ATLANTA – Tournament officials for the TOUR Championship today announced the tournament’s complimentary youth and military ticket programs, as the culminating event of the FedExCup Playoffs and PGA TOUR season prepares its return to East Lake Golf Club, August 24-28. Youth Ticket Program Those looking for an activity the entire family can enjoy should look no further than … [Read more...]
Billy Andrade honored with PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida – In recognition of his character, sportsmanship and commitment to charitable giving, Billy Andrade, who has enjoyed a 35-year career on the PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, has been named the 2022 recipient of the PGA TOUR’s Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company. Andrade will be honored on Tuesday, August 23, at the Payne Stewart Award … [Read more...]
Bartley Forrester Wins Monroe Invitational
Pittsford, N.Y. – Adding his biggest accomplishment to an already successful calendar 2022, Georgia Tech’s Bartley Forrester holed out for an eagle on the 17th hole to protect a dwindling lead and completed a three-stroke victory at the 81st Monroe Invitational. Forrester finished the tournament with an 11-under-par total of 269 for the four-round event. Ohio State senior … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Keys International Team to Palmer Cup Victory
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech rising junior Christo Lamprecht turned out to be a key member of the International team in helping his side complete a 33-27 victory over Team USA in the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup in Geneva, Switzerland. The native of George, South Africa did not earn automatic qualification for the International team based on points – he ranked seventh and the top six … [Read more...]
Holloway Named Assistant Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Ember Holloway has joined the Georgia women’s golf program as assistant coach, head coach Josh Brewer announced on Friday. Holloway arrives in Athens after spending the previous season as an assistant coach at Purdue. “We just became better today,” Brewer said. “Ember Holloway is a perfect fit for our program and the University of Georgia. Her background as a … [Read more...]
Lamprecht to Play in 2022 World Amateur Team Championship
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht continues to see his profile grow both on the collegiate level and internationally. The rising junior from George, South Africa has been named to represent his home country in the World Amateur Team championships, which will be played in late August in France. Coming in at No. 50 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking, … [Read more...]
Jackets Qualifying for U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Six current and former Georgia Tech golfers begin a busy week in amateur golf Monday and Tuesday, attempting to qualify for the 122nd United States Amateur Championship with a 36-hole final qualifier at the Standard Club in Johns Creek, Ga. Current Yellow Jackets Bartley Forrester, Connor Howe, Aidan Kramer, Andy Mao and Hiroshi Tai are competing along with … [Read more...]
Bae Becomes A Two-Time All-American
ATHENS, Ga. — Jenny Bae, who led the Georgia women’s golf team in virtually every statistic during the 2021-22 season, has been selected as an All-American by Golfweek Magazine for the second consecutive year. She was named to the publication’s honorable mention team. A senior from Suwanee, Ga., Bae recorded four top-10 and seven top-20 individual finishes in 11 tournaments … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Completes Another Top-10 Year
THE FLATS – On the strength of five tournament victories, including an NCAA regional triumph, and a 12th-place finish in the NCAA Championship, Georgia Tech has finished the 2021-22 year ranked No. 10 in the nation in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index and No. 11 by Golfstat. It is the 19th time since 2000, when national rankings began to be kept, that the Yellow Jackets have finished … [Read more...]