THE FLATS – Coming off a busy and successful week of amateur competition for Georgia Tech’s golfers, qualifying for the 121st United States Amateur Championship begins Tuesday for three Yellow Jackets, and five other members of the team are competing in the Southern Amateur in West Point, Miss. Nine current and former Jackets are attempting to qualify for the U.S. Amateur … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Earns Top-25 Final Ranking
THE FLATS – For the 20th time in the last 21 years, Georgia Tech’s golf team has earned a top-25 position in the final rankings of both collegiate golf polls. The Yellow Jackets were tabbed No. 25 by Golfstat, and No. 24 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, completing a steady climb from the beginning of their spring schedule in January. With a roster that included only two … [Read more...]
Several Jackets Qualifying for U.S. Open Golf
THE FLATS – Eight Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, including five touring pros, two recent graduates and one incoming transfer, are set to compete in final qualifying tournaments Monday for the 121st U.S. Open Championship, which will be played June 17-20 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif. Final qualifying, which are 36-hole events, will take place Monday at nine … [Read more...]
Tech Golfers Advance to NCAA Championship
Tallahassee, Fla. – Christo Lamprecht, Noah Norton and Bartley Forrester carded subpar rounds Tuesday, and Georgia Tech posted a 3-under-par final round of 285 to finish third in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional at Seminole Legacy Golf Club. The Yellow Jackets advance to the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship for the 30th time in team history and will begin play May 28 at Grayhawk … [Read more...]
Tech Golf Set for NCAA Tallahassee Regional
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech begins its quest for a 30th all-time trip to the NCAA Championship finals Monday at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club. It is one of six regional qualifying tournaments being held around the country Monday through Wednesday to determine the 30-team field for the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship, which begins May 28 in … [Read more...]
Tech Finishes Second at Linger Longer
Eatonton, Ga. – Noah Norton and Christo Lamprecht each shot 4-under-par 68 Sunday, pacing Georgia Tech to a final-round 5-under-par 283 and a second-place finish at the 16th annual Linger Longer Invitational at Great Waters Golf Course at Lake Oconee. Tech, ranked No. 40 in the nation in the current Golfstat rankings, was seeking its second straight tournament victory of the … [Read more...]
Jackets Finish 7th at Southwestern Invitational
Westlake Village, Calif. – In weather conditions that sent scores soaring across the board, Connor Howe and Luka Karaulic each shot 75 to lead No. 20 Georgia Tech Wednesday, and Will Dickson earned his second top-15 finish in a row as the Yellow Jackets finished seventh at the Southwestern Invitational. On a cloudy day with temperatures in the low 50s, winds of 20 miles per … [Read more...]
Three Jackets Named to ACC All-Academic Team
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s James Clark, Chris Petefish and Vincent Whaley have been named to the 2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Academic Golf Team, announced Monday by the conference office. Petefish, a junior from Danville, Calif., and Whaley, a senior from McKinney, Texas, made the All-Academic team for the third time each. Clark, a junior from Columbus, Ga., was … [Read more...]