This will be a big year for amateur golf in Georgia, as the U.S. Amateur Championship will be played Aug. 11-17 at the Atlanta Athletic Club. The last time the U.S. Amateur was played in Georgia was 2001, when East Lake Golf Club hosted the event, which began the day after the 2001 PGA Championship concluded at the Athletic Club. Atlanta Athletic Club, which last hosted … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech’s Albertson Claims Individual Title at ACC Golf Championship
Anders Albertson fired a 4-under-par 68 Sunday, the best score of the day in extremely difficult weather conditions, and held off all challengers to win the individual title at the 60th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship. In earning his first collegiate title, the sophomore from Woodstock, Ga., broke the 54-hole scoring record of 202 set in 2008 by Wake … [Read more...]
Bo Andrews Shares Medalist Honors at Gary Koch Invitational
Bo Andrews fired a final-round 66 (6-under-par) Tuesday and surged into a tie for medalist honors at the Gary Koch Invitational, while 8th-ranked Georgia Tech finished second in the event for the second straight year. Andrews, a junior from Raleigh, N.C., earned his first collegiate victory by posting his best round of the year and matched his career low score set last year … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech finishes fourth At Linger Longer Invitational
Anders Albertson completed a bogey-free round of 68 (-4) Sunday to finish fourth individually, and Georgia Tech held on to its fourth-place team standing in the weather shortened Linger Longer Invitational. It was the second top-10 finish this year for Albertson, a sophomore from Woodstock, Ga. Ollie Schniederjans completed a 3-under-par 69 Sunday and wound up a 1-under 143 … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech finishes 5th at Puerto Rico Classic
Ollie Schniederjans shot a career-best 6-under-par 66 Tuesday and earned the highest individual finish of his career, and Georgia Tech closed with a 1-under-par total of 287 and finished in fifth place at the Puerto Rico Classic. Schniederjans, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Ga., birdied 10 holes in his round Tuesday. He completed 54 holes with a 10-under-par total of 206, … [Read more...]