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 Finalist for Jack Nicklaus Award
NORMAN, Okla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht is among five finalists who were named Thursday for the 2024 NCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Workday. It is the third national player of the year award for which the Yellow Jacket senior has been named a finalist. He joins Luke Clanton of Florida State, Nick Gabrelcik of North … [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...]
Lamprecht Named Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, is one of 10 of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate golfers across all levels who have been named semifinalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made Wednesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf … [Read more...]
Lamprecht is New No. 1 in PGA Tour U, WAGR
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht is the new No. 1-ranked player in both the World Amateur Golf Ranking and PGA Tour University, rising to the top Wednesday in both listings following his runner-up finish at the Watersound Invitational last week in Panama City Beach, Fla. Lamprecht overtook the No. 1 spot in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking from Stanford’s … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht No. 1 in PGA Tour University Ranking
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, who has a victory and a runner-up finish in two fall events for the Yellow Jackets, has moved up to No. 1 among seniors eligible for the PGA Tour University ranking ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. Lamprecht began the fall at No. 2 behind Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen, but moved ahead of him after winning the … [Read more...]
Christo Lamprecht No. 2 in PGA Tour University Ranking
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, a first-team All-America selection and an All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice for the Yellow Jacket golf team this past spring, debuts at No. 2 among seniors eligible for the PGA Tour University ranking ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. Lamprecht, who won The Amateur Championship this summer and earned the Silver … [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...]
Hiroshi Tai Wins Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Alpharetta, Ga. – Freshman Hiroshi Tai shot a 3-under-par 69 Sunday and held on to capture medalist honors at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. Georgia Tech was unable to hold on to its 36-hole lead and came up short by one shot and finished runner-up behind Stanford in the team race. Tai, who graduated from high school in Windermere, Fla., and served a … [Read more...]