Twelve Golfers Represent WFU on ACC 50th Anniversary Team

Aug. 7, 2002

GREENSBORO, N.C. -

The team was announced today by ACC Commissioner John Swofford. The 51-member squad was voted on by the nine league institutions as decided by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee.

Wake Forest's representatives on the prestigious team include Billy Andrade, Jay Haas, Gary Hallberg, Scott Hoch, Joe Inman, Jack Lewis, Len Mattiace, Arnold Palmer, Jay Sigel and Curtis Strange, Leonard Thompson and Lanny Wadkins.

Wake Forest and Clemson led all league schools with 12 members each on the Golden Anniversary team while North Carolina and NC State were second with six honorees each. Duke had five players selected, followed by Georgia Tech with four and Maryland and Virginia with three apiece.

Billy Andrade, Wake Forest (1983-1987)
Four-time All-ACC selection ... led Wake to the 1986 NCAA Championship ... named third-team All-American in 1984 and earned honorable mention in 1985 and '86 ... won four collegiate titles ... 1985 North/South Amateur semifinalist ... 1987 Walker Cup team ... a PGA Tour member since 1988, posting four victories.

Jay Haas, Wake Forest (1973-1976)
1973 ACC Champion ... 1975 NCAA Champion ... four-time All-America selection (first-team in 1975, '76) ... led WFU to two National Championships (1974, '75) and four ACC crowns (1973-76) ... nine career PGA Tour victories ...ranks 31st on career money list ... 1983 and '95 Ryder Cup member ... WFU Hall of Fame.

Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest (1977-1980)
1979 NCAA Champion ... 1980 ACC Champion ... only four-time first-team All-American in WFU history ... four-time All-ACC selection ... member of the 1977 Walker Cup team ... won 12 collegiate tournaments ... owns three career PGA Tour victories ... inducted into the WFU Hall of Fame in 1995.

Scott Hoch, Wake Forest (1974-1978)
One of four ACC golfers to win the conference crown twice (1977, '78) ... two-time All-American and All-ACC ... led Wake to two ACC titles (1976, '78) ... nine career PGA Tour victories ... ranks among top 10 on all-time money list ... earned over $1 million in each of the past six seasons ... 1997 and 2001 Ryder Cup member.

Joe Inman, Wake Forest (1966-1969)
Three-time All-America (first-team, 1969) ... led Wake to three ACC titles (1967-69) ... 1969 North/South Champion ... placed third at 1968 NCAA Championships ... played on the PGA Tour from 1974-86, winning one event ... joined the Senior Tour in 1998 and named Rookie of the Year ... has captured three Senior titles.

Jack Lewis, Wake Forest (1966-1969)
Two-time All-American ... 1968 ACC Champion ... 1967 Walker Cup team ... 1966 U.S. Amateur runner-up ... 1968 North/South Champion ... placed fifth at 1968 NCAAs ... competed on PGA and Senior Tours ... Wake's head coach (1992-97), led the Deacs to six straight NCAA Championship appearances, including a runner-up finish in 1997.

Len Mattiace, Wake Forest (1986-1989)
A 1987 All-ACC selection and third-team All-American ... placed 14th at the 1986 NCAA Championships, helped lead the Deacons to the national title ... also finished 17th at the 1987 NCAAs ... a member of the 1989 ACC Championship team ... now in his ninth season on the PGA Tour ... posted five top-10 finishes in 2000 ... won the Nissan Open in February 2002 ... currently ranks 50th in All-Around Ranking on the PGA.

Arnold Palmer, Wake Forest (1948-1950, 1953-1954)
First-ever ACC Champion (1954) ... two-time NCAA champion (1949, '50) ... 1954 U.S. Amateur Champion ... 61 PGA Tour victories and 12 Senior Tour titles ... won seven majors: U.S. Open, British Open (twice) and The Masters (four times) ... seven Ryder Cup teams, captaining 1963 championship team ... 1960's Athlete of the Decade ... Sports Illustrated's 1960 Sportsman of the Year ... PGA Tour's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998.

Jay Sigel, Wake Forest (1964-1967)
Two-time All-American (1963 and 64) ... 1963 ACC Champion ... led Wake to 1963 ACC Championship ... 1983 U.S. Amateur Champion ... Walker Cup team member from 1977-93 ... Senior Tour member since 1994 ... has captured six Senior victories and ranks 16th on all-time money list ... WFU Hall of Fame.

Curtis Strange, Wake Forest (1973-1975)
1974 NCAA Champion ... led WFU to two National Championships (1974, '75) and three ACC crowns (1974-76) ... won 1975 ACC title ... three-time first-team All-American ... member of four Walker Cup teams ... won back-to-back U.S. Opens (1988, '89) ... became first PGA Tour player to surpass $1 million mark (1988) ... has 17 career PGA Tour victories ... 2001 Ryder Cup team captain.

