ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia men's golf team will open its 2024-25 season at the Island Resort Intercollegiate at the Sage Run Golf Club in Bark River, Michigan. The 12-team tournament, hosted by South Dakota State, will consist of three rounds: two on Sunday, Sep. 1 and one on Monday, Sept. 2. The Bulldogs lineup will consist of junior Carter Loflin, senior Buck … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Ranked No. 11 Ahead of Fall Season
THE FLATS – Led by reigning NCAA Champion Hiroshi Tai and three other returning golfers who played significant roles in helping Georgia Tech reach the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Championship, the Yellow Jackets have been ranked No. 11 ahead of the fall season in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. Tech faces this schedule following the loss of the world’s top amateur … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Championship Final Round Results
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — For three days the weather was perfect and so was PGA of America Assistant Professional, Jin Chung, en route to claiming the title at the 56th Georgia PGA Championship charged by EnviroSpark at Sea Island Golf Club’s Retreat Course. Chung, from Château Élan Golf Club, opened the tournament on Monday with a 4-under par 68 and was the co-leader with PGA … [Read more...]
2024 TOUR Championship Final Field and Starting Leaderboard
ATLANTA, Ga. — The field is set for the 2024 TOUR Championship with the top 30 players in the FedExCup qualifying for the season finale at the newly restored East Lake Golf Club. Keegan Bradley captured the seventh win of his PGA TOUR career and his first of the 2024 season at the BMW Championship, elevating him to No. 4. in the FedExCup entering the TOUR Championship. Scottie … [Read more...]
Haack Announces 2024-25 Schedule for Bulldogs
ATHENS, Ga. — The 2024-25 Bulldogs will travel to a pair of tournaments within the state and return to several familiar sites for their fall and spring seasons, head coach Chris Haack announced. "We are excited about the great golf courses our team is going to compete on this year, while against some of the best team around the country," Haack said. "We can't wait to get … [Read more...]
Don, Lyons Named NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees
ATHENS – Student-athletes Caterina Don and Caitlin Lyons have been named as the institutional nominees for the 2024 NCAA Woman of the Year Award on behalf of the Southeastern Conference, it was announced Tuesday. Don, a former Bulldog on the women's golf team, and Lyons, a five-year member of the equestrian team, will represent the SEC in the Division I pool of … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Honored as Gary Player International Golfer of the Year
NORMAN, Okla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht was honored once again Wednesday by being named a recipient of the Gary Player International Golfer of the Year Award presented by FlightScope. The award was established for the first time this year, and is being given to five outstanding college golfers from outside the United States by the Golf Coaches Association of … [Read more...]
Three Yellow Jackets Set for 124th U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Past, present and future Yellow Jackets – rising junior Hiroshi Tai, 2024 graduate Bartley Forrester and incoming freshman Albert Hansson – are set to compete in the 124th edition of the United States Amateur Championship, which begins Monday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. They are part of a 312-player field which will play 36 holes of stroke … [Read more...]
Georgia PGA Assistants’ Championship
ATLANTA, Ga. — PGA of America Member, Jin Chung, an Assistant Professional at Château Élan Golf Club claimed a narrow victory at the Assistants’ Championship at Oak Mountain Golf Club on Monday, August 12. This one day, 36-hole Championship was definitely a tale of two rounds as Chung shot 64, 8-under par in the first round to lead by three. PGA Member Matt Sanders, Assistant … [Read more...]