Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1985
Lewis attended Wake Forest from 1966-1969 and excelled throughout, but 1968 was probably the best year of his career.
At Wake, he won the individual championship and led the Deacs to the team title in the ACC tournament. In addition to earning All-America status that year, Lewis made the cut in the Masters (tied for 45th), the U.S. Open (60th) and the U.S. Amateur (seventh.) He tied for third in the 1966 U.S. Amateur and was a member of the 1967 U.S. Walker Cup team. He also played in the 1967 Masters. In 1968 and 1969, he was named a first-team All-American, becoming the first of many Wake golf greats to reach that pinnacle of success. Three of Lewis' teams captured ACC team championships (1967-1969).
Lewis is a two-time winner of the North Carolina Open, and in 1979 he finished second in the PGA National Club Pro Championship. The following year, he was named PGA Golfer of the Year in the club professional classification.
Jack Lewis was inducted into the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame on February 2, 1985.
