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National and International Champions

Georgia Tech has four U.S. Amateur Champions - Bobby Jones won five titles between 1924 and 1930, winning the Grand Slam of Golf in 1930. Matt Kuchar (right) won in 1997, with Andy Ogletree (above right) and Tyler Strafaci winning back-to-back in 2019 and 2020.

USGA CHAMPIONS

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Year Champion 1923 Bobby Jones 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 Bobby Jones 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones Event/Site U.S. Open, Inwood Country Club, Inwood, N.Y. U.S. Amateur, Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore, Pa. U.S. Amateur, Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club U.S. Open, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio U.S. Amateur, Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn. U.S. Amateur, Brae Burn C.C., West Newton, Mass. Result/Score 71-73-76-78=296 (+8) Defeated George Von Elm, 9 and 8 Defeated Watts Gunn, 8 and 7 70-79-71-73=293 (+5) Defeated Charles Evans, Jr., 8 and 7 Defeated T. Phillip Perkins, 10 and 9

1929 Bobby Jones 1930 Bobby Jones U.S. Open, Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y. U.S. Open, Interlachen C.C., Minneapolis, Minn.

69-75-71-79=294 (+6) 71-73-68-75=287 (-1) 1930 Bobby Jones U.S. Amateur, Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore, Pa. Defeated Eugene V. Homans, 8 and 7 1958 Gordon “Buddy” Baker U.S. Junior Amateur, Univ. of Minnesota Golf Club, St. Paul, Minn. Defeated R. Douglas Lindsay, 2 and 1 1985 Charlie Rymer U.S. Junior Amateur, Brookfield Country Club, Clarence, N.Y. Defeated Greg Lesher, 19 holes 1989 David Duval U.S. Junior Amateur, Singing Hills G&CC, El Cajon, Calif. Defeated Austin Maki, 1-up 1997 Matt Kuchar U.S. Amateur, Cog Hill Golf and CC, Lemont, Ill. Defeated Joel Kribel, 2 and 1 1999 Bill Ploeger U.S. Senior Amateur, Portland (Ore.) Golf Club Defeated Gary Menzel, 3 and 2 2019 Andy Ogletree U.S. Amateur, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst, N.C. Defeated John Augenstein, 2 and 1 2020 Tyler Strafaci U.S. Amateur, Bandon Dunes Resort, Bandon, Ore. Defeated Charles Osborne, 1-up

LARRY MIZE

1987 masTers champion

STEWART CINK

2009 open champion

DAVID DUVAL

2001 open champion

ROYAL AND ANCIENT CHAMPIONS

1926 Bobby Jones, British Open, Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s, Southport, England 1927 Bobby Jones, British Open, Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland 1930 Bobby Jones, British Open, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England 1930 Bobby Jones, British Amateur, Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland Defeated Roger Wethered, 7 and 6 1938 Charlie Yates, British Amateur, Royal Troon, Troon, Scotland 2001 David Duval, British Open, Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s, Southport, England 2009 Stewart Cink, British Open, Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland

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