TECH LINEUP NOTES
Will Dickson (Senior, Providence, R.I.) – Has three top-20 finishes to his credit this spring after seeing action in just two events over his career previously at Tech … Tied for 41st at the ACC Championship, and is fifth on the team in stroke average (73.72) … Began to show promise last fall by finishing 13th or higher in all four amateur events he played, including a fourth-place effort in the Orlando International Amateur in December … Was Tech’s top finisher in both January events (15th at Camp Creek Invitational, 11th at Southwestern Invitational), and tied for 15th in a strong field at the Calusa Cup … Golfstat ranking is 319, Golweek/Sagarin 318 … Graduated May 8 with a degree in business administration.
Bartley Forrester (Sophomore, Gainesville, Ga.) – The only member of Tech’s current team to win a collegiate tournament, sharing medalist honors at the Puerto Rico Classic last February in his second career start … Had a solid summer in amateur competition, tying for seventh place at the Palmetto Amateur and 19th at the Southeastern Amateur … Highest finish in five events this spring was a tie for 18th at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate … Other finishes all between 27th (Linger Longer Invitational) and 46th (Camp Creek Invitational) … Has a 73.87 stroke average over 18 rounds … Current Golfstat ranking is No. 407, Golfweek/Sagarin rating No. 401.
Connor Howe (Junior, Ogden, Utah) – Has been a regular in the Tech lineup since his freshman year, mostly middle-of-the-order in the lineup … Tech’s highest finisher at the ACC Championship, solo 9th place, with a 3-under-pr 207 … Ranked No. 168 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, No. 186 in Golfstat … Earned his first career top-10 finish with a tie for seventh at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate and has tied for 19th at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and finished 26th at the Linger Longer Invitational since then … Has Tech’s third-lowest stroke average at 72.38 in a team-high 24 rounds this spring … Career stroke average of 72.59 over 69 rounds … Won the Southeastern Amateur last summer and tied for ninth at the Patriot All-America in December.
Christo Lamprecht (Freshman, George, South Africa) – At 6-foot-8, he may be the tallest player ever in the Tech golf program … Sits No. 103 in the Golfstat rankings and No. 79 in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings, highest in both among the Jackets … Tops the team in stroke average at 71.67 in 21 rounds, and has three top-10 finishes, including a tie for third most at the Calusa Cup … Also tied for sixth at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and fifth at the Linger Longer Invitational … Tied for 15th at the ACC Championship (211, +1) … No. 165 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, No. 150 in the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking, and South Africa’s No. 2-ranked amateur … Ranks high nationally in subpar strokes per round (20th) and par-5 scoring (28th) … Ranks fourth in eagles with eight this spring … Enrolled at Tech for the fall but had to take all classes virtually from South Africa because COVID prevented his departure to come to Atlanta … Arrived in January too late to participate in team qualifying and missed the Jackets’ first tournament (Camp Creek Invitational), but has played in every event since.
Noah Norton (Senior, Chico, Calif.) – Two-time All-ACC honoree … Has top-10 finishes in three events, including a runner-up at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and a tie for third in the Linger Longer Invitational, giving him 11 career top-10 finishes … Tied for 31st at the ACC Championship … Currently No. 2 on the team in scoring average (72.33) and ranks high nationally in most subpar holes (10th), most subpar strokes per round (57th) according to Golfstat … Career stroke average of 71.66 across 94 rounds, which would rank No. 8 in Tech history if his career were ended … Third-highest among the Jackets in Golfstat ranking (No. 185) and second in Golfweek/Sagarin (No. 154) rankings … Sits No. 48 in the PGA Tour University ranking, No. 72 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and No. 89 in the Scratch Players World Amateur Ranking … Advanced to match play (round of 32) at the U.S. Amateur last summer and earned his way into two Korn Ferry Tour events, tying for eighth place at the Wichita Open … Made it through U.S. Open local qualifier on May 5 … Graduated May 8 with a degree in business administration.
Ben Smith (Junior, Novi, Mich.) – Has competed in four spring events, playing solidly in all four, including a tie for ninth place at the Calusa Cup in Tech’s most recent competition … Tied for 33rd at the ACC Championship … Also posted a tie for 20th finish at the Camp Creek Seminole Invitational and a tie for 32nd at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate, playing as an individual … Owns team’s fourth-best stroke average at 73.00 across 12 rounds … Current Golfstat ranking is No. 236, Golfweek/Sagarin rating No. 252 … Former Michigan Amateur Champion has 21 collegiate rounds under his belt in two-plus years … Had three top-15 finish in fall GCAA Amateur events, tied for fifth at Orlando International Amateur and sixth at South Beach Amateur in December.
