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Dogs drive to win first SEC title of season

April 20, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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After the golf team won its first SEC Championship since 2001 this weekend, freshman Brendon Todd said, “It’s been a long time coming.” The Bulldogs won their first team tournament since the fall of 2002 and shot a 3-over 843, one shot better than top-ranked Florida. The No. 4-ranked Bulldogs had gone winless all season, [...]

Golfers to drive for titles

April 16, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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The Georgia men’s golf team will return to familiar ground this weekend in the SEC Championships, held for the fourth straight year in Sea Island, Georgia. The Bulldogs won the first tournament held there in 2001 and are looking for their first conference title since then. This year’s team has been nationally ranked in the [...]

Golf team secures fifth place, rests up for coming championships

April 6, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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The Georgia men’s golf team completed its final tune-up prior to the SEC Championships this weekend, finishing fifth in the Cleveland Golf/Augusta State University Invitational held in Augusta. The No. 3 Bulldogs finished in a tightly packed group behind the champion Minnesota Golden Gophers, with only 13 shots separating the two teams. “That’s only one [...]

Golf team not on par with Florida

April 1, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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The No. 3 Georgia men’s golf team suffered a setback this week, finishing in a tie for fifth at the Atlanta Intercollegiate tournament held in Stockbridge. The team hoped to build on its second place finish last weekend but instead finished 23 shots behind eventual winner Florida. Freshman Chris Kirk paced the Bulldogs, posting a [...]

Lady golfers rested, host tourney this weekend

March 26, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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After a month away from competition, the Georgia women’s golf team returns to action this week, playing host to the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The three-day event will be held at the UGA Golf Course, giving the No. 5 Lady Bulldogs homefield advantage over a competitive field that includes the No. 1 team in the [...]

Golf Dogs come home

March 19, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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After several weeks playing outside of Georgia, the men’s golf team returns to its home state this weekend for the Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational. The tournament, hosted by Georgia Southern, will be the first in-state competition of the season for the Dogs, who have travelled to both Puerto Rico and Las Vegas in recent weeks. The [...]

Hawks shuffle roster, take big risk in Wallace

February 12, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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The Atlanta Hawks once again shuffled their roster Monday, acquiring constant headache Rasheed Wallace from the Portland TrailBlazers in exchange for the Hawks’ most consistent player, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, leaving one to wonder: how low can this team go? The highlight of this past offseason was the resigning of guard Jason Terry, hardly worth noting in [...]

Men’s golf team anxious to tee off spring season

February 6, 2004 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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After a long layoff following the fall, the Georgia men’s golf team tees off its spring season this weekend at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships in Ponte Vedra, Fla. The team finished its fall season schedule on a sour note, falling to Texas in the consolation round of the Hooters Match Play Championship, and is anxious [...]

Squash becomes official club sport after approval

November 20, 2003 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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Deep in the bowels of the Ramsey Center this fall, a new club sport has formed. This semester marks the inaugural season for the University club squash team, and though the sport has had little popularity so far, interest is growing. Captain Jeff Dutson, a senior from Atlanta, decided to form the team following a [...]

Give thanks you’re not in Yager

October 24, 2003 by MIKE SCHAFFER  
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My mom always said, “Be thankful for what you have, because there is always someone worse off than you.” I have tried to follow this advice to the best of my ability, but not until last year did I truly realize its meaning. No, I didn’t stumble across a briefcase full of unmarked bills, but [...]

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