ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia men’s golf team has signed three players to its 2024 class – Billy Abdow, James Earle and Matt Moloney – head coach Chris Haack announced Monday afternoon. “I think Billy, James and Matt will come in and immediately challenge for playing time,” Coach Haack said. “All three of them are really talented, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
Columbus, Ga. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who posted a victory and a runner-up finish among four fall tournaments, is among 20 golfers named Thursday to the final fall watch list for the 2024 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top male United States collegiate golfer. The senior from George, South Africa, won the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Signs Two from Sweden
THE FLATS – Albert Hansson and Didrik Ringvall Bengtsson, two top European amateur players from Sweden, have signed letters-of-intent to join Georgia Tech’s golf program, Yellow Jacket head coach Bruce Heppler announced Wednesday. Hansson is ranked No. 55 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and No. 2 in Europe, while Ringvall Bengtsson sits No. 770 in the WAGR and No. 181 in … [Read more...]
Jackets Topple Florida in East Lake Cup Consolation
Johns Creek, Ga. - Two match victories proved to be just enough to give fifth-ranked Georgia Tech a 2-1-2 victory over No. 20 Florida in the consolation match Tuesday and secure the Yellow Jackets a third-place finish at the ninth annual East Lake Cup. Sophomore Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) was able to get the first point for the Yellow Jackets with a 2&1 victory over the … [Read more...]
Georgia Finishes Sixth, van Wyk in Eighth at Ka’anapali Collegiate
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Georgia men’s golf team finished the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic in sixth place with a 31-under 821 with Ben van Wyk earning his second-straight top-10 finish on Saturday at the Royal K?'anapali Course. The Bulldogs were paced by Beck Burnette and van Wyk during round three on the par-71, 6,700-yard layout. The graduate students both shot a five-under … [Read more...]
Kale Fontenot Wins East Lake Cup Individual Title
THE FLATS – Freshman Kale Fontenot fired a 4-under-par 68 Monday to capture the men’s individual championship at the ninth-annual East Lake Cup at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The fifth-ranked Yellow Jackets posted a 2-over-par team total of 290 and earned the No. 3 seed in the four-team bracket for match play which begins Tuesday morning. Tech gets a rematch in one semifinal … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Splits Team for Two Events This Week
THE FLATS – Coming to the end of its fall schedule, Georgia Tech’s golf team competes on both coasts this weekend, with one group of players participating in the prestigious East Lake Cup event Monday through Wednesday at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., and the other half of the team competing in the Cypress Point Classic Monday and Tuesday in Monterrey, … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Conclude Fall Slate at Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic
ATHENS — The University of Georgia men’s golf team will conclude the fall portion of its schedule at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic in Maui, Hawaii on Oct. 26-28. The Bulldogs lineup will consist of graduates Beck Burnette, Connor Creasy and Ben van Wyk, junior Buck Brumlow and freshman Camden Smith with junior JT Herman and sophomore Carter Loflin playing as … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named SwingU Player of the Month for September
Norman, Okla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who won the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational to open the Yellow Jackets’ fall schedule, has been named the SwingU College Player of the Month in Division I for September, announced in partnership with the Golf Coaches Association of America. Lamprecht recorded 14 birdies and rounds of 65 and 66 (131, -9) to grab … [Read more...]