THE FLATS – Georgia Tech golf head coach Bruce Heppler has signed a five-year contract extension and the Yellow Jackets have officially named Jeff Paton and Evan Smith as assistant coaches, Tech announced on Monday. Heppler’s contract extension runs through the 2028-29 season. In his 30th year as head coach, Heppler has led the Yellow Jackets to 14 Atlantic Coast Conference … [Read more...]
Three Yellow Jackets Set for 124th U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Past, present and future Yellow Jackets – rising junior Hiroshi Tai, 2024 graduate Bartley Forrester and incoming freshman Albert Hansson – are set to compete in the 124th edition of the United States Amateur Championship, which begins Monday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. They are part of a 312-player field which will play 36 holes of stroke … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht Wins The Amateur Championship
THE FLATS – Christo Lamprecht joined two Georgia Tech golf legends Saturday by capturing the 128th Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England. The rising Tech senior overcame an early two-hole deficit to take the lead by the end of 18 holes in the 36-hole final, and defeated Switzerland’s Ronan Kleu, 3&2. The 22-year-old Lamprecht, who at No. 6 in the … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Competing at Ben Hogan Collegiate
THE FLATS – Set to face one of the strongest college fields of the fall on a longtime PGA Tour venue, Georgia Tech’s No. 8-ranked golf team heads to Fort Worth, Texas Monday and Tuesday for the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational at Colonial Country Club. Head coach Bruce Heppler’s 28th Tech team, which has all five starters back from a 2021-22 team that finished 12th at the … [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...]
Forrester, Lamprecht Eliminated at U.S. Amateur
Paramus, N.J. – Georgia Tech golfers Bartley Forrester and Christo Lamprecht were eliminated in the round of 32 Thursday at the 122nd United States Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club. Forrester saw his ultra-successful summer season come to an end with a 3&2 loss to Luke Potter of Encinitas, Calif., the nation’s No. 4-ranked junior who will be a freshman at … [Read more...]
All Three Jackets Advance to Match Play at U.S. Amateur
Paramus, N.J. – All three Georgia Tech entries – Christo Lamprecht, Bartley Forrester and Ross Steelman – have advanced to the 64-player bracket for match play at the 122nd U.S. Amateur Championship. It is the sixth straight year that at least one Yellow Jacket has advanced to match play, including 2019 and 2020, when Andy Ogletree and Tyler Strafaci lifted the Havemeyer … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Threesome Set for U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Looking to complete a strong finish to an already successful summer on the amateur circuit, Georgia Tech’s Bartley Forrester, Christo Lamprecht and Ross Steelman begin competition Monday at the 122nd United States Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. The Yellow Jacket threesome looks to return the Havemeyer Trophy, given to the … [Read more...]
Bartley Forrester Wins Monroe Invitational
Pittsford, N.Y. – Adding his biggest accomplishment to an already successful calendar 2022, Georgia Tech’s Bartley Forrester holed out for an eagle on the 17th hole to protect a dwindling lead and completed a three-stroke victory at the 81st Monroe Invitational. Forrester finished the tournament with an 11-under-par total of 269 for the four-round event. Ohio State senior … [Read more...]