 (853) Carpet Capital Collegiate.................T-11th of 18 (904) Hitchcock Invitational............................ 4th of 12 (877) SEC Championship..............................T-4th of 12 (900) NCAA East Regional............................16th of 23 (910) 1997-1998 Tucker Intercollegiate.........................T-16th of 23 (597 Tennessee TOC...................................... 2nd of 15 (855) Red River Classic................................T-2nd of 14 (879) CCL Intercollegiate................... 1st of 13 (857) Gator Invitational....................................3rd of 15 (860) Taylor Made Big Island........................... 5th of 25 (871) Alabama Spring Invite............... 1st of 18 (870) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 5th of 18 (881) Hitchcock Invitational................ 1st of 12 (844) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (567) The Maxwell ........................................T-3rd of 14 (864) NCAA East Regional.............................. 4th of 23 (853) NCAA Championship..........................17th of 30 (575) 1998-1999 NCAA Preview....................................... 2nd of 15 (888) Red River Classic.......................................4th of 5 (844) Jerry Pate Invitational............................. 7th of 12 (857) Rolex Match Play ..........................1st of 8 (3-0) Palmetto Dunes .......................................2nd of 8 (862) San Juan Shootout...................................3rd of 18 (888) Golf Digest Invitational......................... 2nd of 18 (859) Williams Intercollegiate............ 1st of 12 (876) Schenkel Invitational.............................. 2nd of 15 (869) Carpet Capital Collegiate......... 1st of 18 (858) SEC Championship................................ 2nd of 12 (908) The Maxwell............................................. 4th of 15 (879) NCAA East Regional.............................. 4th of 23 (863) NCAA Championship.............. 1st of 30 (1180) 1999-2000 NCAA Preview.....................................T-5th of 18 (868) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 9th of 15 (884) Jerry Pate Invitational.............................3rd of 12 (838) Golf World Invitational.............. 1st of 18 (837) Puerto Rico Shootout............................ 5th of 15 (866)
Las Vegas Intercollegiate........................ 7th of 14 (860) Schenkel Invitational.................. 1st of 15 (829) U.S. Intercollegiate.................................. 5th of 12 (862) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (852) The Maxwell..........................................T-4th of 15 (874) NCAA East Regional...........................T-5th of 27 (889) NCAA Championship..........................16th of 30 (582) 2000-2001 NCAA Preview........................... 1st of 16 (583) Carpet Capital Collegiate......................3rd of 15 (874) Jerry Pate Invitational............................ 2nd of 12 (827) Golf World Invitational.............. 1st of 18 (822) CGF Match-Play...................................... 3rd of 8 (2-1-0) Puerto Rico Classic................................ 4th of 15 (869) Las Vegas Intercollegiate....................... 2nd of 15 (868) Schenkel Invitational.................. 1st of 15 (854) U.S. Intercollegiate..................... 1st of 12 (835) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (841) Atlanta Intercollegiate................ 1st of 9 (833) NCAA East Regional...........................T-5th of 27 (843) NCAA Championship..........................5th of 30 (1152) 2001-2002 NCAA Preview.....................................T-6th of 15 (872) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 6th of 14 (891) Jerry Pate Invitational..........................T-7th of 12 (876) Long Cove Invitational.........................10th of 15 (886) Puerto Rico Classic..............................11th of 15 (893) Las Vegas Intercollegiate........................ 5th of 16 (872) Schenkel Invitational............................... 5th of 15 (874) ASU Invitational ...................................12th of 18 (870) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 12 (866) Atlanta Intercollegiate............................3rd of 13 (864) NCAA East Regional.............................. 8th of 27 (896) NCAA Championship.....................T-21st of 30 (1162) 2002-2003 Inverness Invitational.............................. 6th of 15 (893) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................T-8th of 18 (870) Adams Cup............................................T-3rd of 17 (879) Tennessee TOC........................... 1st of 14 (840) Mercedes-Benz .................................T-12th of 15 (887) Puerto Rico Classic...........................T-11th of 18 (897) Toyota Championship............................ 8th of 15 (870) Schenkel Invitational...............................3rd of 15 (854) ASU Invitational ..................................... 5th of 17 (841) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 12 (866) Atlanta Intercollegiate............................ 6th of 12 (864) NCAA West Regional.........................T-3rd of 27 (871) NCAA Championship........................16th of 30 (1226) 2003-2004 Bank of Tennessee.....................................6th of 18(874) NCAA Preview..........................................5th of 15(577) Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 4th of 18 (863) Puerto Rico Classic................................ 4th of 18 (865) Southern Highlands . ...............................4th of 15(863) Schenkel Invitational.............................. 2nd of 15 (869) Jerry Pate Invitational............................ 2nd of 12 (822) Mercedes-Benz......................................10th of 18 (902) Atlanta Intercollegiate.........................T-5th of 12 (862) ASU Invitational ..................................... 5th of 18 (874) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (843) NCAA East Regional...........................T-3rd of 27 (864) NCAA Championship.................... T-11th of 30 (1161) 2004-2005 NCAA Preview........................................3rd of 15 (861) Jerry Pate Intercollegiate....................... 4th of 12 (833) Isleworth Invtiational................. 1st of 16 (863) Carpet Capital Collegiate......... 1st of 15 (879) Puerto Rico Classic................................ 5th of 18 (865) Southern Highlands............................... 2nd of 15 (870) Schenkel Invitational............................T-3rd of 15 (883) Hootie At Bulls Bay................................. 4th of 15 (873)
ASU Invitational...................................... 2nd of 18 (897) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 12 (883) The Maxwell.............................................3rd of 11 (823) NCAA East Regional..............................3rd of 27 (843) NCAA Championship.............. 1st of 30 (1135) 2005-2006 PING/Golfweek Preview............ 1st of 15 (845) Pate Invitational...................................... 2nd of 12 (834) Isleworth Invitational................. 1st of 18 (872) Carpet Capital Collegiate......................3rd of 18 (863) Hooters Match Play....................1st of 16 (4-0) Puerto Rico Classic.................... 1st of 18 (843) Southern Highlands............................... 2nd of 18 (889) Hall Of Fame.........................................T-8th of 17 (908) U.S. Collegiate.......................................T-4th of 13 (876) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (827) Linger Longer Invitational......... 1st of 12 (855) NCAA East Regional............................. 2nd of 20 (865) NCAA Championship..........................6th of 30 (1156) 2006-2007 Inverness Invitational.............................. 5th of 15 (904) Carpet Capital Collegiate......................3rd of 18 (854) PING/Golfweek Preview....................... 5th of 15 (848) Isleworth Invitational.............................. 5th of 18 (893) Callaway Golf Match Play.......................6th of 16 (2-2) Puerto Rico Classic.................... 1st of 18 (850) Southern Highlands............................... 2nd of 15 (877) Schenkel Invitational.................. 1st of 18 (854) U.S. Collegiate............................ 1st of 15 (884) SEC Championship................................. 6th of 12 (883) Linger Longer Invitational......... 1st of 15 (835) NCAA East Regional.................. 1st of 27 (835) NCAA Championship.........................2nd of 30 (1121) 2007-2008 Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 6th of 18 (882) Brickyard Collegiate.................. 1st of 13 (831) Isleworth Invitational................. 1st of 18 (841) Callaway Golf Match Play.......................6th of 16 (2-2) Puerto Rico Classic................................3rd of 15 (861) Southern Highlands................................3rd of 15 (872) Linger Longer Invitational.................... 2nd of 14 (862) U.S. Collegiate.......................................... 9th of 15 (886) ASU Invitational...................................... 2nd of 18 (568) SEC Championship.................................3rd of 12 (862) NCAA East Regional.................. 1st of 27 (811) NCAA Championship..........................8th of 30 (1210) 2008-2009 Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 7th of 18 (876) PING/Golfweek Preview.......................3rd of 15 (861) Brickyard Collegiate.................. 1st of 15 (859) Isleworth Invitational................. 1st of 18 (867) Puerto Rico Classic.................... 1st of 15 (826) Las Vegas Intercollegiate........................3rd of 15 (870) Linger Longer Invitational......... 1st of 13 (867) U.S. Collegiate.......................................... 4th of 15 (883) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (849) NCAA SE Regional................................ 2nd of 14 (829) NCAA Championship................ 3rd of 30 (869, 1-1-0) 2009-2010 Carpet Capital Collegiate....................10th of 12 (892) Olympia Fields Invitational.................... 8th of 15 (883) Brickyard Collegiate............................... 4th of 15 (579) Isleworth Invitational.............................. 4th of 15 (893) Puerto Rico Shootout............................ 6th of 15 (856) Charleston Shootout................. 1st of 15 (846) So. Highlands Collegiate.......................12th of 15 (935) Linger Longer Invitational..................... 4th of 16 (879) Morris Williams Intercollegiate.1st of 15 (878) SEC Championship.................... 1st of 12 (844) NCAA SC Regional................................ 6th of 14 (869)
