THE FLATS – Georgia Tech golf will officially open the new era under first-year head coach Ryan Hybl with five fall tournaments slated as the complete 2026-27 schedule was announced on Wednesday. The fall schedule will serve as a preamble to Tech’s highly competitive spring slate.
The 2026-27 schedule features familiar tournaments with a mixture of new opportunities for a young Georgia Tech squad.
SEPTEMBER
The season opens with a new tournament on the schedule as the Yellow Jackets are one of 15 teams that will compete in the Folds of Honor Collegiate, Sept. 6-9, at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. The Yellow Jackets will make their first appearance in the tournament, which will be broadcast each day on Golf Channel.
After a week’s break, Tech will return to Olympia Fields, Illinois, Sept. 18-20, for the 20th annual OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational at Olympia Fields Country Club. The Yellow Jackets finished in a tie for 6th place last season after capturing the title in 2024. Kale Fontenot shot a 4-under-par 66 on the final round to help Tech jump three spots for its finish. The 2026 edition of the tournament will feature a 15-team field, including host Illinois, and be contested on OFCC’s South Course.
The month concludes with Tech competing in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational, Sept. 28-29, at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Tech took home a 7th-place finish at the event last year, led by Albert Hansson who won the individual title in a playoff. Hansson became the second Yellow Jacket to win the individual title. This year’s tournament will host a 16-team field with host TCU, including eight teams that advanced to match play at the 2026 NCAA Championships.
OCTOBER
Tech will play its final two tournaments of the fall slate in October. The month begins with Tech’s annual home tournament, the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Oct. 16-18, at the Golf Club of Georgia. The Yellow Jackets will welcome 13 peers to Alpharetta, Ga., for a highly-anticipated competitive tournament.
The fall season concludes with Tech’s first appearance in the Steelwood Collegiate, contested Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Loxley, Ala. at the Steelwood Country Club.
FEBRUARY
The spring schedule begins with a return trip to the Amer Ari Invitational, Feb. 4-6 on the Kohala Coast. Tech has opened the last three seasons on the Big Island and played a tournament in Hawai’i every season dating back to 1997-98. Tech finished tied for 10th last season.
February extends into March with the Cabo Collegiate, Feb. 28-March 2. The Jackets took part in the event last season, finishing 10th.
MARCH
A new addition to the schedule continues the month of March as the Yellow Jackets stay in the Peach State to compete in The Johnnie-O at Sea Island, March 15-16. The tournament will feature a 14-team field, including host Rutgers.
Tech will then make its second cross country trip, returning to The Goodwin, March 25-27, hosted by Atlantic Coast Conference foe Stanford and played at Stanford University Golf Course. Last season, Tech took part in the 57th installment of the tournament, which hosted a 30-team field, and finished in a tie for 14th.
APRIL
Regular season action for the spring slate concludes at The Ford Collegiate, April 12-13, at The Ford & River Club in Richmond Hill, Ga. Georgia Southern plays host to the two-day annual tournament in which Tech tied for 5th-place last season.
POSTSEASON
Georgia Tech’s postseason run begins at the 2027 ACC Golf Championship, played April 22-26 at the Maridoe Golf Club in Dallas, Texas.
NCAA Regionals are slated for May 17-19 at six sites around the country: The Gallery Golf Club (Marana, Ariz.); Karsten Creek Golf Club (Stillwater, Okla.); The Pfau Course (Bloomington, Ind.); The Rawls Court (Lubbock, Texas); TPC Myrtle Beach (Murrells Inlet, S.C.); and Tennessee National (Loudon, Tenn.).
The NCAA Championship will return for the fourth season to the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., May 28-June 2.
Georgia Tech welcomes back three returners from last season’s squad that made the program’s 28th-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, boasting seniors Fontenot and Brady Rackley IV, and junior Hansson. The Yellow Jackets also welcome five newcomers to the roster, including four transfers.
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