2003-04 Men's Golf News
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Turner Set To Defend Carolinas Amateur Crown
July 06, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State's Emmett Turner will defend his Carolinas Amateur title when the 90th Carolinas Amateur Championship opens play Wednesday, July 7 at the Country Club of North Carolina, Dogwood Course, in Pinehurst, N.C. -
Turner Cards Top-10 Finish At Dogwood
July 02, 2004ATLANTA, Ga -- Augusta State's Emmett Turner turned in a final round of two-under 70 and tied for ninth place Friday in the final round of the Dogwood Invitational at Druid Hills Golf Club.
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Turner Finishes In Tie For 33rd
June 27, 2004RUMFORD, R.I. -- Augusta State's Emmett Turner carded a five-over 74 to finish in a tie for 33rd place in the final round of the Northeast Amateur Invitational at Wannamoisett Country Club.
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Former ASU Standout Wilson Finishes in Tie For Eighth
June 27, 2004KORSCHENBROICH, Germany -- Former Augusta State standout Oliver Wilson carded a final round two-under 69 to finish in a tie for eighth place after the final round of the European Challenge Tour's Galeria Kaufhof Pokal Challenge at Rittergut Birkhof Golf Club.
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Turner Named All-America Scholar
June 09, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State’s Emmett Turner has been named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, according to a recent announcement from the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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Edberg, Turner Named All-Independent
June 02, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State juniors Emmett Turner and Kalle Edberg have been named to the NCAA All-Independent men’s golf first team.
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Taylor Takes Fifth In FedEx St. Jude Classic
May 30, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Former Augusta State standout Vaughn Taylor posted his best PGA Tour finish Sunday when he finished in a tie for fifth in the FedEx St. Jude Classic at the TPC at Southwind in Memphis, Tenn.
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Turner Named To Academic All-District Squad
May 28, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State junior Emmett Turner has been named to the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District III Men’s At-Large University Division second team, according to a recent announcement from the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-America committee.
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ASU's Edberg Named To All-Region Squad
May 28, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State junior Kalle Edberg has been named to the PING All-Region team for the South Region, according to an announcement from the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
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No. 14 Jags Take 19th At NCAA East Regional
May 26, 2004NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Augusta State men's golf team failed to advance to the NCAA Championships when the Jaguars fired a final-round 309 Saturday to finish in 19th place at the NCAA East Regional at The Course at Yale. The top 10 teams advance to the NCAA Championships, slated for June 1-4 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.
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Jaguars Ready For East Regional
May 18, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The 14th-ranked Augusta State Jaguars make their seventh consecutive postseason appearance Thursday morning when they open play in the NCAA East Regional at The Course at Yale in New Haven, Conn.
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Augusta State Takes Second At The Maxwell
May 16, 2004ARDMORE, Okla. -- Augusta State turned in the low round of the day Sunday, a two-under 278, and moved from fourth to second place in the final round of the Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate at Dornick Hills Country Club.
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ASU Closes Regular Season At The Maxwell
May 13, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The 14th-ranked Augusta State Jaguars return from nearly a six-week break and close out their regular-season schedule this weekend when they compete in the Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate at Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore, Okla.
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ASU Headed To East Regional
May 10, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The Augusta State men's golf program earned its 12th consecutive postseason bid when the Jaguars were made an at-large selection Monday by the NCAA Golf Committee. The Jags will compete as the sixth seed in an NCAA East Regional field that includes eight of the top 18 and 16 of the top 49 teams in the nation, according to the latest Golfweek rankings.
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Wilson Runnerup In Italy
May 09, 2004CASTELLANETA, Italy -- Sweden’s Leif Westerberg put together a stunning finish of five birdies in his closing seven holes to take the Tessali-Metaponto Open di Puglia e Basilicata, and in doing so exorcised the ghosts of his early season play-off defeat at the Kenya Open – as well as stamping his name at the summit of the Challenge Tour Rankings.
