LAS VEGAS – The No. 29 Georgia men’s golf team finished with the third-lowest score during the third round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Tuesday afternoon, placing 10th on the team leaderboards paced by Connor Creasy’s second-straight appearance in the top 10 individually. The Bulldogs carded a four-under-par, 284 total during the final day of the event, bested … [Read more...]
Tech, Lamprecht Are Runners-Up at Watersound Invitational
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Led by Hiroshi Tai’s 6-under-par 66 and a 68 from Bartley Forrester, Georgia Tech posted the best team score in Wednesday’s final round (a 12-under-par 276) and tied for second place at the Watersound Invitational. Christo Lamprecht, whose second-round 65 vaulted him into the 36-hole lead, shot 1-under-par 71 Wednesday and finished second by one … [Read more...]
Georgia Wins Puerto Rico Classic Championship
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — The Georgia men’s golf team has won the Puerto Rico Classic, carding a 42-under-par, 822 total to win its first event of the year by three strokes on Tuesday morning. Graduate Connor Creasy carded his second top-five finish after a 14-under, 202 total, tying his career 54-hole low, to tie for third individually. He finished the tournament with a 67, … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Begin Spring Slate at Puerto Rico Classic
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia men’s golf team will begin the spring portion of its schedule at the Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, with play beginning on Sunday, Feb. 11. The Bulldogs lineup will consist of graduates Beck Burnette, Connor Creasy and Ben van Wyk, senior Caleb Manuel and junior Buck Brumlow with freshman Camden Smith competing as an … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Finishes 6th at Amer Ari Intercollegiate
Kohala Coast, Hawai’i – Led by freshman Kale Fontenot’s 7-under-par 65, Georgia Tech posted the third-lowest 18-hole score in program history Saturday, a 23-under-par 265, and finished in sixth place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. Tech’s third-round score was the second-best in the field Saturday, but the Yellow Jackets were unable to pick up significant ground on the … [Read more...]
DeMoss Returns to Georgia as Assistant Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia men’s golf letterman Mookie DeMoss has joined the program’s staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chris Haack announced Thursday afternoon. DeMoss, a Duluth native, captained the 2015 squad that went to the Final Four at the NCAA Championships. He was also an All-American Honorable Mention in 2015 and finished 11th individually in NCAA Stroke … [Read more...]
Georgia Signs Three in 2024 Class
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia men’s golf team has signed three players to its 2024 class – Billy Abdow, James Earle and Matt Moloney – head coach Chris Haack announced Monday afternoon. “I think Billy, James and Matt will come in and immediately challenge for playing time,” Coach Haack said. “All three of them are really talented, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
Columbus, Ga. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who posted a victory and a runner-up finish among four fall tournaments, is among 20 golfers named Thursday to the final fall watch list for the 2024 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top male United States collegiate golfer. The senior from George, South Africa, won the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Signs Two from Sweden
THE FLATS – Albert Hansson and Didrik Ringvall Bengtsson, two top European amateur players from Sweden, have signed letters-of-intent to join Georgia Tech’s golf program, Yellow Jacket head coach Bruce Heppler announced Wednesday. Hansson is ranked No. 55 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and No. 2 in Europe, while Ringvall Bengtsson sits No. 770 in the WAGR and No. 181 in … [Read more...]