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...]
2024 TOUR Championship tickets on sale to general public
ATLANTA – Tournament officials announced today that Daily Grounds tickets are now on sale to the general public for the 2024 TOUR Championship. The historic East Lake Golf Club will serve once again as the host for the culminating event of the FedExCup Playoffs and the PGA TOUR Regular Season, from August 28 – September 1. Only the PGA TOUR’s 30 best players reach the TOUR … [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...]
Atlanta Athletic Club Completes Riverside Course Renovation
John’s Creek, Ga. (Nov. 7, 2022) - The Atlanta Athletic Club (AAC) has completed the renovation of its Riverside Course. Golf course architect Tripp Davis re-envisioned the routing, playing strategy, and visual quality of this storied course set alongside the Chattahoochee River. The renovation of the course had three principal goals: completely update the course … [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...]
Yamaha Atlanta Open Results
MILTON, GA —Ted Moon, a PGA Associate at TPC Sugarloaf, won the 105th playing of the Yamaha Atlanta Open presented by Audi Atlanta and Mizuno USA on Tuesday at Echelon Golf Club. Moon defeated amateur Brock Hoover from Woodstock by three shots. Moon, started the second round tied for ninth, four shots behind first round leader R.B. Clyburn. Moon came out swinging on the … [Read more...]
Team from Elberton Captures Title & Cup
When Shayne Bennett and his buddies didn't qualify in their first attempt at Highland Walk Golf Club at Victoria Bryant State Park to get into the Georgia State Parks First Annual Cup Championship, his wife encouraged him to try again. Since there was one more qualifier on the schedule at nearby Arrowhead Pointe Golf Club at Richard B. Russell State Park, he rounded up his gang … [Read more...]