2010-2011 Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 6th of 12 (876) PING/Golfweek Preview.......................3rd of 15 (883) Brickyard Collegiate.................. 1st of 15 (857) Isleworth Invitational............................11th of 15 (908) Puerto Rico Classic................................ 4th of 15 (858) Southern Highlands Masters................. 6th of 15 (890) Callaway Match Play...........................10th of 16 (2-2-0) Linger Longer Invitational.....................3rd of 13 (866) SEC Championship................................. 4th of 12 (862) NCAA Erie Regional.............................. 4th of 13 (857) NCAA Championships..................2nd of 30 (884, 2-1) 2011-2012 Carpet Capital Collegiate...................... 7th of 12 (872) Adams Cup Of Newport..................... 2nd of 19 (851) Northeast Tri Match..................... 1st of 3 (287) Brickyard Collegiate............................... 4th of 15 (872) ODU/Outerbanks Collegiate.... 1st of 18 (834) Puerto Rico Shootout............................ 9th of 15 (869) USF Invitational....................................... 2nd of 17 (860) Furman Intercollegiate........................... 5th of 21 (867) Linger Longer Invitational.................... 2nd of 12 (852) SEC Championship................................. 4th of 12 (850) NCAA Athens Regional......................... 4th of 13 (864) NCAA Championships........................17th of 30 (881) 2012-2013 Carpet Capital Collegiate..................... 2nd of 16 (856) PING/Golfweek Preview....................... 8th of 16 (859) Brickyard Collegiate.................. 1st of 15 (848) AutoTrader.com Classic........................ 6th of 16 (888) Puerto Rico Classic................................ 4th of 15 (852) Southern Highlands Masters...............13th of 15 (904) Bulldog Battle at Mountain Lake...... 1st of 2 (565) Linger Longer Invitational..................... 5th of 14 (582) Augusta State Invitational......................3rd of 15 (866) SEC Championship................................. 9th of 14 (876) NCAA Tempe Regional......................... 2nd of 14 (827) NCAA Championship ........................19th of 30 (850) 2013-2014 Carpet Capital Collegiate..................... 2nd of 14 (856) Collegiate Challenge Cup.......... 1st of 10 (832) Brickyard Collegiate............................... 4th of 14 (853) Crooked Stick Intercollegiate...............3rd of 14 (881) Invitational at Ocean Course...............3rd of 14 (835) Puerto Rico Classic................................3rd of 15 (904) Southern Highlands Collegiate............. 6th of 15 (900) Linger Longer Invitational......... 1st of 15 (837) Met Intercollegiate....................... 1st of 8 (580) SEC Championship................................. 4th of 14 (833) NCAA San Antonio Regional.... 1st of 13 (853) NCAA Championship ........................11th of 30 (850) 2014-2015 The Carmel Cup........................ 1st of 8 (1063) Collegiate Challenge Cup...................... 5th of 12 (861) Nike Golf Invitational...........................10th of 12 (893) Tavistock Collegiate Invitational........14th of 15 (877) Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic ...............3rd of 13 (848) Puerto Rico Classic.................... 1st of 15 (852) SH Collegiate Masters.........................15th of 15 (883) Southern Intercollegiate........... 1st of 14 (575) Linger Longer Invitational.................... 2nd of 15 (845) Seahawk Intercollegiate........................ 2nd of 14 (885) 3M Augusta Invitational..........................3rd of 15 (842) SEC Championship................................. 7th of 14 (842) NCAA San Diego Regional................... 4th of 13 (870) NCAA Championships................3rd of 30 (1158, 1-1)
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Georgia’s Record Book INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Best Round (in relation to par) 1. 63 (-9)..................... Peter Persons, 1984 Alarcon 2. 64 (-8).................... Matt Peterson, 1988 Furman 63 (-8).................Brendon Todd, 2003 Jerry Pate 63 (-8)..................Chris Kirk, 2005 All-American 64 (-8)............. Harris English, 2010 Puerto Rico 64 (-8).................. T.J. Mitchell, 2011 Outerbanks 64 (-8).......................Sam Straka, 2012 Brickyard 64 (-8)..........................Lee McCoy, 2015 Augusta 9. 65 (-7).......... Gus Holbrook, 1978 Junior-Senior 65 (-7)...................... Tommy Tolles, 1987 Jackson 65 (-7).........................Greg Kennedy, 1988 Dixie 65 (-7)....................... Todd Thompson, 1988 SEC 65 (-7).......... Matt Peterson, 1989 ImperiaLakes 65 (-7)................................ Bill Brown, 1991 Eagle 65 (-7).................................Justin Bolli, 1997 CCL 65 (-7)...........Nick Cassini, 2000 Carpet Capital 65 (-7).......................... Kevin Kisner, 2003 Toyota 65 (-7)....................... Richard Scott, 2003 Atlanta 64 (-7)....................Kevin Kisner, 2004 Jerry Pate 64 (-7)..................Chris Kirk, 2007 All-American 65 (-7)................Chris Kirk, 2007 Linger Longer 65 (-7)..................Harris English, 2007 Brickyard 65 (-7).................Russell Henley, 2009 Brickyard 65 (-7)............. Keith Mitchell, 2011 Outerbanks 65 (-7).............T.J. Mitchell, 2013 Carpet Capital 64 (-7)..... Lee McCoy, 2014 Met Intercollegiate 64 (-7).............. Lee McCoy, 2015 Linger Longer 28. 65 (-6)......................... Jim Becker, 1977 Schenkel 66 (-6)................................Chip Beck, 1978 Dixie 66 (-6)....................... Bob Wolcott, 1981 Furman 66 (-6)..............Antonio Barcellos, 1986 Furman 66 (-6)..............Todd Thompson, 1988 Southern 66 (-6).......................Bill Brown, 1992 Hitchcock 66 (-6)............Michael Morrison, 1998 Palmetto 66 (-6)..............Erik Compton, 1999 Golf World 66 (-6).................. Bubba Watson, 2000 Schenkel 66 (-6)......................Nick Cassini, 2000 Schenkel 66 (-6)..............Erik Compton, 2000 Golf World 66 (-6)...................... Bryant Odom, 2001 Atlanta 66 (-6).........................Nick Cassini, 2001 Atlanta 65 (-6)..................Chris Kirk, 2007 All-American 66 (-6).................Russell Henley, 2007 Brickyard 66 (-6)................. Brian Harman, 2007 Brickyard 66 (-6)..................Harris English, 2007 Isleworth 66 (-6)............. Hudson Swafford, 2008 So. High. 65 (-6)...........Harris English, 2008 East Regional 65 (-6).............Hudson Swafford, 2008 East Reg. 66 (-6).............Brian Harman, 2009 Puerto Rico 65 (-6)...... Harris English, 2010 Morris Williams 66 (-6).................Russell Henley, 2010 Brickyard 66 (-6)......Bryden Macpherson, 2011 Brickyard 66 (-6)......................... Sepp Straka, 2012 Furman 66 (-6)............... Joey Garber, 2013 Inv. at Ocean 66 (-6)............. Joey Garber, 2014 Linger Longer 64 (-6)..........................Keith Mitchell, 2014 SECs Best Tournament Total (in relation to par) 1. 195 (-18)...............Chris Kirk, 2007 All-American 2. 200 (-16).......................Lee McCoy, 2015 Augusta 3. 201 (-15).................. Ryan Hybl, 2000 Golf World 201 (-15).............. T. J. Mitchell, 2011 Outerbanks 5. 202 (-14)...........Erik Compton, 2000 Golf World 202 (-14)........... Lee McCoy, 2015 Linger Longer 7. 203 (-13)...........Erik Compton, 1999 Golf World 203 (-13)............... Bubba Watson, 2000 Schenkel 200 (-13).......Russell Henley, 2008 East Regional 10. 204 (-12).................. Peter Persons, 1984 Alarcon 204 (-12)..........Nick Cassini, 2001 United States 201 (-12)...............Chris Kirk, 2005 All-American 204 (-12)...............Harris English, 2007 Brickyard 204 (-12)....Hudson Swafford, 2009 Puerto Rico 204 (-12).......... Harris English, 2010 Puerto Rico 16. 205 (-11)................. Matt Peterson, 1988 Furman 205 (-11)...... Michael Morrison, 1998 Hitchcock 205 (-11).............. Nick Cassini, 1999 Golf World 205 (-11)................. Brian Harman, 2005 Preview 205 (-11)................ Chris Kirk, 2006 Puerto Rico 205 (-11).............. Brian Harman, 2007 Brickyard 205 (-11)...............Harris English, 2007 Isleworth 205 (-11)..............Joey Garber, 2014 Puerto Rico 24. 206 (-10)........Jim Becker, 1976 Spirit of America 206 (-10)......................Griff Moody, 1979 Pan Am 206 (-10)............... Paul Claxton, 1990 Hitchcock 206 (-10).................. Ryuji Imada, 1998 Red River 206 (-10)......................Nick Cassini, 2001 Atlanta 203 (-10)..............Brendon Todd, 2003 Jerry Pate
203 (-10).............Chris Kirk, 2007 Linger Longer 206 (-10)..............Russell Henley, 2007 Brickyard 206 (-10)..........Brian Harman, 2009 Puerto Rico 206 (-10).........Russell Henley, 2009 Puerto Rico 134 (-10)..............Russell Henley, 2009 Brickyard 206 (-10)..............Russell Henley, 2010 Brickyard 206 (-10).......... Keith Mitchell, 2011 Outerbanks
6.............................................David Denham, 2004-05 6.....................................................Chris Kirk, 2006-07 6.............................................. Brendon Todd, 2006-07 6..............................................Russell Henley, 2007-08 6..............................................Adam Mitchell, 2007-08 6...........................................Michael Cromie, 2013-14 6.................................................. Joey Garber, 2013-14
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Lowest Season Average 70.08 ������������������������������������������ Lee McCoy, 2014-15 70.69 ����������������������������������������� Joey Garber, 2013-14 70.90 ��������������������������������������������Chris Kirk, 2005-06 70.97 ������������������������������������� Peter Persons, 1985-86 71.05 ���������������������������������������� Nick Cassini, 2000-01 71.11 ������������������������������������� Peter Persons, 1984-85 71.14 ��������������������������������������������Chris Kirk, 2006-07 71.20 ����������������������������������������Bob Wolcott, 1983-84 71.21 ������������������������������������ Jeremy Parrott, 1997-98 71.33 �������������������������������������Erik Compton, 2000-01 71.34 ������������������������������������������ Lee McCoy, 2013-14 71.43 �������������������������������������Russell Henley, 2009-10 71.48 �����������������������������������������Griff Moody, 1978-79 71.57 �������������������������������������������� Ryan Hybl, 2001-02 71.61 �������������������������������������������� Chip Beck, 1977-78 71.67 ��������������������������������������Bryant Odom, 2000-01 71.71 ������������������������������� Franklin Langham, 1990-91 71.80 ������������������������������������� Brendon Todd, 2006-07 71.82 ���������������������������������������� Nick Cassini, 1999-00 71.83 ����������������������������������������� David Miller, 2000-01 71.83 ��������������������������������������Keith Mitchell, 2011-12 71.85 �����������������������������������������Griff Moody, 1977-78 71.86 ��������������������������������������Harris English, 2009-10
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Top-10 Finishes In A Career 27.................................................. Chip Beck, 1975-78 24..................................................Chris Kirk, 2004-07 22...........................................Russell Henley, 2008-11 20...............................................Griff Moody, 1977-80 20........................................... Peter Persons, 1983-86 19........................................... Brendon Todd, 2004-07 18........................................... Brian Harman, 2006-09 17..............................................Paul Claxton, 1988-91 17............................................Harris English, 2008-11 16...........................................Matt Peterson, 1986-89 15..............................................Bob Wolcott, 1981-84 15...............................Hudson Swafford, 2007-09, 11 14.............................................. Nick Cassini, 1998-01 14.............................................. Kevin Kisner, 2003-06 14.........................................Nicholas Reach, 2012-15 13.......................................... Jeremy Parrott, 1997-99 13.................................................. Ryan Hybl, 2000-04 12..................................................Jim Becker, 1974-77 12..................................... Franklin Langham, 1989-91 12................................................ Ryuji Imada, 1998-99 12..........................................David Denham, 2003-05 12...........................................Adam Mitchell, 2006-09
