MERSEYSIDE, England— Georgia men's golf alum Brian Harman won the 151st Open Championship with a 13-under final, winning his first major and becoming the first former Bulldog to win the event. Harman shot 67-65-69-70 for a 271 total to win the event by six strokes ahead of four golfers tied for second, including fellow Bulldog alum Sepp Straka. Harman and Straka become the … [Read more...]
Jenny Bae Captures First Epson Tour Win
MILFORD, Conn. — In just her second tournament since turning professional, former Georgia Bulldog Jenny Bae won a seven-hole sudden-death playoff enroute to victory at the Epson Tour’s Hartford HealthCare Women’s Championship on Monday. Bae completed the 54-hole tournament, which was extended to Monday by weather delays, in a three-way tie with Ssu-Chia Cheng and Mini Kang … [Read more...]
Carson Kim Signs Grant-in-Aid with Georgia Tech Golf
THE FLATS – Carson Kim, a 2022 Rolex All-American from Yorba Linda, Calif., ranked among the nation's top junior golfers, has signed a grant-in-aid to join Georgia Tech’s golf program, Yellow Jacket head coach Bruce Heppler announced. Kim, who attended Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, Calif., earned Rolex All-American first-team honors in 2022 to cap a year that saw him … [Read more...]
Sepp Straka Wins John Deer Classic
SILVIS, Ill. -- Sepp Straka won the John Deere Classic on Sunday with a final-round 9-under 62 that could have been much better, making double bogey on the final hole but taking the title by two shots when Brendon Todd and Alex Smalley were unable to catch him. The 30-year-old Austrian who played in college at Georgia won for the second time on the PGA Tour, moved to No. 27 … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht Wins The Amateur Championship
THE FLATS – Christo Lamprecht joined two Georgia Tech golf legends Saturday by capturing the 128th Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England. The rising Tech senior overcame an early two-hole deficit to take the lead by the end of 18 holes in the 36-hole final, and defeated Switzerland’s Ronan Kleu, 3&2. The 22-year-old Lamprecht, who at No. 6 in the … [Read more...]
FedExCup Update: Wyndham Clark moves inside top five with U.S. Open triumph
ATLANTA – Wyndham Clark held off the likes of Rickie Fowler, Scottie Scheffler and three-time FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy to win the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club for his second PGA TOUR victory in his last four starts. The 600 FedExCup points he earned from the win vaulted him to a career-high No. 4 in the FedExCup as he looks to make his first appearance at East … [Read more...]
Connor Howe Named Golf ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Greensboro, N.C. – Georgia Tech’s Connor Howe and Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup have been named the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Co-Scholar Athletes of the Year and headline the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team. Joining Howe, a May graduate in business administration, on the All-ACC Academic Team are senior Bartley Forrester and freshman Hiroshi Tai, both … [Read more...]
Bae & Hung Tabbed All-America By Golfweek
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia fifth-year seniors Jenny Bae and Jo Hua Hung both have been named All-Americans by Golfweek. The publication featured Bae as a first-team honoree and Hung as an honorable mention selection. Bae was named All-America by Golfweek for the third straight season. She finished the 2022-23 campaign ranked No. 5 individually by both Golfweek and GolfStat and … [Read more...]
Lamprecht, Steelman, Howe Add Golf All-America Honors
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, Ross Steelman and Connor Howe added more All-America honors to their resumes on Tuesday. Golfweek magazine announced their 2022-23 teams and named Lamprecht and Steelman to its first team, and Howe to its honorable mention group. All three have previously been named All-Americans by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is … [Read more...]