E221: HIROSHI TAI WINS 2024 NCAA MEN'S GOLF INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Scions of the Southland - A Georgia Tech Sports Podcast

What it says on the tin -- this is hot off the presses!

• Tech's first NCAA national championship since women's tennis in 2007.

• Tech golf's fourth individual champion: Troy Matteson ('02), Charlie Yates ('34), Watts Gunn ('27)
• Tai also receives an amateur bid to the 2025 Masters

As a team, Tech advanced to the NCAA match play quarterfinals as the 8th seed -- they'll face off versus #1 Illinois at 9:50am ET (https://twitter.com/GTGolf/status/1795283711774302574). GOLF Channel (and Peacock) will have coverage of the quarterfinals and semifinals from 1-3:30pm ET + 6-10pm ET on Tuesday, May 28.

Other news and notes:

• Tech baseball is into the NCAA tournament as a #3 seed in the Athens regional -- they'll play #2 UNCW at 7pm ET on Friday, May 31
• Golf's Christo Lamprecht had to pull out of the NCAA tournament due to a back injury, but finished #2 in the PGA Tour U rankings and has earned a Korn Ferry Tour bid
• MBB transfer news: Miles Kelly is headed to Auburn