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Dawg Blog

Annual NeverNX Charity Golf Tournament- June 16th

Posted on Apr 17, 2012 by Alan Lanier  | 

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Come join us as we welcome in the summer season Father’s Day weekend by taking some swings in the Annual NeverNX Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 16th, 2012 at Durham Lakes Country Club in Fairburn, Georgia. Proceeds from the Golf Tournament will go toward benefiting the Dr. Alec Kessler Memorial Fund and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Want to play golf with a former Letterman? Details can be found at www.nevernx.com on a silent auction to play with the likes of UGA greats Chad Kessler, Shandon Anderson, Hugh Durham, Rodney Hampton, Tim Worley, and others to be named….

Please see the attached flyer for more information and the below link for registration and contact information or email us at NeverNXFoundation@gmail.com should you have any questions.

Directly below is a list for all of the sponsorship and playing options as well as the schedule for the tournament.

We hope to see all of you there and look for us on Facebook and Twitter. I am NeverNX!!!!

Registration and Contact Information:

www.nevernx.com

Best of Class – $2,500
· Eight Playing Spots
· Company name on volunteer shirt
· Signage at Signature Hole #1, #10, or #18
· Media recognition
· Marketing Booth on site

Champion Sponsor – $1,500

· Six Playing Spots · Company name on volunteer shirt · Signage on hole of choice

Leadership Sponsor – $1,000

· Four playing Spots · Company name on volunteer shirt · Signage on hole

Hole Sponsor – $500

· One Playing Spot · Signage on hole

Foursome – $450

Individual Players – $125

· One Round of Golf · One Golf Polo · Breakfast and Lunch · Drinks and Beverages

Schedule for the NeverNx Golf Tournament:

8:30 Registration 9:30 Shotgun Start 1:00 Lunch provided by Thompson Brothers BBQ 1:30 Awards & Prizes

Tagged: nevernx golf tournament, fathers day, golf

After his Masters win, Bubba sat down with Tom Rinaldi of ESPN for a Sunday Conversation video segment.

Posted on Apr 10, 2012 by posted by Uga Tee-off Club  | 

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After his Masters win, Bubba sat down with Tom Rinaldi of ESPN for a Sunday Conversation video segment

Tagged: uga golf, ga bulldogs, coach chris haack, bubba watson

Student-Athlete Achievements Recognized At Honors Banquet

Posted on Apr 10, 2012 by Alan Lanier  | 

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The University of Georgia Athletic Association honored student-athletes from all 21 varsity sports at the annual awards banquet held at the Tate Center Grand Ballroom on Monday evening.

“I think it’s a great opportunity to get so many student-athletes together for one cause and to showcase what they are doing here at the university in academics, in community service and in leadership and being rewarded for it,” Director of Student Services Heather LaBarbera said.

“Tonight is one of those rare opportunities we get to thank them and recognize them for being well-rounded student-athletes, which is always very important to us,” said Executive Associate Athletic Director Carla Williams.

Several special recognition awards were announced, including the athlete of the year, presented to winners swimming’s Mark Dylla of Littleton, Colo., and Marta Silva Zamora of Santiago de Compostela, Spain from women’s golf.

“It’s a great honor to receive it my senior year especially,” said Silva Zamora. “To be athlete of the year, not just in golf means so much. We have such a great athletic association here with all the sports at UGA. It’s the best; I feel great.”

Also, highlighting the banquet were the men’s cross country and women’s swimming and diving teams who were the recipients of the Faculty Athletics Representative Award for earning the highest team grade point average (GPA).

Joel Eaves Award winners, football’s Ty Frix of Calhoun, Ga.,swimming’s Wendy Trott of Capetown, South Africa, and cross country’s J.P. Hackney of Marietta, Ga., were recognized for earning the highest GPA for amale and female student-athlete. The gymnastics team was also awarded the Bulldog Cup for participation in community service, leadership programs, and support of other teams.

