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All-Americans By Year1927 Watts Gunn, 1st*1934 Charlie Yates, 1st*1962 Bill Ploeger, HM1967 Bunky Henry, 1st1985 Bob McDonnell, 2nd

Nacho Gervas, Bill McDonald, HM1986 Nacho Gervas, HM1987 Jay Nichols, HM1988 Charlie Rymer, 3rd

Bill McDonald, HM1989 Charlie Rymer, HM1990 David Duval, 1st

Tripp Isenhour, HM1991 David Duval, 1st

Chan Reeves, HM1992 David Duval, 1st

Jimmy Johnson, 2nd1993 David Duval, 1st

Stewart Cink, 2ndMikko Rantanen, Carlos Beautell, HM

1994 Stewart Cink, 2nd1995 Stewart Cink, 1st1997 Matt Kuchar, 3rd1998 Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder, 1st1999 Bryce Molder, 1st

Carlton Forrester, HM2000 Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder, 1st

Carlton Forrester, Matt Weibring, HM2001 Bryce Molder, 1st

Troy Matteson, 3rdKris Mikkelsen, HM

2002 Troy Matteson, 1stKris Mikkelsen, 2ndMatt Weibring, 3rdChan Song, Nicholas Thompson, HM

2003 Troy Matteson, 1stNicholas Thompson, HM

2004 Nicholas Thompson, 3rdRoberto Castro, Chan Song, HM

2005 Roberto Castro, 1stChan Song, Nicholas Thompson, 2nd

2006 Cameron Tringale, 2ndKevin Larsen, 3rd; Roberto Castro, HM

2007 Roberto Castro, 2ndCameron Tringale, 2nd;Chesson Hadley, HM

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Fred Haskins Award(voted upon by coaches, players and media, given by the Fred HaskinsCommision in Columbus, Ga.)1993 David Duval1995 Stewart Cink1998 Matt Kuchar2001 Bryce Molder

Jack Nicklaus Award(given by the Golf Coaches Association of America)1993 David Duval1995 Stewart Cink1998 Bryce Molder2001 Bryce Molder

Golfweek Player of the Year(given by Golfweek magazine)1998 Bryce Molder (co-winner)2001 Bryce Molder

Dave Williams Award(national player of the year)1993 David Duval1995 Stewart Cink2000 Matt Kuchar2001 Bryce Molder

Arnold Palmer Award(given by the GCAA to the NCAA champion)2002 Troy Matteson

Byron Nelson Award(given by the GCAA to the nation’s outstanding senior golfer)2003 Troy Matteson2007 Roberto Castro

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Watts GunnNational Collegiate Championin 1927

The Rambling Wreck and thename of Watts Gunn rose to su-preme heights in 1927.

Becoming the first GeorgiaTech golfer to win the National Collegiate Championship,Gunn shot a total of 302 over the 72-hole event at the Gar-den City Country Club to win the medal competition. Hewent on to dispatch Walker Cup teammate Roland McKenzie,10-9, to win the individual title, and his 69 in the final roundbroke the course record. He also helped Tech win the South-ern Intercollegiate title the same year.

Along with winning the collegiate championship, Gunnwas a two-time U.S. Walker Cup team member, joining thesquad in both 1926 and 1928. In those two events, he com-piled a combined 4-0 record, posting a pair of victories ineach.

Gunn was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Famein 1961. The annual Yellow Jacket men’s golf team award forthe season’s most improved player is named in Gunn’shonor.

Troy MattesonNCAA Champion in 2002

Troy Matteson capped an outstanding junior season by winning the biggest tournament of the year in Columbus, Ohio,

at the NCAA Championships. The victory was his fourth of theyear, tying the school record held by David Duval and markedthe first time since 1934 that a Yellow Jacket was crowned Na-tional Collegiate Champion.

Matteson’s run to the title began inauspiciously as heopened with a 2-over-par score of 73 to stand tied for 88thplace, seven shots off the tournament lead. That would changequickly, as he found his scoring groove over the next 54 holesof play.

Day two saw the first signifcant move, as Matteson cardeda 5-under-par round of 66 to move into a tie for 12th place a 73-66—139. The steady play continued over the final two rounds,as Matteson finished with sub-par rounds of 70 and 67 respec-tively to take over the individual lead as the final round cameto an end.

The victory marked the fourth individual title of the yearfor Matteson, tying the school record previously held by DavidDuval, along with being the third time in school history that aYellow Jacket had been the individual national champion.

For his efforts, Matteson was named the recipient of theArnold Palmer National Player of the Year award and earnedfirst-team All-America honors for the first time in his career.

Charlie YatesNational Collegiate Championin 1934

Yates, who won the British Ama-teur in 1938 and the WesternAmateur in 1935, won the Geor-gia state championship in 1931and 1935, advanced to the second round of match play inthe U.S. Amateur and was the low amateur in the first Mas-ters tournament in 1934.

