The Georgia men’s golf team secured its first victory of the 2015-16 season Tuesday, winning the Querencia Cabo Intercollegiate by a margin of ten strokes over second-place South Florida.

The Bulldogs shot a 1-over-par 285 in the final round, bringing their three-round total to 18-under 834. The tournament score was highlighted by a 16-under 268 in the second round, which tied for the fifth-lowest round in school history.

“I am really pleased with the way this tournament went for us,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “Our second round (a 16-under 268) was really fun to watch, especially since it was so balanced. We were able to dig in during the third round and hold on against a very good South Florida team. It was great to see Lee and Sepp, our two seniors, do a fantastic job leading us all week. We got better as a team in this tournament and the confidence of a win will only help us moving forward. We’ve got some time before our next one, so we’ll get back to Athens and keep plugging away to get ready for the stretch run.”

Lee McCoy capped off his best finish of the season to date with a 3-under 68, ending up tied for second individually. His previous best came at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational in October, where he finished third. Aksel Olsen of South Florida was the medalist this week, finishing one ahead of McCoy at 9-under for the tournament.

The Bulldogs also got an even-par 71 from Sepp Straka, as well as a pair of 2-over 73s from Greyson Sigg and Jaime Lopez Rivarola. Zach Healy had Georgia’s non-counting score of 6-over 77. Straka finished in sixth place, with Sigg tied for 10th and Healy tied for 18th.

The Bulldogs will be back in action March 14 when they host the Southern Intercollegiate at Athens Country Club.
 

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