Alpharetta, Ga. – Georgia Tech golf returns to action with its annual home tournament, the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, Oct. 16-18. The elite tournament will be contested Friday through Sunday at the Golf Club of Georgia’s Lakeside Course.
Tech enters the tournament ranked No. 9 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches’ Poll and No. 15 in the latest Scoreboard NCAA Golf Rankings. The Jackets had a couple weeks off after finishing 12th at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational behind another top-25 finish from Albert Hansson (t-16, +3). Tech, in its first year under head coach Ryan Hybl, has gotten its season off to a strong start, earning a team win at the Folds of Honor Collegiate to open the season and taking 8th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational.
This year’s Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational marks the 20th edition of the tournament and features another competitive 14-team field. The strong field of competition includes six teams that played in the 2026 NCAA Championship, and four ranked in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. Seven teams are currently ranked among the top-50 in the Scoreboard rankings.
The 2026 field includes Boston College, Clemson, Charlotte, Duke, Georgia Southern, Loyola Marymount, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Stanford, UAB, UCLA, USC, Virginia and host Georgia Tech.
Tee times begin at 9 a.m. from the first tee and 9:20 a.m. from the 10th tee both Friday and Saturday. The first groups start at 8:30 a.m. and 8:50 a.m., respectively, for Sunday’s final round.
Jackets Set to Host 20th Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
Georgia Tech hosts strong field at Golf Club of Georgia
TECH LINEUP – Tech’s lineup this weekend will consist of Hansson, freshman Max Emberson (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), senior Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.), Andrew Ferworn (Houston, Texas) and Henry Robards (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.).
Emberson leads the way for Tech in the Scorecard individual rankings, coming in at No. 12, while Hansson sits at No. 85.
Tech will also be represented by Brady Rackley IV (Atlanta, Ga.), sophomore Eli Walker Campbell (Richmond, Texas) and freshmen Brody McQueen (Marietta, Ga.) and Patmon Malcom (Alpharetta, Ga.) in the field as individuals.
Last season, the Yellow Jackets had two top-25 individual finishes with Reuter tying for 15th and Tai tying for 17th.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION – The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, formerly called the United States Collegiate Championship, is contested at the Yellow Jackets’ home club. The tournament will be played exclusively on the 6,993-yard, par 72 Lakeside Course, 18 holes each day Friday through Sunday. Competition begins at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Admission is free all three days.
The full field (with Scoreboard NCAA Golf ranking in parentheses) – Boston College, Clemson (24), Charlotte (50), Duke, Georgia Southern, Loyola Marymount (48), Northwestern, Pepperdine (44), Stanford, UAB, UCLA (31), USC (42), Virginia and host Georgia Tech (15).
TECH’S GOLF CLUB OF GEORGIA COLLEGIATE HISTORY – Georgia Tech has won the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate twice in the event’s 19-year history, in 2010 and 2012. Three Tech players have won medalist honors. James White, who set tournament records for 18-hole score (62) and 54-hole score (204, broken in 2014), won in 2010, Ollie Schniederjans won in 2013, and Hiroshi Tai followed in 2022.
Clemson (2006, 2009), Oklahoma State (2013, 2017), Southern California (2008, 2019), Texas (2014, 2016) and Virginia (2016, 2023, 2025) also have won twice. Virginia, the reigning 2025 champion, became the first team to win the tournament three times, finishing 24-under-par last season for a 15-stroke victory. Duke was crowned champion last year with Ethan Evans taking the individual title. The tournament was not played in the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19.
Tech rallied to tie for fourth last season behind two top-10 finishes from Aidan Tran and Hiroshi Tai.
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ABOUT GEORGIA TECH GOLF
Georgia Tech’s golf team begins a new era under head coach Ryan Hybl, who was announced as the program’s sixth head coach in program history in May. In the first tournament under Hybl, the Yellow Jackets swept both the team and individual titles. The Yellow Jackets have won 19 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, made 34 appearances in the NCAA Championship and been the national runner-up five times. Follow Georgia Tech Golf on social media by liking their Facebook page, or following on X (@GTGolf) and Instagram. For more information on Tech golf, visit Ramblinwreck.com.