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...]
Tech Finishes Runner-up at Golf Club of Georgia
Alpharetta, Ga. – Christo Lamprecht fired a 7-under-under-par 65 Sunday to pace Georgia Tech to a 9-under-par round of 279, and the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets finished as the runner-up for the second straight year at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. In chilly and breezy conditions Sunday, Tech started the round in third place, six shots off the lead of East … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Set to Host Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
THE FLATS – Looking for its first victory of the fall season and its third the history of its annual home event, Georgia Tech’s golf team returns to action this weekend, hosting the 17th Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational Friday through Sunday at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta. Tech comes into its third fall event ranked No. 3 in the Bushnell/Golfweek … [Read more...]
Tech Gets a Win and a Tie in Ramblin’ Wreck Match Play
Alpharetta, Ga. – Connor Howe and Hiroshi Tai each won two individual matches Saturday, while Christo Lamprecht, Bartley Forrester, Ross Steelman and Aidan Tran each won one as 12th-ranked Georgia Tech scored a 5-3 victory over No. 26 Ohio State and tied No. 84 Charlotte, 3-3, at the Golf Club of Georgia. The Yellow Jackets played the 49ers in a six-player match and the … [Read more...]
Hiroshi Tai Wins Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Alpharetta, Ga. – Freshman Hiroshi Tai shot a 3-under-par 69 Sunday and held on to capture medalist honors at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. Georgia Tech was unable to hold on to its 36-hole lead and came up short by one shot and finished runner-up behind Stanford in the team race. Tai, who graduated from high school in Windermere, Fla., and served a … [Read more...]
Jackets Host Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION – The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, formerly called the United States Collegiate Championship, is contested at the Yellow Jackets’ home club. The tournament will be played exclusively on the 7,092-yard, par 72 Lakeside Course, 18 holes each day Friday through Sunday. Competition begins at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Admission … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Competes at Inverness Intercollegiate
THE FLATS – Ready to take on a major championship venue in its second fall event, Georgia Tech’s sixth-ranked golf team is in Ohio for the Inverness Intercollegiate Monday and Tuesday at the Inverness Club in Toledo. Head coach Bruce Heppler’s 28th Tech team, which has three All-Atlantic Coast Conference players back from 2021-22 and four individuals listed in the top 100 of … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Tees Off Fall Season In Arizona
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s golf team, preseason ranked No. 3 by Golf Channel and No. 4 by Golfweek magazine, opens its 2021 fall schedule this weekend with the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz. The tournament kicks off a four-event fall slate that will take the Yellow Jackets to Arizona, Texas, Ohio and back home to Atlanta. Head coach Bruce Heppler’s 28th Tech … [Read more...]