From UGA Athletics...
Senior Brian Harman's putt on the 18th hole lifted the Georgia men's golf team to a dramatic 3-2 win over Oklahoma State on Friday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship at the Inverness Club.
Harman defeated the Cowboys' Rickie Fowler 1-up with a four-foot birdie putt on No. 18. Moments earlier, Fowler's 8-foot birdie putt veered left at the last moment.
"That was unbelievable theater," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "That was two of the best players in college golf; that was a clash of the titans. On the 18th tee box, Brian turned to me and said, 'I'm not ready to go home yet.' That was one of the guttiest performances I've ever seen."
"Rickie played great and I hung in there as best as I could," Harman said. "The last three holes, something got into me. You couldn't ask for a better finish. That was two really good teams going at it. I have a lot of respect for Oklahoma State and a lot of respect for Rickie Fowler."
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Friday, May 29, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Henley Leads Golfers
From UGA Athletics...
About the only thing that could stop Georgia's Russell Henley at the NCAA Championship on Wednesday was the weather.
Henley shot a 4-under-par 67, including a streak of four straight birdies, to take over the individual lead at the Inverness Club. Henley also helped keep Georgia in the mix in the team standings as the Bulldogs posted a 1-over 285 for a second-place total of 5-over 573, five shots behind Oklahoma State's 568.
Mother Nature made her presence known on Wednesday as the teams endured a rain and lightning delay of more than four hours. Georgia was one of the 15 teams able to finish the second round. The other squads made it through about half of their round before play was suspended due to darkness. The second round will be completed with 6:45 a.m. tee times and the third round will start once the second round is over and the teams are re-paired.
The NCAA individual champion will be crowned following the third round. In addition, the low eight squads will advance to a match play tournament that will be played Friday and Saturday to determine the team national champion. Georgia won the team titles in 1999 and 2005, and George Hamer in 1946 was the first - and still only - Bulldog to claim medalist honors.
"I honestly am trying not to worry about it," said Henley, who is tied with North Carolina State's Matt Hill at 4-under 138. "My goal is to help our team get as high as we can in the top eight. I want to have good pre-shot routines, pick good targets and make good decisions. If I do that, everything else will take care of itself. We don't want to just shoot for the top eight; we want to finish on top."
On Thursday, the Bulldogs started on the back nine, where Henley closed with birdies on Nos. 15 through 18. His third birdie putt covered about 25 feet. Said Henley, "I got into a good rhythm and was hitting the best putts I could." He also had a birdie on No. 7 coming out of the weather delay. Georgia additionally got birdies on No. 8 from sophomore Harris English and on No. 9 from senior Brian Harman.
"When the horn blew, I knew where everybody was on the course and that we were in good shape, and I knew we had a chance to come out of the break and get some quick ones," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "We responded right out of the gate. Brian's birdie on 18 was a nice way to finish to send us into the third round."
Told that Henley's focus was on helping the Bulldogs grab the top spot in the team standings rather than winning the individual title, Haack said he wasn't surprised.
"That's the kind of character he has," Haack said. "Knowing him, the individual title isn't even in his mind. Helping the team is always his goal."
Harman shot an even-par 71 in the second round, while senior Adam Mitchell had a 2-over 73 and English posted a 3-over 74. Junior Hudson Swafford had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 7-over 78.
Harman moved to even-par 142, followed by English at 5-over 147, Swafford at 9-over 151 and Mitchell at 10-over 152.
Live scoring, tee times and pairings can be found at golfstat.com.
About the only thing that could stop Georgia's Russell Henley at the NCAA Championship on Wednesday was the weather.
Henley shot a 4-under-par 67, including a streak of four straight birdies, to take over the individual lead at the Inverness Club. Henley also helped keep Georgia in the mix in the team standings as the Bulldogs posted a 1-over 285 for a second-place total of 5-over 573, five shots behind Oklahoma State's 568.
Mother Nature made her presence known on Wednesday as the teams endured a rain and lightning delay of more than four hours. Georgia was one of the 15 teams able to finish the second round. The other squads made it through about half of their round before play was suspended due to darkness. The second round will be completed with 6:45 a.m. tee times and the third round will start once the second round is over and the teams are re-paired.
The NCAA individual champion will be crowned following the third round. In addition, the low eight squads will advance to a match play tournament that will be played Friday and Saturday to determine the team national champion. Georgia won the team titles in 1999 and 2005, and George Hamer in 1946 was the first - and still only - Bulldog to claim medalist honors.
"I honestly am trying not to worry about it," said Henley, who is tied with North Carolina State's Matt Hill at 4-under 138. "My goal is to help our team get as high as we can in the top eight. I want to have good pre-shot routines, pick good targets and make good decisions. If I do that, everything else will take care of itself. We don't want to just shoot for the top eight; we want to finish on top."
On Thursday, the Bulldogs started on the back nine, where Henley closed with birdies on Nos. 15 through 18. His third birdie putt covered about 25 feet. Said Henley, "I got into a good rhythm and was hitting the best putts I could." He also had a birdie on No. 7 coming out of the weather delay. Georgia additionally got birdies on No. 8 from sophomore Harris English and on No. 9 from senior Brian Harman.
"When the horn blew, I knew where everybody was on the course and that we were in good shape, and I knew we had a chance to come out of the break and get some quick ones," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "We responded right out of the gate. Brian's birdie on 18 was a nice way to finish to send us into the third round."
Told that Henley's focus was on helping the Bulldogs grab the top spot in the team standings rather than winning the individual title, Haack said he wasn't surprised.
