CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Four Yellow Jackets posted subpar rounds Tuesday, led by Christo Lamprecht and Kale Fontenot with 3-under-par 69s, and No. 13 Georgia Tech shot the low round of the day (10-under-par 278) to finish in fourth place at the RE Lamkin Invitational. Tech began the day 12 strokes off the lead, but got hot on the back nine at San Diego Country Club and got … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Spring Haskins Award Watch List
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who won twice in the fall and has a runner-up finish this spring, is among 15 golfers named Thursday to the first spring watch list for the 2024 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top male United States collegiate golfer. The senior from George, South Africa, won the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational … [Read more...]
Jackets Head West for Lamkin Invitational
THE FLATS – Continuing to work toward another berth in the NCAA Championship, which this year will be held in the San Diego area, 13th-ranked Georgia Tech heads to nearby Chula Vista, Calif., Monday and Tuesday to take part in the RE Lamkin Invitational. The Yellow Jackets, No. 13 in the Scoreboard collegiate rankings and No. 11 in the Bushnell/GCAA coaches poll, finished in … [Read more...]
Lamprecht is New No. 1 in PGA Tour U, WAGR
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht is the new No. 1-ranked player in both the World Amateur Golf Ranking and PGA Tour University, rising to the top Wednesday in both listings following his runner-up finish at the Watersound Invitational last week in Panama City Beach, Fla. Lamprecht overtook the No. 1 spot in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking from Stanford’s … [Read more...]
Tech, Lamprecht Are Runners-Up at Watersound Invitational
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Led by Hiroshi Tai’s 6-under-par 66 and a 68 from Bartley Forrester, Georgia Tech posted the best team score in Wednesday’s final round (a 12-under-par 276) and tied for second place at the Watersound Invitational. Christo Lamprecht, whose second-round 65 vaulted him into the 36-hole lead, shot 1-under-par 71 Wednesday and finished second by one … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Finishes 6th at Amer Ari Intercollegiate
Kohala Coast, Hawai’i – Led by freshman Kale Fontenot’s 7-under-par 65, Georgia Tech posted the third-lowest 18-hole score in program history Saturday, a 23-under-par 265, and finished in sixth place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. Tech’s third-round score was the second-best in the field Saturday, but the Yellow Jackets were unable to pick up significant ground on the … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
Columbus, Ga. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who posted a victory and a runner-up finish among four fall tournaments, is among 20 golfers named Thursday to the final fall watch list for the 2024 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top male United States collegiate golfer. The senior from George, South Africa, won the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini … [Read more...]
Jackets Topple Florida in East Lake Cup Consolation
Johns Creek, Ga. - Two match victories proved to be just enough to give fifth-ranked Georgia Tech a 2-1-2 victory over No. 20 Florida in the consolation match Tuesday and secure the Yellow Jackets a third-place finish at the ninth annual East Lake Cup. Sophomore Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) was able to get the first point for the Yellow Jackets with a 2&1 victory over the … [Read more...]
Kale Fontenot Wins East Lake Cup Individual Title
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...]