Carlsbad, California – Following a last-minute substitution due to the All-American's back injury. Christo LamprechtGeorgia Tech played some solid golf through the first 10 holes of the second round of the NCAA Division I men's golf championship but struggled to get into trouble on the back nine at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa, dropping to a tie for ninth place after 36 holes.
Lamprecht, the No. 1-ranked amateur and ACC Player of the Year who shot a 2-under 70 in Friday's opening round, was unable to play Saturday after back pain worsened before the Yellow Jackets' 8:30 a.m. tee time. Aidan Tran (Fresno, California)Tech's reserve player this postseason, took his place in the lineup but was unable to provide any significant points for the Jackets.
Tech shot 13-over-par 301 on Saturday after posting the fourth-best total in the field in Friday's opening round, including three birdies on the par-5 10th hole.Number Jackett, who moved into second place at 1 under par, lost by 12 strokes over the course of 12 holes.Number And 17Number They were tied with East Tennessee State University, their playing partner for the first two rounds, at 17-over 593, 16 strokes behind the pace set by the University of Virginia, the No. 7 seed for the championship.
Head Coach Bruce Heppler After his round, Lamprecht said that unless there's a significant change in his condition on Sunday morning, it's unlikely he'll be able to play in the third round. The third round gets underway at 9:40 a.m. EDT on Sunday, with Tech starting from the first tee at 7:35 a.m. and facing East Tennessee State and Florida State.
The field of 30 teams will be narrowed down to the top 15 teams and the nine individuals who were not on a team at the end of Sunday's rounds. Those teams and individuals will compete in the fourth and final rounds of stroke play on Monday to determine the individual champions and the eight teams that will advance to the match play bracket.NumberThe team in second place after 36 holes is Stanford (+22).
Bartley Forrester Round 2 Highlights
Technology lineup – Senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Georgia) The Yellow Jackets' lowest score on Saturday was a 2-over 74, but the freshman Cale Fontenot (Lafayette, Louisiana) and Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, California) Each received 75 points.
First Round Leaders Hiroshi Tai (Singapore)After shooting a 67 on Friday, he had a bogey, triple bogey, bogey back-to-back bogeys from No. 14 through No. 16 before finishing with 13 holes in par for a 77. The sophomore is tied for seventh individually with a par-144 and leads the field in par-5 scores (-5) and birdies (10).
Tran, who played in six regular-season tournaments, five of them individually, held par after 11 holes but made three consecutive double bogeys on the 12th, 13th and 14th holes to finish with a score of 77.
Forester tied for 66th placeNumber 151st (+7), Fontenot tied for 99thNumber 153rd (+9) Kim tied for 110thNumber 154 (+10).
Three Jackets selected to GCAA All-Region – Tech received some good news Saturday as Forrester, Lamprecht and Tye were named to the All-East Regional team by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Bruce Heppler Post-Round 2 Interview
Team Leaderboard – The best performers on Saturday were Virginia (-1), Illinois (-1) and Vanderbilt (-2), with three teams occupying the top three spots on the leaderboard. The Cavaliers (577, +1) lead the Fighting Illini (580, +4) by three strokes and the Commodores (583, +7) by six strokes after 36 holes.
Following them are Auburn (586, +10) and North Carolina (587, +11). Ohio State, Arizona and Florida State are tied for sixth place at 588 (+12), followed by Tech and ETSU at 593 (+17). Rounding out the top 15 after 36 holes are Baylor (+20), Tennessee, Texas, Florida (tied at +21) and Stanford (+22).
Personal Leaderboard – Stanford's Carl Villips (134, -7) led the individual event by five strokes after 36 holes, following up an opening 68 on Saturday with a 68. George Duangmany of Virginia and Adam Wallin of Ohio State were tied for second at 142 (-2).
Illinois' Max Herendeen, Illinois' Jace Sammy and Auburn's Jackson Koiven tied for fourth at 143 (-1), Tech's Hiroshi Tai He is in a group of eight players tied for seventh at par at 142.
Round 2 Photo: Tim Cowie
Tech's NCAA Championship History
Georgia Tech has made the 54-hole cut in the past three NCAA Championships and advanced to match play last year, where the Yellow Jackets beat Pepperdine and North Carolina but lost to Florida in the finals. In stroke play, Tech finished 15th.Number 2021, 12Number Win the stroke play competition in 2022 and place second in 2023.
Lamprecht finishes in 44th placeNumber32and And 40Number I did three laps around Greyhawk and the Forester came in 75th.Number15Number And 55NumberTy is the only Yellow Jacket with NCAA championship experience, a record 58 times.Number As a freshman last year.
Tech has reached the NCAA Championship Final 32 times since 1985 (33 in program history), fifth-most in that span behind Oklahoma State (37), Arizona State (35), Florida (35) and Texas (35).
The Yellow Jackets have qualified for match play five times since the stroke play/match play format was introduced in 2009, finishing third in stroke play in 2010, second in 2011, second in 2013, fifth in 2014 and tied for fifth in 2023.
Tech has been runner-up at the NCAA Championship five times (1993, before the introduction of match play, 2000, 2002, 2005, and 2023). Only Oklahoma State (18) and Texas (6) have more runner-up finishes than Tech.
Tournament Information
The top five teams and one other individual from each of the six regional venues (a total of 30 teams and six individuals, totaling 156 competitors) will advance to the finals, which will be held May 24-29 at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The championships are hosted by the University of Texas at Austin.
The finals will consist of three days of stroke play (54 holes) from Friday, May 24 through Sunday, May 26, after which the top 15 teams and nine individuals not included in the advancing teams will be determined, followed by 18 holes of stroke play on the final day on Monday, May 27 to determine the top eight teams that advance to match play and the 72-hole individual champions. The team national champions will be determined in a match play format consisting of quarterfinals and semifinals on Tuesday, May 28, and the final on Wednesday, May 29.
The Golf Channel will broadcast live coverage of the NCAA Championships, from the final round of stroke play on Monday through every round of match play.
Tournament Schedule
- Sunday, May 26 – Stroke Play Third Round, 9:40 a.m. EDT
- Monday, May 27 – Stroke Play Fourth Round, 1:00 PM EDT
- Tuesday, May 28 – Match Play Quarterfinals, 9:20 a.m. EDT
- Tuesday, May 28 – Match Play Semifinals, 3:45 PM EDT
- Wednesday, May 29 – Championship Match, 4:35 PM EDT
Alexander Tharp Foundation
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About Georgia Tech Golf
The Georgia Tech golf team is in its 29th year.Number In his one year under coach Bruce Heppler, the team won 72 tournaments. Heppler was the 10thNumberHe is the longest tenured head coach in Division I men's golf. The Yellow Jackets have won 19 Atlantic Coast Conference championships, appeared in 33 NCAA championships and finished as national runner-up five times. To join Georgia Tech Golf on social media, like or follow our Facebook page. Twitter (@GTGolf) and Instagram. For more information on Tech Golf, visit Ramblinwreck.com
