THE FLATS — Beginning its quest to return to the NCAA Championship at season’s end, Georgia Tech’s 12th-ranked golf team returns to the Big Island of Hawai’i for its first spring season event, the Amer Ari Intercollegiate, starting Thursday. Twenty teams will compete over three days (Thursday through Saturday) at the Mauna Lani Resort’s North Course in the 34th edition of … [Read more...]
Hiroshi Tai Named Singapore Golfer of the Year
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech golfer Hiroshi Tai won the NCAA individual championship last spring, earning him a spot in the 2024 U.S. Open and the 2025 Masters, and earned first-team All-America honors. For his feats, Tai was named Male Golfer of the Year at the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) Annual Gala and Awards dinner Thursday at the Sentosa Golf Club. Tai, a junior, … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf’s Heppler Extended, New Assistant Coaches Hired
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech golf head coach Bruce Heppler has signed a five-year contract extension and the Yellow Jackets have officially named Jeff Paton and Evan Smith as assistant coaches, Tech announced on Monday. Heppler’s contract extension runs through the 2028-29 season. In his 30th year as head coach, Heppler has led the Yellow Jackets to 14 Atlantic Coast Conference … [Read more...]
Three Yellow Jackets Set for 124th U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Past, present and future Yellow Jackets – rising junior Hiroshi Tai, 2024 graduate Bartley Forrester and incoming freshman Albert Hansson – are set to compete in the 124th edition of the United States Amateur Championship, which begins Monday at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. They are part of a 312-player field which will play 36 holes of stroke … [Read more...]
Lamprecht, Tai Named First-Team All-Americans
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht and Hiroshi Tai were named Division I PING First-Team All-Americans Wednesday by the Golf Coaches Association of America in partnership with Golf Channel at the NCAA Division I Championship. It was the second straight year Lamprecht has made the team, and Tai joined him after winning the individual title at NCAA … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Haskins Award Final Watch List
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, recently named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and the winner of the Byron Nelson Award, is among 10 golfers named Friday to the final watch list for the 2024 Fred Haskins Award, given annually to the nation’s top male United States collegiate golfer. Collegiately, Lamprecht has won the OFCC/Fighting Illini … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht Named ACC Golfer of the Year
CHARLOTTE, Nc. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur golfer, has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, the sixth Yellow Jacket to win the conference’s top honor. Lamprecht’s honor was announced along with the 2024 All-ACC team announced Thursday after voting by the conference’s 12 men’s golf coaches. Lamprecht, who is on … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Spring Haskins Award Watch List
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who won twice in the fall and has a runner-up finish this spring, is among 15 golfers named Thursday to the first spring 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 Invitational … [Read more...]
Lamprecht Named to Final Fall Haskins Award Watch List
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...]