Alpharetta’s Ryan Stachler, a member of the golf team at South Carolina, made a recent visit to the Pittsburgh area to play a round of golf with a friend who is a member at Oakmont, the site of the 2016 U.S. Open. After placing second in a sectional qualifier at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek, Stachler will get to play Oakmont in competition as part of this year’s U.S. … [Read more...]
Georgians advance in U.S. Open qualifying; Guglielmo, Joiner, Fox, White on to sectionals
Two local qualifiers for the 2016 U.S. Open were held in Georgia recently, with 10 players with Georgia ties advancing to sectional qualifying. Ten sectional qualifiers will be played June 6 to fill out the field for this year’s U.S. Open, which will be played June 16-19 at Oakmont CC outside Pittsburgh. One of the sectional qualifiers will be played at Ansley Golf Club’s … [Read more...]
Bulldogs capture NCAA Regional title; Tech, Kennesaw, Augusta fall just short
The Georgia Bulldogs won their NCAA Regional at Ol’ Colony in Birmingham and will be the only team from the state in the NCAA Championship, which will be played May 27-June 1 in Eugene, Ore. The Bulldogs led after each round, shooting 4-under 284 the first day followed by back-to-back scores of 6-under 282. Georgia led South Carolina by three shots after 18 holes, by three … [Read more...]
Lee McCoy, Bulldogs claim SEC victories; Owls, Jaguars win conference titles
The Georgia Bulldogs won their first SEC Championship since 2010, taking the 2016 title at Sea Island Golf Club. Lee McCoy, a senior from Clarkesville, captured the individual title, also the first for the Bulldogs since 2010. The Bulldogs finished the tournament with a 13-over 853 total on the par-70 Seaside course, three shots ahead of runner-up Texas A&M. Florida and … [Read more...]
Whaley Captures Clemson Invitational Title
Salem, S.C. – Vincent Whaley shot a 71 Sunday (April 3rd, 2016) to close out his second career collegiate victory, while Georgia Tech finished in a tie for second place at the Clemson Invitational, which was contested at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls. TECH LINEUP – Whaley, a junior from McKinney, Texas, who began the day with a two-shot advantage, maintained the lead … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Finishes 11th Straight Top-10 Season
THE FLATS Atlanta, G.A.– Georgia Tech has been ranked in the top 10 of both final major golf rankings, the 11th consecutive season in which the Yellow Jackets have earned a final top-10 ranking in at least one of those polls. Tech’s final ranking for 2014-15 mirrored its NCAA Championship finish, No. 9 in both the Golfstat ratings and Golfweek/Sagarin Index. Since 2000, the … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Finishes 4th at Seminole Intercollegiate
Tallahassee, F.L. – Anders Albertson, Drew Czuchry and Chris Petefish all shot under par to lead Georgia Tech to a 7-under-par round of 281 Sunday, March 15th, 2015 but the fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets slipped late and finished in fourth place at the Seminole Intercollegiate. TECH LINEUP – Albertson led the Jackets with a 5-under-par 67 Sunday, while Czuchry (Auburn, Ga.) … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Team Signs Joiner and Waller
THE FLATS, ATLANTA, G.A. – Georgia Tech’s golf program has added two more highly-ranked players from the state of Georgia with the signing of Tyler Joiner of Leesburg and Tye Waller of Griffin to letters-of-intent during the early signing period. Joiner is the No. 2-ranked player in the state, No. 23 in the class of 2015 and No. 31 overall according to the Junior Golf … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Blows Past Field at Makai
Princeville, Hawaii – Anders Albertson and Jacob Joiner each fired 7-under-par 65 Tuesday, November 5th, 2014, helping Georgia Tech shoot 24-under-par collectively and run away with the championship of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational. In winning its second tournament of the fall, 11th-ranked Tech posted a 54-hole total of 809, 55 strokes under par. The raw score … [Read more...]