Bulldogs Head to Puerto Rico

PUERTO RICO CLASSIC
Date: Feb. 12-14, 2023
Time: All Day
Location: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Course: Grand Reserve Golf Club

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THE FIELD
College of Charleston, ETSU, Georgia, Iowa, Marquette, Maryland, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

THE LINEUP
Senior Connor Creasy, junior Caleb Manuel, sophomores Buck Brumlow and Maxwell Ford and freshman Carter Loflin. Senior Ben van Wyk will compete as an individual.

THE COURSE
Grand Reserve Golf Club (Par: 72, 7,506 yards).

THE SCHEDULE
Saturday (Feb. 11): Practice round
Sunday (Feb. 12): 18 holes
Monday (Feb. 13): 18 holes
Tuesday (Feb. 14): 18 holes

THE LAST TIME
The Bulldogs came in seventh at the Southwestern Invitational on Feb. 1.

HEAR FROM HAACK
"The Puerto Rico Classic is one of our favorite tournaments of the year. It is traditionally our first tournament of the Spring and is always a great measuring stick, with a strong field. Our guys have been working hard and are ready to be tested."

ABOUT THE PUERTO RICO CLASSIC
The 30th edition of the Puerto Rico Classic will tee off this Sunday. Hosted by Purdue, the Puerto Rico Classic dates back to 1993 and was held at Rio Mar Country Club for 28 years before moving to the Grand Reserve Golf Course in 2022.

2023 marks the 24th appearance in the Puerto Rico Classic for a Georgia squad. The Bulldogs have tallied five Puerto Rico Classic championships (2006, 2007, 2009, 2015 and 2019), three runner-up finishes and four third place showings. The Bulldogs have also claimed individual medalist honors twice – Chris Kirk in 2006, 205 (-11) and Hudson Swafford in 2009, 204 (-12).

In 2022, Georgia finished second with a three-round total of 53-under-par 811 (265-268-278). The Bulldogs set the 18-hole scoring record in the opening round of 2022 at 23-under-par 265 and the second-lowest 18-hole round at 20-under-par 268.

ON DECK
After the Puerto Rico Classic, the Bulldogs will compete Feb. 26-38 in the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas.

DAWG IN THE POLLS
GCAA Coaches: RV
GolfWeek: No. 26
Golfstat: No. 31

Two Bulldogs are ranked in the PGA Tour University Rankings: No. 54 Nic Cassidy and No. 79 Michel Shears.

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Players Mentioned

Buck Brumlow

Connor Creasy

Maxwell Ford

Carter Loflin

Caleb Manuel

Ben van Wyk

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