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Georgia Tech Golf Ranked No. 4 in Pre-Season
THE FLATS – With all 5 starters again from a workforce that completed 12th finally spring’s NCAA Championship, Georgia Tech’s golf workforce has been tabbed the No. 3-best workforce within the nation in a pre-season rating by Golf Channel, and No. 4 by Golfweek journal.
All 5 gamers who began for the Yellow Jackets within the postseason final spring and helped Tech win 5 tournaments – seniors Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.), Connor Howe (Ogden, Utah) and Ross Steelman (Columbia, Mo.), junior Christo Lamprecht (George, South Africa) and sophomore Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, The Netherlands) – return to compete in 2022-23. All however Reuter rank among the many high 100 gamers within the World Newbie Golf Rankings, whereas Forrester, Howe and Lamprecht made the All-Atlantic Coast Convention workforce.
The Yellow Jackets received the Maui Jim Intercollegiate and the Hamptons Intercollegiate within the fall, and added titles within the Watersound Invitational and The Calusa Cup within the spring earlier than tying Oklahoma State for the NCAA regional title. On the ACC Championship, Tech completed second in stroke play and superior to the championship match, the place they fell to Wake Forest, 3-2. The ultimate and deciding particular person match went to the 21st gap, the place Reuter misplaced to Alex Fitzpatrick.
The Tech quintet compiled 20 particular person top-10 finishes between them, whereas Forrester, Lamprecht and Steelman every superior to match play on the U.S. Newbie championship in August.
Golf Channel’s high 5 is North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Florida and Arizona State. Golfweek’s order is Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia Tech and Arizona State.
Christo Lamprecht is a third-team pre-season All-American in accordance with Golf Channel.
Golf Channel says in regards to the Jackets: “Head coach Bruce Heppler has been doing this a very long time, however he known as final yr’s Yellow Jackets probably the most gratifying group he’s ever coached. That would change this season as all 5 starters (20 mixed top-10s final season) are again and Georgia Tech is poised to raised its T-12 end from final spring’s NCAA Championship. Junior Christo Lamprecht, at 6-foot-8, is an imposing determine who combines energy with among the finest brief video games within the nation. Senior Ross Steelman is one other All-American expertise who has improved his wedge sport tremendously since transferring from Missouri two summers in the past. Fellow seniors Bartley Forrester and Connor Howe are additionally able to main the workforce on any given day, and sophomore Ben Reuter confirmed his moxie by giving Wake’s Alex Fitzpatrick all the things he may deal with within the deciding match finally yr’s ACC Championship after which tying for fourth at regionals. There’s little room for an additional man to interrupt into the lineup, however pushing the highest 5 will probably be senior Andy Mao and freshmen Hiroshi Tai and Aidan Tran. Tai is a 20-year-old from Singapore who arrives after finishing his 22-month nationwide navy service. The knock on Georgia Tech has all the time been that it could’t win NCAA titles – it has zero nationwide championships in 32 appearances since 1985. This season is nearly as good a time as ever to finish that title-less designation.”
Golfweek: “Georgia Tech had a loaded squad a number of years in the past that simply by no means fairly acquired it finished. This season, coach Bruce Heppler brings again all 5 starters and with one other shot at Grayhawk and the NCAA Championship upcoming, don’t be stunned to see the Yellow Jackets in match play subsequent spring.”
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Georgia Tech’s golf workforce has accomplished 27 years beneath head coach Bruce Heppler, successful 70 tournaments in his tenure. The Yellow Jackets have received 18 Atlantic Coast Convention Championships, made 31 appearances within the NCAA Championship and been the nationwide runner-up 4 instances. Join with Georgia Tech Golf on social media by liking their Fb web page, or following on Twitter (@GTGolf) and Instagram. For extra data on Tech golf, go to Ramblinwreck.com.