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Minnesota Claims Cleveland Golf/ASU Invite
April 04, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Minnesota rallied from a seven-stroke deficit Sunday afternoon to overtake UCLA and capture the 2004 Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational at Forest Hills Golf Club. The 13th-ranked Golden Gophers, the only team to break par in the final round and for the tournament, fashioned a one-under 287 for a three-round total of three-under 861.
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Nation's Elite Headed To Augusta
March 31, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The 26th annual Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational will boast one of the top fields in the tournament’s rich history.
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Field For ASU Invite To Be Unveiled
March 31, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The field for the 26th annual Cleveland Golf/Augusta State Invitational will be officially unveiled Wednesday afternoon during a 1:00 p.m. press conference at Forest Hills Golf Club, according to an announcement from Tournament Director Grady Smith.
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Augusta State Settles For Seventh
March 31, 2004STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- Augusta State had to settle for seventh place after managing only a five-over 293 in Tuesday’s final round of the Atlanta Intercollegiate at Eagles Landing Country Club.
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Jags Finish In Fifth At Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational
March 21, 2004STATESBORO, Ga. -- Florida battled strong winds and fired a final round 289 but were the only squad to finish tournament play under par with an 859 total as the Gators captured the 2004 Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational Sunday. Augusta State finished in fifth place in the event, firing rounds of 289-285-302 to finish with a three-round total 876.
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Jags Settle For 12th Place In Las Vegas
March 14, 2004LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Augusta State fired a final round of 10-over 298 Sunday and finished in 12th place in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
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ASU Looks To Change Fortunes In Vegas
March 10, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- After a month off, the Augusta State men's golf team returns to action this weekend when the Jaguars compete in the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship at Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev. Live scoring will be available each day through www.golfstat.com.
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Taylor Remains In The Hunt On PGA Tour
March 01, 2004Former Augusta State standout Vaughn Taylor fired a three-under 69 Saturday in the third round of the PGA Tour's Chrysler Classic of Tuscon and is in a three-way tie for sixth place with Per-Ulrik Johansson and Bill Glasson.
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Jaguars 13th At Mercedes-Benz
February 10, 2004PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Seventh-ranked Augusta State carded a final round of nine-over 297 Tuesday and finished in 13th place in the Mercdes-Benz Collegiate Championship at Sawgrass Country Club. The Jaguars were the tournament’s defending champions.
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Seventh-Ranked Jags Tee Off Spring Slate Sunday At Mercedes-Benz
February 05, 2004AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State’s men’s golf squad opens its spring schedule on Sunday, February 8 when the Jaguars travel to Jacksonville, Fla. to take part in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate at Sawgrass Country Club.
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ASU's Emmett Turner Takes 10th In Texas
November 25, 2003EL PASO, Texas -- Augusta State's Emmett Turner fired a final round of two-under 69 Tuesday to finish alone in 10th place in the 29th annual Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic at El Paso Country Club.
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Texas, Wichita State Knock Off ASU In Match Play
November 08, 2003NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Sixteenth-seeded Wichita State eliminated No. 9 seed Augusta State Saturday in the consolation bracket's second round of the Hooters College Match Play Championship on the Peter Dye Course at Barefoot Resort. On Friday ASU was defeated by No. 8 seeded Texas. The Jaguars were the tournament's defending champions.
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ASU Defends Title At Match Play
November 06, 2003AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The eighth-ranked Augusta State Jaguars close out their fall schedule this weekend when they defend their title in the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship at Barefoot Resort in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The tournament is hosted by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
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Wilson Cards Final Round 79, Fails To Advance
November 01, 2003BOGART, Ga. -- Former Augusta State standout Oliver Wilson finished 61st after a final round 79 in the first stage of the PGA Tour's national qualifying tournament at Jennings Mill Country Club.
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Wilson Makes Professional Debut at Miccosukee Championship
October 27, 2003MIAMI, Fla. -- Former Augusta State standout Oliver Wilson, the only three-time All-America in school history, fired 67-68-71-78 in his first tournament as a professional at Nationwide Tour's Miccosukee Championship at Miccosukee Golf & Country Club.
