2021-22 GEORGIA TECH GOLF INFORMATION GUIDE @GTGOLF
TEAM HISTORY AT-A-GLANCE Captain *Record/Wins +NCAA #Conference Rank Tom Prescott 3-0 — — — unknown unknown — — — unknown unknown — — — unknown unknown — — — unknown unknown — — — Bip Farnsworth 2-1 — — — Bip Farnsworth 1-2 — — — Bill Spalding 2-2 — — — Bill Spalding 5-2 — — — Watts Gunn+ 5-1 — Champions — Watts Gunn 6-1 — — — Shag Irvin 5-3 — — — Charles Brimby 4-5 — — — Scott Hudson 4-4 — — — Ivan Allen unknown — — — Frank Ridley 6-0 — — — Charlie Yates+ 7-0 — — — Charlie Yates 7-0 — — — S.N. Holditch unknown — — — Tommy Barnes unknown — — — Tommy Barnes unknown — — — Gene Brooks unknown — — — Danny Yates unknown — — — Danny Yates unknown — — — Hal Florence unknown — — —
none unknown Ike Scott 11-2 Ashby Taylor 8-5 Albert Swann 8-2 Scott Howell 5-5-1 Scott Howell 8-3 Tommy Bachman 6-5 Charlie Harrison 2-7 Lynwood Johnson 7-2 John Maddox 4-7 Ned Edge 7-3-1 George Johnson 5-7 Morris Copeland, 8-7 Bland Johnson Jimmy Cleveland 2-8 Jimmy Cleveland 9-4 Lefty Ewing 8-6 Bill Ploeger 7-7-2 Buddy Baker 8-9 Robbie Horak 5-10 Larry Sears 7-6-1 Bunky Henry 7-2-2 Bunky Henry 10-7 Bill Dudley 3-15-1 Len Williams 8-7 none 11-8-1 none 3-10 none 8-9 Lanny Houillion 4-3 none 4-5 none — Jim Teuscher **2-0 Mike Johnson **0-1 Larry Mize — Larry Mize — — — — — — —
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eorgia Tech fielded its first intercollegiate golf team in 1918, “and it was met with marked success in the matches with the Eastern colleges,” reads the 1918 edition of the Blueprint, the Georgia Tech yearbook. “To get to the personnel and work of the team. Very little time was had by the men to practice, but they went to it with a will and when the time for the first match with Columbia came around, a formidable quartet was on hand. Perry Adair, one of the foremost golfers in the South, was number one man. Adair has been playing golf around Atlanta since twelve years old and holds many of the course records in the South. Fred Howden of Savannah, was elected manager. Howden had a score of notable records to his credit there. Ewing Watkins, one of the best golfers in Tennessee and said to be the longest driver in the South, and Tom Prescott of Atlanta golf fame, comprised the other two members of the team.” Scoring for matches that year, and in years beyond, “was kept on the Nassau system, the winners on the first nine being awarded one point, the same being true for the second nine holes, and an additional point being awarded for the best ball of the match.” Year Coach 1983 Puggy Blackmon 1984 Puggy Blackmon 1985 Puggy Blackmon 1986 Puggy Blackmon 1987 Puggy Blackmon 1988 Puggy Blackmon 1989 Puggy Blackmon 1990 Puggy Blackmon 1991 Puggy Blackmon 1992 Puggy Blackmon 1993 Puggy Blackmon 1994 Puggy Blackmon 1995 Puggy Blackmon 1996 Bruce Heppler 1997 Bruce Heppler 1998 Bruce Heppler 1999 Bruce Heppler 2000 Bruce Heppler 2001 Bruce Heppler 2002 Bruce Heppler 2003 Bruce Heppler 2004 Bruce Heppler 2005 Bruce Heppler 2006 Bruce Heppler 2007 Bruce Heppler 2008 Bruce Heppler 2009 Bruce Heppler 2010 Bruce Heppler 2011 Bruce Heppler 2012 Bruce Heppler 2013 Bruce Heppler 2014 Bruce Heppler 2015 Bruce Heppler 2016 Bruce Heppler 2017 Bruce Heppler 2018 Bruce Heppler 2019 Bruce Heppler 2020 Bruce Heppler 2021 Bruce Heppler
