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...]
Christo Lamprecht Wins The Amateur Championship
THE FLATS – Christo Lamprecht joined two Georgia Tech golf legends Saturday by capturing the 128th Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, England. The rising Tech senior overcame an early two-hole deficit to take the lead by the end of 18 holes in the 36-hole final, and defeated Switzerland’s Ronan Kleu, 3&2. The 22-year-old Lamprecht, who at No. 6 in the … [Read more...]
Forrester, Lamprecht Eliminated at U.S. Amateur
Paramus, N.J. – Georgia Tech golfers Bartley Forrester and Christo Lamprecht were eliminated in the round of 32 Thursday at the 122nd United States Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club. Forrester saw his ultra-successful summer season come to an end with a 3&2 loss to Luke Potter of Encinitas, Calif., the nation’s No. 4-ranked junior who will be a freshman at … [Read more...]
All Three Jackets Advance to Match Play at U.S. Amateur
Paramus, N.J. – All three Georgia Tech entries – Christo Lamprecht, Bartley Forrester and Ross Steelman – have advanced to the 64-player bracket for match play at the 122nd U.S. Amateur Championship. It is the sixth straight year that at least one Yellow Jacket has advanced to match play, including 2019 and 2020, when Andy Ogletree and Tyler Strafaci lifted the Havemeyer … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Threesome Set for U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Looking to complete a strong finish to an already successful summer on the amateur circuit, Georgia Tech’s Bartley Forrester, Christo Lamprecht and Ross Steelman begin competition Monday at the 122nd United States Amateur Championship at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. The Yellow Jacket threesome looks to return the Havemeyer Trophy, given to the … [Read more...]
Jackets Qualifying for U.S. Amateur
THE FLATS – Six current and former Georgia Tech golfers begin a busy week in amateur golf Monday and Tuesday, attempting to qualify for the 122nd United States Amateur Championship with a 36-hole final qualifier at the Standard Club in Johns Creek, Ga. Current Yellow Jackets Bartley Forrester, Connor Howe, Aidan Kramer, Andy Mao and Hiroshi Tai are competing along with … [Read more...]
Aidan Kramer Wins Rice Planters Amateur
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – After an 18-hole final-round battle Friday that left Georgia Tech teammates tied for first place at 11-under-par 205, Aidan Kramer outlasted Andy Mao in a sudden-death playoff to win the 50th Rice Planters Amateur at Snee Farm Country Club. Kramer name joins former Yellow Jacket All-Americans Nacho Gervas (1987) and Stewart Cink (1993) on the R.P. Horne … [Read more...]
Bruce Heppler Elected to Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
THE FLATS – At the helm of Georgia Tech’s golf program for 13 Atlantic Coast Conference championships, 18 appearances in the NCAA Championship and 67 tournament titles overall, Bruce Heppler has been selected for induction into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2022. The Georgia State Golf Association made the announcement Thursday that Heppler will be … [Read more...]