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GOLF: Seniors plan to turn pro
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fourth,” he said.
But the two Bulldog
golfers were not the only
ones who made the trip to
the California coast for the
U.S. Open Haack also
went in support of his play
ers.
“Asa coach, it was a
huge sense of pride,” Haack
said. “To have one guy out
there is pretty special, but
to have two guys out there
was almost surreal. To
have them both play pretty
well [was great]. Not only
did they represept them
selves well, but they repre
sented the University of
Oeorgia well, and they
made the Bulldog Nation
proud. I’ve got a lot of
e-mails from kids across
the country wanting to
know more about our golf
program, and wanting me
to look at them as a possi
ble recruit, so I think [the
U.S. Open] helped put us
on the map a little bit and
get our brand out there a
little more.”
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tioned Bulldog “brand”
saw its name often during
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to it at more PGA Tour
tournaments In the future
all three seniors plan on
turning pro.
Both Henley and English
are going to play amateur
tournaments after
Georgia’s season epds, as
well as trying to make the
Walker Cup team, the col
legiate version of the Ryder
Cup.
After that, both plan on
going to the PGA Tour
Qualifying School in the
hopes of earning a PGA
Tour member card.
Swofford, on the other
hand, is going to turn pro
immediately after the col
lege season is over.
That may be because
the fifth-year senior has
been around longer than
his two compatriots after
suffering a shoulder injury
that caused him to miss all
of last season.
Swofford said he is now
back to “100 percent,” and
that he has felt no linger
ing effects from the injury
during any round, but does
make sure to Ice it after he
finishes playing each day.
Overall, he is pleased that
he was able to come back
sooner than he had antici
pated.
But now his attention,
as well as his teammates'
focus, is now turned toward
the 2010 golf campaign
For this Bulldog trio,
this season is about enjoy
ing a final year of collegiate
golf to the fullest, with the
stated goal of winning both
the SEC and national
championships ever-pres
ent.
“Towards the end of the
season, it’s going to be
pretty emotional,” Henley
said. “It’s the last year for
all of us, and you try not to
take it for granted. I would
like a couple more years
here. I really enjoy being In
Athens and playing for
UGA, so I’m going to make
sure I this.”
Speaking from the view
point of being around an
extra year, Swofford con
curred.
“I’m going to make sure
I enjoy it, too, because my
five years are done. I can’t
stretch it out any longer,”
he deadpanned, drawing
laughter from all in the
room.
The rest of the country
best take heed, for “Rex,”
“Big Hud” and “Big Harry"
may be laughing them
selves all the way to a
national championship this
season.
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SPORTS
Georgia plans to avoid
conference-worst record
By MITCH BLOMERT
Thk Reu & Black
Saturday’s matchup
against Mississippi State
Is a battle to earn the title
of best Bulldog in the
SEC —but also a fight to
avoid the title of worst
team in the SEC.
Georgia and
Mississippi State both
enter the game with divi
sion-worst 0-2 records in
conference play, meaning
that the loser
takes the early
yet no-so-proud
lead of last place
overall.
“When you
think about the
Situation that
we’re in, there’s
going to be added
pressure,” out
side linebacker
Cornelius
Washington said. “If we
come out of this game
with a loss, we’re definite
ly at the bottom. But
we’re going to stay
focused and stay hunting
for that ‘W.’”
Luckily for Georgia,
history is on its side.
The SEC’s two
Bulldogs schedule each
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other more spo
radically than
other conference
opponents, with
only four games in
the last two
decades.
But all of those
previous games
were won by
Georgia.
The last time
Mississippi State
beat Georgia was
1974. Since then,
Georgia has won
nine in a row, the
last time coming in
2006.
“I feel like [head
coach Mark Richt]
mentioned that
once in a meeting
earlier this week,”
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Washington said.
“But we’re not really
focused on what we’ve
done against them in the
past. We’re trying to set
new things and move for
ward.”
Ignoring history may
be wise, as Georgia is in a
different situation than
usual against SEC oppo
nents they typically beat.
The team hasn’t started
0-3 against conference
opponents since 1993.
That team finished
that season with a 5-6
record.
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Mark Richt has encour
aged players to approach
Saturday as if it was the
first game of the
year, and to not let *!
shortcomings in the
last two weeks fol
low the team to
Starkville, Miss.
“Let’s have the
same feeling we had
for the first game of
the year,” Richt
said. “What I don’t
want to happen is
the last couple ball
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games to affect this ball
game. So we need to put
it behind us and move for
ward, and get that same
feeling we had the very
first ball game.”
Anderson to have surgery,
out for season
Junior nose tackle
Justin Anderson will be
forced to have season
ending toe surgery,
according to Richt.
Anderson, one of the
team’s biggest defensive
tackles, has struggled
with turf toe throughout
the season.
“With the condition
he’s in you just got to do
it,” Richt said. “He might
have fought through, but
surgery was inevitable.”
Anderson is not eligible
for a medical redshirt, but
still has a year of eligibili
ty left. He is expected to
be ready for Georgia’s
spring practices.