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Lowest Career Average 71.74......................................... Joey Garber, 2012-14 71.79..................................... Peter Persons, 1983-86 71.79.....................................Erik Compton, 1999-01 71.89............................................Chris Kirk, 2006-07 72.08.........................................Griff Moody, 1978-80 72.09.................................... Russell Henley, 2008-11 72.11........................................ Nick Cassini, 1998-01 72.19..........................................Ryuji Imada, 1998-99 72.31..................................... Brendon Todd, 2006-07 72.45......................................Harris English, 2008-11 72.49.................................. Nicholas Reach, 2012-15 72.50..................................... Bryant Odom, 1999-02 72.50....................................David Denham, 2003-05 72.51............................................ Chip Beck, 1975-78 72.53..................................... Keith Mitchell, 2011-14 72.60..................................... Brian Harman, 2006-09 72.64....................................... Bob Wolcott, 1981-84 72.70............................................ Ryan Hybl, 2000-04 72.75......................................... David Miller, 1997-02 72.85...............................Franklin Langham, 1989-91 72.94.......................................Wayne Smith, 1982-83 72.97........................................ Kevin Kisner, 2003-06 73.01..........................Hudson Swafford, 2007-09,11 73.25...................................... Richard Scott, 2003-06 73.31..........................Bryden Macpherson, 2010-12 73.33.....................................Matt Peterson, 1986-89 73.38....................................Jeremy Parrott, 1997-99
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Top-10 Finishes In A Season 10..................................... Franklin Langham, 1990-91 10..................................................Chris Kirk, 2005-06 9..............................................Matt Peterson, 1988-89 8..................................................... Chip Beck, 1975-76 8..................................................... Chip Beck, 1976-77 8..................................................... Chip Beck, 1977-78 8.............................................. Peter Persons, 1985-86 8................................................... Ryuji Imada, 1998-99 8..................................................... Ryan Hybl, 2001-02 8.....................................................Chris Kirk, 2006-07 8..............................................Russell Henley, 2009-10 8................................................... Lee McCoy, 2014-15 7..................................................Griff Moody, 1977-78 7..................................................Griff Moody, 1978-79 7............................................. Jeremy Parrott, 1997-98 7............................................. Jeremy Parrott, 1998-99 7.............................................. Brendon Todd, 2004-05 7.............................................. Brendon Todd, 2006-07 7...............................................Harris English, 2009-10 6.....................................................Jim Becker, 1975-76 6..................................................Griff Moody, 1979-80 6................................................Wayne Smith, 1981-82 6.............................................. Peter Persons, 1984-85 6.................................................Paul Claxton, 1990-91 6..............................................Erik Compton, 2000-01 6................................................. Nick Cassini, 2000-01 6................................................. Kevin Kisner, 2002-03
TEAM RECORDS Best Round (in relation to par) 1. 268 (-20)........................................ 2000 Golf World 2. 265 (-19).................................... 2008 East Regional 3. 270 (-18).............................................2000 Schenkel 270 (-18)...................................... 2009 Puerto Rico 5. 272 (-16)................................................2001 Atlanta 272 (-16)....................................2001 United States 268 (-16)...........................................2004 Jerry Pate 8. 273 (-15)........................................... 2007 Brickyard 273 (-15)...................................... 2009 Puerto Rico 10. 274 (-14).............................................2000 Schenkel 11. 275 (-13).....................................1978 Junior-Senior 275 (-13)........................................ 1999 Golf World 275 (-13)..................................1999 Carpet Capital 275 (-13).................................... 2001 East Regional 271 (-13).................................... 2008 East Regional 275 (-13)........................................2011 Adams Cup 275 (-13)............................ 2014 Ka’anapali Classic 18. 276 (-12).....................................1978 Junior-Senior 276 (-12)...................................................1987 Dixie 276 (-12) .................................................. 1991 Eagle 276 (-12) ..........................................1998 Red River 272 (-12)...........................................2000 Jerry Pate 272 (-12)..........................2009 Southeast Regional 276 (-12)..........................2011 Colorado Regional 276 (-12)...................................... 2014 Puerto Rico
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Best Tournament (in relation to par) 822 (-42) ....................................... 2000 Golf World 811 (-41).................................... 2008 East Regional 826 (-38)...................................... 2009 Puerto Rico 829 (-35) ............................................2000 Schenkel 831 (-33)........................................... 2007 Brickyard 833 (-31) ...............................................2001 Atlanta 834 (-30).......................................2011 Outerbanks 835 (-29) ....................................1978 Junior-Senior 835 (-29) ...................................2001 United States 835 (-29)................................... 2007 Linger Longer 835 (-29)...................................... 2014 Puerto Rico 837 (-27) ....................................... 1999 Golf World 837 (-27)................................... 2014 Linger Longer 827 (-25) ..........................................2000 Jerry Pate 840 (-24) ............................... 2002 Tennessee TOC 829 (-23) ...........................................1984 Southern 841 (-23)........................................... 2007 Isleworth 829 (-23)..........................2009 Southeast Regional 842 (-22).............................................. 2015 Augusta 843 (-21) ................................... 2001 East Regional 843 (-21) ..................................... 2006 Puerto Rico
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Tournaments Won In A Season 6 ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2000-01 6 ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2005-06 5 ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1977-78 5 ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1981-82 5 ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 2006-07
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National Championships the 1999 NCAA Championship in Chaska, Minn.: 1999 Following • The announcer called out the wrong school as the winner of the national title. • A torrential rainstorm hit the suburb of Minneapolis. • And a courtesy van provided to the actual champion was vandalized, presumably by a not-so-gracious loser. But the players and coaches from the Georgia men’s golf team couldn’t have cared less. All of that was a small price to pay for the program’s first national championship. “It’s an indescribable feeling,” said Coach Chris Haack, whose Georgia (not Washington, as the announcer said) squad secured the trophy. “All the hard work, all the sacrifice, all the time spent hitting balls, it’s worth it. I always wondered what it felt like when teams like UNLV and Oklahoma State won the national title. Now I know — and it’s a great feeling. I am so proud of our guys. A four-day tournament is a real grind, but they stayed focused and played good, steady golf all week. They really played like champions.” Especially on the last day. The Bulldogs entered the final round trailing Oklahoma State by five shots at Hazeltine National Golf Club. The players and coaches to a man said making up five shots was not a difficult proposition — and they were right. Georgia actually pulled ahead after just two holes and extended its lead throughout the rest of the front nine before holding on down the stretch to win by three. “We knew that we had to be patient on this course because so much can change so quickly,” Michael Morrison said. “You can’t take anything for granted.You have to play every shot as hard as the last one.You’ve got to play every hole to the best of your ability. I think we all did that.” Particularly Ryuji Imada. He paced the comeback effort with a 5-under par 67, one off the course record for Hazeltine. Imada finished at 1-under 287, second behind Northwestern’s Luke Donald (284). “It was one of the best 18 holes of golf I’ve ever seen,” said Haack, who sported a newly shaved bald head after the NCAAs as he made good on a pre-tournament promise. “Ryuji was spectacular. He certainly picked the
Front row: Nick Cassini, Chris Haack and Ryuji Imada. Back row: Mark Northey, Michael Morrison, Jeremy Parrott and Jim Douglas.
right time to turn it on. That could go down in history as one of the best final rounds at the NCAAs. The little man just put us on his back and took us to the title.” Imada had a shot at winning the medalist title down the stretch, but he said he focused more on the team crown. “The last thing I wanted to do was mess up and cost us the national championship,” Imada said. “I had a couple of chances to go at the flag, but I didn’t because it meant more for us as a team to win the national championship. I wanted to be aggressive, but I didn’t want to let the team down.” Imada finished the year as the nation’s third-ranked golfer, trailing only Donald and Georgia Tech’s Bryce Molder. “It’s the best feeling I’ve ever had. It’s unbelievable,” Nick Cassini said. “No matter what any of us do the rest of our lives in golf, we’ll be the 1999 national champions. It’s like a dream come true.”
With Coach Chris Haack rubbing the lucky coin in his 2005 pocket, Georgia cashed in at the NCAA Championship. The Bulldogs went wire-to-wire as the tournament leader at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md., finishing with an 11-shot advantage over instate rival Georgia Tech. Georgia fired an even-par 280 in the final round to wind up at 15-over 1,135. “I could not be prouder of this group of guys,” said Haack, who carried a coin given to him by his daughter, Katie, that had the inscription, “Dad, I Love You.” “I knew that we had the talent, the confidence and the demeanor to challenge for the championship this year,” Haack continued. “It’s been a good year, but we only had two wins coming in. I knew if they all put it together, it would be special. They just happened to do it this week when it meant the most.” “It’s awesome to go out like this,” said David Denham, the only senior in the Bulldogs’ lineup. “You live for moments like this. Every team strives to win the national championship, but not too many of them do it.” “This is what you play for,” Richard Scott said. “This is what this team was put together for. It’s great to go out and win other tournaments, but this is the one we all play for.” “This is the biggest one,” team captain Kevin Kisner said. “This is what you set your goals for. This is why we all came to Georgia. We’ve got too solid of a team not to win tournaments. When we all play well, it’s hard for us to lose.” The Bulldogs entered the final round with a 9-shot lead over the Yellow Jackets, and they knew it would hard to give that kind of lead away. Still, when Brendon Todd’s putt rolled in on No. 18, the players and coaches were
Front row: Kevin Kisner and David Denham. Back row: Jim Douglas, Brendon Todd, Richard Scott, Chris Kirk and Chris Haack.
all at once relieved and ecstatic. “This is the ultimate feeling,” Chris Kirk said. “It’s awesome. It’s a great group of guys, and I have loved playing with them the last two years.” “It feels great,” Todd said. “It’s probably the biggest accomplishment any of us have in golf. It’s just incredible to win the national championship.” Todd wound up as the Bulldogs’ top individual at 3-over 283, followed by Kirk and Kisner at 5-over 285, Scott at 6-over 286 and Denham at 8-over 288. Todd finished seventh, and Kirk and Kisner were in the group that tied for 13th. Scott had a top-20 finish as he wound up 16th.
