2022-23 Georgia Men’s Golf Schedule Announced
The 2022-23 schedule for the Georgia men’s golf team features three events within the state walls and several familiar venues for the Bulldogs, per the release by Coach Chris Haack on Tuesday.
“We are very excited about the schedule we have assembled,” said Haack, who is starting his 27th season. “Week in and week out, we are going to have tremendous tests of golf, both from the courses and the fields. That’s exactly what you are looking for as a coach. We want to be challenged and we want to succeed at that level. The regular season will push us to great heights and we will be primed for the postseason run because of it. We can’t wait to get started.”
The Bulldogs will open the season Sept. 7-8 in the Frederica Cup at Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island. Georgia will join its conference brethren Sept. 25-27 for the SEC Match Play Championship hosted by Jerry Pate at Old Overton Country Club in Vestavia Hills, Ala. The Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational Tournament will take place Oct. 3-4 in Fort Worth, Texas, at Colonial Golf Club, the site of the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge since 1946. Georgia will wrap up the fall with a trip to Maui, Hawaii, Oct. 28-30 for the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational at Ka’anapali Golf Resort.
The Bulldogs will jump into 2023 with the Southwestern Collegiate Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif. Georgia will compete Feb. 12-14 in the Puerto Rico Classic at Rio Mar Golf Club in San Juan. The Southern Highlands Collegiate will take place Feb. 26-28 in Las Vegas, Nev., at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
The Bulldogs will look to defend their 2022 title in the Linger Longer Invitational March 19-21 at Great Waters Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee in Eatonton. Georgia’s Linger Longer victory last season was the 67th of Haack’s coaching career. The Bulldogs will conclude the regular season April 2-4 in the Calusa Cup at Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples, Fla.
The postseason will open with the SEC Championship at Sea Island Golf Club on St. Simons Island April 19-23. The Seaside Course is the home of the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic. The Bulldogs will compete in an NCAA Regional May 15-17 at a site to be determined (Auburn, Ala.; Bath, Mich.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Morgan Hill, Calif.; Norman, Okla.; and Salem, S.C., are the 2023 hosts). If Georgia advances from the Regional, it will compete in the NCAA Championship May 26-31 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.
“I have lofty expectations for this team,” Haack said. “Our players have been competing in tournaments all summer, so they will return to school in a couple of weeks playing at a high level. We will put them in some additional competitive situations heading into the season to push them even more. We’ll also begin to establish our identity and build our chemistry, which is so important for a program’s success and progress.”
The Bulldogs return a nucleus of seniors Nicolas Cassidy, Connor Creasy, Ben van Wyk, and sophomores Buck Brumlow and Maxwell Ford — all of whom appeared in the 2022 NCAAs. Georgia will add graduate transfer Michael Shears, junior transfer Caleb Manuel, and incoming freshman Carter Loflin.
Lars Tate – UGA History and Stats
TB | 6-2 | 208
Indianapolis, IN
Lars Jamel Tate… Born Feb. 2 1996… High School: North Central… Parade Magazine All-American… first team All-State… rushed for 1,417 yards on 149 carries for 9.5 average and 14 TDs in ’83… rushed for 1,400 yards and scored 23 TDs in ’82… Also runs sprints in track… High School Coach: George Pappas…
College: 1984 – played in 10 games this season, starting vs. Alabama… scored Georgia’s first TD of season, a 9-yard run vs. Southern Miss… gained 89 yards in 16 carries vs. Kentucky, scoring 1 TD and gaining 36 on another carry… rushed for 50 yards on 10 tries vs. Vandy, including a 21-yard TD run… carried 22 times vs. Alabama, gaining 67 yards, and rushed 20 times vs. Memphis State, gaining 61 of Georgia’s 118 total yards…
1985 – played well in Spring despite injury to ribs which limited his practice time… leading rusher in G-Night game with 53 yards on 15 carries… part time starter at tailback in ’85… had several impressive games including 18 carries for 120 yards vs. Ga. Tech, 13×92 vs. Kentucky, and 16×96 vs. Clemson… missed one game with broken hand (Vandy)…
