ATLANTA, Ga. – Oglethorpe head golf coach Jim Owen has released the 2024-25 men's golf schedule. "Our schedule will feature a strong set of major national tournaments in both the fall and spring semesters," Owen said. "Year in and year out our schedule ranks at the very top of Division III and this year will be no different. We will host our fall invitational at the beautiful … [Read more...]
Oglethorpe Unveils Women’s Golf 2024-25 Schedule
ATLANTA, Ga. – Oglethorpe head golf coach Jim Owen has released the fall and spring schedule for the Stormy Petrel women's golf team. The schedule features four fall events and four spring tournaments that will challenge this young 2024-25 squad. "Nine of the 12 team members are freshmen or sophomores," Owen said. "Our three upperclassmen have gained plenty of experience the … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf’s Heppler Extended, New Assistant Coaches Hired
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech golf head coach Bruce Heppler has signed a five-year contract extension and the Yellow Jackets have officially named Jeff Paton and Evan Smith as assistant coaches, Tech announced on Monday. Heppler’s contract extension runs through the 2028-29 season. In his 30th year as head coach, Heppler has led the Yellow Jackets to 14 Atlantic Coast Conference … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Finishes 8th at Visit Knoxville Collegiate
LOUDON, Tenn. – Freshman Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden) shot a 1-under-par 69 Sunday to pace Georgia Tech, and the 11th-ranked Yellow Jackets closed with a 1-over-par round of 281 and placed eighth at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate. Defending NCAA Champion Hiroshi Tai (Singapore), who shot 1-over-par 71 in the final round at Tennessee National Golf Club, tied for … [Read more...]
No. 11 Georgia Tech Golf Tees Off Fall Season In Tennessee
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s golf team, preseason ranked No. 11 in the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches poll, opens its 2024 fall schedule Friday at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate at Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn., outside of Knoxville. The tournament kicks off a five-event fall slate that will take the Yellow Jackets to Tennessee, Illinois and Texas, with the final two … [Read more...]
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedExCup title
ATLANTA, Ga. — Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport's biggest prize. Challenged briefly Sunday in the TOUR Championship, Scheffler responded with three straight birdies to make winning look as inevitable as it has seemed all year. He closed with a 4-under 67 for a four-shot victory over Collin Morikawa to … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Begin 2024-25 Campaign at Island Resort Intercollegiate
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...]