ATLANTA (Nov. 6) – Georgia Tech’s golf team fired a blistering 15-under-par 273 as a squad Saturday and moved into a tie atop the leaderboard at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational at the par 72, 6,651-yard Arthur Hills Golf Course in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The team’s 273 was the second lowest round in school history, only surpassed by last year’s team with a 270 at the Waikoloa Intercollegiate.
The Yellow Jackets had four golfers shoot in the 60s as senior Carlton Forrester (Gainesville, Ga.) led the way with a 67, and both senior Matt Kuchar (Lake Mary, Fla.) and Bryce Molder (Conway, Ark.) each carded 69s. Redshirt-freshman Troy Matteson (Austin, Texas) bounced back with a 68 after a 76 Friday to help Tech end in a second day tie with Georgia. The Jackets have a two-day total of 281-273–554, while Georgia has shot a 279-275–554.
Forrester moved into a tie for fifth with a two-day mark of 69-67–136, while Kuchar was tied for 11th at 69-69–138 and Molder was tied for 19th at 70-69–139. Sophomore Matt Weibring (Plano, Texas) is tied for 37th at 73-70–143 and Matteson is tied for 44th at 76-68–144. Bulldog Erik Compton is the leader after shooting a 66-66–132, while Nick Cassini is tied for fifth after shooting 69-67–136.
Play ends with 18 holes Sunday and is the Jacket’s last competition of the fall. Tech entered the tournament No. 2 in the Golfweek computer ranking and No. 4 in the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Foundation poll.
Team Results after 36 holes:1. Georgia Tech 281-273--554 Georgia 279-275--5543. South Carolina 278-277--5554. Texas 272-288--5605. UCLA 283-278--5616. Arizona St. 285-278--5637. Oklahoma St. 285-279--564 Clemson 284-280--564 UNLV 286-278--56410. Duke 286-281--567 North Carolina 280-287--56712. Florida Southern 286-284--57013. Houston 283-290--57314. TCU 283-293--57615. New Mexico 288-289--57716. East Tennessee St. 290-290--58017. California 293-292--58518. Pepperdine 302-298--600 Top 10 Individual:1. Erik Compton, Georgia 66-66--1322. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV 70-64--134 Lucas Glover, Clemson 66-68--1344. Eric Ecker, South Carolina 66-69--1355. Nick Cassini, Georgia 69-67--136 Rob Simmons, North Carolina 65-71--136 Carlton Forrester, Georgia Tech 69-67--136 Mike Christensen, Duke 68-68--13698. Max Harris, North Carolina 70-67--137 Parker McLachlin, UCLA 71-66--137 Georgia Tech Results:t-5. Carlton Forrester 69-67--136t-11. Matt Kuchar 69-69--138t-19. Bryce Molder 70-69--139t-37. Matt Weibring 73-70--143t-44. Troy Matteson 76-68--144
