ATLANTA, Ga. – Albert Hanson shot a 4-under 68 on Monday and Cale Fontenot shot a 3-under 69 to finish third and fourth in the individual tournament and lead the 14th-ranked Georgia Tech golf team to the top spot. Led him to the 1 seed. Match play at the 10th Eastlake Cup.
The East Lake Cup brings together the 2024 NCAA Championship semifinal teams for three days of stroke and match play competition. Tech’s 8-under 280 score was one stroke better than fourth-place Auburn and Florida State (7-under 281), which they faced in the NCAA championship game last May. Ohio State, ranked 4th in the NCAA semifinals, recorded a 2-over par score of 290 and will be the 4th seed.
The Yellow Jackets and Buckeyes will meet in one semifinal game Tuesday at East Lake Golf Club, while the Tigers and Seminoles will face off in a rematch of the 2024 NCAA Championship title race. Competition begins at 10:40 a.m., with the winners competing in a championship match on Wednesday and the loser playing for third place.
Last year, when the Eastlake Cup was held at the Atlanta Athletic Club, Tech finished third in stroke play, losing to North Carolina in the semifinals and defeating Florida in the third-place game. Fontenot, then a freshman, earned medalist honors.
Tech Lineup – Tech started strong, taking an early team lead and briefly trading the lead with FSU on the back nine, but Hanson sank a birdie putt on the par-4 16th hole. He completely took the lead. Hanson and Fontenot each made birdies on the par-5 18th hole to keep the Seminoles at bay.
Hansson, a freshman from Fiskebekskir, Sweden, had his best round of the fall on Monday with five birdies and an eagle. Fontenot, a sophomore from Lafayette, La., who shot a 68 last year at Atlanta Athletic Club, had four birdies and one bogey on Monday’s card.
“I felt pretty good, yeah,” Hanson said. “I’ve been struggling with my short game and putting for the past few months, but I’ve been feeling a little bit better this week. I felt good this morning.”
Redshirt junior Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, Netherlands) is Tech’s top player this fall, ranked No. 32 in the nation, and the Jackets shot a 2-under 70 to lead defending NCAA individual champion Hiroshi Tai (Singapore). ) added 1 RBI. Over par 73.
Junior Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.) shot a 78, but it didn’t count toward Tech’s team total.
Freshman Albert Hanson led the Jackets with a 4-under 68 on Monday, finishing third individually. (Photo courtesy of Clyde Crick)
TEAM LEADERBOARD – On Monday at the demanding par-72 East Lake Club, 10 of the 20 players in the men’s field broke par, and the Yellow Jackets needed three of them to compile a total of 280 with 8 under par. Contributed.
Defending NCAA team champion Auburn and runner-up Florida State each had three players under par on Monday, but their fourth player had a higher score and they were tied by one stroke at 7-under 281.
Individual Leaderboard – Ohio State may have finished fourth in the team event, but sophomore Jack Wojtko had three birdies and an eagle in his final six holes to earn medalist honors with a 6-under 66. did. He topped Auburn University’s Carson Basha, who was already in the clubhouse with a 5-under 67.
Tech’s Hanson finished alone in third place with a 68 (-4), while Fontenot and Florida State teammates Luke Clanton and Patrick McCann tied for fourth with 69 (-3).
East Lake Cup Information – The 10th annual East Lake Cup continues through Wednesday at East Lake Golf Club, which hosts the final event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs each year. The tournament features four teams from each of the men’s and women’s semifinals from the previous year’s NCAA Championships, competing in stroke play and match play. 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
Tuesday, October 29 (Match Play Semi-Finals): 10:40 a.m. | Golf Channel Coverage: 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (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.
