Spring Break
Men's golf outlasts Oklahoma State in weekend invitational
NICK PARKER
Issue date: 3/23/09 Section: Sports
With a lot of the country fixated on March Madness, the No. 1 Georgia men's golf team was busy beating No. 2 Oklahoma State to win the Linger Longer Invitational in Greensboro, Ga., continuing an impressive stretch in which it has won five of its last six tournaments - a feat almost unheard of in collegiate golf.
"Well, Oklahoma State has such a great team and a great program that anytime we go head-to-head with them and can get the better of them, it tells you your team's going in the right direction," said coach Chris Haack.
After the first two rounds, the Bulldogs and the Cowboys were tied for first, and the stage was set for the head-to-head battle between the country's top 2 teams. But the Dogs broke away from the Cowboys in the final round with an even par 288 to secure the two-shot victory.
Sophomore Harris English led Georgia individually with a fourth place finish at 6-under-par 210, finishing just two shots back of medalist Trent Whitekiller of Oklahoma State.
"Harris played very steadily. He actually gave himself some chances to really go deep and possibly win that thing individually but, you know, just a couple glitches here and there. But he played very steady all three rounds, and it was good to see him bounce back after a tough opening day in Las Vegas," Haack said. "And it's good to have him back and confident with his game."
Senior Adam Mitchell finished just one spot back of English on the leaderboard in a tie for fifth at even par 216. Sophomore Russell Henley also notched a top 10 finish with a tie for seventh.
The Bulldogs' depth was on full display this weekend, as they also had two players - Michael Green and Will Kropp - playing as individuals whose scores do not count for the team score, which was unfortunate for the Dogs as Green finished in the top 10 in a tie for seventh with Henley.
"I played solid this weekend. I played pretty well the first day, but didn't really play well [Saturday]," Green said.
"Well, Oklahoma State has such a great team and a great program that anytime we go head-to-head with them and can get the better of them, it tells you your team's going in the right direction," said coach Chris Haack.
After the first two rounds, the Bulldogs and the Cowboys were tied for first, and the stage was set for the head-to-head battle between the country's top 2 teams. But the Dogs broke away from the Cowboys in the final round with an even par 288 to secure the two-shot victory.
Sophomore Harris English led Georgia individually with a fourth place finish at 6-under-par 210, finishing just two shots back of medalist Trent Whitekiller of Oklahoma State.
"Harris played very steadily. He actually gave himself some chances to really go deep and possibly win that thing individually but, you know, just a couple glitches here and there. But he played very steady all three rounds, and it was good to see him bounce back after a tough opening day in Las Vegas," Haack said. "And it's good to have him back and confident with his game."
Senior Adam Mitchell finished just one spot back of English on the leaderboard in a tie for fifth at even par 216. Sophomore Russell Henley also notched a top 10 finish with a tie for seventh.
The Bulldogs' depth was on full display this weekend, as they also had two players - Michael Green and Will Kropp - playing as individuals whose scores do not count for the team score, which was unfortunate for the Dogs as Green finished in the top 10 in a tie for seventh with Henley.
"I played solid this weekend. I played pretty well the first day, but didn't really play well [Saturday]," Green said.
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