SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Freshman David Li shot a final round 72 to lead the Georgia State men’s golf team to a 13th place finish on Sunday at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate at Mirabel Golf Club. Li made a pair of birdies in the final round to finish the 54-hole event at even par and tied for 34th. Georgia State shot a final round 298 to finish at 12-over par for the three-day … [Read more...]
Strafaci the Latest Amateur to Represent Georgia Tech Golf at U.S. Open
THE FLATS – Tyler Strafaci, a rising junior on Georgia Tech’s golf team, is one of 20 amateurs playing in the 118th U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, the most amateurs in the field since 1962. Strafaci is the latest in a long list of amateur players associated with Georgia Tech, either as graduates or undergraduates, to play in the U.S. Open. The Davie, Fla., amateur is … [Read more...]
16 Georgians in Field for U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills
More than 10 percent of the 2018 U.S. Open field will have ties to Georgia, with 16 players who either live in the state, are from Georgia or attended college in the state will be among the 156-player field. Five of the players made it into the Open field in qualifying, including current Georgia Tech golfer Tyler Strafaci, recent Tech grads Ollie Schniederjans and Richy … [Read more...]
Castro Earns U.S. Open Spot with Birdie on First Playoff Hole
U.S. Open sectional qualifying is always an adventure for former Georgia Tech standout Roberto Castro, and this week’s qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek was no different. Castro, a member at Settindown Creek, will be making his fifth U.S. Open appearance in the last seven years next week at Shinnecock Hills, but for the third time in that span, barely survived … [Read more...]
Former UGA Star Garber Scores Web.com Tour Win in Raleigh
Former U. of Georgia golfer Joey Garber won Sunday’s Web.com Tour event in Raleigh, putting him in excellent position to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2018-19 season. Garber, a Michigan native who has joined several other ex-Bulldogs as residents of St. Simons Island, is a rookie on the Web.com Tour, qualifying for the first time last year after graduating from UGA and … [Read more...]
Tour Roundups: Charles Howell Earns Spot in U.S. Open; 4 Georgia PGA pros in PGA Senior
Updates on Georgia golfers from the four primary tours in the U.S.: PGA TOUR: Howell in U.S. Open; Mitchell on hot streak Augusta’s Charles Howell earned a spot in the upcoming U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, tying for ninth in last week’s Byron Nelson Classic to move up from 59th to 56th in the World Golf Rankings. Howell has not played in the U.S. Open since 2012 and … [Read more...]
Ollie Schniederjans Hosts His First AJGA Event
Ollie Schniederjans, Atlanta native and PGA TOUR professional, is hosting his first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) event, the Callaway Golf / Ollie Schniederjans Junior Classic, April 27 - 29, 2018 at The Country Club of the South in Johns Creek, Georgia. Before playing college golf at Georgia Tech, Schniederjans was a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and AJGA … [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 Golfers Finish 4th at Valspar Collegiate
Palm City, Fla. – Senior Chris Petefish and sophomore Tyler Strafaci each shot 2-under-par 70 Tuesday, and third-ranked Georgia Tech counted three scores of par of better in the final round to finish in fourth place at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational in Palm City, Fla. TEAM LEADERBOARD – Scores rose with higher winds Tuesday at The Floridian National Golf Club as only … [Read more...]