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Georgia’s All-Americans GOLF COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA FIRST TEAM Chip Beck......................................1977, 1978 David Boyd ��������������������������������������������� 1962 John Carson ������������������������������������������� 1951 Nick Cassini ������������������������������������������ 2001 Jimmy Gabrielsen ���������������������������������� 1963 Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������� 1966 George Hamer �������������������������������������� 1946 Russell Henley ���������������������������������������� 2010 Ryan Hybl ������������������������������������������������ 2002 Ryuji Imada ��������������������������������������������� 1999 Chris Kirk.....................................2006, 2007 Bill Kratzert �������������������������������������������� 1974 Franklin Langham ���������������������������������� 1991 Lee McCoy ��������������������������������������������� 2015 Griff Moody �������������������������������������������� 1979 Jeremy Parrott ��������������������������������������� 1998 Peter Persons ����������������������������������������� 1986 Matt Peterson ���������������������������������������� 1989 Brendon Todd ��������������������������������������� 2007 Tommy Valentine ���������������������������������� 1970 Bob Wolcott ������������������������������������������ 1984 SECOND TEAM Chip Beck ������������������������������������������������ 1976 David Boyd ��������������������������������������������� 1961 Nick Cassini �������������������������������������������� 2000 Paul Claxton ������������������������������������������� 1990 Erik Compton ���������������������������������������� 2001 David Denham ��������������������������������������� 2005 Harris English ������������������������������2010, 2011 Joey Garber �������������������������������������������� 2014 Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������� 1965 Brian Harman �������������������2006, 2007, 2009 Russell Henley �����������������������������2008, 2009 Chris Kirk ����������������������������������������������� 2005 Bill Kratzert �������������������������������������������� 1973 Allen Miller ����������������������������������1968, 1969 Adam Mitchell ���������������������������������������� 2008 Griff Moody �������������������������������������������� 1978 Bryant Odom ����������������������������������������� 2001 Peter Persons ����������������������������������������� 1985 Matt Peterson ���������������������������������������� 1988 Hudson Swafford ������������������������2008, 2009 Brendon Todd ��������������������������������������� 2005 Cobby Ware ������������������������������������������ 1960 THIRD TEAM Tommy Barnes �������������������������������������� 1967 Jim Becker ����������������������������������������������� 1977 Paul Claxton ������������������������������������������� 1991 Erik Compton ���������������������������������������� 2000 Mike Cook ���������������������������������������������� 1982 Robert Donald ��������������������������������������� 1978
Hudson Swafford
Harris English ������������������������������2008, 2009 Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������� 1964 Ryan Hybl ������������������������������������������������ 2001 Lyn Lott ��������������������������������������������������� 1972 David Miller �������������������������������������������� 2001 Michael Morrison ���������������������������������� 1999 Bob Moser ���������������������������������������������� 1959 Tim Simpson ������������������������������������������� 1976 Wright Waddell ������������������������������������ 1983 HONORABLE MENTION Louis Brown ������������������������������������������� 1984 Michael Cromie ������������������������������������� 2014 David Denham..... ���������������������������������� 2003 Terry Diehl ��������������������������������������������� 1969 Zach Healy ���������������������������������������������� 2015 Russell Henley ���������������������������������������� 2011 Gus Holbrook ���������������������������������������� 1977 Kevin Kisner �������������������������������2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Franklin Langham ���������������������������������� 1990 Lloyd Liebler ������������������������������������������ 1971 Lyn Lott ��������������������������������������������������� 1971 Lee McCoy ��������������������������������������������� 2014 David Miller �������������������������������������������� 2002 Adam Mitchell �����������������������������2007, 2009 Keith Mitchell ����������������������������������������� 2012 Michael Morrison �����������������������1998, 2000 Mark Northey ���������������������������������������� 1997 Bryant Odom ����������������������������������������� 2002 Jeremy Parrott ��������������������������������������� 1999 Matt Peterson ���������������������������������������� 1987 Richard Scott ������������������������������2005, 2006 Tim Simpson ������������������������������������������� 1975
Wayne Smith �������������������������������1982, 1983 Hudson Swafford ����������������������������������� 2011 Brendon Todd ����������������������������2004, 2006 Joe Walter ���������������������������������������������� 1977 Bubba Watson ��������������������������������������� 2000 Danny Yates ������������������������������������������� 1971 GOLFWEEK MAGAZINE FIRST TEAM Harris English ����������������������������������������� 2010 Joey Garber �������������������������������������������� 2014 Russell Henley ���������������������������������������� 2010 Chris Kirk.....................................2006, 2007 Lee McCoy ��������������������������������������������� 2015 Brendon Todd ��������������������������������������� 2007 SECOND TEAM Brian Harman....................2006, 2007, 2009 Russell Henley �����������������������������2008, 2009 Lee McCoy ��������������������������������������������� 2014 Hudson Swafford ����������������������������������� 2008 THIRD TEAM Harris English....................2008, 2009, 2011 Hudson Swafford ����������������������������������� 2009 HONORABLE MENTION Michael Cromie ������������������������������������� 2014 Brian Harman ����������������������������������������� 2008 Russell Henley ���������������������������������������� 2011 Kevin Kisner ������������������������������������������� 2006 Adam Mitchell �����������������������������2007, 2009 Richard Scott ����������������������������������������� 2006 Brendon Todd ��������������������������������������� 2006
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Georgia’s Lettermen, Captains A Abernathy, Pete................ 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Adams, James..........................................1958, 1959 Adams, Rob........................................................1990 Adams, William.................................................1960 Adham, Richard................ 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Allen, Jimmy.................................1962, 1963, 1964 Atkinson, Billy ............................1934, 1935, 1936 Atkinson, Tide...................................................1937 B Banks, Zan....................................1993, 1994, 1995 Barcellos, Antonio........... 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 Barnes, Tommy............................1965, 1966, 1967 Beasley, Maury.................. 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Beck, Chip......................... 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 Becker, Jim......................... 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Bell, Al......................................................1960, 1962 Bennett, Rob..................... 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 Benson, Edsel.....................................................1946 Black, Dave..............................................1928, 1929 Blackmon, Shaw............... 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Blair, Billy......................................1952, 1953, 1955 Blanchard, Jimmy....................................1961, 1962 Blanchard, Mercer............................................1938 Blanton, Bucky...................................................1979 Blum, Arnold...........................................1941, 1942 Bolli, Justin....................................1997, 1998, 1999 Boswell, Bill.............................................1969, 1970 Bowden, Earl................................1955, 1956, 1957 Bowen, Calhoun...............................................1938 Bower, Byron...............................1937, 1938, 1939 Boyd, David..................................1961, 1962, 1963 Brantley, George...............................................1929 Brim, John................................................1959, 1960 Brown, Bill......................... 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Brown, Clem.....................................................1942 Brown, Louis..................... 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Brumby, Frank...................................................1956 Butler, Rob........................ 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 C Calhoun, Murray....................................1963, 1964 Campbell, Morton.................................1935, 1936 Canipe, David..............................1972, 1973, 1974 Carson, John...........................................1951, 1953 Carter, Brian................................2010, 2012, 2013 Cartledge, Sam..................................................1925 Casey, Kevin.......................................................1976 Cassini, Nick................................1999, 2000, 2001 Clarke, Walton..................................................1963 Claxton, Paul.................... 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Cofer, Richard...................................................1951 Cole, Donald.....................................................1958 Cole, Greg.........................................................1986 Cole, Robby...................... 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Compton, Erik........................................2000, 2001 Cook, Harvey.........................................1965, 1966 Cook, Mike....................... 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Covington, Dean.............. 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 Cromie, Michael.............. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Crosby, Taylor.........................................2003, 2004 Crowley, Andrew..............................................2002 Crowe, Harold.......................................1946, 1947 D Davison, Pete...............................1967, 1968, 1969 DeMoss, Mookie.........................2013, 2014, 2015 Derby, Parker....................................................2014 Denham, David............................2003, 2004, 2005 Diehl, Terry....................... 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 Doetsch, Richard..............................................1956 Donald, Robert................ 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 Donald, Mitch..............................2003, 2004, 2005 Drury, Chip....................... 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Drury, Mark...................... 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 Dudley, Frank.....................................................1930 Dudley, Jimmy....................................................1940 Dunaway, Russ.............................1994, 1996, 1997 E Eldridge, Franklin...................................1958, 1959 English, Harris..................2008, 2009 , 2010, 2011 Eskedor, Dick.....................................................1963 Evelyn, Jay................................................1977, 1978 Ewing, Jimmy................................1964, 1965, 1966 F Fahy, Albert..................................1935, 1936, 1937 Fambrough, Mike............. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Fowler, Hall....................... 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 Fraser, Jack.........................................................1942 G Gabrielsen, Jimmy.......................1961, 1962, 1963 Garber, Joey.................................2012, 2013, 2014 Garner, Brad................................2000, 2001, 2002 Garbers, Grant.......................................1984, 1985
