Bulldogs Open Season at Carmel Cup

Georgia Men's Golf Preview - Season Tournament #1
Tournament: Carmel Cup
Host: Mississippi State
Dates: Aug. 29-31 (Fri.-Sun.)
Format: Stroke play / 6-count-5 / 54 holes (18-Fri., 18-Sat., 18-Sun.)
Golf Course: Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Location: Pebble Beach, Calif.
Scoring/Tee Times: Scoreboard

Georgia Lineup:
1. Grayson Wood
2. Matt Moloney
3. Sungyeop Cho
4. Carter Loflin
5. James Earle
6. JD Culbreth

Participants - 8:
Arkansas
No. 21 Georgia
Mississippi State
No. 9 Oklahoma
No. 1 Oklahoma State
TCU
No. 19 Texas Tech
No. 13 Vanderbilt

Schedule of Events:
Thursday, Aug. 28: Practice Round
Friday, Aug. 29: First Round (18 holes), first tee time at 9:40 a.m., last tee time at 11:50 a.m. PDT
Saturday, Aug. 30: Second Round (18 holes), first tee time at 9:40 a.m., last tee time at 11:50 a.m. PDT
Sunday, Aug. 31: Final Round (18 holes), first tee time at 9:40 a.m., last tee time at 11:50 a.m. PDT

Team/Event Notes:

The Bulldogs debuted in Golfweek's 2025-26 Men's College Golf preseason rankings on Wednesday at No. 21.
The Bulldogs return senior Carter Loflin, junior Grayson Wood and sophomores James Earle and Matt Moloney. The team added transfer Sungyeop Cho, who was named the 2025 Gary Player International Golfer of the Year for a Division II player, as well as freshmen JD Culbreth and Will Guthrie to its 2025-26 squad.
Head coach Chris Haack enters his 30^th season at the helm in 2025-26. During his 29 previous seasons leading the program, the Bulldogs have advanced out of the NCAA Regional round and into the championships 24 times. Haack has also guided the team to at least one tournament win in 25 of the 29 seasons during his time as the head coach.
The Carmel Cup is a six-player lineup tournament with teams' five best scores counting at the conclusion of each round.

What's Ahead for Georgia (Fall Schedule):
Sept. 29-30: Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational
Fort Worth, Texas // Colonial Country Club
Oct. 6-7: Hamptons Intercollegiate
East Hampton, N.Y. // Maidstone Club
Oct. 18-20: Fallen Oak Collegiate
Saucier, Miss. // Fallen Oak Golf Course
Oct. 25-28: Ka'anapali Classic
Maui, Hawaii // Ka'anapali Grand Resort

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Players Mentioned

Sungyeop Cho

JD Culbreth

James Earle

Will Guthrie

Carter Loflin

Matt Moloney

Grayson Wood