All-America SelectionsBy 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

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 student-athlete in golf)2003 Troy Matteson

Watts GunnNational Collegiate Championin 1927

The Rambling Wreck and thename of Watts Gunn rose to

su-preme heights in 1927.Becoming the first Georgia

Tech golfer to win the NationalCollegiate Championship, Gunn shot a total of 302 over the72-hole event at the Garden City Country Club to win themedal competition. He went on to despatch Walker Cupteammate Roland McKenzie, 10-9, to win the individualtitle, and his 69 in the final round broke the course record.He also helped Tech win the Southern Intercollegiate titlethe 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 awardfor the season’s most improved player is named in Gunn’shonor.

Troy MattesonNCAA Champion in 2002

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

NCAA Championships. The victory was his fourth of the year,tying the school record held by David Duval and marked the firsttime since 1934 that a Yellow Jacket was crowned National Colle-giate Champion.

Matteson’s run to the title began inauspiciously as he openedwith a 2-over-par score of 73 to stand tied for 88th place, sevenshots off the tournament lead. That would change quickly, as hefound his scoring groove over the next 54 holes of play.

Day two saw the first signifcant move, as Matteson carded a5-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, asMatteson finished with sub-par rounds of 70 and 67 respectivelyto take over the individual lead as the final round came to an end.

The victory marked the fourth individual title of the year forMatteson, tying the school record previously held by David Duval,along with being the third time in school history that a YellowJacket had been the individual national champion.

For his efforts, Matteson was named the recipient of theArnold Palmer National Player of the Year award and earned first-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 Western

Amateur in 1935, won the Geor-gia state championship in 1931and 1935, advanced to the secondround of match play in the U.S. Amateur and was the lowamateur in the first Masters 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 an hon-orary 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 display-ing the most outstanding academic achievement.

Georgia TechHall of Fame HonoreesName InductedPerry Adair 1973Tommy Barnes 1960Stewart Cink 2005James R. Cleveland 1981Charles Dannals, Jr. 1986H.E. Dennison (coach) 1970David Duval 2003Bill Eager, Jr. 1979Nacho Gervas 1997Watts Gunn 1961Charles Harrison 1962George W. (Bunky) Henry 1984George D. Johnson, Jr. 1989Robert Tyre (Bobby) Jones 1958Bill McDonald 1995Bob McDonnell 1993Larry Mize 1992Berrien Moore 1956Jay Nichols 2001Tommy Plaxico (coach) 1993William D. (Bill) Ploeger 2001Frank M. Ridley, Jr. 1956John H. Ridley 1972Charlie Rymer 2000Albert Swann 1964Ewing G. Watkins 1974Charles R. Yates 1959Daniel Yates, Jr. 1984

All-Atlantic Coast Conference1985 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 Thompson

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 Castro

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

All-Southeastern Conference1948 Albert Swann

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, Nicholas Thompson,Chan Song, Roberto Castro, Kevin Larsen

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

THEBEGINNINGBob McDonnell (left),Bill McDonald(center) and NachoGervas not only wereTech’s first all-Atlantic CoastConference performersin golf, they led theYellow Jackets totheir first ACC golftitle in 1985.

Yellow Jackets inInternationalCompetitions

RYDER CUP1987: Larry Mize

1999: David Duval2001: Stewart Cink and David Duval

2004: Stewart Cink

PRESIDENT’S CUP1998: David Duval

2000: Stewart Cink and David Duval2005: Stewart Cink

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

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

1991: David Duval1999: Matt Kuchar and Bryce Molder

2001: Bryce Molder2005: Nicholas Thompson

WORLD AMATEURUnited States

1992: David Duval1998: Matt Kuchar2000: Bryce Molder

Puetro Rico1994, ‘96, ‘98: Mauricio Muniz

PALMER CUP1998: Matt Kuchar and Bryce Molder1999: Matt Kuchar and Bryce Molder

2001: Bryce Molder2005: Roberto Castro

U.S.-JAPAN MATCHES1999: Carlton Forrester

2002: Kris Mikkelsen