Gibbs, John........................ 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Gibson, Billy.................................1960, 1961, 1962 Giles,Vinny...................................1964, 1965, 1966 Goalby, Kevin.................... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Grant, John..............................................1922, 1924 Gray, Jack............................................................1950 Green, Michael................. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Greyling, Christo............. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Griffin, Archie..............................1953, 1954, 1955 Gunter, Arthur..................................................1951 H Hall, Beaver....................... 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Hamer, George.................................................1946 Hamilton, Newell..............................................1925 Hammond, Johnny ..........................................1980 Hampton, Allen.................................................1982 Harman, Brian.................. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Harris, Ralph................................1973, 1974, 1975 Hatcher, Madden.............. 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Hawver, Brian....................................................2002 Hay, Gene...........................................................1952 Healy, Zach........................................................2015 Heeney, Stephen...............................................1993 Hendee, Neal................... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Henley, Russell................. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Hester, Marvin...................................................1951 Hester, Minton.......................................1981, 1982 Hill, Charles.................................1962, 1963, 1964 Hill, Harvey.............................................1928, 1929 Hill, Rhode..............................................1966, 1967 Hodges, Jason..............................2003, 2004, 2005 Hodgson, Morton.............................................1931 Hodgson, Paul...................................................1934 Holbrook, Gus................. 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 Holbrook, Joe................... 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Holloman, Gary............... 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970 Horn, Bill............................................................1978 Howard, Jake.................... 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 Hoyt, Wade..................................1934, 1935, 1936 Huddleston, Robert.........................................1942 Huggins, Bill..................................1966, 1967, 1969 Hybl, Ryan......................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 I Imada, Ryuji.............................................1998, 1999 J Jackson, Derek................. 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Jenkins, Campbell..............................................1959 Jerrell, Jeff................................................1971, 1972 Johnson, Billup...................................................1932 Jones, Foute.......................................................1934 Jones, Harris......................................................1923 K Keeton, Ronnie......................................1968, 1969 Kelly, Lester....................... 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 Kennedy, Greg.................. 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Kennedy, Tom.....................................................1938 Kirby, Wilkins...............................1949, 1950, 1951 Kirk, Chris......................... 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Kisner, Kevin..................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Knight, Seth..................................1980, 1981, 1982 Knox, Jefferson..................................................2007 Kratzert, Bill..................... 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 Kropp, Will.........................................................2009 Kunes, Joe.....................................1967, 1968, 1969 Kyle, George...........................................1940, 1941 L Langham, Franklin.......................1989, 1990, 1991 Larkin, Jack........................ 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Latimer, Carroll......................................1931, 1932 Layton, Charles...........................1961, 1962, 1963 Lee, Buz..............................................................1950 Legwen, Bill........................................................1929 Liebler, Lloyd.....................................................1969 Lilliston, Howard..............................................1930 Little, Bill.............................................................1938 Little, Rosser ..............................1935, 1936, 1937 Logan, Brother..................................................1948 Lopez Rivarola, Jaime............................2014, 2015 Lott, Lyn............................. 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 Lumpkin, Jack.................... 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 Lumpkin, Jay...................... 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Lyemance, Meredith...................1973, 1974, 1975 M Macpherson, Bryden..................2010, 2011, 2012 Malone, Tom.................................1963, 1964, 1965 Marble, Tom............................................1977, 1978 Martue, George................................................1981 Mason, Jimmy..........................................1940, 1941 Mays, Sam................................................1958, 1959 McAlpine, Scott......................................2010, 2011 McClearen, Robert..........................................1971 McCoy, Lee..................................2013, 2014, 2015
McDonald, James...................................1972, 1973 McIntire, Pope...................................................1948 McKenzie, Earl........................................1930, 1931 McKey, John........................................................1965 McQuillan, Matt................................................2003 McShane, Patrick..............................................2010 McWilliams, Billy....................................1932, 1933 Mell, Bill...................................................1929, 1930 Melnyk, Butler.............................2004, 2005, 2006 Miller, Allen........................ 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 Miller, David...................... 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 Minnich, Fred.....................................................1926 Mitchell, Adam.................. 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Mitchell, Keith.................. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Mitchell, T.J......................... 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Moody, Griff.................................1978, 1979, 1980 Moody, Griffin.............................1950, 1951, 1952 Morrison, Michael.......................1998, 1999, 2000 Moser, Bob..............................................1958, 1959 N Napoleon, Nick......................................1996, 1997 Northey, Mark.................. 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Nunnally, Charles..............................................1928 Nunnally, Hugh..................................................1926 O Odom, Bryant.................. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Oliver, Billy ............................................1926, 1928 Oliver, Gary.......................................................1971 Oliver, Jack...................................1963, 1964, 1965 Oliver, John..................................1928, 1929, 1930 Oliver, Max...................................1926, 1928, 1928 P Parrott, Jeremy............................1997, 1998, 1999 Parrott, Michael............... 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Patterson, Donald.................................1960, 1961 Persons, Peter.................. 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Pervarnik, Jim.........................................1985, 1986 Peterson, Matt.................. 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Pleger, Gary............................................1952, 1953 Potts, David....................... 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 R Reach, Nicholas............... 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Reynolds, Trip.........................................1995, 1996 Richardson, Haynes....................1962, 1963, 1964 Richardson, Nolen......................1951, 1952, 1953 Roddenbery, Eddie................................1971, 1972 Royer, Hugh.................................1956, 1957, 1958 Rumph, Stuart........................................1978, 1979 S Sage, Dan ...............................................1935, 1936 Sams, Eddie..................................1960, 1961, 1962 Satterfield, Todd............... 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Schladensky, Fred........................1984, 1985, 1986 Scott, Richard................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Searcy, Geoff......................................................1970 Sezna, Davis............................................1972, 1973
Georgia’s Captains 1946 �������������������������������George Hamer 1947 ��������������������������������Pope McIntire 1948 ������������������������������� Brother Logan 1949 ��������������������������������Harold Spears 1950 ��������������������������������Harold Spears 1951 ���������������������������� Wilkins Kirby Jr. 1952 ��������������������������������Griffin Moody 1953 �������������������� Nolen Richardson Jr. 1954 ������������������������ Frank Stevenson Jr. 1955 �����������������������������������Lester Kelley 1956 ���������Jack Lumpkin, Jake Howard 1957 ���������Jack Lumpkin, Jake Howard 1958 �������������������������������������Hugh Royer 1959 �������������������������������������� Bob Moser 1960 ����������������������������������� Cobby Ware 1961 ������������������������������� Don Patterson 1962 ��������������������������������������David Boyd 1963 ���������������������������Jimmy Gabrielsen 1964 ������������������������������������� Jimmy Allen 1965 ��������������������������������������Vinny Giles 1966 ��������������������������������������Vinny Giles 1967 ������������������������������� Tommy Barnes 1968 ������������������������������������� Allen Miller 1969 ������������������������������������� Allen Miller 1970 ������������������������������������� Allen Miller 1971...... Terry Diehl, Tommy Valentine 1972 ������������������� Lyn Lott, Danny Yates 1973 ������������������������������������ Bill Kratzert 1974 ������������������������������������ Bill Kratzert 1975 ����������������������������������������Bob Young 1976 ����������������������������������������Chip Beck 1977 ����������������������������������������Chip Beck 1978 ����������������������������������������Chip Beck 1979 ������������������������������������ Griff Moody 1980 ������������������������������������ Griff Moody
Sigg, Greyson..........................................2014, 2015 Simpson, Tim...........................................1975, 1976 Slaughter, N.G..............................1931, 1932, 1933 Slevin, Brian.............................................1992, 1993 Smith, Bill............................................................1938 Smith, Carter.................... 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Smith, Wayne..........................................1982, 1983 Smith, Wills........................................................2010 Spears, Harold.............................1948, 1949, 1950 Spencer, Marc................... 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Stevenson, Frank.........................1952, 1953, 1954 Stimart, Richard................................................1980 Straka, Sam........................ 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Straka, Sepp.................................2012, 2013, 2015 Street, Matt....................... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Strickler, Cy............................................1926, 1928 Swafford, Hudson............ 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 Swift, George..........................................1939, 1940 Sylvan, Gus........................ 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 T Tatum, Richard..................................................1961 Taylor, Tim...............................................1968, 1969 Thomas, Lowery.........................2009, 2010, 2011 Thompson, Dicky..................................1979, 1980 Thompson, Todd.............. 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Todd, Brendon.................. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Tolles, Tommy................... 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Towns, Joe..........................................................1934 Trotter, Bo....................................1968, 1969, 1970 Twitty, Bill...........................................................1942 Twitty, Frank......................................................1956 Tyre, Al.......................................... 1966, 1967, 1968 V Valentine, Tommy............. 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 W Waddell, Elliot........................................1939, 1941 Waddell, Wright............... 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 Walker, Warren.................................................1928 Walter, Joe........................ 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Ware, Cobby...............................1958, 1959, 1960 Warner, Charlie..........................1932, 1933, 1934 Watson, Bubba.......................................2000, 2001 Weaver, Brad.................... 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 Wells, W.G..........................................................1931 Williams, Richard...................................1964, 1965 Witcher, Gus.....................................................1928 Woerner, Fred.............................1964, 1965, 1966 Wolcott, Bob................1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 Womack, Billy.....................................1962, 1963 Worrell, Jon.............................1988, 1989, 1990 Wysoczynski, Donny........................2002, 2003 Y Yates, Danny.................1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 Yerger, John....................................................1979 Yoder, Steve...................................................1966 Young, Bob....................1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
1981 ����������������������������Madden Hatcher 1982 ����������������������������������� Bob Wolcott 1983 �������������Jack Larkin, Wayne Smith, Bob Wolcott 1984 ������������������������������Wright Waddell 1985 ����������������������������������� Louis Brown 1986 ��������������������������������� Peter Persons 1987.... Todd Thompson, Tommy Tolles 1988 ����������������������������� Todd Thompson 1989 �������������������������������� Matt Peterson 1990 ��������������������������Antonio Barcellos 1991 ����������������������������������� Paul Claxton 1992 ����������������������������������������Bill Brown 1993 ���������������������������������������Rob Butler 1994 ��������������������������������� Marc Spencer 1995 ��������������������������������� Marc Spencer 1996 ���������������������������������� Carter Smith 1997 �������������������������������� Derek Jackson 1998 �������������������������������� Mark Northey 1999.....Mark Northey, Jeremy Parrott 2000... Pete Abernathy, Michael Morrison 2001 ������������������������������������Nick Cassini 2002 ��������� David Miller, Bryant Odom 2003 ����������������������������������������Ryan Hybl 2004 ����������������������������������������Ryan Hybl 2005 ����������������������������������� Kevin Kisner 2006 ����������������������������������Richard Scott 2007 ������������Chris Kirk, Brendon Todd 2008..... Brian Harman, Michael Green 2009 �������������������������������� Adam Mitchell 2010 ��������������������������������Russell Henley 2011...... Russell Henley, Harris English 2012 �������������������������������������� T.J. Mitchell 2013 �������������������������������������� T.J. Mitchell 2014 ������������������������������������ Joey Garber 2015 ���������������������������� Mookie DeMoss
