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Six Georgia Bulldogs competing in the 2024 Masters

Six Georgia Bulldogs are competing in the 2024 Masters, which will be held from April 11-14

The University of Georgia has the most golfers of any college competing in the PGA Tour. Additionally, Georgia has the most players of any college competing at the 2024 Masters.

Georgia Bulldogs golfing at the Masters love to talk about the recent success of their favorite college football team.

Bubba Watson is the last Georgia Bulldog to win the Masters. Watson, who has two wins at the Masters, last won the event in 2014. Brian Harman is the last Bulldog to win a major. Harman recently took home The 2023 Open Championship.

The Masters will be held at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, from April 11-14. Here’s every Georgia Bulldog golfer that is competing in the 2024 Masters and their respective world ranking, per ESPN:

Former Georgia Bulldog Chris Kirk wins first PGA Tour event of 2024

Former Georgia Bulldog golfer Chris Kirk wins the first PGA Tour event of 2024 with a dominant performance

Former Georgia Bulldog golfer Chris Kirk has won the PGA Tour’s opening event of the 2024 season. Kirk played outstanding to win the Sentry. Fellow Georgia Bulldog Brian Harman finished tied for fifth in the event.

The Sentry is played at Kapalua Resort in Kapalua, Haiwaii. Chris Kirk shot 29-under par to win the Sentry. Kirk won the event with a narrow one-stroke lead.

Chris Kirk earned $3.6 million for winning the Sentry. The tournament had a significant $20 million purse. Kirk shot a 65 on the final day of the event in order to maintain the lead he built up entering Sunday.

Chris Kirk now has six career victories on the PGA Tour. Kirk’s victory means that he will have an opportunity to play in the 2024 Masters.

Fellow Georgia Bulldogs Sepp Straka and Harris English both posted top-15 finishes and shot at least 20-under par. The PGA Tour is filled with former Dawgs.

Georgia city fires golf course superintendent after learning he once tried having brother killed

Man allegedly tried to pay someone $100,000 to commit the crime.

A small city near Savannah, Georgia, has fired its golf course superintendent after officials there learned of a murder-for-hire plot.

A dispute that occurred about 10 years ago over a $20 million family estate reportedly led Jim Roy Watkins Jr. to hire someone to kill his brother, according to Georgia TV station WJCL-TV.

Watkins allegedly tried to pay $100,000 to commit the crime. The TV station reported that the Florida Department of Corrections confirmed that Watkins served less than two years of a six-year sentence for the crime. He was released in June of 2016. The town of Rincon, Georgia, hired him in June of 2022 as golf superintendent.

This all came to light after a local citizen ran an open records request, discovered Watkins’ past and alerted the city council, which said in a statement that it’s working to finalize an updated policy on background checks for anyone associated with the city.

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Former UGA golfer Sepp Straka wins John Deere Classic

Straka is taking home $1.332 million in prize money

Former Georgia golfer Sepp Straka has secured his second career win on the PGA Tour. Straka won the John Deere Classic with a score of -21.

Straka used a final-round score of 62 to shoot up the leaderboard and win the John Deere Classic. The John Deere Classic is played annually at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.

Sepp Straka is currently ranked as the No. 37 golfer on the PGA Tour. Straka is in good form ahead of The Open Championship. The British Open is the final major of 2023.

The standout Austrian golfer is expected to take home $1.332 million in prize money from the John Deere Classic, which has a $7.4 million purse.

Straka had a chance to shoot a historic 59, but landed in the water on hole No. 18. He kept his composure after the misfire and won the event by two strokes.

Straka previous won on the PGA Tour in The Honda Classic back in 2022.

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Eight Georgia Bulldogs competing in the 2023 Masters

Georgia has the most golfers of any college competing in the 2023 Masters

Georgia has the most golfers of any college competing in the PGA Tour, so it should come as no surprise that the Bulldogs have the most players of any college competing at the 2023 Masters.

Georgia Bulldogs golfing at the Masters have bragging rights because their favorite college football team has won back-to-back national championship.

