Jackets Climb Into Second at Golf Club of Georgia

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Behind subpar rounds from Andrew Ferworn and Albert Hansson, Georgia Tech golf climbed two spots on the leaderboard into second place on Saturday, just three strokes off the lead, after 36 holes at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. Hansson moved into a tie for fourth individually, within striking distance of the individual title on Sunday.

Battling gusty winds all day, the Yellow Jackets combined for a 4-under-par 284 on Saturday, one of seven teams to break par on the day, to account for a 36-hole team total of 11-under-par 565. Georgia Southern took over first-place with a 3-under-par 285 second round, and holds a three-stroke advantage entering the final round on Sunday with a two-day total of 14-under-par 562.

The final round will commence on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. before the champions are crowned. Georgia Tech individuals will start on hole 10 beginning at 10:07 a.m.

TECH LINEUP – Carding Tech’s best round of the day, Andrew Ferworn (Houston, Texas) had a perfect round with four birdies over his first 14 holes before closing with a pair of bogeys over his final four holes. The Jacket capped the round with a birdie on 18 for his 3-under-par 69. With a 36-hole total of 4-under-par 140, Ferworn seeks a top-10 finish on Sunday.

Junior Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden) once again recorded a solid round with a 2-under-par 70. After making the turn at 2-under, Hansson played a nearly clean back nine to move into a tie for fourth at 6-under-par 138 through two rounds.  

Freshman Max Emberson (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) played an up-and-down round to finish with an even-par 72. Emberson is tied for 27^th entering the final round on Sunday.

Senior Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) logged a 1-over-par 73 after a strong front nine. Fontenot is tied for 41^st at 2-over-par 146.

Junior Henry Robards (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) finished with a 2-over-par 74 and did not count towards the team score on Saturday. Robards is currently tied for 27^th at even-par 144.

Individually, Brody McQueen (Marietta, Ga.) posted a 3-under-par 69 to jump significantly on the leaderboard into a tie for 32^nd. Eli Walker Campbell (Richmond, Texas) also broke par with a 71 and is tied for 22^nd. Brady Rackley IV (Atlanta, Ga.) and Patmon Malcom (Alpharetta, Ga.) both posted 1-over-par 73s.

TEAM LEADERBOARD – Georgia Southern moved into sole possession of the lead on Saturday with a team total of 3-under-par 285. After two rounds, the Eagles are 14-under-par and hold a three-stroke lead over the Yellow Jackets in second.

Georgia Tech carded the lowest team round of the day at 4-under-par and moved two spots on the leaderboard into second. The Yellow Jackets stand at 11-under-par through 36 holes. Southern California sits in third (566, -10), while Pepperdine moved three spots into fourth (567, -9). Northwestern sits in fifth (570, -6), while Charlotte, Duke and Clemson are all tied for sixth (572, -4).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD – The individual leaderboard saw movement on Saturday as Duke’s Carson Looney jumped nine spots into first with a 7-under-par 65 second round. Looney sits at 10-under-par 134 for the tournament and holds a three-stroke advantage over Clemson’s Oscar Holm-Bredkjaea and Stanford’s Edan Cui tied in second (137, -7).    

Georgia Tech’s Hansson and Pepperdine’s Ayden Fynaut are tied for fourth at 6-under-par 138, while another four golfers are tied for sixth at 5-under-par 139.

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.

EVENT DETAILS

Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational

• Dates: October 16-18 (stroke play, 54 holes)
• Format: 18 holes Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Venue: Golf Club of Georgia, Lakeside Course (par 72, 7,068 yards)
• Participating teams (14): Boston College, Clemson, Charlotte, Duke, Georgia Southern, Loyola Marymount, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Stanford, UAB, UCLA, USC, Virginia and host Georgia Tech

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