In 1980, the GCAA began inducting outstanding college golf coaches into the Hall of Fame. Since then, the hall has grown to include more tha 135 members. To be selected to the Hall of Fame, a coach must be nominated by his peers, and then selected by the GCAA Hall of Fame Committee. Selection criteria not only include a coach's record on the golf course, but his contributions to the game, student-athletes and school.
Living members of the Hall of Fame are eligible to receive the GCAA's highest coaching honor, the Honor Award. The Honor Award is presented, in cooperation with the College Golf Foundation as Associate Presenting Sponsor, to coaches who during their careers, competed at a high level and greatly impacted collegiate golf.
In January 2002, the late Karsten Solheim, founder of PING golf equipment and Karsten Manufacturing became the first non-coach to be accepted into the Hall of Fame. Solheim was honored posthumously with the inaugural GCAA Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to college golf and its student athletes. Other honorees include Byron Nelson, recipient in 2004, Arnold Palmer (2007), Jack Nicklaus (2008), Friends of Golf (2010), Jim Awtrey (2015), and Jim Nantz (2016).
Honor Award
GCAA Hall of Fame
Last Name |
First Name |
University/College |
Year Inducted |
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Alexander |
Buddy |
Florida |
2001 |
Allen |
Dr. Garland |
Gardner-Webb |
2017 |
Alpers |
Bob |
St. John's (Minn.) |
2010 |
Awtrey |
Jim |
Lifetime Achievement |
2015 |
Bagley |
Earl |
Columbus State |
1999 |
Balicki |
Ron |
Golfweek |
2010 |
Bishop |
Buster |
Florida |
1982 |
Blackmon |
Puggy |
South Carolina |
2004 |
Blaser |
Kyle |
Oklahoma City |
2010 |
Blosser |
Kermit |
Ohio |
1980 |
Boles |
Maxie |
Central Alabama CC |
2009 |
Bolstad |
Les |
Minnesota |
1980 |
Boulet |
Prof. Arthur |
Bryant |
2011 |
Bounds |
O.D. |
Texas Wesleyan |
2009 |
Bourne |
Walter |
Princeton |
2018 |
Boyle |
Joe |
Penn State |
1987 |
Brennan |
Tom |
Coastal Carolina |
1997 |
Brockbank |
Bruce |
BYU |
2015 |
Brogden |
Bill |
Tulsa |
1991 |
Brouse |
Devon |
Purdue |
2009 |
Brown |
Jim |
Ohio State |
1989 |
Brown |
Tim |
Skidmore |
2001 |
Carson |
Bill |
Youngstown State |
1990 |
Carlisle |
Michael |
South Carolina-Aiken |
2010 |
Chavez |
Paul |
Odessa College |
2017 |
Choate |
Ronnie |
Sam Houston State |
2009 |
Clark |
Vince |
McLenan Community College |
2016 |
Clayton |
Jimmy |
Texas |
1998 |
Cobb |
Fred |
North Texas |
1980 |
Cole |
J. Perry |
LSU |
2012 |
Condon |
Steve |
Jefferson Davis State/Huntingdon |
2014 |
Conley |
Steve |
Methodist |
2006 |
Copas |
Dick |
Georgia |
1993 |
Cornett |
Bobby |
Texas Wesleyan |
2010 |
Cottrell |
Ed |
West Chester State |
1991 |
Cromer |
Roger |
Miami (Ohio) |
1995 |
Cronin |
Frank |
Maryland |
1987 |
Cullum |
Bill |
Cal State - Northridge |
1989 |
Desimone |
Steve |
California |
2010 |
Donnelly |
Ed |
Vermont |
1981 |
Dragoin |
Dr. Sonny |
Auburn |
1998 |
Drennan |
Tom |
Rhode Island |
2007 |
Ellis |
Bob |
Texas A&M |
1997 |
Feaganes |
Joe |
Marshall |
1998 |
Fell |
Steve |
West Florida |
2017 |
Ferrill |
Herb |
North Texas State |
1985 |
Fields |
John |
Texas/New Mexico |
2012 |
Finger |
Bud |
Stanford |
1980 |
Fitch |
Robert |
Indiana |
1995 |
Fossum |
Bruce |
Michigan State |
1985 |
Friends of Golf |
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Lifetime Achievement |
2010 |
Gardner |
Bill |
Walters State |
2014 |
Goodwin |
Wally |
Stanford |
2000 |
Gordin |
Dr. Dick |
Ohio Wesleyan |
1980 |
Gordin |
Doug |
Florida Southern |
2000 |
Griffin |
Mike |
Auburn |
1999 |
Grost |
Gregg |
Lamar/Oklahoma |
2006 |
Haack |
Chris |
Georgia |
2012 |
Haddock |
Jesse |
Wake Forest |
1981 |
Hagen |
Mike |
