Georgia Tech in 7th Place at Lamkin Invitational – Men’s Golf — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Chula Vista, Calif. – Hiroshi Tai carded rounds of 68 and 71 Monday and is tied for ninth place individually, and 13^th-ranked Georgia Tech is in seventh place as a team at 6-under-par 570 after after 36 holes of the RE Lamkin Invitational.

The Yellow Jackets posted a 5-under-par total of 283 in the morning round of Monday’s 36-hole day, and followed with a 1-under-par 287 in the afternoon. Tech sits 12 strokes off the pace set by Colorado and Fresno State, who are tied for first place at 18-under-par 558.

The final round of the tournament is set for Tuesday starting at 11 a.m. EST from the first and 10^th tees. Three of the 16 teams are ranked in the current Scoreboard NCAA Golf Rankings – Washington (4), Georgia Tech (13) and New Mexico (19) – with five others listed in the top 50.

TECH LINEUP – Tai and Christo Lamprecht were the only Yellow Jackets to break par in both rounds on Monday. Tai’s morning round included an eagle and four birdies, and the sophomore from Singapore birdied three holes and recorded another eagle in the afternoon. Tai is tied for ninth place at 5-under-par 139, four strokes off the pace.

Lamprecht shot 71 in the morning and 70 in the afternoon for a 36-hole total of 141 (-3), tied for 19^th place. The senior from George, South Africa posted 10 birdies and an eagle over 36 holes.

Freshmen Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) and Carson Kim (Yorba Linda, Calif.) mirrored each other with rounds of 72-73 Monday and are tied for 43^rd place individually, while senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.) shot 72-74, not factoring into the Jackets’ team score in the afternoon.

Sophomore Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.), competing as an individual, struggled with rounds of 78-73 and is tied for 79^th place.

Hiroshi Tai is in the top 10 individually after rounds of 68-71 Monday. (photo by Derrick Tuskan)

TEAM LEADERBOARD – Fresno State shot the best score in the morning round, a 12-under-par 276 with four players under par, while Colorado matched the score in the afternoon, also with four players under par. They are tied for first place after 36 holes at 18-under-par 558. Co-host San Diego, 11-under-par in the afternoon, and Loyola Marymount are tied for third place, one shot back at 17-under-par 559.

Co-host San Diego State has fifth place at 567 (-9), followed by 19^th-ranked New Mexico (569, -7) and No. 13 Tech (570, -6).

Wyoming and Cal Poly (both at 573, -3), Saint Mary’s (574, -2) and No. 4 Washington (575, -1) are also…