THE FLATS – In search of the 19th conference championship in program history, Georgia Tech’s golf team begins post-season competition this weekend with the 69th Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship, which will be conducted Friday through Monday (April 21-24) at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C.
The Yellow Jackets have captured 10 of the last 16 championships, most recently winning the 2019 title at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. It was the 18th in program history, tying Wake Forest for the most in conference annals. The Demon Deacons won their 19th all-time title last year, edging the Jackets, 3-2, in the championship match in Panama City, Fla.
At No. 12 in the current Golfstat national rankings, Georgia Tech sits behind North Carolina (No. 2) and Florida State (No. 6) and is the No. 3 seed in the championship, which begins with 36 holes of stroke play on Friday. Virginia (No. 16) is the only other ACC team in the top 25 of the current Golfstat rankings, while defending champion Wake Forest (No. 29), Louisville (No. 30) and Duke (No. 35) reside inside the top 50. NC State (No. 53), Clemson (No. 54) and Notre Dame (No. 56) are just outside the top 50.
The Yellow Jackets are paired with the Tar Heels and Seminoles for the first two rounds on Friday, which begins at 7:30 a.m., utilizing split tees with continuous play through 36 holes of golf. The groups involving Tech, UNC and FSU begin play at 8:30 a.m. on the first tee. Saturday’s third round tees off at 9 a.m., with pairing based on 36-hole scores.
In last year’s ACC Championship, Tech finished second in the 54-hole stroke-play portion of the championship, then defeated Florida State, 3-1-1, to advance to the championship match. The Yellow Jackets finished second by eight strokes to North Carolina in the 54-hole stroke play portion of the championship, while Christo Lamprecht and Ross Steelman finished third and sixth, respectively, individually to lead the Jackets.
TEAM UPDATE – Tech has been ranked as high as No. 8 this spring in the Golfstat rankings, and currently sit No. 12 after logging two more runner-up finishes at the Linger Longer Invitational and The Goodwin. But the Jackets hold a season-high No. 7 spot in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, having played the nation’s 11th-toughest schedule with an 21-23-3 mark against the nation’s top 25 teams by that measure.
Statistically, Tech ranks ninth nationally in average individual…
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