Leonard Thompson, Wake Forest (1966-1969)
Finished second at 1967 ACC Championship ... 1969 second-team All-American ... member of three ACC Championship teams (1967-69) ... has earned over $3 million in four seasons on the Senior Tour, winning two events ... also a member of the PGA Tour from 1971-96, posting three victories.

Lanny Wadkins, Wake Forest (1969-1972)
Three-time All-American (first-team 1971, '72) ... led Wake to three ACC Championships (1969-71) ... 1970 ACC individual runner-up ... 1969 Walker Cup team ... 1977 PGA Champion ... began competing on the Senior Tour in 2000 after 29 years and 21 victories on PGA Tour ... member of nine Ryder Cup teams, captain of the 1995 squad.

The ACC's 50th Anniversary Men's Golf team, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Billy Andrade	Wake Forest	1983-1987	Bristol, R.I.
Deane Beman	Maryland	1958-1961	Bethesda, Md.
Tee Burton	North Carolina	1988-1991	Shelby, N.C.
Jonathan Byrd	Clemson	1996-2000	Columbia, S.C.
Bill Calfee	Maryland	1968-1971	Virginia Beach, Va.
Lewis Chitengwa	Virginia	1995-1998	Brookline, Mass.
Stewart Cink	Georgia Tech	1992-1995	Florence, Ala.
Tim Clark	NC State	1996-1998	Umkomaas, South Africa
Simon Cooke	Virginia	1993-1996	Harare, Zimbabwe
Richard Coughlan	Clemson	1993-1997	Offally, Ireland
James Driscoll	Virginia	1997-2000	Richmond, Va.
David Duval	Georgia Tech	1990-1993	Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Danny Ellis	Clemson	1989-1993	Haines City, Fla.
John Engler	Clemson	1997-2001	Augusta, Ga.
Frank Fuhrer	North Carolina	1978-1981	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Fred Funk	Maryland	1977-1980	College Park, Md.
Lucas Glover	Clemson	1997-2001	Greenville, S.C.
Nicky Goetze	Clemson	1989-1993	Hull, Ga.
Jay Haas	Wake Forest	1973-1976	Belleville, Ill.
Gary Hallberg	Wake Forest	1977-1980	Barrington, Ill.
Max Harris	North Carolina	1997-2000	Worthing, England
Vance Heafner	NC State	1973-1976	Cary, N.C.
Scott Hoch	Wake Forest	1974-1978	Raleigh, N.C.
Joe Inman	Wake Forest	1966-1969	Greensboro, N.C.
John Inman	North Carolina	1981-1984	Greensboro, N.C.
Kevin Johnson	Clemson	1985-1989	Pembroke, Mass.
Matt Kuchar	Georgia Tech	1997-2000	Lake Mary, Fla.
Jack Lewis	Wake Forest	1966-1969	Florence, S.C.
Davis Love	III North Carolina	1983-1985	St. Simons Island, Ga.
Bill Mallon	Duke	1970-1973	Marlbrough, Mass.
Len Mattiace	Wake Forest	1986-1989	Ponte Vedra, Fla.
Nolan Mills	NC State	1980-1983	Charlotte, N.C.
Kelly Mitchum	NC State	1990-1993	Southern Pines, N.C.
Bryce Molder	Georgia Tech	1998-2001	Conway, Ark.
Mike Muehr	Duke	1990-1994	Bernardsville, N.J.
Joe Ogilvie	Duke	1993-1996	Lancaster, Ohio
Arnold Palmer	Wake Forest	1948-1950, 1953-1954	Latrobe, Pa.
Chris Patton	Clemson	1986-1990	Fountain Inn, S.C.
Carl Pettersson	NC State	1999-2000	Alex City, Ala.
Dillard Pruitt	Clemson	1980-1984	Greenville, S.C.
Clarence Rose	Clemson	1978-1980	Goldsboro, N.C.
Tom Scherrer	North Carolina	1990-1992	Skaneateles, N.Y.
Dick Siderowf	Duke	1956-1959	Westport, Conn.
Jay Sigel	Wake Forest	1964-1967	Berwyn, Pa.
Mark Slawter	NC State	1993-1996	Winston-Salem, N.C.
Curtis Strange	Wake Forest	1973-1975	Virginia Beach, Va.
Leonard Thompson	Wake Forest	1966-1969	Laurinburg, N.C.
D.J. Trahan	Clemson	1999-2001	Inman, S.C.
Lanny Wadkins	Wake Forest	1969-1972	Richmond, Va.
Charles Warren	Clemson	1994-1998	Columbia, S.C.
Jason Widener	Duke	1990-1993	Greensboro, N.C.

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