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...]
Georgia Tech Captures 17th ACC Golf Championship
New London, N.C. – Tyler Strafaci rode a hot back nine to a final-round 68, and Chris Petefish dealt the clinching blow with a birdie at 18 Sunday as fifth-ranked Georgia Tech outlasted No, 15 Clemson to win the 65th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship at the Old North State Club. Petefish, who teed off the 18th hole with the Yellow Jackets’ just one shot ahead … [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...]
Georgia Tech Golf Finishes 4th in Puerto Rico
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico – Seemingly in control with a six-stroke lead midway through Tuesday’s final round, Georgia Tech stumbled over its final nine holes and dropped to a fourth-place finish at the 26th Puerto Rico Classic, played at the Ocean Course at the Rio Mar Resort and Spa. TECH LINEUP – With the field battling windy conditions for the second straight day, the Yellow … [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...]
Georgia Tech Ties for 4th at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Alpharetta, Ga. – Jacob Joiner and Andy Ogletree each fired a 2-under-par 70 Sunday as fourth-ranked Georgia Tech posted a 3-under-par 285 in the final round Sunday, finishing in a tie for fourth place at the 12th annual Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at the Golf Club of Georgia. The Yellow Jackets completed their fall schedule with two wins, a second- and a fourth-place … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Cruises to FAMC Title
College Grove, Tenn. – Georgia Tech placed four golfers under par for the second straight day, led by Andy Ogletree’s 4-under-par 68Tuesday, as the 6th-ranked Yellow Jackets posted a 9-under-par 279 and rolled to an eight-stroke victory in the Franklin American Mortgage Collegiate at The Grove Club. Tech won for the second time in three fall events and posted its … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Runner-up at Maui Jim Invitational
Carefree, Ariz. – Georgia Tech posted a 7-under-par 281 Sunday, its best round of the weekend, but came up a stroke shy of its second victory of the fall to finish second, and Tyler Strafaci and Noah Norton posted top-10 finishes at second annual Maui Jim Invitational, which begins Friday at Desert Forest Golf Club. TECH LINEUP – Sophomore Andy Ogletree (Little Rock, Miss.) … [Read more...]