1986 – was running first team TB first two weeks of Spring practice but sprained knee sidelined him for remainder of spring… first back since Herschel Walker to gain 150 yards or more in game (1154 vs. Tech)… first player since Bill McKenney in 1961 to lead Georgia team in rushing and receiving and first player ever to lead Georgia in rushing, receiving, and scoring (102 points) all in the same season… tied school record for most TDs and points scored in a game with 4 TDs and 24 points vs. Richmond… his 102 points in 1986 tied Frank Sinkwich (1942) for third most points scored in a single season… his 17 TDs tied Herschel Walker (1982) and Sinkwich (1942) for second most TDs in a season… his 23 career TDs ranks him fourth on the all-time Georgia list behind only Walker, Charley Trippy. And Sinkwich… named SEC Co-Player of the Year for performance against Ga. Tech (154 yard rushing, 3 TDs)… finished third in the SEC in rushing, first in rushing TDs (16), second in scoring (9.27 ppg), and fifth in all-purpose running (107.45 pg)… his 9.27 pug scoring average ranked him third nationally. Named first team All-SEC by United Press International and second team by AP… AP Honorable Mention All-America…
1987 – had outstanding Spring winning award as “Best All-Around Offensive player”… had 16 carries for 94 yards and three TDs in G-Day game… finished his career as second most prolific rusher in Georgia history behind only Herschel Walker… his 3,017 career rushing yards and 37 touchdowns rank second on the all-time Georgia career record list… he also appears in the Bulldog record book in many other categories including Most Career Rushing Attempts: 615 (2nd); Most Career Points Scored: 224 (4th); Most Touchdowns Scored in a Season: 17 (2nd); Most Points Scored in a Season: 102 (3rd)… named SEC Player of the Week and Associated Press Southeastern Offensive Player of the Week for performing against Virginia (218 yards, 4 TDs)… named ESPN Player of the Game vs. Auburn (53 yards rushing, 1 reception, 1 TD)… in 1987 became fifth Georgia Player to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season…
Major: Distributive Education.
#32 Lars Tate
TB | 6-2 | 208
Indianapolis, IN
Lars Jamel Tate… Born Feb. 2 1996… High School: North Central… Parade Magazine All-American… first team All-State… rushed for 1,417 yards on 149 carries for 9.5 average and 14 TDs in ’83… rushed for 1,400 yards and scored 23 TDs in ’82… Also runs sprints in track… High School Coach: George Pappas…
College: 1984 – played in 10 games this season, starting vs. Alabama… scored Georgia’s first TD of season, a 9-yard run vs. Southern Miss… gained 89 yards in 16 carries vs. Kentucky, scoring 1 TD and gaining 36 on another carry… rushed for 50 yards on 10 tries vs. Vandy, including a 21-yard TD run… carried 22 times vs. Alabama, gaining 67 yards, and rushed 20 times vs. Memphis State, gaining 61 of Georgia’s 118 total yards…
1985 – played well in Spring despite injury to ribs which limited his practice time… leading rusher in G-Night game with 53 yards on 15 carries… part time starter at tailback in ’85… had several impressive games including 18 carries for 120 yards vs. Ga. Tech, 13×92 vs. Kentucky, and 16×96 vs. Clemson… missed one game with broken hand (Vandy)…
1986 – was running first team TB first two weeks of Spring practice but sprained knee sidelined him for remainder of spring… first back since Herschel Walker to gain 150 yards or more in game (1154 vs. Tech)… first player since Bill McKenney in 1961 to lead Georgia team in rushing and receiving and first player ever to lead Georgia in rushing, receiving, and scoring (102 points) all in the same season… tied school record for most TDs and points scored in a game with 4 TDs and 24 points vs. Richmond… his 102 points in 1986 tied Frank Sinkwich (1942) for third most points scored in a single season… his 17 TDs tied Herschel Walker (1982) and Sinkwich (1942) for second most TDs in a season… his 23 career TDs ranks him fourth on the all-time Georgia list behind only Walker, Charley Trippy. And Sinkwich… named SEC Co-Player of the Year for performance against Ga. Tech (154 yard rushing, 3 TDs)… finished third in the SEC in rushing, first in rushing TDs (16), second in scoring (9.27 ppg), and fifth in all-purpose running (107.45 pg)… his 9.27 pug scoring average ranked him third nationally. Named first team All-SEC by United Press International and second team by AP… AP Honorable Mention All-America…
1987 – had outstanding Spring winning award as “Best All-Around Offensive player”… had 16 carries for 94 yards and three TDs in G-Day game… finished his career as second most prolific rusher in Georgia history behind only Herschel Walker… his 3,017 career rushing yards and 37 touchdowns rank second on the all-time Georgia career record list… he also appears in the Bulldog record book in many other categories including Most Career Rushing Attempts: 615 (2nd); Most Career Points Scored: 224 (4th); Most Touchdowns Scored in a Season: 17 (2nd); Most Points Scored in a Season: 102 (3rd)… named SEC Player of the Week and Associated Press Southeastern Offensive Player of the Week for performing against Virginia (218 yards, 4 TDs)… named ESPN Player of the Game vs. Auburn (53 yards rushing, 1 reception, 1 TD)… in 1987 became fifth Georgia Player to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season…
Major: Distributive Education.
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