RICHMOND HILL, Ga. – Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) shot a 6-under-par 64 on Tuesday and No. 19 Georgia Tech golf jumped four spots on the team leaderboard to finish tied for fifth with a three-round team total of 11-under-par 829 at the Ford Collegiate.
The Yellow Jackets carded one of the lowest final rounds of the day with an 11-under-par 269 to move from ninth place after 36 holes into the top 5. It marked the fourth top-5 finish of the season for Georgia Tech and eighth top-10 finish.
A trio of Yellow Jackets posted sub-par rounds on the final day of competition as Tai, Benjamin Reuter (Naarden, The Netherlands)and Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden) were all able to break par Tuesday, helping lead Tech to a strong finish. With a 64, Tai finished tied for sixth, just five strokes off the leader, for his third top-10 finish of the season.
No. 4 Texas claimed the team title with a three-round total of 797 (-43), while No. 1 Auburn took second (808, -32). Jackson Koivun (Auburn) won the individual title, and the exemption into the 2027 Club Car Championship, in a playoff against Christian Maas (Texas). Both completed the tournament at 13-under-par 197.
The Ford Collegiate, contested at The Ford Field & River Club, featured 12 teams and 12 individuals competing in the two-day, 54-hole tournament. Amongst the field, nine squads were ranked in the top 25 of the latest Scoreboard Clippd Top-25 rankings, including three in the top-10.
Georgia Tech returns to action at the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, April 23-27, at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club in Panama City, Fla.
TECH LINEUP – Tai posted a nearly flawless round, firing off seven birdies with his only bogey on hole 18 for his 64. Tai was one of four golfers to post a 64 on Tuesday, marking the lowest individual round of the day. After three rounds, Tai finished 8-under-par 202 and tied for sixth place.
Reuter rebounded with his best showing of the tournament with a 3-under-par 67 with a trio of birdies and no bogeys. Despite the solid round, Reuter finished 6-over-par for the tournament and tied for 49th (216).
Tech’s second individual top-25 finish came from Hansson who finished the tournament with a 2-under-par 68. The sophomore Yellow Jacket posted a 3-under-par 207 for the tournament to finish in a three-way tie for 21st.
Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.)carded an even-par 70 to finish the tournament at 215 (+5) and tied for 44th. Meanwhile, Aidan Tran (Fresno, Calif.) finished just outside the top-25, tying for 26th at 1-under-par 209. Tran recorded a 1-over-par 71 on Tuesday and did not count towards the team score.
Competing as an individual, Brady Rackley IV (Atlanta, Ga.)finished the tournament tied for 69th (227, +17).
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