"That's the kind of character he has," Haack said. "Knowing him, the individual title isn't even in his mind. Helping the team is always his goal."
Harman shot an even-par 71 in the second round, while senior Adam Mitchell had a 2-over 73 and English posted a 3-over 74. Junior Hudson Swafford had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 7-over 78.
Harman moved to even-par 142, followed by English at 5-over 147, Swafford at 9-over 151 and Mitchell at 10-over 152.
Live scoring, tee times and pairings can be found at golfstat.com.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Dawgs Finish 2nd, Qualify for NCAAs
From UGA Athletics...
Closing strong over the final two rounds, the top-ranked Georgia men¹s golf team finished second on Saturday at the Southeast Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championship.
The Bulldogs fired a final-round 12-under-par 272 at RedTail Golf Club to end the event at 23-under 829. Georgia, which came in 11 shots behind tournament host Central Florida, was 21 under for the last 36 holes of the regional.
With their finish, the Bulldogs qualified for the NCAA Championship, which will be held May 26-30 in Toledo, Ohio. Georgia has advanced to the NCAAs in 15 of the 20 years since the regional format was introduced, including 12 of Coach Chris Haack's 13 seasons.
On Saturday, all five Bulldogs were in the 60s. Sophomore Russell Henley led the way with a 4-under 67, senior Brian Harman and junior Hudson Swafford each had a 3-under 68, and senior Adam Mitchell and sophomore Harris English both signed for a 2-under 69.
Closing strong over the final two rounds, the top-ranked Georgia men¹s golf team finished second on Saturday at the Southeast Regional to qualify for the NCAA Championship.
The Bulldogs fired a final-round 12-under-par 272 at RedTail Golf Club to end the event at 23-under 829. Georgia, which came in 11 shots behind tournament host Central Florida, was 21 under for the last 36 holes of the regional.
With their finish, the Bulldogs qualified for the NCAA Championship, which will be held May 26-30 in Toledo, Ohio. Georgia has advanced to the NCAAs in 15 of the 20 years since the regional format was introduced, including 12 of Coach Chris Haack's 13 seasons.
On Saturday, all five Bulldogs were in the 60s. Sophomore Russell Henley led the way with a 4-under 67, senior Brian Harman and junior Hudson Swafford each had a 3-under 68, and senior Adam Mitchell and sophomore Harris English both signed for a 2-under 69.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Georgia Golfers Make Their Move
Georgia posted the day's lowest score, led by junior Hudson Swafford's 4-under-par 67, to move from seventh to third after two days of the NCAA golf tournament. Macon's Russell Henley shot even par for the day. The event concludes tomorrow. Harris English tees off first for UGA at 9:10 a.m.
Monday, April 27, 2009
UGA Lands Four on All-SEC Golf Team
Georgia golfer and Stratford Academy product Russell Henley was named to the All-SEC first team Monday. Fellow Bulldogs Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford and Harris English also earned first-team nods. Senior Adam Mitchell was a second-team All-SEC selection.
The 2009 SEC Men’s Golf Awards are listed below:
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
Brad McMakin, Arkansas
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Mark Silvers III, South Carolina
SEC GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Billy Horschel, Florida
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Bud Cauley, Alabama
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC
*Billy Horschel, Florida, Sr.
*Brian Harman, Georgia, Sr.
*Russell Henley, Georgia, So.
*Bud Cauley, Alabama, Fr.
Hudson Swafford, Georgia, Jr.
John Peterson, LSU, So.
Chris Paisley, Tennessee, Sr.
Harris English, Georgia, So.
Andrew Landry, Arkansas, Sr.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC
George Bryan IV, South Carolina, Jr.
Robin Wingardh, Tennessee, So.
Adam Mitchell, Georgia, Sr.
Mark Silvers, South Carolina, Sr.
Joe David, Ole Miss, Fr.
David Lingmerth, Arkansas, Jr.
Tim McKenney, Florida, Jr.
Andy Winings, Kentucky, Sr.
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Joe David, Ole Miss
Sean Dale, Ole Miss
Bud Cauley, Alabama
Sang Yi, LSU
Wesley Bryan, South Carolina
Ethan Tracy, Arkansas
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama
Darren Renwick, Tennessee
The 2009 SEC Men’s Golf Awards are listed below:
SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
Brad McMakin, Arkansas
SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Mark Silvers III, South Carolina
SEC GOLFER OF THE YEAR
Billy Horschel, Florida
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Bud Cauley, Alabama
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC
*Billy Horschel, Florida, Sr.
*Brian Harman, Georgia, Sr.
*Russell Henley, Georgia, So.
*Bud Cauley, Alabama, Fr.
Hudson Swafford, Georgia, Jr.
John Peterson, LSU, So.
Chris Paisley, Tennessee, Sr.
Harris English, Georgia, So.
Andrew Landry, Arkansas, Sr.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC
George Bryan IV, South Carolina, Jr.
Robin Wingardh, Tennessee, So.
Adam Mitchell, Georgia, Sr.
Mark Silvers, South Carolina, Sr.
Joe David, Ole Miss, Fr.
David Lingmerth, Arkansas, Jr.
Tim McKenney, Florida, Jr.
Andy Winings, Kentucky, Sr.
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Joe David, Ole Miss
Sean Dale, Ole Miss
Bud Cauley, Alabama
Sang Yi, LSU
Wesley Bryan, South Carolina
Ethan Tracy, Arkansas
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama
Darren Renwick, Tennessee
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