Busy summer for Ogletree includes U.S. Amateur berth
Published 10:31 pm Friday, July 21, 2017
- Andy Ogletree during the second round of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, October 22, 2016
Although the college golf season ended two months ago, Andy Ogletree has yet to relinquish his clubs for the summer.
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The Georgia Tech golfer and former Union standout has logged miles along the eastern seaboard playing in multiple tournaments since ending his first year in Atlanta.
Ogletree, who is set to enter his sophomore year at Georgia Tech, has golfed in tournaments in New York, South Carolina and Georgia.
Despite his busy schedule, Ogletree said he has been able to unwind with some downtime with family and friends back home.
“I’ve had time between every tournament to get ready and stay home a little bit,” he said. “The (tournaments) haven’t been back-to-back. I’m home right now for the Neshoba County Fair, but I’d say I’ve been home for about three weeks. ”
The Ogletree family accompanied their son to Atlanta’s Dogwood Invitational and South Carolina’s The Players’ Amateur Golf Tournament, where he finished ninth and tied for 10th, respectively.
“Those were fun because my family got to go,” he said.
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Ogletree began the summer by playing in the Monroe Invitational Championship, a four-day tournament in Pittsford, New York. He shot 277 — including a 62 on the fourth day — to place ninth overall. Ogletree has become familiar with the course, as he has played in the Monroe Invitational the past couple of years.
“It’s always a good trip,” he said. “I have a really cool host family up there that I’ve gotten to stay with the last two years.”
Ogletree most recently tied for third place after shooting 134 in the two-day USGA U.S. Amateur Qualifier at the Capital City Club in Woodstock, Ga. His third-place finish will send him to the USGA U.S. Amateur Tournament in California in August, which concludes a day before the fall semester begins at Georgia Tech.
While Ogletree qualified for the U.S. Amateur Tournament in high school, he said his experiences since then have put him in a better position to succeed this time around.
“I missed last year, so it’s good to go back,” he said. “I’m a lot better than I was, so I think it will be good. I’m just a lot bigger and stronger, and I’ve learned so much in college and playing in amateur tournaments. I can hit it a lot farther, and I just feel like my game all around is a lot more developed, and my mistakes are not as big as they used to be.”