SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Augusta University men’s golf team finished tied for ninth with Oregon State at 7-under-par after three rounds in three days at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate at Mirabel Golf Course. Sophomore Alex Shead shot a 64 (-6) for the Jags on Sunday to tie the single round record and finish tied for 12th overall. Back at the Maui Jim for the third straight … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Captures 17th ACC Golf Championship
New London, N.C. – Tyler Strafaci rode a hot back nine to a final-round 68, and Chris Petefish dealt the clinching blow with a birdie at 18 Sunday as fifth-ranked Georgia Tech outlasted No, 15 Clemson to win the 65th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship at the Old North State Club. Petefish, who teed off the 18th hole with the Yellow Jackets’ just one shot ahead … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Finishes 3rd at Irish Creek Collegiate
Kannapolis, N.C. – Chris Petefish fired a 1-over-par 72 Sunday to pace third-ranked Georgia Tech to a closing score of 9-over-par 293 and a third place finish at the Cabarrus County Irish Creek Collegiate. Petefish and fellow senior Jacob Joiner (74 Sunday) tied for 12th place individually to lead the Yellow Jackets. TECH LINEUP – Georgia Tech continued to struggle in cold and … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Finishes 4th in Puerto Rico
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico – Seemingly in control with a six-stroke lead midway through Tuesday’s final round, Georgia Tech stumbled over its final nine holes and dropped to a fourth-place finish at the 26th Puerto Rico Classic, played at the Ocean Course at the Rio Mar Resort and Spa. TECH LINEUP – With the field battling windy conditions for the second straight day, the Yellow … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Sixth, Phillips Seventh In Puerto Rico Classic
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico --- Behind a career-best seventh-place showing by sophomore Trevor Phillips, the Georgia men’s golf team finished sixth on Tuesday in the Puerto Rico Classic. The Bulldogs fired a 3-over 287 on Rio Mar Country Club’s par-71, 6,716-yard Ocean Course to wind up at 15-over 867 for the tournament. Clemson claimed team honors at 2-over 854. Sophomore … [Read more...]
Kyle Stanley to Host AJGA Event
BRASELTON, GA. – Kyle Stanley, a two-time PGA TOUR winner, will host the Kyle Stanley Championship by Transamerica, Sept. 14-16, 2018 at Canterwood Golf & Country Club in his hometown of Gig Harbor, Washington. “I couldn’t be more excited about the Kyle Stanley Championship by Transamerica to be held at Canterwood Golf & Country Club,” Stanley said. “It combines … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Ties for 4th at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Alpharetta, Ga. – Jacob Joiner and Andy Ogletree each fired a 2-under-par 70 Sunday as fourth-ranked Georgia Tech posted a 3-under-par 285 in the final round Sunday, finishing in a tie for fourth place at the 12th annual Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at the Golf Club of Georgia. The Yellow Jackets completed their fall schedule with two wins, a second- and a fourth-place … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Captures Carpet Capital Collegiate Title
THE FLATS – Luke Schniederjans fired a 4-under-par 68 and then rolled in a 12-foot putt for birdie on the first playoff hole, lifting 18th-ranked Georgia Tech to the team championship over No. 19 Alabama Sunday at the 29th Carpet Capital Collegiate at The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Ga. The putt for Schniederjans, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Ga., capped a … [Read more...]
Three Jackets Named to ACC All-Academic Team
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s James Clark, Chris Petefish and Vincent Whaley have been named to the 2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Golf Team, announced Monday by the conference office. Petefish, a junior from Danville, Calif., and Whaley, a senior from McKinney, Texas, made the All-Academic team for the third time each. Clark, a junior from Columbus, Ga., was … [Read more...]