Pinehurst, N.C. – Georgia Tech and Wake Forest, the top two seeds in the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf match play championship and the winningest men’s golf programs in ACC history, will meet for the conference title Monday morning at the Country Club of North Carolina.
The Yellow Jackets eliminated fourth-seeded Duke, 3-1-1, in their semifinal match as four of the five individual matches went at least 17 holes. The Blue Devils’ Kelly Chinn scored the first point of the match for Duke by edging Connor Howe, 2&1. But Georgia Tech countered with wins by Christo Lamprecht and Hiroshi Tai to go up 2-1, and Ross Steelman’s 2&1 victory over Ian Siebers on the 18th hole sealed the match for the Yellow Jackets. Bartley Forrester and Ethan Evans played to a tie, having hit their tee shots on their first extra hole when Steelman’s win clinched the match for the Jackets.
Lamprecht took control of his match with birdies at 12 and 14 and closed out the match with a par at 17. Tai never trailed against Luke Sample, winning at 2, 7, 10 and 14 before eliminating the Blue Devil with a birdie at 15. Steelman built a three-hole lead with three to play, lost with a bogey at 16 but finished the win over Siebers with a par at 17.
The Demon Deacons, who finished second behind Georgia Tech at the conclusion of 54-hole stroke play, were the first team to reach Monday’s match, parlaying wins by Mark Power, Scotty Kennon and ACC individual medalist Michael Brennan into a 3-0-2 match play win over No. 3 seed Virginia.
Ross Steelman delivered the clinching point for Tech with a 2&1 victory over Ian Siebers of Duke. (photo by Andy Mead)
Monday’s final will be a rematch of last year’s title round, which saw Wake Forest win 3-2 with a birdie on the third playoff hole. The Demon Deacons’ win in last year’s championship match delivered the program’s first ACC men’s golf title since 1989 but was the conference-leading 19th in Wake Forest history.
Georgia Tech’s 18 titles rank second on the list. The Yellow Jackets captured their first championship in 1985 and have won 10 of the last 16.
Monday’s match play finals begin at 9 a.m. and are scheduled to be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
Semifinal Match vs. Duke
Photos by Andy Mead
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