Golf
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Environment
UGA Golf Course Makes Efforts Toward Sustainability
The UGA Golf Course has taken a strong stance on being environmentally friendly. It has become a certified Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary, and in doing this, the leadership are looking to shed the environmentally unfriendly stigma. “For me, it was a prerequisite,” said Scott Griffith, UGA Golf Course director of…
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Gender
Just One of the Guys: UGA Female Golfer Breaks Glass Ceiling for Many
Soundbite from Griff Moody, former UGA men’s golf athlete Over the past five decades, thousands of women on athletic scholarships at the University of Georgia can be traced back to one woman: Terri Moody Hancock. Golfing in her DNA Growing up, Athens native Moody Hancock learned the sport of golf…
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Barrow County
Golf Still Gaining New Interest — Locally and Nationally
When you think about golf, what do you see? Do you see players or do you see a course? Do you think about your own game, or the reasons you are not attracted by the game? Golf is one of the most expensive sports to play at all levels. The…
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Sports
Georgia Golfers Adjust to the Game’s Changing Pace
Gabriela Coello approaches her ball, visualizing where she wants it to land. She has already measured her distance, checked her yardage book and selected her club while her opponent plays. She takes one or two practice swings, then hits her shot. “It usually takes me 15 to 19 seconds to…
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Athens-Clarke County
Cloudy With a Chance of Golfballs: Liz Murphey Invitational to Begin
The green may look more like mud on the golf course with the storm coming in, but that won’t stop the golfers. The Liz Murphey invitational is still on, with 12 teams flying in from as far as Oregon to compete in Athens this weekend. Looking at the names slated…
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UGA Sports
Georgia Golf Travels to St. Simons for SEC Championship
ATHENS — The University of Georgia men’s golf team is hitting the road today for the SEC championship this weekend.
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UGA Sports
Masters Champion Jordan Spieth Motivated by Former UGA Golfer
AUGUSTA — A new green jacket went to a 21-year-old this weekend after Jordan Spieth won the Masters tournament in Augusta.
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UGA Sports
Former UGA Golfers Prep for Masters
AUGUSTA - Many former Bulldogs are heading to Augusta in hopes of winning the green jacket at the Masters.
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UGA Sports
Bubba Watson Returns to Masters
AUGUSTA — The drive down Magnolia Lane is right around the corner.
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UGA Sports
Women’s Golf Falls to No. 1 Southern Cal
ATHENS — The University of Georgia women's golf team came up just a little short in a tie breaker against the No. 1 team Southern California. \n