Other special award winners include:

Marilyn Vincent Scholar-Athlete Award: Erica Malagón, Athens, Ga., and Wendy Trott, Capetown, South Africa, women’s swimming and diving.
Dick Bestwick Scholar-Athlete Award: J.P. Hackney, Marietta, Ga., men’s cross country/track and field.
Clifford Lewis Leadership Award: Wendy Trott, Capetown, South Africa, women’s swimming and diving.
Dick Copas Leadership Award: Ty Frix, Calhoun, Ga., football.
Hornsby Howell Community Service Award: Noel Couch, Towaco, N.J., gymnastics.
SEC Boyd McWhorter Postgraduate Scholarship winner and nominee: J.P. Hackney, Marietta, Ga., men’s cross country/track and field and Wendy Trott, Capetown, South Africa, women’s swimming and diving.
SEC Brad Davis Postgraduate Scholarship nominees: Aron White, Columbia, M.O., football and Kathleen Gates, Wilmington, N.C., volleyball.
UGA Sportsmanship Award: Chris Burnette, LaGrange, Ga., football and Laura Eddy, Atlanta, Ga., soccer.
Inspiration Award: Jarryd Wallace, Watkinsville, Ga., member of Bulldog cross country/track and fieldteam in 2008.

Athletes receiving recognition for earning all A’s during their academic careers include Nicki Alexander, Atlanta, Ga., equestrian; Alex Andes, Atlanta, Ga., equestrian; Samantha Belcher, Carbondale, Colo., equestrian; Madison Berger, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., equestrian; Greg Bingham, Columbus, Ga., football; Olivia Boggs, Smyrna, Ga., women’s swimming and diving; Jenna Buckley, Atlanta, Ga., soccer; Noel Couch, Towaco, N.J., gymnastics; Matthew Degenova, Kenner, La.; football; Kathleen Eastman, Jackson Hole, Wy., soccer; Hadley Ferguson, Fernandina Beach, Fla., women’s cross country/track and field; Will Freeman, Atlanta, Ga., men’s swimming and diving; Ty Frix, Calhoun, Ga., football; Andrew Gemmell, Wilmington, Del., men’s swimming and diving; Jessica Hale, Marietta, Ga., track and field; Julia Hemingway, Alpharetta, Ga., equestrian; Morgan Justiss, Alpharetta, Ga., equestrian; Lauren Herring, Greenville, N.C., women’s tennis; Marrion Kalafut, Acworth, Ga., women’s cross country/track and field; Alisha Laing, Schoolcraft, Mich., volleyball; Maddie Locus, Sugarland, Texas, women’s swimming and diving, Erica Malagón, Athens, Ga., women’s swimming and diving; Jordan Mattern, Aurora, Colo., women’s swimming and diving; Michelle McKeehan, Greenwood, Ind., women’s swimming and diving; Bret McDaniel, Atlanta, Ga., women’s cross country/track and field; Emily McNutt, Woodstock, Ga., women’s cross country/track and field; Connor Nolte, Alpharetta, Ga., men’s basketball; Darcie O’Brien, Lawrenceville, Ga., women’s swimming and diving; Jenna Owens, Highlands Ranch, Colo., soccer; Lucie Ondraschkova, Opava, Czech Republic, women’s track and field; Sarah Perry, Lawrenceville, Ga., women’s cross country/track and field; Camille Pfister, Kennesaw, Ga., gymnastics; Maria Palumbo, Alpharetta, Ga., soccer; Christian Riess, New Orleans, La., men’s swimming and diving; Maria Salazar, Portland, Ore., equestrian; Kate Skoglund, Tualatin, Ore., equestrian; Rachel Stallman, Atlanta, Ga., equestrian; Kelsie Stovall, New Orleans, La., women’s track and field; Paige Stawicki, Argyle, Texas, equestrian; Ali Sullivan, Wilton, Conn., equestrian; Wendy Trott, Capetown, South Africa, women’s swimming and diving; Shannon Vreeland, Overland Park, Kansas, women’s swimming and diving; Allison Updike, Nesquehoning, Pa., women’s track and field; Shayla Worley, Orlando, Fla., gymnastics.

