THE FLATS – With all five starters back from a team that finished 12th at last spring’s NCAA Championship, Georgia Tech’s golf team has been tabbed the No. 3-best team in the nation in a pre-season ranking by Golf Channel, and No. 4 by Golfweek magazine. All five players who started for the Yellow Jackets in the postseason last spring and helped Tech win five tournaments – … [Read more...]
Tech Falls in Heartbreaker in ACC Golf Championship
Panama City, Fla. – Freshman Benjamin Reuter pushed Wake Forest’s Alex Fitzpatrick to the 21st hole before succumbing in final and deciding match, as 11th-ranked Georgia Tech took a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to No. 17 Wake Forest in the championship match of the 68th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship. Bidding to win a conference-record 19th ACC title, the Yellow … [Read more...]
Tech Ties for 6th at Golf Club of Georgia
Alpharetta, Ga. – Junior Connor Howe fired a 4-under-par 68, and freshman Benjamin Reuter added a 3-under-par 69 Sunday, leading 13th-ranked Georgia Tech to a 6-under-par total of 282 and a tie for sixth place with Virginia on the final leaderboard at the 15th Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate. Tech’s B team earned some bragging rights, however, posting a 9-under-par 279 in … [Read more...]
Thompson Recognized By Haskins Award And SEC
ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia’s Davis Thompson earned two more accolades on Friday from the Haskins Award and the Southeastern Conference. The senior from Auburn, Ala., was chosen as one of the 10 members of the final watch list for the Haskins Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate golfer. Thompson was joined on the final watch list by Ludvig Aberg of … [Read more...]
Thompson, Team USA Retain Walker Cup
JUNO BEACH, Fla. -- Georgia’s Davis Thompson and his United States teammates defeated Great Britain & Ireland 14-12 to retain the Walker Cup on Sunday at Seminole Golf Club. The Walker Cup is the amateur version of the Ryder Cup. The United States now leads the overall series 38-9-1. “This is the pinnacle of amateur golf, and it was such an honor to be a part of it,” … [Read more...]
Georgia Golf News: Jones Cup; New Event, Course Change for Augusta National
Golf news from tournaments around the state, including two items from Georgia’s most famous golf course in Augusta: BHATIA EDGES THOMPSOM IN JONES CUP PLAYOFF Akshay Bhatia, the 2018 American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year, won the Jones Cup at Sea Island’s Ocean Forest GC this past weekend, taking a playoff over St. Simons resident and UGA golfer Davis … [Read more...]