ATLANTA, Ga. – The 2023 edition of the TOUR Championship has become a GEO Certified® Tournament for the first time in the event’s history, recognizing its sustainability commitments, actions, and progress. The PGA TOUR’s season finale received the international award for sustainability in golf, overseen by Scotland-based GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation, reflecting measures across the staging, communications, and legacies of the event. The 2023 event met specific criteria outlined in the voluntary standard for Sustainable Golf tournaments, which embodies requirements for planning, delivery, and ..read more

ATLANTA, Ga. – The No. 3 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels are heading to the Southern Athletic Association championship tournament this weekend after a successful regular season. Tournament Schedule Friday-Sunday, April 26-28, at the Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, Tennessee. The event is hosted by Sewanee. Oglethorpe’s lineup is set to include Ryan Dunn, Jackson Hiller, Sam Karman, Beck LewisandMichael O’Sullivan. Teams will play 18 holes each day, with round two and round three tee times determined by results of the previous day. Season Notes Oglethorpe won four tournaments this year, including ..read more

ATLANTA, Ga. – Oglethorpe’s women’s golf team will head to the Southern Athletic Association Championship tournament this weekend. Tournament Schedule Friday-Sunday, April 26-28 at Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, Tennessee. The event it hosted by Sewanee. Oglethorpe’s lineup will include Elizabeth Powell, Sophia Morettini, Abrianna Carstens, Hannah Erwig andGrace Daech. Teams will play 18 holes each day, with round two and round three tee times determined by results of the previous day. Season Notes  The Stormy Petrels are ranked No. 58 in NCAA Division III. Oglethorpe took third in th ..read more

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – It was a blazing start to round one in the ASUN Championship for the Owls as they registered a second place finish with a 4-over 292 Sunday afternoon. It’s the best finish the Black and Gold have had after any round since their second-place finish March 28, 2023 in the Bab Steffens Invitational (Excluding tying for second in Columbia Classic). In 2022, the Owls recorded three straight second place finishes in Valdosta, Ga. In the ASUN Championship. Caitlyn Campbell-Nyman topped the Owls as she ended with a one-under 71 while ended tied for second place individually. That&nbs ..read more

DOTHAN, Ala. – The Kennesaw State men’s golf team finished in sixth place after the final round of 2024 Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship at the RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks. “This week we just didn’t have the depth to contend,” head Coach Bryant Odom said. “The team fought hard each day and finished on a high note. Hugo finished his college career with a birdie and an under-par round. Kyle put on a ball striking display this week for a top 12 finish. Claes battled into contention early in the round and finished with a birdie for a top five and likely secured a regional bid based on ..read more

CHARLOTTE, Nc. – Though it led two matches and was tied in two others at the turn, Georgia Tech was unable to score a point Monday morning and lost its ACC Golf Championship semifinal match to Florida State, 4-1, at Charlotte Country Club. The Seminoles rallied in the first three matches off the tee, ending each of them after 15 holes to clinch its ticket to the finals. ACC co-medalist Frederik Kjettrup downed senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.), Cole Anderson defeated freshman Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) and Tyler Weaver put away sophomore Hiroshi Tai (Singapore), each by 3&2 s ..read more

NORMAN, Okla. – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, is one three finalists for the 2024 Byron Nelson Award along with Maxwell Moldovan of Ohio State and Sam Tandy of Harding. The finalists were announced Thursday by the Golf Coaches Association of America in cooperation with the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, and the winner will be announced May 1 at The CJ Cup Byron Nelson Luncheon at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. The Byron Nelson Award is bestowed annually to the outstanding Division I, II, III, or NAIA scholar-athlete of the year. The recipient, a gr ..read more

THE FLATS – In search of the 20th conference championship in program history, Georgia Tech’s golf team begins post-season competition this weekend with the 70th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship, which will be conducted Friday through Monday (April 19-22) at Charlotte Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. The Yellow Jackets have captured 11 of the last 17 championships, most recently winning the 2023 title at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C. It was the 19th in program history, tying Wake Forest for the most in conference annals. The Yellow Jackets defeated the De ..read more

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, is one of 10 of the nation’s most accomplished collegiate golfers across all levels who have been named semifinalists for the 2023 Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank. The joint announcement was made Wednesday by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The Ben Hogan Award presented by PNC Bank annually awards the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer based on all collegiate, amateur and professional events o ..read more

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht missed his goal of being the low amateur at the Masters Friday after carding a 6-over-par 78 in the second round. The 6-foot-8 senior, who began the day tied for 48th, made two birdies in his first three holes, but a string of five bogeys in his next six holes put him below the cutline. While the field dealt with wind gusts reaching 40 miles per hour at times, Lamprecht made one more birdie at 10, followed with three straight pars, but then made bogey at 14, 16 and 17 to leave himself at 8-over-par, two strokes below the cut line. Watch video of ver ..read more