He culminated a fine college career by winning the 1934National Collegiate Championship in Cleveland, Ohio, join-ing Watts Gunn as the only two Tech golfers ever to do so.Yates is one of six Yellow Jackets to have competed in theWalker Cup, as he was a team member in both 1936 and ’38,compiling a 3-0-1 record in those matches. In 1953, he wasnamed the captain of the Walker Cup team and was anhonorary captain in 1985

Yates played in the first 11 Masters tournaments, fivetimes finishing as low amateur and three times finishing inthe top 24.

He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in1959 and an award named in his honor has been given an-nually to the member of the Yellow Jacket golf team dis-playing the most outstanding academic achievement.

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Yellow Jackets in International CompetitionsRYDER CUP

1987 - Larry Mize1999 - David Duval

2001 - Stewart Cink, David Duval2004 - Stewart Cink2006 - Stewart Cink

PRESIDENT’S CUP1998 - David Duval

2000 - Stewart Cink, David Duval2005 - Stewart Cink2007 - Stewart Cink

WORLD CUP2000 - David Duval

2005, ‘06 - Stewart Cink

WALKER CUP1922, ‘24, ‘26, ‘28, ‘30 - Bobby Jones

1926, ‘28 - Watts Gunn1936, ‘38 - Charlie Yates

1991 - David Duval1999 - Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder

2001 - Bryce Molder2005 - Nicholas Thompson

WORLD AMATEURUnited States

1992 - David Duval1998 - Matt Kuchar

2000 - Bryce MolderPuetro Rico

1994, ‘96, ‘98 - Mauricio Muniz

PALMER CUP1998 - Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder1999 - Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder

2001 - Bryce Molder2003 - Bruce Heppler, coach

2005 - Roberto Castro2006 - Roberto Castro, Kevin Larsen

USA-JAPAN MATCHES1999 - Carlton Forrester2002 - Kris Mikkelsen

USA-CHINA FRIENDSHIP CUP2006 - Cameron Tringale

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USGA Champions1923 Bobby Jones, U.S. Open,

Inwood Country Club, Inwood, N.Y.1924 Bobby Jones, U.S. Amateur,

Merion Cricket Club, Ardmore, Pa.Defeated George Von Elm, 9 and 8

1925 Bobby Jones, U.S. Amateur,Oakmont (Pa.) Country ClubDefeated Watts Gunn, 8 and 7

1927 Bobby Jones, U.S. Open,Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

1927 Bobby Jones, U.S. Amateur,Minikahda Club, Minneapolis, Minn.Defeated Charles Evans, Jr., 8 and 7

1928 Bobby Jones, U.S. Amateur,Brae Burn Country Club, West Newton, Mass.Defeated T. Phillip Perkins, 10 and 9

1929 Bobby Jones, U.S. Open,Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, N.Y.

1930 Bobby Jones, U.S. Open,Interlachen Country Club, Minneapolis, Minn.

1931 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, 1-up (19 holes)

1989 David Duval, U.S. Junior Amateur,Singing Hills Golf and 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 ClubDefeated Gary Menzel, 3 and 2

PGA Tour Champions1983 Larry Mize, Danny Thomas Memphis

Classic1987 Larry Mize, The Masters Tournament1993 Larry Mize, Northern Telecom Open1993 Larry Mize, Buick Open1997 Stewart Cink, Canon Greater Hartford Open1997 David Duval, Michelob Championship

at Kingsmill1997 David Duval, Walt Disney World/

Oldsmobile Classic1997 David Duval, The Tour Championship1998 David Duval, Tucson Chrysler Classic1998 David Duval, Shell Houston Open1998 David Duval, NEC World Series of Golf1998 David Duval, Michelob Championship

at Kingsmill1999 David Duval, Mercedes Championships1999 David Duval, Bob Hope Chrysler

Championship1999 David Duval, The Players Championship1999 David Duval, Bellsouth Classic2000 David Duval, Buick Challenge2000 Stewart Cink, MCI Classic2000 Michael Clark II, John Deere Classic2002 Matt Kuchar, Honda Classic2004 Stewart Cink, MCI Heritage2004 Stewart Cink, WGC-NEC Invitational2006 Troy Matteson, Frys.com Open

Royal and Ancient Champions1926 Bobby Jones, British Open,

Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s, Southport, England1927 Bobby Jones, British Open,

Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland1930 Bobby Jones, British Open,

Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England1930 Bobby Jones, British Amateur,

Old Course, St. Andrews, ScotlandDefeated Roger Wethered, 7 and 6

1938 Charlie Yates, British Amateur2001 David Duval, British Open,

Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s, Southport, England

Nationwide Tour Champions1993 David Duval, Nike Wichita Open1994 David Duval, Nike Tour Championship1996 Stewart Cink, Nike Ozarks Open1996 Stewart Cink, Nike Colorado Classic1996 Stewart Cink, Nike Tour Championship1996 Michael Clark II, Nike Olympia Open1998 Michael Clark II, Nike Hershey Open2000 Tripp Isenhour, Buy.com Mississippi

Gulf Coast Open2003 Tripp Isenhour, BMW Charity Pro-Am

at the Cliffs2005 Troy Matteson, Virginia Beach Open2005 Troy Matteson, Mark Christopher