Academic Achievement honorees include:
Baseball: Colby May, Guyton, Ga.
Basketball: Matt Bucklin, Marietta, Ga., and Meredith Mitchell, Midfield, Ala.
Equestrian: Honey Beth Campbell, Gainesville, Ga., and Jessica Buckko, Sarasota, Fla.
Football: Chris Burnette, LaGrange, Ga., Reuben Faloughi, Martinez, Ga., Tavarres King, Mount Airy, Ga., Cornelius Washington, Hephzibah, Ga., and Parker Welch, Jesup, Ga.
Golf: Michael Cromie, Cary, N.C., and Abby Johnson, Buford, Ga.
Gymnastics: Kaylan Earls, Chicago, Ill.
Swimming and Diving: Bobby Chambliss, Dunwoody, Ga., Adam Parker, Maryville, Tenn., Lauren English, LincolnPark, N.J., and Ansley Long, Kennesaw, Ga.
Soccer: Ashley Baker, Lilburn, Ga.
Softball: Ashley Pauly, Kennesaw, Ga.
Tennis: Ignacio Taboada, Atlanta, Ga., and Alina Jeromina, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Track: Waymon Storey, Atlanta, Ga., Miles Svoboda, Marietta, Ga., Taylor Hollingsworth, Columbus, Ga., and Sydney Marshall, Alpharetta, Ga.
Volleyball: Briana Bahr, Pensacola, Fla.

Scholar-Athlete honorees include:
Baseball: Peter Verdin, Alexandria, Va.
Men’s Basketball: Matt Bucklin, Marietta, Ga.
Football: Drew Butler, Duluth, Ga.
Men’s Golf: T.J. Mitchell, Albany, Ga.
Men’s Swimming: Bill Cregar, Sewell, N.J.
Men’s Tennis: Wil Spencer, Ponce de Leon, Fla.
Men’s Track: David Schiedt, Marietta, Ga.
Women’s Basketball: Meredith Mitchell, Midfield, Ala.
Equestrian: Kate Skoglund, Tualatin, Ore.
Women’s Golf: Tess Fordham, Metter, Ga.
Gymnastics: Kat Ding, Sparks, Nev.
Soccer: Torri Allen, Stafford, Va.
Softball: Taylor Schlopy, West Hills, Calif.
Women’s Swimming: WendyTrott, Capetown, South Africa.
Women’s Tennis: Kelli Jordan, Tifton, Ga.
Women’s Track: Kylie Foley, Acworth, Ga.
Volleyball: Alisha Laing, Schoolcraft, Mich.

Tagged: uga athletics, uga, scholarships, student athletes, tate center

Watson Wins Masters, First Bulldog to Claim a Major, moves to number 4 in the World Golf ranking, becoming the highest ranked American golfer

Posted on Apr 9, 2012 by Uga Tee-off Club  | 

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Bubba Watson hit a miraculous hook shot from the pine straw on the 10th hole Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club and made par on the second playoff hole to beat Louis Oosthuizen and win the Masters.

The former Bulldog earned his first major championship title with a two-putt par on the par-4 10th hole after Oosthuizen missed a lengthy par putt that could have sent the two to a third playoff hole. Watson immediately began weeping in the arms of his caddie and later those of his mother on the 10th green. A few of his contemporaries on the PGA Tour greeted him minutes after the winning putt.

Chip Towers of the AJC on Coach Haack’s reaction to Bubba’s win

“I never really got this far in my dreams,” said Watson, who lost a major in a playoff to Martin Kaymer at Whistling Straits in the 2010 PGA Championship. With the Masters victory, Watson becomes the first Bulldog to win one of golf’s major championships. Watson had a final-round 4-under-par 68 and finished the tournament at 10-under. Oosthuizen shot a 69 in the final round.

