Before the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship is played at Atlanta Athletic Club August 11-17, two other venerable Georgia courses will host amateur events that will attract strong fields including many of the state’s top collegiate players. The Country Club of Columbus will again be site of the Southeastern Amateur June 11-14, with Atlanta’s Druid Hills Golf Club hosting the … [Read more...]
GA Tech ousted in NCAA match play opener
Schniederjans second after losing playoff Georgia Tech advanced to match play at the 2014 NCAA Golf Championship for the fourth time in five years, but the Yellow Jackets were eliminated in the quarterfinal round for the third time, losing to Oklahoma State. Tech placed fifth in the 30-team stroke play event, with Powder Springs junior Ollie Schniederjans losing in a … [Read more...]
Tech, Georgia win Regional titles; Ga. State, Kennesaw also in NCAA
Four of Georgia’s college golf teams qualified for the NCAA Division I Championship, with Georgia Tech and Georgia both capturing Regional titles. Kennesaw State and Georgia State also earned spots in the NCAA Championship, finishing 2nd in their Regionals. The four Georgia squads will be among the 30 teams going for an NCAA Championship at Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kan., … [Read more...]
Four Georgia College Golf Teams Won Their Conference Tournaments in April to Earn Automatic Bids to the NCAA Tournament
The four conference champions – Georgia Tech, Georgia State, Georgia Southern and Mercer – will compete in the NCAA Regionals, which will be played at six sites May 15-17. Georgia and Kennesaw State will also receive invitations, with all six teams looking to qualify for the NCAA Championship, which is scheduled for May 23-28 in Kansas. Schniederjans leads Jackets to … [Read more...]
Bulldogs beat Alabama at Great Waters; Tech, Schniederjans take titles in Florida
Both Georgia and Georgia Tech scored victories in tournaments in late March, with a player from each team capturing the individual title as well. Georgia won the annual Linger Longer Invitational at Reynolds Plantation’s Greater Waters course, while Georgia Tech captured the Valspar Collegiate in Palm City, Fla. The Bulldogs knocked off defending national champion Alabama … [Read more...]
February College Round-Up: Tech Second in Puerto Rico
Georgia Tech trailed defending national champion Alabama by 10 shots going into the final round of the Puerto Rico Classic, but a stirring rally came up just short despite a 62 by senior Richy Werenski. The Yellow Jackets shot 20-under 268 the final day to finish at 41-under 823, but Alabama held off the Tech charge with a closing 274 total after scores of 273 and 272 the … [Read more...]
College Roundup – Week 1: Tech 7th in Hawaii opener; Kennesaw 2nd in California
Several college golf teams from Georgia played their first events of 2014 in early February, including the Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State men, and the Augusta State, Georgia State and Kennesaw State women. Georgia Tech played its annual season opener in Hawaii, tying 7th with a 27-under total of 837. Oklahoma State won the tournament by 12 shots at 819, led by medalist … [Read more...]
College Preview: Tech Shoots For Elusive National Title
Georgia Tech opened its 2014 golf schedule in Hawaii in early February and hopes to finish it in Kansas in late May with a long sought NCAA Championship. The Yellow Jackets have made a number of runs at an NCAA golf championship, but four runner-up finishes and several other close calls over the past two decades are as close as the Jackets have come. Georgia Tech begins … [Read more...]
Atlanta Athletic Club to host U.S. Amateur Championship
This will be a big year for amateur golf in Georgia, as the U.S. Amateur Championship will be played Aug. 11-17 at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The last time the U.S. Amateur was played in Georgia was 2001, when East Lake Golf Club hosted the event, which began the day after the 2001 PGA Championship concluded at the Athletic Club. Atlanta Athletic Club, which last hosted … [Read more...]