THE FLATS, ATLANTA, G.A. – Two top Georgia Tech golf returnees – Vincent Whaley and Chris Petefish – and incoming freshman Tye Waller have qualified over the past two weeks for the 2015 U.S. Amateur Golf Championship, which will be played Aug, 17-23 in Olympia Fields, Il. Waller (Griffin, Ga.) became the latest to advance on Wednesday, firing rounds of 65-72 to tie for … [Read more...]
Three Tech Golfers Named All-America Scholars
Norman, O.K. – Georgia Tech golfers Anders Albertson, Drew Czuchry and Ollie Schniederjans have all been named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America. It is the fifth time in Tech golf history that three or more of its players have been named All-America Scholars. Four Tech players earned the distinction in 2014, and three … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Golf Finishes 11th Straight Top-10 Season
THE FLATS Atlanta, G.A.– Georgia Tech has been ranked in the top 10 of both final major golf rankings, the 11th consecutive season in which the Yellow Jackets have earned a final top-10 ranking in at least one of those polls. Tech’s final ranking for 2014-15 mirrored its NCAA Championship finish, No. 9 in both the Golfstat ratings and Golfweek/Sagarin Index. Since 2000, the … [Read more...]
Albertson Named ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
THE FLATS Atlanta, G.A.– Senior Anders Albertson has been named Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and all five members of Georgia Tech’s starting five for the NCAA Championship have been named to the ACC All-Academic golf team, announced Thursday (June 25th, 2015) by the conference office. It is the third time in four years that the … [Read more...]
Albertson and Schniederjans Named to U.S. Palmer Cup Team
Norman, O.K. – Georgia Tech seniors Ollie Schniederjans and Anders Albertson have been named to represent the United states in the 2015 Palmer Cup, the annual Ryder Cup-style collegiate competition that will be played June 12-14, 2015, at Rich Harvest Farms outside Sugar Grove, I.L. The Palmer Cup teams for both the United States and Europe were announced live Friday (April … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Men’s Golf Wins Kepler Intercollegiate
THE FLATS - Atlanta, G.A. - Anders Albertson and Vince Whaley each shot 1-under-par 70 Sunday, April 12th, 2015, sharing medalist honors individually and helping 15th-ranked Georgia Tech to a runaway victory at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate at The Ohio State University Scarlet Course. TEAM LEADERBOARD – Georgia Tech shot 286 (+2) Sunday, a score bettered by only one … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Ties for 2nd at Mason Rudolph Championship
THE FLATS, Atlanta, G.A. – Ollie Schniederjans and Anders Albertson each fired even-par 71s Sunday, April 5th, 2015, and earned top-10 finishes, while 15th-ranked Georgia Tech rallied late and earned a tie for second place the Mason Rudolph Championship at the Vanderbilt Legends Club outside Nashville, T.N. TECH LINEUP – The Yellow Jackets birdied 10 holes over their final … [Read more...]
Albertson Receives Byron Nelson Award
NORMAN, O.K. – Anders Albertson of Georgia Tech has been named recipient of the 2015 Byron Nelson Award presented by Cleveland Golf/Srixon, in cooperation with the Four Seasons Resort and Club Las Colinas, the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and the Golf Coaches Association of America. Candidates for the Nelson Award must be a graduating senior and the selection committee … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech Finishes 10th at Valspar Collegiate
THE FLATS – Anders Albertson completed his fourth straight top-20 finish by firing a 2-under-par 69 Tuesday, March 24th, 2015, and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech finished 10th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at the Floridian Golf Club in Palm City, F.L. TECH LINEUP – Albertson, a three-time All-ACC performer, led the Yellow Jackets for the third straight round, carding … [Read more...]