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Southeastern Conference FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC Chip Beck �������������������������������������������� 1978 Jim Becker ������������������������������������������� 1977 Bill Brown ������������������������������������������� 1992 Nick Cassini �����������������������������2000, 2001 Paul Claxton ����������������������������1990, 1991 Erik Compton �������������������������2000, 2001 Mike Cook ������������������������������������������ 1982 Michael Cromie ��������������������������������� 2014 David Denham ����������������������������������� 2005 Robert Donald ����������������������������������� 1978 Harris English ��������������������������2009, 2010 Joey Garber ���������������������������������������� 2014 Brian Harman............... 2006, 2007, 2009 Russell Henley �������������������������2009, 2010 Ryan Hybl �������������������������������������������� 2002 Ryuji Imada ������������������������������1998, 1999 Chris Kirk..................... 2005, 2006, 2007 Kevin Kisner ����������������������������2003, 2004 Bill Kratzert �����������������������������1972, 1973 Franklin Langham ������������������������������ 1991 Lyn Lott.....................................1971, 1972 Lee McCoy ����������������������������������������� 2015 Allen Miller ����������������������������������������� 1970 Adam Mitchell ������������������������������������ 2008 T.J. Mitchell ����������������������������������������� 2013 Griff Moody.................. 1978, 1979, 1980 Michael Morrison ������������������������������ 1999 Mark Northey ������������������������������������ 1997 Bryant Odom ��������������������������2000, 2001 Jeremy Parrott ����������������������������������� 1998 Peter Persons ��������������������������1985, 1986 Matt Peterson �������������������������1988, 1989 Tim Simpson ����������������������������1975, 1976 Brian Slevin ����������������������������������������� 1993 Wayne Smith �������������������������������������� 1982 Marc Spencer ������������������������������������� 1993 Hudson Swafford ��������������������2008, 2009 Brendon Todd............. 2004, 2006, 2007 Tommy Valentine �������������������1970, 1971 Wright Waddell �������������������������������� 1983 Joe Walter ������������������������������������������ 1977 Bob Wolcott ���������������������������1981, 1984 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC Chip Beck..................................1976, 1977 Jim Becker ������������������������������������������� 1976 Bill Brown ������������������������������������������� 1991 Louis Brown ����������������������������1983, 1985 Rob Butler ������������������������������������������ 1993 David Canipe �������������������������������������� 1973
Nick Cassini ���������������������������������������� 1999 Paul Claxton ��������������������������������������� 1988 David Denham ������������������������2003, 2004 Terry Diehl ����������������������������������������� 1971 Harris English ��������������������������2008, 2011 Mike Fambrough ���������������������1972, 1973 Beaver Hall ����������������������������������������� 1978 Madden Hatcher �������������������������������� 1982 Russell Henley �������������������������2008, 2011 Gus Holbrook ������������������������������������ 1978 Gary Holloman ���������������������������������� 1970 Ryan Hybl �������������������������������������������� 2001 Kevin Kisner ��������������������������������������� 2006 Bill Kratzert ��������������������������������������� 1974 Franklin Langham ������������������������������ 1990 Bryden Macpherson ������������������������� 2010 Lee McCoy ����������������������������������������� 2014 David Miller.................. 1998, 2001, 2002 Adam Mitchell ������������������������������������ 2009 Michael Morrison ������������������������������ 1998 Mark Northey ������������������������������������ 1996 Bryant Odom ������������������������������������� 2002 Jeremy Parrott ����������������������������������� 1999 David Potts ����������������������������������������� 1996 Nicholas Reach ���������������������������������� 2013 Todd Satterfield �������������������������������� 1989 Richard Scott ������������������������������������� 2004 Wayne Smith �������������������������������������� 1983 Marc Spencer ������������������������������������� 1994 Todd Thompson ��������������������1987, 1988 Brendon Todd ����������������������������������� 2005 Tommy Tolles ������������������������������������ 1987 Wright Waddell ���������������������1982, 1984 Bubba Watson ����������������������������������� 2000 Bob Wolcott �������������������������������������� 1983 Bob Young ������������������������������������������ 1974 SEC MEDALISTS Arnold Blum ������������������������������������������� 1942 David Boyd ��������������������������������������������� 1962 George Hamer �������������������������������������� 1946 Russell Henley ���������������������������������������� 2010 Lester Kelly �������������������������������������������� 1955 Griffin Moody ���������������������������������������� 1951 Bob Moser ���������������������������������������������� 1959 Bryant Odom ����������������������������������������� 2001 Jack Oliver ���������������������������������������������� 1963 Peter Persons ����������������������������������������� 1985 Harold Spears ���������������������������������������� 1949 Sonny Swift ��������������������������������������������� 1939 Brendon Todd ��������������������������������������� 2004
Bryant Odom
Tommy Valentine ���������������������������������� 1970 Cobby Ware ������������������������������������������ 1960 COACH OF THE YEAR Dick Copas ................ 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988 Chris Haack.......1998, 2000, 2006, 2010 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nick Cassini ���������������������������������������� 2001 Russell Henley ������������������������������������ 2010 Chris Kirk ������������������������������������������� 2006 Jeremy Parrott ����������������������������������� 1998 Peter Persons ������������������������������������� 1986 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Harris English ������������������������������������� 2008 Brian Harman ������������������������������������� 2006 Kevin Kisner ��������������������������������������� 2003 Bryden Macpherson ������������������������� 2010 Mark Northey ������������������������������������ 1996 Hudson Swafford ������������������������������� 2007 Brendon Todd ����������������������������������� 2004 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEE Russell Henley ������������������������������������ 2010 Peter Persons ������������������������������������� 1986 Matt Peterson ������������������������������������ 1988
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Southeastern Conference The Georgia men’s golf program has produced 28 Southeastern Conference championships. That is more than any other league school and the most of any athletic team at Georgia. As the accompanying chart shows, the Bulldogs have had success in several decades, including the 1950s and the 1960s when they won six in each. Under Coach Chris Haack, the Bulldogs have won seven titles, including six in the 2000s.
SEC-ond To None Year.......Location......................Score 1941......... Athens, Ga...............................616 1950......... Athens, Ga............................ 1200 1951......... Athens, Ga...............................579 1952......... Athens, Ga...............................591 1957......... Athens, Ga...............................590 1958......... Athens, Ga...............................593 1959......... Athens, Ga...............................583 1961......... Athens, Ga...............................570 1962......... Athens, Ga............................ 1170
Clockwise from top left: Georgia’s Southeastern Conference championship teams from 1958, 1963, 1983, 2006 and 2010.
1963......... Athens, Ga...............................589 1964......... Athens, Ga...............................581 1965......... Athens, Ga...............................575 1969......... Athens, Ga............................ 1099 1970......... Callaway Gardens, Ga. ������ 1105 1971......... Callaway Gardens, Ga. ������ 1099 1972......... Callaway Gardens, Ga. ������ 1117 1977......... Decatur, Ala......................... 1073 1978......... Birmingham, Ala................... 1142 1982......... Augusta, Ga.............................873 1983......... Augusta, Ga.............................881 1988......... Florence, Ala...........................854 1998......... Athens, Ga...............................567 2000......... Killen, Ala.................................852 2001......... St. Simons Island, Ga. �����������841 2004......... St. Simons Island, Ga. �����������843 2006......... St. Simons Island, Ga. �����������827 2009......... St. Simons Island, Ga. �����������849 2010......... St. Simons Island, Ga. �����������844
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Amateur Competition Amateur At Brick Landing Bill Brown �����������������������������������������������������1990
David Denham ..... ����������������������������������� 2004 Brian Harman.......... ����������������������������������� 2005 Bill Brown �����������������������������������������������������2006 Harris English ���������������������������������������������2007 Russell Henley...............................2008, 2009
American Amateur Butler Melnyk ��������������������������������������������� 2003
Georgia Junior Brian Harman ��������������������������������2004, 2005
Australian Amateur Wayne Smith ����������������������������������������������1983
Georgia Open George Hamer ����������������������������������������� 1947 Lyn Lott .................... �����������������������������������1967 Peter Persons ���������������������������������������������1985 Franklin Langham ������������������������������������� 1989 Louis Brown ������������������������������������������������1997 Bryant Odom ��������������������������������������������2008
U.S. Amateur Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������������1972
Azalea Amateur Wayne Smith ����������������������������������������������1983 Brazilian Amateur Antonio Barcellos..........1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 British Amateur Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������������1975 Bryden Macpherson ������������������������������ 2011
Indiana Amateur Bill Kratzert ��������������������������������������������������1968 Indiana Open Bill Kratzert ��������������������������������������������������1969
Canadian Amateur Richard Scott.................... 2003, 2005, 2006
Lakewood Invite Ryuji Imada ��������������������������������������������������1996
Cardinal Amateur Paul Claxton �����������������������������������������������1990
Maryland Amateur Pete Hiskey ��������������������������������������������������1979
Carolinas Amateur David Canipe ���������������������������������������������1972 Chip Beck.........................................1976, 1977 Matt Peterson................................1987, 1988
Mobile Invitational Nick Cassini �������������������������������������������������1998
Connecticut Open Jim Becker ����������������������������������������������������1975 Copas De Las Americas Richard Scott ����������������������������������������������2005 Dixie Amateur Joe Walter ����������������������������������������������������1977 Louis Brown ������������������������������������������������1985 Ryuji Imada ��������������������������������������������������1996 Erik Compton �������������������������������������������� 2000 Dogwood Invitational Arnold Blum �����������������������������������������������1950 Frank Stevenson ��������������������������������������� 1954 Vinny Giles.......................................1963, 1965 Allen Miller ��������������������������������������������������1970 Hudson Swafford ������������������������������������� 2006 Brian Harman ��������������������������������������������� 2009 Eastern Amateur Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������������1973 Georgia Amateur John Oliver ��������������������������������������������������1929 Arnold Blum......................1946, 1950,1951, 1952, 1956 George Hamer ����������������������������������������� 1947 Jimmy Gabrielsen........... 1970, 1974, 1976 Lyn Lott .................... �����������������������������������1972 Danny Yates.......................1977 ,1989, 1996 Griff Moody ............ �����������������������������������1980 Peter Persons ........ ����������������������������������� 1984 Louis Brown ........... �����������������������������������1985 Neal Hendee ......... �����������������������������������1991 Paul Claxton ........... �����������������������������������1992
Monroe Invitational Michael Morrison ������������������������������������� 1999 Erik Compton �������������������������������������������� 2001 New York Amateur Terry Diehl ��������������������������������������������������1969 Northeast Amateur Allen Miller ��������������������������������������������������1970 Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������������1971 North & South Amateur Michael Cromie ���������������������������������������� 2014 North & South Junior Michael Cromie ���������������������������������������� 2007 Palatka Azalea Ryuji Imada .............. �����������������������������������1997 Palmer Cup Michael Morrison ������������������������������������� 1999 Nick Cassini.....................................2000, 2001 Erik Compton �������������������������������������������� 2001 Ryan Hybl �����������������������������������������������������2002 Chris Haack (coach) �����������������2002, 2006 Brian Harman.................................2006, 2007 Chris Kirk..........................................2006, 2007 Adam Mitchell...............................2008, 2009 Russell Henley...............................2010, 2011 Lee McCoy ��������������������������������������������������2015
Nicholas Reach won the 2013 Palmetto Am with his mother, Brigitte, caddying.
