Courtesy: Robert Newcomb - UGA Broadcast, Video, & Photography
Harris English
Height:
6-3
Weight:
170
Junior
Previous Affiliations
The Baylor School
Previous Experience
2L
Hometown
Thomasville, Ga.
Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications
Release: 09/07/2007
2009-10 (Junior Season): • Chosen as the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Endowed Scholarship. 2008-09 (Sophomore Season): • Named Third-Team All-America by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America. • Selected for the PING All-Southeast Region Team by the GCAA. • Named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference by the league’s coaches. • Selected to the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll. • Named to Golfweek’s Preseason All-America Second Team. 2007-08 (Freshman Season): • Named Third-Team All-America by PING and the GCAA. • Chosen for the National All-Freshmen Team by the GCAA. • Selected Third-Team All-American by Golfweek. • Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-SEC and to the All-Freshmen Team in voting conducted by the league’s coaches. • Chosen for the PING All-Southeast Region Team by the GCAA. • Had a scintillating debut as a Bulldog, claiming medalist honors in the Brickyard Collegiate and the Isleworth Invitational in his second and third collegiate events. • Set Isleworth records with a 6-under 66 in the third round and a total of 11-under 205. • Became the third Bulldog in four years to win the Isleworth, joining Chris Kirk and Brian Harman. • Set the Brickyard scoring record at 12-under 204 (including a first-round 7-under 65) as it was the inaugural event. • Chosen as the Golf World National Player of the Week following his victories. • Named to the watch list for the 2008 Ben Hogan Award. • Named to the Golf World Mid-Season All-American Team and the Mid-Season All-Freshmen Team. • Named the recipient of the George P. Swift Jr. Endowed Scholarship. • Named to the Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. • Selected for the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Won the 2007 Georgia Amateur Championship. • According to the GSGA, he was the third-youngest player to win the event, following only Bobby Jones in 1916 and Charlie Yates in 1931. • Finished 14th at the 2007 U.S. Amateur. • Placed eighth at the 2007 Southeastern Amateur. • Won the 2004 Southern Junior. • Made it to the round of 32 in the 2006 U.S. Junior. • Placed fifth at the 2007 Georgia Junior. • Recorded 16 victories on the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour, including two Tour Championships and two Tournaments of Champions. • Had three top-5 finishes in American Junior Golf Association events. • Was chosen as the 2001 Southeastern Junior Player of the Year. • Won the Future Masters events in 2002 and 2004. High School: • Graduated from The Baylor School, the institution that produced former Georgia All-American Michael Morrison. • Led Baylor to four state titles. • Was the 2005 state medalist. • Was the McDonald’s Tournament of Champions and the Palmetto National prep champion in 2005. Personal: • Born July 23, 1989. • Son of Ben and Martha English. • His father played basketball for Georgia in the 1980s. • Majoring in Pre-Business.
Courtesy: Robert Newcomb - UGA Broadcast, Video, & Photography
