SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Augusta University men’s golf team finished their first tournament of the 2017-18 season in 11th place in the Maui Jim Intercollegiate on Sunday afternoon at Desert Forest Golf Club. Augusta improved by eight shots in the first two rounds, shooting a 298 (+10) in the second 18 holes. The team shot a 301 (+13) on Sunday to finish 41 shots over par in … [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...]
Norton, Strafaci Fall at U.S. Amateur
Pacific Palisades, Calif. – Georgia Tech freshman Noah Norton became the first Yellow Jacket to reach the round of 16 since 2014, but his run came to an end there Thursday afternoon, while sophomore Tyler Strafaci fell in the round of 32 at the 117th U.S. Amateur Championship at Riviera Country Club. U.S. Amateur scores and pairings Norton, a Chico, Calif., native ranked … [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...]
Jackets Finish No. 21/22 in Final Season Rankings
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech completed the 2017 spring season ranked No. 21 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index and No. 22 in the Golfstat rankings, finishing the year among the nation’s top 25 teams for the 17th time in the last 18 years. Tech rose as high as No. 20 and No. 19 in the respective ratings after the first five spring events, having finished second in three straight … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Ties for 7th at ACC Championship
Clinton, S.C. – Senior Vincent Whaley shot a pair of 74s Saturday and completed the best finish of his career in the conference championship, but Georgia Tech was unable to gain any traction on the field and finished in a tie for seventh place at the 64thAtlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship at Musgrove Mill Golf Club. Because of inclement and possibly … [Read more...]
Strafaci Wins Valspar Collegiate, Jackets Finish 2nd
Palm City, Fla. – Freshman Ty Strafaci shot a 2-under-par 69 to win his first collegiate event, and 27th-ranked Georgia Tech rallied to nearly win the team title Tuesday, but wound up as the runner-up at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at The Floridian National Golf Club. Final results via Golfstat TECH LINEUP – Strafaci, from just down the Florida East coast in … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Ties for 2nd at Seminole Intercollegiate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman Luke Schniederjans fired a 4-under-par 68 Sunday, and 25th-ranked Georgia Tech posted an 8-under-par 280 for the day to finish tied for second with host Florida State at the 41st annual Seminole Intercollegiate at Southwood Golf Club. TECH LINEUP – Schniederjans, Vincent Whaley (70), James Clark (71) and Tyler Strafaci (71) all broke … [Read more...]
Bulldogs Finish Second In Puerto Rico
RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – The ninth-ranked Georgia men’s golf team came in second in the Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday. The Bulldogs fired a final-round 1-over 289 to wind up at 8-under 856. Team honors went to Clemson at 19-under 845, while Georgia Tech and North Carolina State tied for third at 5-under 859. On Tuesday, the Bulldogs were led by freshman Spencer Ralston, … [Read more...]