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...]
Christo Lamprecht Named First-Team All-American
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, currently ranked among the top 10 players in men’s college golf all spring, has been named a First-Team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The 2023 Division PING First-Team All-Americans are Ludvig Åberg of Texas Tech, NCAA Champion Fred Biondi of Florida, Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Illinois, David Ford of … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named ACC Co-Golfer of the Month
Greensboro, N.C. – After finishing as the individual runner-up twice in two events, Georgia Tech golfer Christo Lamprecht has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Golfer of the Month for March, sharing the honor with Virginia freshman, Ben James. A junior from George, South Africa, Lamprecht posted his fifth and sixth top-10 finishes of the year and led the Yellow Jackets … [Read more...]
Tech is Runner-up at Linger Longer Invitational
Eatonton, Ga. – Ross Steelman fired an 8-under-par Tuesday, Christo Lamprecht added a 5-under-par 67, and No. 11 Georgia Tech played a stellar closing round and earned a second-place finish at the Linger Longer Invitational. Tech, which began the day in fourth place, closed with a 7-under-par round of 281 Tuesday, a score bettered only by 20th-ranked Alabama, which pulled away … [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...]
Lamprecht Named to Haskins Award Watch List
Columbus, Ga. – Georgia Tech golfer Christo Lamprecht is among 25 college golfers who have been named to the watch list for the 2023 Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel, given annually to the top college golfer in the nation by the Haskins Foundation in Columbus, Ga. The rising Yellow Jacket junior is concluding a standout summer amateur season by representing his home … [Read more...]
Tech Finishes Tied for 12th at NCAA Golf
Scottsdale, Ariz. – Bartley Forrester birdied three of his last four holes to shoot 2-under-par 68 Monday, tying for 15th place at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, while Georgia Tech posted a final round of 294 (+14) and tied for 12th place on the team leaderboard. Forrester, whose birdie putt at 18 Sunday lifted the Yellow Jackets over the cut line to make Monday’s final … [Read more...]