ATLANTA – Having a transportation plan to and from East Lake Golf Club is critical to each fan’s TOUR Championship experience, and today, tournament officials announced the Rideshare and General Parking plans for the 2023 event, which returns to East Lake Golf Club, August 23-27. Rideshare Considered the preferred method of transportation for the TOUR Championship, … [Read more...]
Dao Earns Spot In U.S. Women’s Open Field
ATHENS, Ga. — Céleste Dao, a senior on the Georgia women’s golf team during the 2022-23 season, qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open on Wednesday. Dao secured the third and final spot in the qualifier at Duxbury Yacht Club South of Boston. A native of Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot, Quebec, Dao shot 6-under 138 over two rounds to finish third among 70 golfers in the field … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht Set to Compete in Arnold Palmer Cup
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, a first-team All-America selection and an All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice for the Yellow Jacket golf team this past spring, is set to compete this weekend a member of the International team for Arnold Palmer Cup for the second straight year. The 27th annual competition of collegiate players representing the United States and … [Read more...]
Mia Kness Joins Women’s Golf Coaching Staff
STATESBORO – Women's golf coach Mimi Burke announced today that Mia Kness has joined the staff as an assistant coach. Kness helped lead the Eagles to the 2022 Sun Belt Championship by tying for second in the conference championship, her best finish as an Eagle. She was named the 2021-22 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year and Sun Belt Championship All-Tournament after competing in … [Read more...]
Jenny Bae Wins Juli Inkster Award
DUBLIN, Ohio – Three-time All-American and University of Georgia senior Jenny Bae has been named the recipient of the 2023 Inkster Award Presented by Workday, recognizing the highest ranked women’s Division I (DI) collegiate golfer in her final year of eligibility for the 2022-23 college golf season. The award is named after Juli Inkster, a World Golf Hall-of-Fame member and … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht Named First-Team All-American
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, currently ranked among the top 10 players in men’s college golf all spring, has been named a First-Team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The 2023 Division PING First-Team All-Americans are Ludvig Åberg of Texas Tech, NCAA Champion Fred Biondi of Florida, Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Illinois, David Ford of … [Read more...]
Golf Finishes Runner-Up in NCAA Championship
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Georgia Tech golf finished NCAA Championship runner-up after battling No. 2-seeded Florida in the national championship match Wednesday afternoon, falling 3-1, at the Grayhawk Golf Club. Florida won the first pairing of the match (Yuxin Lin d. Christo Lamprecht, 4&3), before the Yellow Jackets gained momentum, taking the lead on the four remaining … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Finish 14th at NCAA Championship
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The University of Georgia men's golf carded a 5-over-par 285 on Monday to finish in 14th place in the team standings following the fourth and final round of stroke play at the 2023 NCAA Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club. The top eight teams advanced to the match-play portion of the tournament. The 30-team field featured 20 teams that are ranked in the … [Read more...]
Five Jackets Make GCAA All-Region Golf Team
Norman Okla. – All five starters for the 11th-ranked Georgia Tech golf team – seniors Bartley Forrester, Connor Howe and Ross Steelman, junior Christo Lamprecht and freshman Hiroshi Tai – have named to the PING All-East Region team selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The GCAA announced the selections of the best collegiate players across six regions (top 25 … [Read more...]