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MGOLF: Dawgs Near Top of Leaderboard at the Linger Longer Invitational
GREENSBORO, GA — The Georgia men’s golf team battled through 24 mph winds to secure their spot in the top three after the second round of the Linger Longer Invitational at The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee on Monday Mar. 17.
FAST FACTS
- Senior George Langham maintained his lead among the Bulldogs after the second round, ending play tied for 3rd place after shooting one-over on the day.
- Sophomore Grayson Wood followed, even with par in the second round and settled into 5th place.
- Senior Buck Brumlow shot three-over par now tied in 16th place with Freshman Matt Moloney who shot four-over in the second round.
- Sophomore Camden Smith who is competing as an individual shot one-under par and rose in the rankings to end the day tied for 27th.
- Junior Carter Loflin shot three-over, concluding the second round of play tied for 34th place.
- Freshman James Earle closed out play for Georgia, shooting two-over par and ending the day tied for 41st place.
- No. 37 Georgia ended the second round tied for second place after shooting seven-over in the second round. The podium is topped by No. 18 Alabama with No. 35 USF tied in second with Georgia. They are joined in the field by No. 17 South Carolina, Augusta, Charlotte, Elon, Franics Marion, Georgia State, Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Louisiana Tech, Mercer, Ohio State, South Alabama, and Wofford.
Live scoring is provided via Clippd for the three day event.
The Bulldogs will be back in action on Tuesday for the final round of the Linger Longer Invitational.
Robbie Burnett Named the SEC Baseball Player of the Week
Georgia’s Robbie Burnett has been named the Southeastern Conference Baseball Player of the Week; the league announced Monday.
Burnett, a 5-10, 191-pound senior infielder/outfielder from Franklinton, N.C., batted .667 (8-for-12) with eight runs scored, two doubles, two home runs and nine RBI in leading Georgia to an SEC series win over No. 23 Kentucky. The Wildcats entered the series with the nation’s second-ranked pitching staff including a 1.89 ERA.
In the series-clinching win Sunday, Burnett reached base in all six plate appearances, going 4-for-4 with a career-high 5 RBI. In game one of the series Friday, he provided the go-ahead RBI-single in the sixth inning. The Bulldogs once trailed 6-2 and scored 10 unanswered runs over the final five frames for the victory. Overall, Burnett posted a 1.333 slugging percentage and a .750 on base percentage against the Wildcats.
Burnett and sophomore Tre Phelps have reached base safely in all 23 games for the Bulldogs this season. For the year, Burnett is batting .414 with 11 home runs and 36 RBI. His .620 on base percentage ranks second nationally, his .986 slugging percentage ranks fourth nationally, and he leads the country with 16 hit by pitches. This marks the second week in a row a Bulldog has been honored by the league as Burnett’s roommate, Rylan Zaborowski, earned SEC and National Player of the Week for March 10.
In related baseball news Monday, Georgia (21-2, 2-1 SEC) remained at No. 4 in the D1Baseball.com weekly top 25 poll and is No. 6 according to Baseball America. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 3 in the Perfect Game Top 25 poll.
Up next, Georgia returns to SEC action on Friday when it begins a three-game series at No. 13 Florida (16-5, 0-3 SEC). The Gators were swept by top-ranked Tennessee this past weekend in Knoxville.
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