|
Year |
Champion |
Player of the Year |
All-State Team |
|
07-08 |
Oglethorpe |
Ryan Willis, LC |
Willis (LC), Dilibero (OU),
Urbanski (OU), Kaufold (OU), Evans (EU), Yacovazzi (LC), Pugh (OU) |
|
06-07 |
Oglethorpe |
Taylor Urbanski, OU |
Urbanksi (OU), Evans (EU),
Swanick (OU), Olivero (EU), Dilibero (OU), Pugh (OU), Willis
(LC) |
|
05-06 |
Oglethorpe |
Joe Green, OU |
Green (OU), Urbanski (OU),
Evans (EU), Kinsey (OU), Lyda (OU), Swanick (OU), Lebow (EU) |
|
04-05 |
Oglethorpe |
Mike Lemmo, LC |
Lemmo (LC), Urbanski (OU),
Green (OU), Lebow (EU), Garner (OU), Swanick (OU), Hamm (EU) |
|
03-04 |
Oglethorpe |
Trent Erb, OU |
Erb (OU),
Crumpler (LC), Scherr (EU), Nixon (EU), Bell (LC), Green (OU),
Garner (OU) |
|
02-03 |
Oglethorpe |
Trent Erb, OU |
Erb (OU),
Scherr (EU), Green (OU), Summers (OU), Garner (OU) |
|
01-02 |
Oglethorpe |
Clint Colbert,
SCAD |
Colbert (SCAD),
Erb (OU), Garner (OU), Summers (OU), Baker (SCAD) |
|
00-01 |
Oglethorpe |
Jason
Steinberg, EU |
Steinberg (EU),
Fink (OU), Colbert (SCAD), Davis (EU), Erb (OU) |
|
99-00 |
Emory |
Jason
Steinberg, EU |
Steinberg (EU),
Colbert (SCAD), Adair (SCAD), Fink (OU), DiLinardo (EU) |
|
98-99 |
Emory |
Charles Frost,
EU |
Frost (EU),
Steinberg (EU), DiLinardo (EU), Adair (SCAD), Colbert (SCAD) |
|
97-98 |
Oglethorpe |
Tolliver
Williams, OU |
Williams (OU),
Bell (OU), Kokanovich (SCAD), Ashmore (OU), DiLinardo (EU),
Volchok (SCAD) |
|
|
2007-2008 Season In Review
Oglethorpe University extended its streak of consecutive Georgia Cup
team titles to eight this season as they edged out runner-up LaGrange
College by an average of just over four strokes. The 2007-08
All-State team is made up of the top-seven finishers and is highlighted
by the Player of the Year - Ryan Willis of LaGrange College.
Willis' adjusted stroke average of 74.250 edged out runner up David
Dilibero of Oglethorpe by just over only one-tenth of a stroke.
Joining Willis and Diliberon on the All-State team is OU's Taylor
Urbanski, Hap Kaufold, and Scott Pugh. Emory's Jeremy Evans
secured the final All-State spot.
Final 2007-2008 Results
2006-2007 Season In Review
In the season long Georgia Cup competition the
Oglethorpe Stormy
Petrels, who trailed in the Cup standings through the Callaway Garden
Tournament in early March, came from behind with three great finishes
and won their seventh consecutive cup. Oglethorpe’s adjusted
scoring average of 298.43 was just under Emory’s 301.14 and LaGrange
College’s 303.03. Piedmont College finished fourth in the standings at
320.77. Oglethorpe finished second at the Jekyll Island Collegiate
in late March, won the Camp LeJeune Intercollegiate the next week and
finished third in Emory’s Spring Invitational at Smoke Rise Golf Club in
Stone Mountain in early April. Emory’s Invitational ends the
college golf regular season and is the Georgia Cup’s final tournament as
well. Oglethorpe won the inaugural cup in 1998 and then Emory won
the next two in 1999 and 2000. Since then, the Stormy Petrels have
won the next seven in a row beginning in 2001 and including this April’s
win. OU's Taylor Urbanski
was crowned the Player of the Year after two consecutive Runner-Up
finishes.
Final 2006-2007 Standings
2005-2006 Season In Review
The 2005-2006 Georgia Cup season marked the third season with four
full-fledged NCAA Division-III member institutions from the state of
Georgia competed for the Cup. As a team, Oglethorpe won its sixth
consecutive team title with an adjusted stroke average of 296.00.
Emory used the last tournament of the season to pass LaGrange for second
in the team standings with a 303.80 scoring average. LaGrange
(306.33) and Piedmont (328.08) rounded out the 2005-06 scoring.
Individually, OU's Joe Green was named the Player of the Year after
edging out teammate Taylor Urbanski with a 73.82 adjusted scoring
average. Green earned his fourth consecutive spot on the All-State
team while runner-up Urbanski garnered his second straight honor.
Emory's Jeremy Evans and Mike Lebow as well as Oglethorpe's Josh Kinsey,
Joseph Lyda, and Danny Swanick rounded out the All-State team.
Final 2005-2006 Standings |
Photo of 2005-2006 All-State Team |
Photo of 2005-2006 Team Champions
2004-2005 Season In Review
The 2004-2005 Georgia Cup season was the second season in which four
NCAA Division-III member schools competed for the Cup. The end of
the season saw two teams (Oglethorpe and Emory) and one individual
(LaGrange's Mike Lemmo) earn bids to the NCAA Division-III National
Championship in Florida. As a team, Oglethorpe earned its fifth
consecutive team title with a weighted scoring average of 296.5 which
was over six shots better than runner-up Emory. LaGrange (305.0)
and Piedmont (317.1) rounded out the 2004-05 scoring. LaGrange's
Mike Lemmo earned the title of Player of the Year with a weighted
scoring average of 72.94. Joining Lemmo on the All-State
team were Oglethorpe's Taylor Urbanski, Joe Green, Corey Garner, and
Danny Swanick, as well as Emory's Mike Lebow & Tim Hamm.
