Georgia’s Buck Brumlow during the first round of the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday, May 27, 2022. (Photo by Steven Colquitt)
Bulldogs Open NCAA Championships In 11th
May 27, 2022 | Men's Golf
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --- The Georgia men's golf team opened the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in 11th place on Friday.
Playing Grayhawk's par-70, 7,289-yard layout, the Bulldogs posted a first-round score of 11-over 291. Vanderbilt secured the team lead at 2-over 282, followed by Oregon and Auburn at 5-over 285, and Kansas and Arizona at 6-over 286.
"We need to keep playing solid golf," Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. "I saw a lot of good things out of our guys today. They were patient and they did not get in their own way. We'll clean up a few things here and there, and we'll be OK."
Freshman Maxwell Ford paced the Bulldogs with an even-par 70, including a birdie on his closing hole, good enough for eighth. Harry Hillier of Kansas and Brendan Valdes of Auburn ascended to the top of the individual leaderboard at 2-under 68. Senior Trent Phillips followed Ford with a 1-over 71 for 16th.
Georgia also posted a 4-over 74 by junior Ben van Wyk and a 6-over 76 by freshman Buck Brumlow. Junior NIcolas Cassidy had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 8-over 78.
"We're not concerned about the standings," Ford said. "We're really not looking at any leaderboards. Our plan is to keep swinging, all do our best, count them up at the end, and see what happens."
The Bulldogs will return to the course on Saturday for the second round, again paired with Arkansas and Wake Forest. Tee times will range from 11-11:45 a.m. EDT.
Georgia and the other 29 squads will have 54 holes of stroke play ending Sunday. The field then will be cut to the top 15 teams to complete a fourth round on Monday. The top eight squads after stroke play will advance to match play, with the quarterfinals and semifinals set for Tuesday and the championship slated for Wednesday.
Playing Grayhawk's par-70, 7,289-yard layout, the Bulldogs posted a first-round score of 11-over 291. Vanderbilt secured the team lead at 2-over 282, followed by Oregon and Auburn at 5-over 285, and Kansas and Arizona at 6-over 286.
"We need to keep playing solid golf," Georgia head coach Chris Haack said. "I saw a lot of good things out of our guys today. They were patient and they did not get in their own way. We'll clean up a few things here and there, and we'll be OK."
Freshman Maxwell Ford paced the Bulldogs with an even-par 70, including a birdie on his closing hole, good enough for eighth. Harry Hillier of Kansas and Brendan Valdes of Auburn ascended to the top of the individual leaderboard at 2-under 68. Senior Trent Phillips followed Ford with a 1-over 71 for 16th.
Georgia also posted a 4-over 74 by junior Ben van Wyk and a 6-over 76 by freshman Buck Brumlow. Junior NIcolas Cassidy had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 8-over 78.
"We're not concerned about the standings," Ford said. "We're really not looking at any leaderboards. Our plan is to keep swinging, all do our best, count them up at the end, and see what happens."
The Bulldogs will return to the course on Saturday for the second round, again paired with Arkansas and Wake Forest. Tee times will range from 11-11:45 a.m. EDT.
Georgia and the other 29 squads will have 54 holes of stroke play ending Sunday. The field then will be cut to the top 15 teams to complete a fourth round on Monday. The top eight squads after stroke play will advance to match play, with the quarterfinals and semifinals set for Tuesday and the championship slated for Wednesday.
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