ATLANTA (Oct. 7) – Georgia Tech’s golf team, coming off of a victory at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, has moved to No. 2 in the Golfweek computer ranking. The Yellow Jackets, who began the year ranked No. 5, moved up after topping a field of 15 teams that included 12 top-25 schools.
Tech is currently No. 7 in the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Foundation poll, which balloting took place before the Carpet Capital Collegiate. The Golfweek ranking is maintained by Jeff Sagarin computer rankings, while the MasterCard poll is currently voted upon by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Junior Bryce Molder (Conway, Ark.), is currently No. 4 in the indiviudal ranking with a record of 143-13-2, including a 25-9-2 mark against top 50 individuals. Senior Matt Kuchar (Lake Mary, Fla.) is No 14 with a 135-19-4 record, while sophomore Kris Mikkelsen (Woodstock, Ga.) is No. 39 and redshirt-freshman Troy Matteson (Austin, Texas) is No. 41 with a 108-40-10 mark in two tournaments.
The Jackets will next be in action Oct. 17-18 at the Iron Duke Golf Classic in Durham, N.C.
Golfweek Top 25:1. Northwestern 68.562. Georgia Tech 69.753. Arizona State 69.774. BYU 69.935. Oklahoma State 70.176. North Florida 70.557. Clemson 70.678. Houston 70.859. Kansas 71.0510. Oklahoma 71.2111. Georgia 71.3112. New Mexico 71.5513. UNLV 71.5914. Arizona 71.6215. Kent 71.7416. Virginia 71.7417. Florida 71.7618. South Carolina 71.8919. Auburn 71.9020. Southern California 71.9921. Stanford 72.0522. Texas A&M 72.0723. Colorado 72.1124. Oregon St. 72.1125. Colorado St. 72.28
