and take over for the retiring Bruce Heppler as men’s head coach at Georgia Tech sent shock waves through the college golf world. Hybl had been with the Sooners for 17 years, winning 51 tournaments there including the 2017 NCAA Championship. (Oh, and there was the little fact he was an All-American at the Tech’s biggest rival, Georgia.) But the move paid immediate dividends for Hybl and the Yellow Jackets. On Wednesday in the first event of its 2026-27 season, Georgia Tech beat Notre Dame and Texas by five shots at the Folds of Honor Collegiate. Tech freshman Max Emberson won medalist honors after shooting a final-round 67 at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Mich. “Just so thankful for all these guys buying in,” Hybl told Golfweek. “Since June 4, our missing has been to build something that is long lasting.”