Sugar Grove, I.L.-- The U.S. reclaimed the annual Palmer Cup with an 18-12 victory at Rich Harvest Farms in Illinois, with the team featuring three Georgians on the 10-player squad, which was coached by Georgia Tech’s Bruce Heppler. Ollie Schniederjans of Powder Springs and Anders Albertson of Woodstock, two recent Georgia Tech graduates, were part of the U.S. team along … [Read more...]
Schniederjans Named First-Team All-American
Bradenton, F.L. – Georgia Tech’s Ollie Schniederjans, ranked as high as seventh in the nation individually this year, has been named a first-team All-American for the second time by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The PING First-Team All-America honorees for Division I were announced by the GCAA at the NCAA Golf Championship Tuesday morning (June 2nd, 2015), and … [Read more...]
Albertson and Schniederjans Named to U.S. Palmer Cup Team
Norman, O.K. – Georgia Tech seniors Ollie Schniederjans and Anders Albertson have been named to represent the United states in the 2015 Palmer Cup, the annual Ryder Cup-style collegiate competition that will be played June 12-14, 2015, at Rich Harvest Farms outside Sugar Grove, I.L. The Palmer Cup teams for both the United States and Europe were announced live Friday (April … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Wins Kepler Intercollegiate
THE FLATS - Atlanta, G.A. - Anders Albertson and Vince Whaley each shot 1-under-par 70 Sunday, April 12th, 2015, sharing medalist honors individually and helping 15th-ranked Georgia Tech to a runaway victory at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate at The Ohio State University Scarlet Course. TEAM LEADERBOARD – Georgia Tech shot 286 (+2) Sunday, a score bettered by only one … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Finishes 10th at Valspar Collegiate
THE FLATS – Anders Albertson completed his fourth straight top-20 finish by firing a 2-under-par 69 Tuesday, March 24th, 2015, and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech finished 10th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at the Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, F.L. TECH LINEUP – Albertson, a three-time All-ACC performer, led the Yellow Jackets for the third straight round, carding … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Finishes 4th at Seminole Intercollegiate
Tallahassee, F.L. – Anders Albertson, Drew Czuchry and Chris Petefish all shot under par to lead Georgia Tech to a 7-under-par round of 281 Sunday, March 15th, 2015 but the fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets slipped late and finished in fourth place at the Seminole Intercollegiate. TECH LINEUP – Albertson led the Jackets with a 5-under-par 67 Sunday, while Czuchry (Auburn, Ga.) … [Read more...]
Heppler Named U.S. Coach for 2015 Palmer Cup
Las Vegas, N.V. – Longtime Georgia Tech men’s golf coach Bruce Heppler has been named to coach the United States team at the 2015 Palmer Cup, while former Ryder Cup player Jean Van de Velde will lead the European team. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 12-14,2014 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, I.L. This will be the second appointment as head … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Team Signs Joiner and Waller
THE FLATS, ATLANTA, G.A. – Georgia Tech’s golf program has added two more highly-ranked players from the state of Georgia with the signing of Tyler Joiner of Leesburg and Tye Waller of Griffin to letters-of-intent during the early signing period. Joiner is the No. 2-ranked player in the state, No. 23 in the class of 2015 and No. 31 overall according to the Junior Golf … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Blows Past Field at Makai
Princeville, Hawaii – Anders Albertson and Jacob Joiner each fired 7-under-par 65 Tuesday, November 5th, 2014, helping Georgia Tech shoot 24-under-par collectively and run away with the championship of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational. In winning its second tournament of the fall, 11th-ranked Tech posted a 54-hole total of 809, 55 strokes under par. The raw score … [Read more...]