Tech Finishes Runner-up at Golf Club of Georgia – Men’s Golf — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Alpharetta, Ga. – Christo Lamprecht fired a 7-under-under-par 65 Sunday to pace Georgia Tech to a 9-under-par round of 279, and the 12^th-ranked Yellow Jackets finished as the runner-up for the second straight year at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational.

In chilly and breezy conditions Sunday, Tech started the round in third place, six shots off the lead of East Tennessee State and one behind Washington. The Jackets were able to overtake both teams, with whom they were paired, but No. 25 Virginia put together a tournament-record round of 269 (19 strokes under par), leaping from fourth place to win the team title going away. The Cavaliers finished the tournament with a 25-under-par score of 839, six strokes ahead of Tech (845, -19).

Four Yellow Jackets finished in the top 20 individually, led by senior Aidan Kramer, who notched a career-best tie for ninth place.

Tech returns to action at the end of October, splitting its team to compete in the East Lake Cup, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Atlanta Athletic Club, and the Cypress Point Classic, Oct. 30-31 in Monterey, Calif.

TECH LINEUP – After struggling for the first two rounds at 3-over-par, Lamprecht ignored the blustery conditions Sunday and matched the low round of the tournament without recording a bogey. The senior from George, South Africa eagled the opening hole, made birdie on four of five holes around the turn, and finished with another birdie at 18. Lamprecht wound up in a tie for 14^th place individually at 212 (-4).

Kramer, who led the Jackets in the opening two rounds with scores of 70-70, continued his steady play Sunday with a 71, finishing with a birdie at 18 for a 5-under-par total of 211. The senior from Oviedo, Fla., tied for ninth place individually, the first top-10 finish of his career. His previous best finish was a tie for 13^th at the Golf Club of Georgia event in 2021, in which he posted a 6-under-par 210 score.

Senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.) also delivered a 71 Sunday, while defending champion Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) added an even-par 72 to the Jackets’ total. Tai tied for 14^th place overall at 212 (-4), while Forrester tied for 18^th place at 213 (-3).

Tech’s “B” group finished last, but posted a 3-under-par score of 285 Sunday as freshman Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, Calif.) shot 2-under-par 70, and sophomore Brady Rackley IV (Atlanta, Ga.) added a 71. Senior Andy Mao (Johns Creek, Ga.) was the group’s highest finisher, tying for 25^th place at 1-under-par…