THE FLATS – Latest Scoreboard Ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Golf Rankings, Georgia Tech’s golf team will compete at the 10th East Lake, a prestigious event that brings together the men’s and women’s 2024 NCAA Championship semifinal teams. We will conclude the fall season by competing in the Cup. For the three-day stroke and match play competition.
The tournament, held at Atlanta’s Eastlake Golf Club, begins with an 18-hole stroke play round on Monday, after which individual medalists are crowned, and continues with the semifinal match on Tuesday, followed by the third-place match and championship on Wednesday. The war ends. Seeding for the match play semifinals will be determined based on the team’s standings after Monday’s stroke play round.
The Yellow Jackets finished third in stroke play last year, losing to North Carolina in the semifinals and defeating Florida in the third-place game. Cale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.), a freshman at the time, earned medalist honors.
In four events this fall, Tech recorded wins at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational. The Yellow Jackets defeated second-place Arizona State by one stroke and finished seventh in a 15-team field that included 11 other top 25 teams. He finished last week at his home event, Georgia College Invitational Golf Club, and has twice finished eighth at Visit Knoxville College and the Ben Hogan College Invitational.
The East Lake Cup men’s field also includes Auburn, the defending NCAA champion and currently No. 4 in the nation, Florida State (No. 32) and Ohio State (No. 55).
Stroke play begins Monday at 10:30 a.m. for the women’s team and 11:42 a.m. for the men’s team. Players are paired up in groups of four, one player from each team. Games begin at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Admission is free.
Head coach Bruce Hepler, entering his 30th year at the helm of the Tech program, named four golfers who played key roles in leading the Yellowjackets to their second consecutive NCAA Championship semifinal appearance in 2024. Tai (Singapore), who brought back the current NCAA champion Hiroshi among them, achieved a one-shot victory in Carlsbad, Calif., last May, becoming Polytechnic University’s fourth national collegiate champion.
Cale Fontenot shows off the Charles R. Yates Trophy after earning medalist honors as a freshman at last year’s Eastlake Cup. (Photo courtesy of Clyde Crick)
Tech Lineup – Redshirt junior Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, Netherlands) finished runner-up at Olympia Fields, tied for 14th at Ben Hogan and tied for 15th at Georgia Golf Club; He has been one of Tech’s top players this fall. University invitation. He is ranked 32nd in the Scoreboard NCAA rankings.
Ty is on the Fred Haskins Award’s Fall Players to Watch list, was named a preseason All-American by Golf Week magazine and the Golf Channel, and finished in the top 20 three times this fall, leading the NCAA in scoring. He is ranked 84th in the board rankings. He will lead the Yellow Jackets’ five-man team this weekend. The junior from Singapore won twice as a freshman before the NCAA Championships.
They will be joined by Fontenot, last year’s Cup medalist, freshman Albert Hanson (Fiskebaski, Sweden), who is ranked No. 112 in the WAGR, and junior Aidan Tolan (Fresno, Calif.), who is ranked 112th in the WAGR, and junior Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.) has been added to the lineup. , played a three-stroke play round at last year’s NCAA Championships and stepped in to win the match.
East Lake Cup Information – The 10th annual East Lake Cup will be held Monday through Wednesday at East Lake Golf Club, which hosts the final event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs each year. The tournament will feature four teams from each of the men’s and women’s semifinals from the previous year’s NCAA Championships. East Lake Golf Club measures 7,195 yards and plays to a par of 72.
Golf Channel and Peacock will provide live coverage of the competition daily from 3pm to 6pm.
Competition schedule
Monday, Oct. 28 (Stroke Play): 10:30 a.m. | Golf Channel Coverage: 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (Live). 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM (Replay) Tuesday, October 29th (Match Play Semi-Finals): 10:40 AM | Golf Channel Coverage: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Live). 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM (Replay) Wednesday, October 31st (Match Play Final and Repechage): 10:40 AM | Golf Channel Coverage: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Live). 8:00pm – 11:00pm (rebroadcast)
Men’s teams: Auburn, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Ohio State. Women’s teams: LSU, Oregon State, Southern California, UCLA
Format – The tournament format consists of 18 holes of stroke play to determine individual male and female champions and set seeding for team match play. Thereafter, two rounds of match play will determine the team champion, followed by a repechage match to determine third place.
Forward with full power
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraiser to help Georgia Tech athletics achieve its goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will include the Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zernak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech Basketball), and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the historic home of Yellow Jackets volleyball). ), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through the program’s extensive operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead to learn more about the renovation project, view renderings, and learn about opportunities to contribute online.
About Georgia Tech Golf
Georgia Tech’s golf team is in its 30th year under head coach Bruce Hepler, winning 73 tournaments during his tenure. The Yellow Jackets have won 19 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, appeared in the NCAA Championships 33 times and were national runners-up five times. Follow Georgia Tech Golf on social media by liking our Facebook page or following below. X (@GTGolf) And Instagram. For more information about Tech Golf, visit Ramblinwreck.com.
