Men's Golf

This Week in ACC Men’s Golf

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf season continued last week, and Clemson became the first ACC Men’s Golf team to capture a spring title, claiming first place at the Battle at Briar’s Creek at John’s Island, South Carolina.

Clemson finished with a 36-hole score of 575, edging second-place Chattanooga by two strokes. The Tigers were led by junior Andrew Swanson who tied for second in the final individual standings with a 3-under 141 and tied for a tournament-best 10 birdies for the two rounds.  It was Clemson’s first team victory of the year and the first time the Tigers had two top four finishers in the individual race.

The action continues Thursday when three ACC teams head to the Amer Ari Invitational at the Mauna Lani North Course in Waimea, Hawaii. Florida State, Georgia Tech and North Carolina will head west to compete against a field featuring nine teams ranked in the top 25 of the latest Scoreboard Rankings. The three-day event begins Thursday at 12:30 p.m. eastern time.

On Sunday, Virginia heads to the Puerto Rico Classic at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, while Boston College and Virginia Tech will play in the Palmas del Mar Collegiate in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Both tournaments are three-day events.

The ACC is coming off a strong fall season in which six league members combined to win eight team tournament titles – Duke (1 – Rod Myers Invitational), Florida State (1 – Jackson T. Stephens Cup), North Carolina (3 – Olympia Field/Illini Invitational, Williams Cup, East Lake Cup), Notre Dame (1 – Folds of Honor Collegiate), Virginia (1 – Golf Club of Georgia Invitational) and Wake Forest (1 – Highlands Invitational).

Recent Results
February 3-4 – Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate (Individual Tournament) | Results
ACC Teams Participated: Clemson & Virginia
Top-10 Finishers: Calahan Keever, Clemson – T10

February 5-6 – Battle at Briar’s Creek | Results
Clemson – 1 of 14
Boston College – T11 of 14
Virginia Tech – 14 of 14

Upcoming Schedule
February 8-10: Amer Ari Invitational – Waimea, Hawaii | Live Scoring
Florida State, Georgia Tech & North Carolina

February 11-13: Puerto Rico Classic – Rio Grande, Puerto Rico | Live Scoring
Virginia

February 11-13: Palmas del Mar Collegiate - Humacao, Puerto Rico | Live Scoring
Boston College & Virginia Tech

ACC Notes
  • In the latest team rankings according to Scoreboard powered by Clippd, five ACC teams are in the top 25 with North Carolina leading the way at No. 2. Georgia Tech is No. 11, Florida State is No. 12, Virginia is No. 13 and Duke is No. 25.
     
  • In the latest individual rankings, three ACC players rank in the top five, as Georgia Tech's Christo Lamprecht is the top ranked ACC player at No. 2. The North Carolina duo of David Ford and Maxwell Ford follow at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Louisville's Sebastian Moss is No. 17 and GT's Kale Fontenot is No. 23 to round out the top 25.
     
  • In the latest PGA TOUR University rankings, seven ACC players are in the top 25 with four in the top 10. Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht leads the way at No. 2, while North Carolina’s Austin Greaser is No. 5, Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan is No. 9 and UNC’s Dylan Menante is No. 10. Florida State’s trio of Frederik Kjettrup, Cole Anderson and Brett Roberts is No. 11, No. 16 and No. 21, respectively.
     
  • Georgia Tech’s Christo Lamprecht and Louisville’s Sebastian Moss are the only two players in the top 25 of the latest Scoreboard Rankings that won two fall tournaments. Lamprecht took medalist honor at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational while Moss took home the individual title at the Bearcat Invitational and Rod Myers Invitational.
     
  • The Final Fall Watch List for the Fred Haskins Award included four ACC golfers: David Ford (North Carolina), Maxwell Ford (North Carolina), Christo Lamprecht (Georgia Tech) and Sebastian Moss (Louisville).
     
  • Georgia Tech claimed the 2023 ACC Men’s Golf Championship a season ago, downing Wake Forest 3-2 in the match play final. Senior anchor Ross Steelman secured the title for the Yellow Jackets by sinking a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 16 for a match-clinching 3&2 win over the Demons Deacons' Andrew McLauchlan.
     
  • Wake Forest junior Michael Brennan nailed down a hard-fought individual title at the 2023 ACC Men’s Golf Championship. Brennan birdied the third playoff hole, slipping past Georgia Tech’s Hiroshi Tai after the players battled to a tie at the conclusion of 54 holes of stroke play competition.
     
  • Nine ACC teams earned bids to the NCAA Regionals, with five – Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia – advancing to the NCAA Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona. It marked the 16th time in the last 17 years of NCAA competition that at least eight ACC teams earned a regional bid.
     
  • ACC teams formed half the field for the eight-team match play semifinal at the NCAA Championship, with Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Virginia all advancing. Georgia Tech won the lone head-to-head matchup – defeating nationally second-ranked North Carolina 3-2 in the semifinal, before falling 3-2 to Florida in the national championship match.
     
  • North Carolina had led the stroke play competition leading into match play. The Tar Heels’ four-day total of 1,114 broke the UNC record for the lowest 72-hole total in an NCAA Championship by 20 strokes (1,134 in 2022). Georgia Tech placed fifth in the NCAA stroke-play finals, while Florida State was sixth and Virginia seventh.