PARAMUS, N.J. – Ben Carr nearly battled back from a 5-hole deficit before falling to Sam Bennett on the 36th hole of the Championship Match in the 122nd U.S. Amateur Sunday at Ridgewood Country Club. On the 35th hole, Carr walked in a 15-foot birdie putt, while Bennett’s try slid by the hole to send the match to the final hole for just the third time in the last 10 … [Read more...]
Forrester, Lamprecht Eliminated at U.S. Amateur
Paramus, N.J. – Georgia Tech golfers Bartley Forrester and Christo Lamprecht were eliminated in the round of 32 Thursday at the 122nd United States Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club. Forrester saw his ultra-successful summer season come to an end with a 3&2 loss to Luke Potter of Encinitas, Calif., the nation’s No. 4-ranked junior who will be a freshman at … [Read more...]
Cassidy’s Run At U.S. Amateur Comes To An End
PARAMUS, N.J. --- Georgia senior Nicolas Cassidy’s run at the 2022 U.S. Amateur Championship came to an end in the Round of 64 on Wednesday. Cassidy had a full day of golf on Wednesday. He finished stroke play Tuesday at 5-over 146 and had to return to the Ridgewood Country Club at 7:30 a.m. for a 15-for-11 playoff for a match play position. Cassidy made par on the par-3 15th … [Read more...]
L&J Golf Georgia Open Results
Watkinsville, GA --- The log jam at the Mill was relieved as the golf course conditions became dry and firm during the final round Sunday at the 71st L&J Georgia Open Presented by Philip Jones and EHDH. Former Forme Tour player Austin Morrison of St. Simons Island played consistent golf over the final 18-holes firing a 2-under par 70 to finish the championship at 13-under … [Read more...]
Three Jackets Named Golf All-America Scholars
Norman, Okla. – Georgia Tech’s Bartley Forrester, Christo Lamprecht and Ross Steelman have been named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars for NCAA Division I by the Golf Coaches Association of America. A total of 440 NCAA Division I student-athletes from 157 schools earned the honor for 2021-22. To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar nomination, … [Read more...]
West Pines Classic Results
ATLANTA, GA --- J.P. Griffin, PGA Assistant Professional at Capital City Club in Brookhaven fired a final round of 2-under par 69 to win the third edition of the West Pines Classic supported by the City of Douglasville, WealthWise Marketing and Ahead contested at the City of Douglasville’s West Pines Golf Club. The 31-year-old Griffin finished with a two-day total of 8-under … [Read more...]
Craig, Don, Holper Earn All-American Scholar Honors
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Caroline Craig, Caterina Don and Isabella Holpfer have been named All-American scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Assoication (WGCA). The criteria for selection to the All-American Scholar Team is among the most stringent in all of college athletics, with a minimum GPA of 3.50 required. Since its inception in 1986, 24 Georgia golfers have now received … [Read more...]
Milton Martin Honda Classic Results
Gainesville, GA --- Amateur Hunter Clay of Woodstock held strong down the stretch to beat a trio of Georgia PGA Professionals in the 5th Annual Milton Martin Classic. With rounds of 69-69 6-under par, Clay, the Reinhardt University rising senior edged Tim Weinhart of Heritage Golf Links, Jacob Tilton of Ansley Golf Club and J.P. Griffin of Capital City Club by one … [Read more...]
Aidan Kramer Wins Rice Planters Amateur
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – After an 18-hole final-round battle Friday that left Georgia Tech teammates tied for first place at 11-under-par 205, Aidan Kramer outlasted Andy Mao in a sudden-death playoff to win the 50th Rice Planters Amateur at Snee Farm Country Club. Kramer name joins former Yellow Jacket All-Americans Nacho Gervas (1987) and Stewart Cink (1993) on the R.P. Horne … [Read more...]