Click here for the
complete standings from the 2004-2005 season. (Microsoft Excel file)
2003-2004 Season In Review
The 2003-2004 Georgia Cup season was a banner year for men's NCAA
Division-III intercollegiate golf in Georgia as the season marked the
first in which four member schools vied for the Cup. Oglethorpe
won its fourth consecutive team title with a weighted scoring average of
297.81 finishing less than two shots better than runner-up Emory at
299.74. In their first seasons as Georgia Cup participants,
LaGrange (301.50) and Piedmont (328.43) finished third and fourth
respectively. OU's Trent Erb defended his Player of the Year
honor by posting a 71.57 weighted scoring average. Joining Erb on
the All-State team were LaGrange's Mason Crumpler & Grey Bell, Emory's
Jason Scherr & Brian Nixon, and Oglethorpe's Joe Green & Corey Garner.
Additionally, three Georgia Cup members (Oglethorpe, Emory, & LaGrange)
earned spots at the NCAA Division-III National Championship Tournament
in California. Click here for the
complete standings from the 2003-2004 season. (Microsoft Excel file)
2002-2003 Season In Review
The 2002-2003 season marked the last Georgia Cup played between the
three charter members. The Georgia Cup set a record for rounds played
with 15 rounds at seven different tournaments. A record 291.9
scoring average was set by
Oglethorpe
shattering their previous record low scoring average of 295.9 set in
2001-2002 by four strokes per round.
Trent Erb,
who was runner-up to Clint Colbert of SCAD last year, claimed Player of
the Year honors and was named to his third straight All-State team.
Jason Scherr of Emory claimed the runner-up spot while Oglethorpe
claimed five of the top six individual places in the final
standings with freshman Joe Green finishing third, Chris Summers fourth,
Corey Garner fifth and Robert Miller sixth.
2001-2002 Season In Review
This 2002-2002 Georgia Cup was
the closest competition to date. Oglethorpe and SCAD battled from
September to April with the lead never more than a handful of strokes
separating the two teams. Oglethorpe led by six strokes after the first
tournament at the Tom O’Briant. OU increased the lead to nine by
picking up three strokes at the Greensboro Invitational. SCAD shaved
six strokes at Pine Needles to tighten the race. Going
into the last tournament at the Emory Invitational, Oglethorpe held a
seven-stroke lead. Oglethorpe fired an opening round 295 to pick up 12
strokes and led by 19 going into the last round. SCAD cut eight strokes
off the lead in round two but Oglethorpe held on for a narrow victory
over SCAD. Senior Clint Colbert fired a two-day 5-under 139 at Jekyll
Island in mid March all but deciding the Player of the Year and earned a
fourth straight All-State team berth. Trent Erb, Corey Garner, and
Chris Summers of Oglethorpe finished second, third, and fourth with Kevin Baker of SCAD
finishing
fifth.
2000-2001 Season In Review
The Georgia Cup was now becoming a focal point of competition
between the three in-state rivals. A sixth tournament was added at
Jekyll Island and all three rounds of Camp LeJeune’s 54-hole tournament
were counted bringing the total rounds to 13. Oglethorpe won their
second Georgia Cup and Emory’s Jason Steinberg defended his Player of
the Year title with an identical 75.09 scoring average from the previous
season. Steinberg edged Oglethorpe’s Robert Fink by .22 strokes, which
wasn’t settled until the final day once again. Clint Colbert from SCAD
finished third, Brandon Davis of Emory finished fourth, and Trent Erb of
Oglethorpe rounded out the All-State team.
1999-2000 Season In Review
The Georgia Cup significantly evolved in the 1999-2000 season from
the one and two-day events to include all five tournaments in which the
three teams competed in together. The teams played twice in the fall
and three more times in the spring season with Emory repeating as team
winners. A five player All-State team would be honored at the
conclusion of the Emory Invitational at Royal Lakes Golf Club in April.
Jason Steinberg of Emory edged both Clint Colbert and Seth Adair of SCAD
for Player of the Year honors. Robert Fink of Oglethorpe and Mike
DiLinardo of Emory tied for fourth and rounded out the first All-State
team. The Player of the Year and the All-State team was not decided
until the last hole of the final round of the Emory Invitational and
from that excitement the Geprgia Cup gained in stature. Coach Fred
Fruisen of SCAD kept season long team standings and individual standings
that he updated after every tournament. The players from the three
individual schools were able to follow both the team and individual
results from week to week.
1998-1999 Season In Review
This season’s Georgia Cup Tournament was played at the Wilmington
Island Golf Club again but it was expanded to a two-day tournament.
Emory claimed the Cup with a convincing win over Oglethorpe and SCAD.
Emory had three teammates (Charles Frost, Jason Steinberg, and Mike
DiLinardo) all tie for medalist honors with Frost winning the playoff on
the first hole and earning Georgia Cup Player of the Year.
1997-1998 Season In Review
The Georgia Cup was founded in the 1997-1998 season by charter
members Emory University, Oglethorpe University, and Savannah College of
Art & Design (SCAD) as a way to foster the spirit of camaraderie
competition between the in-state NCAA Division-III schools. Oglethorpe
won the inaugural cup with a team total of 299. The first medalists
were 1998 All-American Tolliver Williams and Brent Bell of Oglethorpe.
The event was contested as a one-day event at the 1927 Donald Ross
designed Wilmington Island Golf Club on October 5, 1997 near Savannah,
Georgia. |