Waimea, Hawai’i – Noah Norton and Connor Howe carded season-low rounds of 66 and 67 Thursday, and the No. 20 Yellow Jackets posted a 9-under-par final round of 279 to finish in a tie for third place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. Conditions remained warm and windy, but more consistent Thursday on the 6,875-yard, par-72 Hapuna Golf Course, as Tech equalled its birdie total … [Read more...]
Jackets Finish 7th at Southwestern Invitational
Westlake Village, Calif. – In weather conditions that sent scores soaring across the board, Connor Howe and Luka Karaulic each shot 75 to lead No. 20 Georgia Tech Wednesday, and Will Dickson earned his second top-15 finish in a row as the Yellow Jackets finished seventh at the Southwestern Invitational. On a cloudy day with temperatures in the low 50s, winds of 20 miles per … [Read more...]
Connor Howe Wins Southeastern Amateur
Columbus, Ga. – Continuing Georgia Tech’s recent string of success in amateur events, rising junior Connor Howe captured the championship of the 91st Southeastern Amateur Thursday afternoon in dramatic fashion, chipping in for a birdie at the final hole. Howe, a regular in the Yellow Jackets’ lineup the last two years, had played local and regional events, winning three … [Read more...]
Tyler Strafaci Wins Palmetto Aamateur
Aiken, S.C. – Georgia Tech senior golfer Tyler Strafaci captured his second amateur title in the span of seven days Saturday, firing a closing 1-under-par 69 to overtake the 54-hole leader and win the Palmetto Amateur. The Davie, Fla., senior, who became the first Georgia Tech player to win the North & South Amateur last week at Pinehurst, N.C., became the first Yellow … [Read more...]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Tech, Southern, Augusta All Score Early 2020 Victories
Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Augusta all scored victories in the second starts of their 2020 schedules to highlight the first month of the Spring college season for the state’s Division 1 men’s programs. GEORGIA TECH opened its Spring schedule with a disappointing fifth place showing in Hawaii, but bounced back with a victory in Puerto Rico with Georgia among the teams … [Read more...]
Jackets, Forrester Hold on to Win at Puerto Rico Classic
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico – Redshirt freshman Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.), fired a 3-under-par 69 Tuesday to claim a share of the individual title, and No. 3 Georgia Tech held off a late rally by No. 2 Oklahoma to claim victory at the Puerto Rico Classic. The Yellow Jackets fired a 6-under-par 282 Tuesday to win by two shots over the Sooners, capturing their fourth … [Read more...]
Strong Field of Georgia College Golfers Highlights Dogwood Invitational
The annual Dogwood Invitational returns to Druid Hills GC with an earlier date this year, with the 2019 tournament scheduled for June 5-8, several weeks earlier than its usual pre July 4th dates. The change moves the Dogwood away from conflicts with other national amateur events, and sets it as the first major amateur tournament of the season following the conclusion of the … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Begins Spring Schedule Ranked No. 2: Georgia Starts at 22
The Spring college golf schedule has already begin, with Georgia Tech, the state’s highest-ranked team after the Fall season, playing its first 2019 tournament this week in Hawaii. The Yellow Jackets ended the Fall ranked the second in the country in the Golfstat rankings, followed by Georgia at 22. Georgia Southern (43) and Kennesaw State (54) are both in position to earn … [Read more...]