Arkansas State/Indian Hills |
2018 |
Hagler |
Dumpy |
Duke |
1982 |
Hannon |
George |
Texas |
1982 |
Hanny |
Jim |
Cal State-Stanislaus |
1992 |
Hardwick |
Jay |
Virginia Tech |
2007 |
Harris, Sr. |
Labron |
Oklahoma State |
1980 |
Hart |
Gary |
PING |
2011 |
Heppler |
Bruce |
Georgia Tech |
2013 |
Hewitt |
Raymond "Buddy" |
Murray State |
2001 |
Higgins |
JT |
Texas A&M |
2015 |
Holderith |
Rev. George |
Notre Dame |
1985 |
Hollis |
Howell |
Georgia |
1981 |
Horgan |
Floyd |
Brevard CC/Centenary |
2010 |
Hrnciar |
Jerry |
Cameron |
2012 |
Huet |
Tim |
TaylorMade | adidas |
2014 |
Hyland |
Ken |
Malone |
2011 |
Jacobson |
George |
Salem State |
1996 |
Jarrett |
Vince |
Abilene Christian/Houston |
2011 |
Jennings |
Dave |
Central Alabama |
2013 |
Jensen |
Jack |
Guilford |
2007 |
Johnson |
Bill |
Dartmouth |
1990 |
Kelly |
Vic |
UCLA |
1983 |
Keplar |
Bob |
Ohio State |
1980 |
Knight |
Dwaine |
UNLV |
2002 |
Laesch |
Mark |
Golfstat |
2017 |
LaRose |
Rick |
Arizona |
2002 |
Lein |
Randy |
Arizona State |
2008 |
Loy |
Steve |
Arizona State |
2009 |
Lukas |
Lowell |
Central Conecticut State |
1992 |
Luther |
Clyde |
USGA/NCAA Rules |
2012 |
MacDonald |
John |
Temple |
1996 |
Mann |
Bill |
Arizona State |
1988 |
Marsee |
Bud |
Broward Community College |
2013 |
Matlock |
Charley |
Florida Southern |
1991 |
McDonald |
Andy |
Southwestern Missouri State |
1983 |
McGraw |
Mike |
Baylor/Alabama/Oklahoma State |
2016 |
McGuire |
Dick |
New Mexico |
1980 |
Means |
John |
Colorado State/Army/Minnesota/Idaho |
2013 |
Merrins |
Eddie |
UCLA |
1992 |
Miller |
Willie |
Furman |
2006 |
Miranda |
Gene |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
1997 |
Morrison |
Hal |
East Carolina/East Tennessee State |
1988 |
Mussatto |
Harry |
Western Illinois |
2012 |
Myers |
Rod |
Duke |
1986 |
Nantz |
Jim |
Lifetime Achievement |
2016 |
Nelson |
Byron |
Lifetime Achievement |
2004 |
Nicklaus |
Jack |
Lifetime Achievement |
2008 |
Nye |
Bob |
Wooster |
1988 |
Owen |
Jim |
Oglethorpe |
2013 |
Page |
Herb |
Kent State |
2003 |
Palmer |
Arnold |
Lifetime Achievement |
2007 |
Patty |
E.K. |
Middle Tennesse State |
1986 |
Payseur |
Ted |
Northwestern |
1980 |
Penick |
Harvey |
Texas |
1986 |
Penley |
Larry |
Clemson |
2003 |
Poe |
Richard |
Missouri |
2014 |
Poe |
Tim |
Central Missouri |
2016 |
Poss |
Delnor |
Midland |
2009 |
Prisco |
Joe |
Providence |
1987 |
Ray |
Conrad |
Stanford |
2017 |
Rehling |
Conrad |
Alabama |
1980 |
Reis |
John |
USGA/NCAA Rules |
2018 |
Rodenhaver |
Barry |
Odessa/SMU/Collegiate Players Tour |
2012 |
Russell |
Jimmy |
Odessa College |
2011 |
Scott |
Frank |
San Diego State |
1980 |
Seawell |
Jay |
Alabama/Augusta State |
2016 |
Simpson |
Mark |
Colorado |
2004 |
Skoog |
Whitey |
Gustavus Adolphus |
2014 |
Small |
Mike |
Illinois |
2016 |
Solheim |
Karsten |
Lifetime Achievement |
2001 |
Spears |
Guy |
Eaton/Golf Pride |
2013 |
Spybey |
Dick |
Alabama |
2016 |
Stobs |
Jimmy |
Barry |
2015 |
Sundstrom |
Norman A. |
Allegheny |
2004 |
Sykes |
Richard |
NC State |
2000 |
Terry |
Sandy |
Lon Morris/Tyler Junior College |
2015 |
Thompson |
Ben |
Yale |
2009 |
Trueblood |
Thomas |
Michigan |
2013 |
Tucker |
Karl |
Brigham Young |
1983 |
Twiggs |
Eddie |
Stanford |
2004 |
Veller |
Don |
Florida State |
1989 |
Vincent |
O.D. |
Washington/UCLA/Duke |
2014 |
Voinoff |
Sam |
Purdue |
1980 |
Vroom |
Jerry |
San Jose State |
1981 |
Warren |
Fred |
East Tennessee State |
2003 |
Watney |
Mike |
Fresno State |
2006 |
Williams |
Dave |
Houston |
1980 |
Wimberly |
Herb |
New Mexico State |
1985 |
Wood |
Stan |
Southern California |
1980 |
Wydra |
Mike |
UC San Diego |
2011 |
Yestingsmeier |
Earl |
Ball State |
1994 |
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