Tech in Fourth at Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational – Men’s Golf — Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Sophomore Albert Hansson paced the Yellow Jackets with rounds of 67-73 on Monday and stands tied for 8^th individually, while No. 18 Georgia Tech sits in fourth place after 36 holes at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational presented by Charles Schwab. The highly competitive tournament is being played at the Colonial Country Club featuring 13 teams of the 15-team field ranked in the nation’s top 25.

Tech stood in fifth place after a 1-over-par 281 in the morning round and moved into fourth place in the afternoon with a team total 7-over-par 567, eight strokes off the leader, Virginia (-1). The Hokies were the only team to finish under par after the first two rounds.

Hansson stands in a five-way tie for eighth place at even-par 140 and is one of just 12 players in the 75-player field to match or beat par over 36 holes on Monday. The Jacket is just four strokes off the individual leaders, Ben James (Virginia) and Connor Graham (Texas Tech), who both sit at 4-under-par.

The final round of competition will tee off at 9 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday.

TECH LINEUP – Hansson got the morning started off strong, carding a 3-under-par 67 in the opening round, fueled by five birdies and a pair of bogeys. He moved back on par in the afternoon with a 3-over-par73.

Benjamin Reuter and Kale Fontenot share 19^th place each with a two-round total of 2-over-par 142. Reuter posted a 3-over-par 73 in the morning, but gained momentum in the afternoon as the only Yellow Jacket with a subpar second round at 1-under-par 69.  Fontenot beat par in the morning at 1-under, but posted a 3-over-par second round.

One stroke back, senior Hiroshi Tai is tied for 26^th with a 3-over-par total of 143. Tai opened the morning with a 2-over-par 72 and capped the 36 holes with a 1-over-par 71.

Rounding out Tech’s lineup was Aidan Tran who sits in a tie for 49^th place at 7-over-par 147.

TEAM LEADERBOARD – No. 8 Virginia holds the lead as the only team under par after 36 holes on Monday, compiling a 1-under-par team total of 559. The Hokies were one of four teams to beat par in the morning and maintained the lead after a 6-over-par 286 in the afternoon. Virginia holds a three-stroke lead over second-place No. 19 Texas Tech (+2), while North Carolina (+3), Georgia Tech (+7) and Texas (+8) and Vanderbilt (+8) round out the top five.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD – Two of only three players to post a pair of subpar rounds on Monday, James and Graham own a one-stroke individual lead…