Virginia Golfer Jul / Aug 2016 | Page 22

Georgia to play in a tournament hosted by the Bulldogs in Athens the next day. Wanting to see McCoy play in the college tournament, Mullian drove over to the University of Georgia course. Dressed in his own Georgia Bulldogs attire, he followed McCoy’s group, step for step. When play came to a halt during a wait on a tee, McCoy spoke to Mullian during the delay. He could tell Mullian was crazy about golf, and he could clearly see he was a devoted Georgia fan. “I asked him about his situation with his leg,” said McCoy, 22, the 2015-2016 Southeast Conference Championship medalist and winner of seven collegiate titles during four years at Georgia. “He explained the difficulty he was having with his golf swing and how he couldn’t use the ground to push off th