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Jackets Host Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
THE FLATS – Searching for its first victory of the autumn season and its third the historical past of its annual dwelling occasion, Georgia Tech’s 13th-ranked golf staff returns to motion this weekend, internet hosting the 16th Golf Membership of Georgia Collegiate Invitational Friday via Sunday on the Golf Membership of Georgia in Alpharetta.
Ranked No. 3 within the pre-season by Golf Channel and No. 4 by Golfweek, Georgia Tech now sits No. 13 in the latest Golfstat rankings following a 12th-place end on the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational the primary week of October. The Yellow Jackets positioned fourth within the Maui Jim Intercollegiate to open the autumn and second on the Inverness Intercollegiate in September.
Bartley Forrester was Tech’s high finisher, a tie for sixth place, in its final occasion on the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational. (photograph by Todd Drexler)
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION – The Golf Membership of Georgia Collegiate, previously known as the US Collegiate Championship, is contested on the Yellow Jackets’ dwelling membership. The event might be performed solely on the 7,092-yard, par 72 Lakeside Course, 18 holes every day Friday via Sunday. Competitors begins at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Admission is free all three days.
All 13 groups competing on the Golf Membership of Georgia Collegiate performed in NCAA regionals final spring, six advancing to the NCAA Championship, together with 2021 nationwide champion Pepperdine and perennial ACC powerhouses Clemson and Wake Forest, in addition to traditionally-strong Western groups Southern California, Stanford, Texas A&M and UCLA. Seven groups are presently ranked among the many high 25 within the Golfstat rankings – Alabama (11), Georgia Tech (13), Pepperdine (20), Stanford (7), Tennessee (10), Texas A&M (9) and Virginia (8). Among the many people, the sector contains 18 gamers rating among the many high 100 in the latest Golfstat rankings.
All 10 Georgia Tech gamers are competing in two groups, with the first staff composed of the highest 5 gamers, and a B staff composed of the remainder. The B staff additionally will compete for a staff rating.
Tech is paired with Stanford and Tennessee for Friday’s opening spherical, and with Clemson and Stanford for Saturday’s second spherical. Pairings for the Sunday’s remaining spherical might be set primarily based on the leaderboard via the conclusion of 36 holes.
TECH’S GOLF CLUB OF GEORGIA COLLEGIATE HISTORY – Georgia Tech has received the Golf Membership of Georgia Collegiate twice within the occasion’s 15-year historical past, in 2010 and 2012. James White, who set event information for 18-hole rating (62) and 54-hole rating (204, damaged in 2014), received medalist honors in 2010, whereas Ollie Schniederjans received it in 2013 for Tech’s solely particular person titles.
Clemson, Oklahoma State, Southern California and Texas even have received twice. The Tigers captured the inaugural title in 2006 and once more in 2009, the Longhorns received in 2014 and shared the title with Virginia in 2016, the Cowboys received in 2013 and 2017, and the Trojans in 2008 and 2019. The event was not performed within the fall of 2020 as a result of COVID-19, and Pepperdine captured the title in 2021.
The Yellow Jackets tied for sixth place final fall on this occasion, and have completed out of the highest 5 4 instances in 15 years.
TEAM UPDATE – Head coach Bruce Heppler, who welcomed again all 5 starters from Georgia Tech’s staff that completed 12th on the NCAA Championship final spring, has seen his lineup shift for every of the Yellow Jackets three fall occasions. Christo Lamprecht, the 6-8 junior from South Africa, and Connor Howe, a senior from Ogden, Utah, are the one Tech gamers to start out all three tournaments. Lamprecht, who reached match play on the U.S. Novice in August, earned his first collegiate victory on the Inverness Intercollegiate, however completed 44th and 27th within the Jackets’ different two occasions. Howe tied for third on the Maui Jim and 14th at Inverness for his two finest performances.
They lead the Yellow Jackets this weekend on the Golf Membership of Georgia together with senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.), Tech’s high finisher on the Ben Hogan Collegiate (T-6), freshman Hiroshi Tai (Singapore), who has certified his method into the Tech lineup for every of its final two occasions, and senior Andy Mao (Johns Creek, Ga.), making his first begin of the autumn after successful the Southeastern Novice in July.
Tech’s B staff contains senior Ross Steelman (Columbia, Mo.), making his first begin since tying for 21st on the Maui Jim, freshman Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.), juniors Aidan Kramer (Oviedo, Fla.) and Adam Bratton (Newburgh, Ind.) and sophomore Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, The Netherlands). Tran and Kramer are every making their third begins of the autumn.
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Georgia Tech’s golf staff is in its 28th 12 months below 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 info on Tech golf, go to Ramblinwreck.com.