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Georgia Tech positioned to advance to NCAA golf championships

Bruce Heppler (left) and Noah Norton during the Linger Longer Invitational, March 12, 2021, at Great Waters Course in Eatonton. (Georgia Tech Athletics)

Credit: Clyde Cick

Credit: Clyde Cick

Bruce Heppler (left) and Noah Norton during the Linger Longer Invitational, March 12, 2021, at Great Waters Course in Eatonton. (Georgia Tech Athletics)
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May 19, 2021

The Georgia Tech golf team is positioned well to advance to its 30th NCAA Championship final going into the third and final round of its NCAA regional Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.

The Yellow Jackets finished Tuesday’s second round in third place out of 19, 13 under par. Tech needs to finish in the top five to advance. After 36 holes, the sixth-place team was TCU at 3 under par.

Seven of Tech’s eight scores that have counted to the team score have been below par at Seminole Legacy Golf Club. Individually, Ben Smith was tied for third at 7 under, 137 at the start of play Wednesday.

Also in the top five were host Florida State (24 under par), Liberty (-16), Georgia (-9) and Ohio State (-7).

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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.

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