RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — The Georgia men’s golf team has won the Puerto Rico Classic, carding a 42-under-par, 822 total to win its first event of the year by three strokes on Tuesday morning. Graduate Connor Creasy carded his second top-five finish after a 14-under, 202 total, tying his career 54-hole low, to tie for third individually. He finished the tournament with a 67, … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Begin Spring Slate at Puerto Rico Classic
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia men’s golf team will begin the spring portion of its schedule at the Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, with play beginning on Sunday, Feb. 11. The Bulldogs lineup will consist of graduates Beck Burnette, Connor Creasy and Ben van Wyk, senior Caleb Manuel and junior Buck Brumlow with freshman Camden Smith competing as an … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Finishes 6th at Amer Ari Intercollegiate
Kohala Coast, Hawai’i – Led by freshman Kale Fontenot’s 7-under-par 65, Georgia Tech posted the third-lowest 18-hole score in program history Saturday, a 23-under-par 265, and finished in sixth place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. Tech’s third-round score was the second-best in the field Saturday, but the Yellow Jackets were unable to pick up significant ground on the … [Read more...]
DeMoss Returns to Georgia as Assistant Coach
ATHENS, Ga. — Former Georgia men’s golf letterman Mookie DeMoss has joined the program’s staff as an assistant coach, head coach Chris Haack announced Thursday afternoon. DeMoss, a Duluth native, captained the 2015 squad that went to the Final Four at the NCAA Championships. He was also an All-American Honorable Mention in 2015 and finished 11th individually in NCAA Stroke … [Read more...]
Georgia Signs Three in 2024 Class
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...]