Bubba Watson is the last Georgia Bulldog to win the Masters. Watson, who has two wins at the Masters, last won the event in 2014.

The Masters will be held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, from April 6-9.

Here’s every Georgia Bulldog golfer who is competing in the 2023 Masters:

Former Georgia Bulldog Chris Kirk wins PGA’s Honda Classic in dramatic fashion

Former Dawg Chris Kirk’s first PGA win in almost 8 years comes at The Honda Classic…

Former Georgia Bulldog Chris Kirk is a winner on the PGA Tour again for the first time in nearly eight years with a victory at The Honda Classic.

Kirk entered Sunday’s final round at 13-under par with a two-stroke lead over rookie Eric Coal and maintained a one-stroke lead until his third shot at the 18th hole found the water.

Cole took advantage of the mistake and forced a playoff at the 18th hole.  Kirk’s clutch second shot almost found the cup and led to a tap-in birdie for his fifth PGA Tour win.

Cole was this close to forcing another playoff hole.

Kirk’s win is the 40th PGA Tour win by a former Georgia Bulldog who played under UGA golf coach Chris Haack.

Kirk has secured a spot in the 2023 Masters with the win and moves up to sixth place in FedEx Cup points standings.

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Seven former Georgia Bulldogs set to compete at The Open Championship

Tee times: seven former Georgia Bulldog golfers including Kevin Kisner are set to compete at The 2022 Open Championship.

Seven former Georgia Bulldog golf stars are set to compete at The Open Championship. The 2022 Open Championship will be held at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland.

The PGA major tournament runs July 14-17. The Open Championship, or the British Open as it is often called, has a purse of $14 million.

Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman, Sepp Straka, Keith Mitchell, Russell Henley, Harris English, and Chris Kirk are all former Georgia Bulldogs that have qualified for the prestigious PGA Tour event.

When do they all tee off (all times are for Thursday) and what have been some of their recent successes?

5 former Georgia Bulldogs competing in the U.S. Open

Who are the five former Georgia Bulldog golf standouts that are competing in the 2022 U.S. Open golf tournament? Three are in the same group!

The 2022 U.S. Open is being held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. The prestigious golf tournament is the 122nd edition of the U.S. Open. It is the PGA Tour’s third major of the season.

The U.S Open is held June 16-19. Amazingly, three former Georgia Bulldogs are all in the same group for the first two days of the event. Has something like that ever happened in the history of the PGA Tour?

The University of Georgia has the strongest presence on the PGA Tour of any college golf program.

Who are the five former Georgia Bulldog golf standouts that are competing in the 2022 U.S. Open golf tournament?

Former Georgia Bulldog sitting out the Masters

Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English plans to sit out the 2022 Masters due to a hip injury.

Former Georgia Bulldog Harris English plans to sit out the 2022 Masters due to a hip injury. English has not played since the Sony Open in Hawaii in  January.

English, who earned two wins on the PGA Tour in 2021, finished 21st in the 2021 Masters. He notably finished third at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

April 8, 2021; Harris English and caddie Eric Larson on the 2nd fairway during the first round of The Masters golf tournament. Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

The Valdosta, Georgia, native will have to look forward to other PGA Tour events in 2022. Though English is out, several other Georgia Bulldogs plan to participate in the 2022 Masters.

English shared he would be unable to play in the Masters due to his recent hip procedure via his Twitter account:

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Former Georgia golfer Sepp Straka secures first win on PGA Tour at The Honda Classic

Straka is the first ever Austrian to win on Tour

Former Georgia golfer is the latest Dawg to win on the PGA Tour with his first ever victory this weekend at The Honda Classic.

Straka is the first ever Austrian to win on Tour and the 14th Bulldog to finish on top.

Straka finished 10-under-par in the event, one stroke better than runner-up Shane Lowry.

Straka turned pro in 2016 as the first ever Austrian golfer to earn his PGA Tour card after four years at Georgia.

He won on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2018 and has started to contend on the PGA Tour this past season.

Straka finished 28th at last year’s U.S. Open and finished 10th in the Olympics in the summer.

Georgia golf continues to roll out winners on Tour.