Charity Classic2006 Tripp Isenhour, Movistar Panama

Championship2006 Tripp Isenhour, Livermore Valley Wine

Country Championship2006 Matt Kuchar, Henrico County Open2006 Bryce Molder, Miccosukee Championship2007 Nicholas Thompson, HSBC New Zealand

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All-Atlantic CoastConference1985 Nacho Gervas, Bill McDonald,

Bob McDonnell1986 Nacho Gervas1987 Jay Nichols1988 Charlie Rymer1989 Charlie Rymer1990 David Duval1991 David Duval1992 David Duval, Jimmy Johnston1993 Stewart Cink , David Duval1994 Stewart Cink , Mikko Rantanen1995 Stewart Cink, Jason Walters1997 Matt Kuchar1998 Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder1999 Carlton Forrester, Matt Kuchar,

Bryce Molder2000 Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder2001 Troy Matteson, Bryce Molder2002 Troy Matteson, Kris Mikkelsen,

Matt Weibring2003 Troy Matteson, Nicholas Thompson2004 Roberto Castro, Chan Song,

Nicholas Thompson2005 Mike Barbosa, Roberto Castro,

Chan Song, Nicholas Thompson2006 Roberto Castro,

Kevin Larsen, Cameron Tringale2007 Roberto Castro, Cameron Tringale

ACC Player of the Year1992 David Duval1993 David Duval1995 Stewart Cink1998 Matt Kuchar1999 Bryce Molder2000 Bryce Molder2001 Bryce Molder

ACC Rookie of the Year1997 Matt Kuchar1998 Bryce Molder2002 Chan Song2004 Roberto Castro2006 Cameron Tringale

ACC Coach of the Year1984 Puggy Blackmon1985 Puggy Blackmon1992 Puggy Blackmon1993 Puggy Blackmon1999 Bruce Heppler2001 Bruce Heppler2002 Bruce Heppler2006 Bruce Heppler

All-Southeastern Conference1948 Albert Swann

IN THEBEGINNINGBobMcDonnell(left), BillMcDonald(center) andNacho Gervasnot only wereTech’s first all-AtlanticCoastConferenceperformers ingolf, they ledthe YellowJackets totheir first ACCgolf title in1985.

Academic All-ACC Golf Team2006 Mike Barbosa, Roberto Castro,

Taylor Hall, Kevin Larsen2007 Roberto Castro, Taylor Hall,

Kevin Larsen, Cameron TringaleIn 2005-06, the ACC began voting on an academic all-conferenceteam in every sport. Honorees must achieve a minimum 3.2 grade-point average and be a front-line participant in his or her sport.

ACC Academic Honor Roll1980 Thomas Moody, Rick Riddle, Robert Muir1981 David Deiters, Chris Handy, Joe Lowery,

John Peay, Rick Riddle1983 Frank Harbist1984 Peter Davison, Frank Harbist,

Bob McDonnell, Lenny Nash1985 Frank Harbist, Lenny Nash, Jay Nichols,

Charlie Thomas1987 Chris Cupit1988 Chris Cupit, Alan Rosen, Tom Shaw1989 Mark Lofye, Tom Shaw1990 Tom Shaw1992 Carlos Beautell, Stewart Cink1993 Stewart Cink, Tommy Johnston1994 Brad Carroll, Sam Hulsey, Brian Newton,

Lance Stover1995 Rob Anderson, Brad Carroll, Brian Newton,

Lance Stover1996 Rob Anderson, Brad Carroll,

Mauricio Muniz, Brian Newton1997 Matt Kuchar, Wes Latimer, Mauricio Muniz,

Brian Newton1998 Chip Brown, Bryce Molder,

Mauricio Muniz, Brian Newton1999 Chip Brown, Adam Cranford,

Carlton Forrester, Wes Latimer,Troy Matteson, Kris Mikkelsen,Bryce Molder

2000 Chip Brown, Adam Cranford,Carlton Forrester, Matt Kuchar,Troy Matteson, Kris Mikkelsen,Bryce Molder

2001 Chip Brown, Adam Cranford,Troy Matteson, Kris Mikkelsen,Bryce Molder, Matt Weibring

2002 Mike Barbosa, Adam Cranford,Kris Mikkelsen, Nicholas Thompson,Chan Song

2003 Mike Barbosa, Adam Cranford,Thomas Jordan, Nicholas Thompson,Chan Song

2004 Mike Barbosa, Roberto Castro,Kevin Larsen, Chan Song,Nicholas Thompson

2005 Mike Barbosa, Roberto Castro,Adam Cohan, David Dragoo, Taylor Hall,Thomas Jordan, Chan Song

2006 Mike Barbosa, Roberto Castro,Adam Cohan, David Dragoo, Taylor Hall,Thomas Jordan, Kevin Larsen

2007 Daniel Bowden, Roberto Castro,Adam Cohan, David Dragoo, Taylor Hall,Kevin Larsen, Cameron Tringale

The ACC Academic Honor Roll is compiled following the conclusionof spring sports each year, recognizing student-athletes in all sportswho posted a grade-point average of 3.0 for the entire academicyear, with no minimum placed on playing time.

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