[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs fired a 1-under-par 575 in the 36-hole event to post a 13-shot victory over Georgia State. The title is the Bulldogs’ third this season and the 55th in Georgia coach Chris Haack’s career.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Medalist honors went to Georgia State’s J.J. Grey at 4-under 140.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs were led by senior Nicholas Reach and junior Sepp Straka, who posted 1-under 143s and wound up fourth. Sophomore Greyson Sigg placed 10th at 1-over 145, followed by junior Lee McCoy in 12th at 2-over 146 and senior Mookie DeMoss in 17th at 3-over 147.
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[su_spacer size=”40″] “I’m pretty happy with the way the day went for us,” Haack said. “It’s always good to win, but we had to work hard to get it and that’s good, too. We were up just one shot after the first round, so to see us get it going over the second 18 was gratifying. It was also good to see that we can win with a balanced effort instead of having to rely on just one guy. We got better today and we can build on this moving forward.”
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[su_spacer size=”40″] Previous ndividual medalists include Wake Forest’s Arnold Palmer in 1950, Oklahoma State’s Bob Tway in 1979 and Centenary’s Hal Sutton in 1980. Georgia’s winners include Lester Kelly in 1955, Bob Moser in 1959, Cobby Ware in 1960, Vinny Giles in 1966, Chip Beck in 1976, 1977 and 1978, Paul Claxton in 1989 and Franklin Langham in 1990.
[su_spacer size=”40″] Since the 1996-97 season, Haack has led the Bulldogs to at least one win in 17 of his 19 seasons, including the 1999 and 2005 national championships and seven SEC titles. He extended his own school record for most victories by a Georgia golf coach.
[su_spacer size=”40″] The Bulldogs will return to action Saturday and Sunday in the Linger Longer Invitational. Georgia is the defending champion.