A trio of Georgia residents – two former Bulldogs and a veteran ex-Yellow Jacket – enjoyed profitable weeks in the Houston Open, which ended Sunday. Harris English andSepp Straka, both UGA graduates, tied for fourth in Houston, while former Georgia Tech standout Stewart Cink finished in a tie for ninth, with a bogey on the difficult 18thhole Sunday at the GC of Houston … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Wins Clemson Invitational
Salem, S.C. – Andy Ogletree shot a final-round 8-under-par 64 while three other Yellow Jackets broke 70 Sunday, and No. 8 Georgia Tech dominated the final round with a 19-under-par 269 to score an 11-stroke victory at the Clemson Invitational. Tech scored its 54th tournament victory during the tenure of head coach Bruce Heppler, its second win this spring and fifth of the … [Read more...]
Jackets Tie for 8th at Amer Ari Intercollegiate
Luke Schniederjans ties for 18th place to lead No. 2 Georgia Tech golf Waikoloa, Hawai’i – Luke Schniederjans shot a 1-under-par 71 to lead No. 2 Georgia Tech, and the Yellow Jackets closed with a 2-over-par 290 Saturday in the final round and tied for eighth place at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate at the Waikoloa Resort. TECH LINEUP – Schniederjans, a junior from Powder … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Begins Spring Schedule Ranked No. 2: Georgia Starts at 22
The Spring college golf schedule has already begin, with Georgia Tech, the state’s highest-ranked team after the Fall season, playing its first 2019 tournament this week in Hawaii. The Yellow Jackets ended the Fall ranked the second in the country in the Golfstat rankings, followed by Georgia at 22. Georgia Southern (43) and Kennesaw State (54) are both in position to earn … [Read more...]
Tech Opens Spring at Amer Ari Intercollegiate
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s golf team, ranked No. 2 in the nation with a pair of stroke-play tournament wins under its belt from the fall, opens the 2019 spring schedule with its annual trip to the Big Island of Hawai’i for the Amer Ari Intercollegiate at the Waikoloa Resort. Pairings and live scoring via Golfstat | Coach Heppler audio TOURNAMENT INFORMATION – Georgia … [Read more...]
Tech Downs South Carolina at Nicklaus Invitational
Dublin, Ohio – Tyler Strafaci, James Clark and Ben Smith all scored individual match victories Tuesday morning, and No. 4 Georgia Tech defeated No. 22 South Carolina, 3-1-2, in a semifinal match at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Due to severe weather in the area that forced suspension of play Monday afternoon, the second-round matches … [Read more...]
Jackets Prevail at Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Scottsdale, Ariz. – Andy Ogletree birdied five of his final seven holes, and Tyler Strafaci scored three straight birdies at 15, 16 and 17 Sunday, leading No. 7 Georgia Tech from behind to capture the team title at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz. It is the 54th tournament victory for Yellow Jackets in their 24th season under head coach Bruce Heppler, kept … [Read more...]
Georgia and Georgia Tech Open Fall Schedules with Runner-up Finishes
The Georgia and Georgia Tech golf teams opened their 2018 Fall schedules with runner-up finishes, with the Yellow Jackets losing in a playoff in an event they host annually at The Farm outside Dalton. Georgia opened its season with a second place finish in the Carmel Cup, which was played at Pebble Beach Golf Links with an 8-team field consisting of four schools from both … [Read more...]
College Golf Preview: Georgia Tech Ranked Third Entering Spring Schedule
The 2018 college golf schedule has begun, with Georgia Tech beginning its spring schedule Feb. 1 in Hawaii and the state’s other Division 1 programs starting later this month. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a strong fall showing, and come into the 2018 portion of the schedule ranked third in the country by Golfstat. Traditional championship contender Georgia did not … [Read more...]