THE FLATS – Georgia Tech has been determined to be the No. 13 seed in the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Championship Finals and will host No. 14 East Tennessee in the first two rounds when competition begins Friday at the Omni La Costa Resort. State University is paired with No. 15 University of California. And a spa.
Reaching the finals for the 33rd time in program history and 32nd time since 1985, the Yellow Jackets, Buccaneers and Bears will be in the final group of the Friday afternoon wave and will tee off from the 10th hole at 4:50 p.m. ET. (1:50 p.m. local time). They are in the final group of the morning wave for Round 2 on Saturday, starting from the first tee at 11:30 a.m. EDT (8:30 a.m. local time).
Head coach Bruce Hepler's No. 29 Tech team returns three starters from the team that finished runner-up at the 2023 championship in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Yellow Jackets have advanced to the game since the NCAA added match play to the format to determine a champion in 2009. He has played five times and is looking to return for a second straight year.
Tech finished third at last month's ACC Championship and will advance to the NCAA Championships by advancing to the Chapel Hill Regional. The Yellow Jackets have the ACC Player of the Year and No. 5 nationally ranked player in senior Christo Lamprecht (George, South Africa) and the NCAA Championship in senior Bartley Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.). We have two players with experience. and second-year player Hiroshi Tai (Singapore).
Thirty teams and six individuals will compete in the finals, which consists of three days of stroke play (54 holes) from Friday, May 24th to Sunday, May 26th, after which the top 15 teams and Nine players other than the winning team will participate in the finals. Decided. The final day of 18-hole stroke play will then take place on Monday, May 27th, to determine the top eight teams who advance to match play and the 72-hole individual champion. The team national champion will be determined in a match play format with quarterfinals and semifinals to be held on Tuesday, May 28th, followed by the final on Wednesday, May 29th.
The 2023 NCAA Championship was held at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, with the University of Florida taking the team title by defeating Georgia Tech 3-1 in the final round of match play competition. The individual title went to Fred Biondi of Florida.
Golf Channel will broadcast the final round of stroke play live next Monday and all match play competitions next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tech finished fourth in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional and qualified for Carlsbad. (Photo courtesy of Andy Meade)
Technical skills at the NCAA Golf Championship
Georgia Tech has appeared in the NCAA Golf Championship Finals 32 times (counting 2024) since 1985. Only Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Texas and Florida have played more in that span. Tech is ranked No. 18 in the latest Scoreboard NCAA rankings. However, five teams ranked higher than the Jackets failed to advance from the regional tournament, resulting in the No. 13 seed. Since the NCAA introduced the stroke play/match play format in 2009, Tech has advanced to match play at the NCAA Championships five times. Illinois, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Vanderbilt have increased their match play appearances, and Tech has finished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships 17 times, including 12 by Bruce Hepler. This is after becoming the head coach. Since the introduction of the stroke play/match play format in 2009, the Yellow Jackets have qualified for match play five times, finishing third in stroke play in 2010, second in 2011 and second in 2013. , 5th place in 2014, and tied for 5th place in 2014. 2023.Tech has finished runner-up in the NCAA Championship five times (1993, 2000, 2002, 2005 before match play and again in 2023). Only Oklahoma State (18) and Texas (six). 
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About Georgia Tech Golf
Georgia Tech's golf team is in its 29th year under head coach Bruce Hepler, winning 72 tournaments during his tenure. Hepler is the 10th longest-tenured head coach in Division I men's golf. His jacket is yellow for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship, which he has won 19 times, the NCAA Championships he has appeared in 33 times, and the National Runner-up he has been 5 times.Connect with Georgia Tech Golf on social media by liking his Facebook page or following him below Twitter (@GTGolf) and Instagram. For more information about Tech Golf, visit Ramblinwreck.com.