Four players : Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar and Peter Hanson finished two shots out of the playoff. Those four lost hope of winning when Watson drained four straight birdies on the second nine with the run culminating in his short birdie putt on No. 16 to forge a tie with Oosthuizen, who made just the fourth double-eagle in Masters history earlier in the final round.

But Watson’s second shot on the 10th hole in the playoff might be the one woven into Masters lore. The left-hander sliced his tee shot on the second playoff hole into the trees lining the fairway. He had hit the shot in a similar spot earlier Sunday, and he said he had an idea of what he would need to pull off to land the ball on the green. "The first time I ever worked with my caddie, (Ted Scott), six years ago, I told him, I said, ‘If I have a swing, I’ve got a shot,’ " Watson said. “So I’m used to the woods. I’m used to the rough.” Watson noticed the gap in the trees that he’d need to pierce as he walked toward the gallery that had already cut a path to the 10th green. Bunkers guard the front and right side of the hole named Camellia, and Watson needed to hook his wedge shot about 40 feet from left to right to get it to the hole. He had hit a shot from the pine straw on No. 17 earlier in the round, sending the ball sky high over the trees to a spot on the 17th green. He lipped out for birdie from about 30 feet away there. Oosthuizen also found the trees right on No. 10, but he got a favorable bounce with the ball coming out onto the second cut of rough. He was more than 200 yards away from the uphill green, and he missed short. Watson found no such problems, cutting his wedge through the air to about 12 feet from the cup.

“Where I stood when the ball came out, it looked like a curveball going to the right,” Oosthuizen said. “So I knew he had to hit a big hook. An unbelievable shot. … That shot he hit definitely won him the tournament.”
Oosthuizen chipped past the hole and just missed his par putt coming back.

Watson hit his birdie putt to less than a foot, but he paused and motioned for the crowd to settle down before stepping to the putt. He said he thought of I.K. Kim, who missed a 1-foot putt on the final hole that cost her a LPGA major a week ago Sunday, and he took his time to make sure he measured the short putt and then tapped it in for the win.

Tagged: uga golf, ga bulldogs, coach chris haack, bubba watson

Georgia Hosts Canned Food Drive at G-Day Game

Posted on Apr 3, 2012 by Alan Lanier  | 

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The University of Georgia Athletic Association along with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia are teaming up to alleviate hunger by hosting a canned food drive at the 2012 G-Day Game on Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m.

“Through this food drive, we have an opportunity to bless people within the local community with thousands of meals,“ said Georgia football head coach Mark Richt.

Now in its fourth year, fans are asked to bring in a bag of canned food to be admitted to the annual game. Bins will be set up at the Main Gate as well as gates 2, 4, 6 and 9 to accept the canned goods. Donation stations will also be in place for monetary contributions, as one dollar equals four pounds of food. All canned food and proceeds will go to assisting families in Northeast Georgia.

“The 12,000 pound goals set by the Athletic Department will provide more than 9,000 meals,” said President of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia John Becker. “This is a significant food drive for us, and we are grateful for the support of the UGA Athletic Department and the fans.”

Founded in 1993, the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia annually distributes more than 9.2 million pounds of food to more than 230 community-based hunger-relief organizations in Northeast Georgia. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank leads five direct distribution programs: The Mobile Pantry Program, The Brown Bag Program, The Stock the Pantry Program, The Kids Cafe, and the Food 2 Kids Program. For more information about the Food Bank, call (706) 354-8191 or visit www.foodbanknega.org.

For more information on how to become involved with the food drive, please contact Tina Laseter at 706-354-8191 or email food@foodbanknega.org.

Tagged: uga football, gday game, charity benefit, food bank of northeast georgia, mark richt