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Golf teams come up short at nationals
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By JASON BUTT
Issue date: 6/7/07 Section: Sports
It's hard to win a national championship when your team shoots 11 over par in the first two rounds.
However, the Georgia men's golf team almost accomplished this feat when it made a late surge in the final two rounds of the NCAA championships in Williamsburg, Va. to finish in second place behind Stanford.
After the first two rounds the Bulldogs fell to 16th place.
In the third round, Georgia made its late surge, shooting 11-under and moving up 11 spots to fifth.
"If we'd had this kind of round the first two days, this would have been a lot more fun," said Georgia coach Chris Haack after the third round.
"We fought as hard as we could," said senior Chris Kirk after the fourth day.
"It was good to see our team bounce back like that. We were down after that second day, but we kept saying we had a chance if we stayed patient."
Before the tournament, Kirk received the Ben Hogan Award as the top collegiate golf player of the year.
Women's golf slides to eighth in nation
Beginning the final round with four straight birdies appeared to be a good sign for the Georgia women's golf team.
However, it proved to be inaccurate as Georgia's momentum halted, resulting in the Lady Bulldogs dropping four spots the final day to finish the tournament in eighth place.
"We started strong, but we just went downhill and could never get that momentum back," said interim coach Véronique Drouin.
The women's championship was claimed by Duke for the third straight season.
The Lady Bulldogs' postseason began in turmoil with the resignation of former head coach Todd McCorkle amid allegations of sexual comments he made toward his players.
McCorkle stepped down as head coach three days before the Lady Bulldogs began play in Ann Arbor, Mich. for the NCAA central regional. Athletic director Damon Evans said McCorkle will remain on staff in a different area.
Baseball, softball finish seasons
Georgia baseball's season ended on May 19 in a game reminiscent of their entire season, one in which they allowed South Carolina to climb back from a 13-2 deficit and claim a 14-13 victory.
After beginning the season ranked 19th in the country, the Diamond Dogs (23-33, 11-19 SEC) found themselves floundering in a largely disappointing 2007 season.
Georgia softball also began their season ranked highly, No. 12 in the nation, then floundered down the stretch before making
a last-minute run to gain entry to the NCAA tournament.
In the first round, they topped Nebraska 3-2 before falling the next day to Washington.
Senior Kellie Middleton, closed out her Bulldog career by being named a Second-Team Easton All-American.
- Tyler Estep
However, the Georgia men's golf team almost accomplished this feat when it made a late surge in the final two rounds of the NCAA championships in Williamsburg, Va. to finish in second place behind Stanford.
After the first two rounds the Bulldogs fell to 16th place.
In the third round, Georgia made its late surge, shooting 11-under and moving up 11 spots to fifth.
"If we'd had this kind of round the first two days, this would have been a lot more fun," said Georgia coach Chris Haack after the third round.
"We fought as hard as we could," said senior Chris Kirk after the fourth day.
"It was good to see our team bounce back like that. We were down after that second day, but we kept saying we had a chance if we stayed patient."
Before the tournament, Kirk received the Ben Hogan Award as the top collegiate golf player of the year.
Women's golf slides to eighth in nation
Beginning the final round with four straight birdies appeared to be a good sign for the Georgia women's golf team.
However, it proved to be inaccurate as Georgia's momentum halted, resulting in the Lady Bulldogs dropping four spots the final day to finish the tournament in eighth place.
"We started strong, but we just went downhill and could never get that momentum back," said interim coach Véronique Drouin.
The women's championship was claimed by Duke for the third straight season.
The Lady Bulldogs' postseason began in turmoil with the resignation of former head coach Todd McCorkle amid allegations of sexual comments he made toward his players.
McCorkle stepped down as head coach three days before the Lady Bulldogs began play in Ann Arbor, Mich. for the NCAA central regional. Athletic director Damon Evans said McCorkle will remain on staff in a different area.
Baseball, softball finish seasons
Georgia baseball's season ended on May 19 in a game reminiscent of their entire season, one in which they allowed South Carolina to climb back from a 13-2 deficit and claim a 14-13 victory.
After beginning the season ranked 19th in the country, the Diamond Dogs (23-33, 11-19 SEC) found themselves floundering in a largely disappointing 2007 season.
Georgia softball also began their season ranked highly, No. 12 in the nation, then floundered down the stretch before making
a last-minute run to gain entry to the NCAA tournament.
In the first round, they topped Nebraska 3-2 before falling the next day to Washington.
Senior Kellie Middleton, closed out her Bulldog career by being named a Second-Team Easton All-American.
- Tyler Estep
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