AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Augusta Haskins Award Invitational wrapped up on Sunday with Oklahoma State and Texas being crowned co-champions of the event in a thrilling final round. Augusta finished with a 10th place finish. On the individual front, David Ford, of North Carolina birdied the first playoff hole to beat Max Herendeen for the individual crown and a spot in the upcoming 3M … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Ties for 8th at Ben Hogan Collegiate
FORT WORTH, Tx. – Benjamin Reuter, who shot 69 Tuesday, and Kale Fontenot, who posted a 71, each secured top-15 finishes individually, and 17th-ranked Georgia Tech finished in a tie for eighth place at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Coming off an impressive victory just a week ago at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational, Tech finished in the middle of the … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Earns Victory at Olympia Fields
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – On a rainy early morning at Olympia Fields Country Club, Benjamin Reuter closed out his final-round 2-under-par 68 and secured Georgia Tech’s first tournament victory in 17 months, a one-shot triumph over No. 2 Arizona State at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational. Reuter finished with a par at 17 and a bogey at 18, while his playing partner … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, is one of 10 of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate golfers across all levels who have been named semifinalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made Wednesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf … [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...]
Lamprecht Finishes Runner-up at Ben Hogan Collegiate
Fort Worth, Texas – Christo Lamprecht shot a 4-under-par 66 Tuesday to finish 54 holes tied for first place, but finished runner-up after a playoff, while No. 4 Georgia Tech shot a 1-under-par 279 in the final round and finished in eighth place at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. Looking for his second tournament victory of the fall, Lamprecht started the day in ninth … [Read more...]
Five Jackets Make GCAA All-Region Golf Team
Norman Okla. – All five starters for the 11th-ranked Georgia Tech golf team – seniors Bartley Forrester, Connor Howe and Ross Steelman, junior Christo Lamprecht and freshman Hiroshi Tai – have named to the PING All-East Region team selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The GCAA announced the selections of the best collegiate players across six regions (top 25 … [Read more...]
Three Jackets Make All-ACC Golf Team
Greensboro, N.C. – Georgia Tech’s Connor Howe, Christo Lamprecht and Ross Steelman have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Team, announced Thursday by the conference office. The Tech trio are among fifteen student-athletes who were honored on the all-conference team, with Lamprecht and Howe earning spots for the second straight year. Steelman made the … [Read more...]
Forrester Earns Top-10 Finish at Ben Hogan Collegiate
Fort Worth, Texas – Bartley Forrester notched his sixth career top-10 finish and fifth in the last two years, after carding a 2-over-par 72 in the final round of the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational and tying for sixth place. Georgia Tech, meanwhile, shot a 5-over-par team score of 285 Tuesday and finished in a tie for 12th place in its third event of the fall season. The … [Read more...]