Porter Cup Vinny Giles ���������������������������������������������������1973 Ryuji Imada ��������������������������������������������������1995 Nick Cassini �������������������������������������������������2001 Brian Harman ��������������������������������������������� 2007 Adam Mitchell ������������������������������������������� 2008 Rice Planters David Canipe ���������������������������������������������1973 Franklin Langham ������������������������������������� 1991 South Carolina Amateur Bill Womack....................................1961, 1962 Gus Sylvan ���������������������������������������������������1971 Southeastern Amateur Arnold Blum.......................1939,1941, 1947 George Hamer.................1946,1951, 1952 Sonny Swift........................ 1956, 1957, 1963 Frank Eldridge �������������������������������������������� 1959 Earl Bowden �����������������������������������������������1966 Allen Miller......................................1970, 1971 Bo Trotter �����������������������������������������������������1974 Wright Waddell............................1989, 1994 1996, 2000 Ryuji Imada ��������������������������������������������������1997 Bryant Odom ��������������������������������������������2001 Southern Amateur George Hamer ����������������������������������������� 1946 Arnold Blum...................................1951, 1956 Vinny Giles.......................................1967, 1975 Danny Yates �������������������������������������������������1974 Tim Simpson ����������������������������������������������1976 Bill Brown �����������������������������������������������������1991 Ryan Hybl �����������������������������������������������������2000 Harris English ���������������������������������������������2011 Sunnehana Amateur Paul Claxton �����������������������������������������������1971 Tennessee Amateur Brad Weaver �����������������������������������������������1980 Bob Wolcott...................................1981, 1983
Palmetto Amateur Nicholas Reach ����������������������������������������� 2013
Tennessee Open Bob Wolcott �����������������������������������������������1983
Players Amateur Brian Harman ��������������������������������������������� 2005
Trans-Mississippi Allen Miller........................ 1969, 1970, 1971
U.S. Junior Madden Hatcher �������������������������������������� 1976 Jack Larkin ................ �����������������������������������1979 Brian Harman.......... ����������������������������������� 2003 U.S. Left-Handers Hall Fowler ��������������������������������������������������1982 U.S. Mid-Amateur Danny Yates �������������������������������������������������1992 USA Vs. Japan Bryant Odom ��������������������������������������������2001 Virginia Amateur Vinny Giles......................... 1962, 1964 1966, 1968,1969, 1971, 1987 Virginia Open Vinny Giles...........................1969,1974, 1993 Walker Cup George Hamer ����������������������������������������� 1947 Arnold Blum �����������������������������������������������1957 Vinny Giles...........................1969,1971, 1973 1975, 1993 Allen Miller......................................1969, 1971 Jimmy Gabrielsen.............1971,1981, 1991 Griff Moody ............ �����������������������������������1979 Danny Yates.....................................1989, 1993 1999, 2001 Franklin Langham ������������������������������������� 1991 Nick Cassini �������������������������������������������������2001 Erik Compton �������������������������������������������� 2001 Brian Harman.................................2005, 2009 Chris Kirk.......................................................2007 Adam Mitchell ������������������������������������������� 2009 Harris English ���������������������������������������������2011 Russell Henley ������������������������������������������� 2011 Lee McCoy ��������������������������������������������������2015 West Virginia Open Todd Satterfield ���������������������������������������� 1989 World Amateur Team Vinny Giles.......................................1968, 1970 1972, 1992 Allen Miller ��������������������������������������������������1970 Danny Yates �������������������������������������������������1988 Richard Scott..................................2004, 2006 Chris Kirk.......................................................2006
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International Competition Walker Cup Arnold Blum ����������������������������������� 1957 Nick Cassini ������������������������������������ 2001 Erik Compton �������������������������������� 2001 Harris English ��������������������������������� 2011 George Hamer ������������������������������ 1947 Brian Harman ���������������������� 2005, 2009 Lee McCoy ������������������������������������� 2015 Chris Kirk ��������������������������������������� 2007 Jimmy Gabrielsen ��������������������������1971, 1981 (captain), 1991 (captain) Vinny Giles �����������������1969, 1971,1973, 1975, 1993 (captain) Russell Henley �������������������������������� 2011 Franklin Langham �������������������������� 1991 Allen Miller �������������������������� 1969, 1971 Adam Mitchell �������������������������������� 2009 Griff Moody ������������������������������������ 1979 Danny Yates..........................1989, 1993, 1999 (captain), 2001 (captain)
Chris Haack is presented the 2002 Palmer Cup after serving as the captain of the victorious United States squad.
The 1971 Walker Cup team included Vinny Giles (at left on the second row), Allen Miller (second from the left on the second row) and Jimmy Gabrielsen (third from the left on the first row).
Ryder Cup Chip Beck ���������������������� 1989, 1991, 1993 Bubba Watson ������������������������� 2010, 2012 Palmer Cup Nick Cassini.............................. 2000, 2001 Erik Compton ������������������������������������ 2001 Chris Haack.............2002, 2006 (captain) Brian Harman �������������������������� 2006, 2007 Russell Henley ������������������������� 2010, 2011 Ryan Hybl �������������������������������������������� 2002 Chris Kirk................................. 2006, 2007 Lee McCoy ����������������������������������������� 2015 Adam Mitchell ������������������������� 2008, 2009 Michael Morrison ������������������������������ 1999
Christo Greyling ��������������������� 1999, 2000 Brian Harman �������������������������� 2003, 2004 Ryan Hybl....................... 1997, 1998, 1999 Ryuji Imada ������������������������������ 1994, 1995 Derek Jackson ������������������������������������ 1993 Chris Kirk �������������������������������� 2002, 2003 Kevin Kisner ��������������������������������������� 2002 Will Kropp ������������������������������������������ 2007 Michael Morrison ������������������������������ 1996 Mark Northey ������������������������������������ 1995 Nicholas Reach ���������������������������������� 2010 Brendon Todd................ 2001, 2002, 2003 Bubba Watson ������������������������� 1996, 1997
Copas De Las Americas Richard Scott �������������������������������������� 2005 World Junior Cup Michael Green ������������������������������������ 2005 Russell Henley ������������������������������������ 2007 Hudson Swafford ������������������������������� 2006 Eisenhower Trophy Bryden Macpherson ������������������������� 2010
World Amateur Chris Kirk ������������������������������������������� 2006 British Amateur Bryden Macpherson ������������������������� 2011 Canon Cup Nick Cassini ���������������������������������������� 1996 Erik Compton ������������������������������������ 1998 Will Garner ����������������������������� 1992, 1993 Michael Green ������������������������������������ 2005
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Brian Harman (third from right) visited President George W. Bush at the White House with the 2005 Walker Cup Team.
Georgia History NCAA Results
George Hamer, who was nicknamed “The Georgia Pine” because of his height, is still the only Bulldog to win the NCAA title (then known as the National Intercollegiates). He also won the Southeastern Amateur three times and the Georgia State Open and the Southern Amateur titles once apiece.
in 1930 as Murray Soule took the position. He was succeeded by J.M. McFadden (1933-35), who passed the torch to R.L. Keener (1935-42). Keener led the Bulldogs to their first-ever SEC championship in 1941. Because of World War II, the Bulldogs disbanded for the next few years. Howell Hollis was named coach in 1946 and began to lay the foundation for the program. Serving from 1946 through 1970, Hollis took 13 of his 25 teams Hollis Award to the NCAA Georgia coach Chris Haack created Championships, the Howell Hollis including eight Award in 1997 to honor the Hall-oftop-10 finishes. Fame coach. The Hollis’ Bulldogs Hollis Award is given to the Bulldog with claimed 13 the highest GPA. Southeastern Year Winner GPA Conference titles 1997 Mark Northey 3.08 1998 Mark Northey 3.52 and he had 10 1999 Jeremy Parrott 3.33 individual confer2000 Bryant Odom 3.31 2001 Ryan Hybl 3.79 ence champions. 2002 Ryan Hybl 3.48 One of those, 2003 Ryan Hybl 3.78 2004 Brendon Todd 3.33 George Hamer in 2005 David Denham 3.68 1946, went on to 2006 Brian Harman 3.78 2007 Brendon Todd 3.64 win the national 2008 Brian Harman 3.68 championship. 2009 Brian Harman 3.48 2010 Harris English 3.58 During Hollis’ 2011 Harris English 3.32 2012 Nicholas Reach 3.47 tenure, the Bull2013 Nicholas Reach 3.13 dogs also played 2014 Nicholas Reach 3.42 2015 Nicholas Reach 3.36 primarily dual
In the spring of 1924, a handful of Georgia students formed what was the university’s first-ever golf team. In those days, the team did not have coaches; rather, one of the players served as captain and made the decisions that guided the squad. Some of the first captains for the Bulldogs were Harris Jones, John Grant, Billy Oliver and Hugh Nunnally. The Bulldogs’ first coach came on board
Copas Award Georgia coach Chris Haack created the Dick Copas Award in 1997 to honor the Hall-ofFame coach. The Copas Award is given to the team’s leader in scoring average. Year Winner Average 1997 Mark Northey 72.20 1998 Jeremy Parrott 71.20 1999 Ryuji Imada 72.10 2000 Nick Cassini 71.82 2001 Nick Cassini 71.05 2002 Ryan Hybl 71.57 2003 Kevin Kisner 71.89 2004 Kevin Kisner 72.21 2005 Chris Kirk 72.13 2006 Chris Kirk 70.90 2007 Chris Kirk 71.14 2008 Russell Henley 72.18 2009 Brian Harman 71.94 2010 Russell Henley 71.43 2011 Harris English 72.39 2012 Keith Mitchell 71.83 2013 Keith Mitchell 72.03 2014 Joey Garber 70.69 2015 Lee McCoy 70.08