Captain *Record/Wins +NCAA #Conference Rank — 1 — 7th — — — — 5th — Bob McDonnell 4 12th Champion — Bob McDonnell 2 t13th 2nd — Nacho Gervas, 4 22nd t2nd — Jay Nichols — 1 5th 7th — — 1 %t18th 2nd — — 2 11th t5th — — 4 6th Champion — — 4 5th Champion — — 5 2nd Champion — — 3 6th Champion — — 1 %29th 2nd — Sam Hulsey — — 9th — Rob Anderson — — 8th — Brian Newton 2 3rd 2nd — Carlton Forrester 3 %28th Champion — Matt Kuchar 4 ^2nd 2nd 1/1 Bryce Molder 5 4th Champion 2/2 Kris Mikkelsen 7 +2nd Champion 1/1 Troy Matteson — t11th 4th 13/12 Thomas Jordan 2 t5th 3rd 5/6 Mike Barbosa, 1 2nd 2nd 3/3 Nicholas Thompson Thomas Jordan 3 %26th Co-champion 5/4 Roberto Castro 1 8th Co-champion 9/9 Cameron Tringale — !15th 4th 6/9 Adam Cohan, 1 t10th Champion 10/7 Cameron Tringale John-Tyler Griffin 2 3rd/QF Champion 5/14 John-Tyler Griffin 3 2nd/QF Champion 3/2 James White 3 !6th Champion 11/8 Bo Andrews 2 2nd/SF 4th 4/8 Bo Andrews 7 5th/QF Champion 4/2 Anders Albertson 4 9th Champion 9/9 Michael Hines — !t7th 4th 42/38 Michael Hines — !6th 7th 22/21 James Clark 4 !6th Champion 6/8 James Clark 6 18th Champion 12/7 Andy Ogletree 4 @n/a @n/a 7/3 Noah Norton 1 15th t5th 25/24
* dual match record through 1974, tournament wins from 1975 to present ** played both dual matches and tournaments # Southern Conference until 1931, SEC from 1932-64, Southern Independent from 1975-76, Metro Conference from 1977-78, ACC from 1979 to present + NCAA individual champion (Troy Matteson in 2002) ^ Tied after 72 holes, lost playoff % missed 36- or 54-hole cut at NCAA Championship ! finish in NCAA regional, did not advance to finals Rank - Golfstat/Sagarin @ 2019 ACC and NCAA championships cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic (QF, SF, F) finish in NCAA match play
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RECORDS COACHES
Year Coach 1918 unknown 1919 unknown 1920 unknown 1921 unknown 1922 unknown 1923 unknown 1924 unknown 1925 unknown 1926 unknown 1927 unknown 1928 unknown 1929 unknown 1930 unknown 1931 H.E. Dennison 1932 H.E. Dennison 1933 H.E. Dennison 1934 H.E. Dennison 1935 H.E. Dennison 1936 H.E. Dennison 1937 H.E. Dennison 1938 H.E. Dennison 1939 H.E. Dennison 1940 H.E. Dennison 1941 H.E. Dennison 1942 H.E. Dennison 1943 no team 1944 no team 1945 no team 1946 H.E. Dennison 1947 H.E. Dennison 1948 H.E. Dennison 1949 H.E. Dennison 1950 H.E. Dennison 1951 H.E. Dennison 1952 H.E. Dennison 1953 H.E. Dennison 1954 H.E. Dennison 1955 H.E. Dennison 1956 Tommy Plaxico 1957 Tommy Plaxico 1958 Tommy Plaxico 1959 Tommy Plaxico 1960 Tommy Plaxico 1961 Tommy Plaxico 1962 Tommy Plaxico 1963 Tommy Plaxico 1964 Tommy Plaxico 1965 Tommy Plaxico 1966 Tommy Plaxico 1967 Tommy Plaxico 1968 Tommy Plaxico 1969 Tommy Plaxico 1970 Tommy Plaxico 1971 Tommy Plaxico 1972 Tommy Plaxico 1973 Tommy Plaxico 1974 Tommy Plaxico 1975 Tommy Plaxico 1976 Tommy Plaxico 1977 Tommy Plaxico 1978 Tommy Plaxico 1979 Tommy Plaxico 1980 Tommy Plaxico 1981 Tommy Plaxico 1982 Tommy Plaxico
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