Year Team Finish Top Individual 1946.............T-12th ���������������������George Hamer, 1st 1951.............14th ���������������������������������������������������N/A 1955.............13th ���������������������������������������������������N/A 1956.............13th ���������������������������������������������������N/A 1958.............9th..................Hugh Royer, 2nd Round 1959.............N/A.....................Bob Moser, Semifinals 1961.............10th ���������������������������������������������������N/A 1962.............5th.............Charles Layton, 1st Round Jimmy Gabrielsen, 1st Round 1963.............5th.................. Jimmy Allen, 2nd Round David Boyd, 2nd Round 1964.............21st............. Vinny Giles, Quarterfinals 1965.............T-7th ����������������������Tommy Barnes, 300 1966.............N/A ������������������������������ Vinny Giles, 2nd 1969.............T-5th �������������������������Terry Diehl, T-2nd 1970.............8th..................Tommy Valentine, T-16th Gary Holloman, T-16th 1971.............T-9th ����������������������� Terry Diehl, T-11th 1972.............T-6th �������������������� David Canipe, T-21st 1973.............8th �������������������������Bill Kratzert, T-11th 1974.............DNQ �������������������������� Bill Kratzert, 4th 1975.............DNQ �������������������� Tim Simpson, T-21st 1976.............14th ����������������������Tim Simpson, T-14th 1977.............T-3rd �������������������� Gus Holbrook, T-5th 1978.............2nd ������������������������������Griff Moody, 2nd 1979.............19th ���������������������������������������������������N/A 1981.............6th.................. Madden Hatcher, T-18th 1982.............18th................. Wright Waddell, T-58th 1983.............6th ���������������������������Peter Persons, 5th 1984.............T-12th ������������������� Bob Wolcott, T-14th 1985.............7th......................... Peter Persons, T-4th 1986.............DNQ �������������������� Peter Persons, T-3th 1987.............24th.....................Tommy Tolles, T-22nd 1988.............T-8th ������������������ Greg Kennedy, T-39th Todd Satterfield, T-39th 1989.............10th ������������������������ Matt Peterson, 7th 1990.............15th...............Franklin Langham, T-28th 1991.............22nd.................. Franklin Langham, 3rd 1993.............DNQ ���������������������������� Rob Butler, 150 1998.............17th....................Jeremy Parrott, T-11th 1999.............1st �����������������������������Ryuji Imada, T-2nd 2000.............16th ����������������������� Bubba Watson, 146 2001.............5th...................... Erik Compton, T-16th 2002.............T-21st ���������������������David Miller, T-27th 2003.............16th................... David Denham, T-12th 2004.............T-11th ��������������������Kevin Kisner, T-24th 2005.............1st.......................... Brendon Todd, T-7th 2006.............6th ������������������������������Chris Kirk, T-2nd 2007.............2nd �������������������������������Chris Kirk, T-9th Adam Mitchell, T-9th 2008.............8th......................Hudson Swafford, 9th 2009.............3rd......................... Brian Harman, T-9th Russell Henley, T-9th 2010.............DNQ �����������������Russell Henley, T-18th 2011.............2nd....................... Harris English, T-10th 2012.............17th ���������������������Keith Mitchell, T-9th 2013.............19th ���������������������������Joey Garber, 38th 2014.............11th ���������������������������Joey Garber, 49th 2015.............3rd.....................Mookie DeMoss, 11th
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Georgia History matches, posting a mark of 268-57-8. Hamer, who was nicknamed “The Georgia Pine” because of his height, is still the only Bulldog to win the NCAA title (then known as the National Intercollegiates). He also won the Southeastern Amateur three times and the Georgia State Open and the Southern Amateur titles once apiece. Hollis was able to attract some of the game’s best players to Athens during his tenure, including David Boyd, Jimmy Gabrielsen,Vinny Giles and Danny Yates. Hollis stepped down following the 1970 season and he was succeeded by Dick Copas, a member of the UGA staff as an academic counselor and dorm director. Copas maintained the level of success that Hollis had begun as he guided the Bulldogs from 1971-96 to 17 NCAAs, including 10 top-10s, and seven SEC titles. Sixty-one of his protégés won All-SEC honors, while 31 were tabbed as All-Americans. Copas himself was named National Coach of the Year in 1978 and the SEC Coach of the Year seven times. Copas coached some of the most decorated players in Georgia history, including Peter Persons, Chip Beck, Griff Moody, Matt Peterson, Paul Claxton and Franklin Langham. Chris Haack stepped from the ranks of the American Junior Golf Association to assume the reins of the Georgia program after Copas. In just his third year on the job, Haack guided the 1999 Bulldogs to the program’s first national championship and he was named the National Coach of the Year. He then guided the 2005 Bulldogs to the national championship and again was chosen as the National Coach of the Year. To date, Haack also has guided the Bulldogs to seven more SEC titles – giving Georgia a league-high 28 crowns. Under Haack, Georgia has set school marks for lowest team total in a tournament and a round as well as lowest mark by an individual. Fifty-six of his players have been tabbed as All-Americans, while 59 of Haack’s players have been chosen All-SEC, including 1998 Player of the Year Jeremy Parrott, 2001 Player of the Year Nick Cassini, 2006 Player of the Year Kirk and 2010 Player of the Year Russell Henley.
Georgia’s All-Time Medalists NCAA Championship George Hamer.................................. 1946 SEC Championship Sonny Swift......................................... 1939 Arnold Blum....................................... 1942 George Hamer.................................. 1946 Harold Spears.................................... 1949 Griffin Moody..................................... 1951 Lester Kelly......................................... 1955 Bob Moser........................................... 1959 Cobby Ware........................................ 1960 David Boyd.......................................... 1962 Jack Oliver........................................... 1963 Tommy Valentine.............................. 1970 Peter Persons..................................... 1985 Bryant Odom..................................... 2001 Brendon Todd..................................... 2004 Russell Henley.................................... 2010 Additional Tournaments Chip Beck........................... 1976 Southern 1976 All-American 1977 Southern 1978 Southern 1978 Dixie Jim Becker........... 1976 Spirit of America 1977 Chris Schenkel Louis Brown.................... 1984 Miss. State Nick Cassini............2001 Chris Schenkel Paul Claxton..........1990 Tennessee TOC 1990 Southern 1990 Hitchcock 1991 Hitchcock 1991 Gator Erik Compton.............. 1999 Golf World Michael Cromie.......2013 Bulldog Battle 2014 Linger Longer Mookie DeMoss........2014 P.R. Individual Harris English...................2007 Brickyard 2007 Isleworth 2009 Olympia Fields 2010 Morris Williams Joey Garber............ 2013 Invite at Ocean John Gibbs............. 1976 Governor’s Cup Vinny Giles......................... 1966 Southern Brian Harman...... 2005 NCAA Preview 2006 Isleworth Russell Henley...........2008 East Regional 2008 Isleworth 2009 Brickyard 2009 Charleston 2010 NCAA Regional
2010 Brickyard 2011 Brickyard Gus Holbrook............ 1978 Junior-Senior Ryuji Imada........... 1999 Morris Williams Lester Kelly....................... 1955 Southern Chris Kirk...........................2004 Isleworth 2005 Augusta State 2006 Puerto Rico 2006 Carpet Capital 2006 All-American 2007 Schenkel 2007 Linger Longer Bill Kratzert......................... 1974 Dothan Franklin Langham.......... 1991 Southern Rosser Little..................... 1937 Southern Jaime Lopez Rivarola.....2015 P.R. Individual Lyn Lott...............1971 Tennessee Classic 1971 Junior-Senior Lee McCoy........2014 Met Intercollegiate 2014 DSG Challenge Cup 2015 Linger Longer 2015 Seahawk Intercollegiate 2015 Augusta Invitational Keith Mitchell...........2013 Bulldog Battle T.J. Mitchell................... 2011 Outerbanks Griff Moody............................. 1978 Gator 1978 Palmetto 1979 Pan American Michael Morrison.......... 1998 Hitchcock 2000 East Regional Bob Moser......................... 1959 Southern John Oliver......................... 1928 Southern Jeremy Parrott......................... 1997 CCL 1998 Alabama Spring Peter Persons..........1984 Rafael Alarcon 1986 ImperiaLakes 1986 Jackson Collegiate Matt Peterson...........1988 Southeastern 1988 Furman Nicholas Reach.............. 2011 NE Tri Match 2013 Bulldog Battle Tim Simpson.....................1975 Palmetto Brian Slevin................1993 Southeastern 1993 Music City Sam Straka........................2012 Brickyard Hudson Swafford.......2009 Puerto Rico Todd Thompson...............1986 Clemson 1987 Gator Brendon Todd..................... 2005 Maxwell 2007 East Regional Wright Waddell..................... 1981 Dixie Bubba Watson........2000 Chris Schenkel
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Professional Victories PGA Tour Victories
Brian Harman 2014 John Deere Classic
Kevin Kisner 2014 Pebble Beach Invitational
Brendon Todd 2014 Byron Nelson Classic
Chip Beck 1988 Los Angeles Open 1988 USF&G Classic 1990 Buick Open 1992 Freeport-McMoRan Classic
Russell Henley 2013 Sony Open 2014 Honda Classic
Bill Kratzert 1976 WDW Team Championship 1977 Greater Hartford Open 1980 Greater Milwaukee Open 1984 Pensacola Open
Bubba Watson 2010 Travelers Championship 2011 Farmers Insurance Open 2011 Zurich Classic Orleans 2012 Masters Tournament 2014 Northern Trust Open 2014 Masters Tournament 2014 WGC-HSBC Championship 2015 Travelers Championship
Harris English 2013 FedEx St. Jude Classic 2013 OHL Classic 2014 Franklin Templeton Open
Ryuji Imada 2008 AT&T Classic Chris Kirk 2011 Viking Classic 2013 McGladrey Classic 2014 Deutsche Bank Championship 2015 Crown Plaza Invitational
Tim Simpson 1985 Southern Open 1989 USF&G Classic 1989 WDW Oldsmobile Classic 1990 WDW Oldsmobile Classic
Erik Compton Chip Beck
Ryuji Imada
Web.com Tour Victories
Harris English 2011 Children’s Hospital Invitational
Kevin Kisner 2010 Mylan Classic 2013 Chile Classic
Dicky Thompson 1990 Baton Rouge Open 1990 Elizabethtown Open
Justin Bolli 2004 Chattanooga Classic 2007 NE Pennsylvania Classic 2009 Price Cutter Championship 2012 Tour Championship
Russell Henley 2011 Stadion Classic at UGA 2012 Chiquita Classic 2012 Jacksonville Open
Franklin Langham 1993 Permian Basin Open 2004 Rheem Classic
Brendon Todd 2008 Utah Championship 2013 Stadion Classic at UGA
Scott Parel 2013 Air Capital Classic
Tommy Tolles 1993 Ozarks Open 1994 Alabama Classic
Paul Claxton 2001 Louisiana Open 2007 Melwood Prince George’s County Open Erik Compton 2011 Mexico Open
Ryuji Imada 2000 Virginia Beach Open 2004 BMW Charity Pro-Am Chris Kirk 2010 Fort Smith Classic 2010 Knoxville News Open
Peter Persons 1990 Chattanooga Classic Matt Peterson 1995 Central Georgia Open
Champions Tour Victories Chip Beck 2007 Kinojyo Senior Open
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Tournament The Carmel Cup DICK’S Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational East Lake Cup Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Puerto Rico Classic Querenica Cabo Intercollegiate Southern Intercollegiate Linger Longer Invitational 3M Augusta Invitational SEC Championship NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
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