George Washington University Athletics
All Decade Team for GW Golf
As the century comes to an end, the GW golf office in conjunction with Brad Bower, Director of Sports Information and Ed McKee, Director of Sports Media and Alumni Relations, have selected All-Decade Teams. These squads recognize just a few of the terrific players that have represented the Colonials since the first intercollegiate dual match, at the University of Virginia on April 3, 1927. The All-Decade teams were selected, using a point system ranking all players that played in a given decade. Players that overlapped two decades were counted in the decade that they played the majority of their collegiate golf. For example current players that enrolled in the fall of 1998 will have to wait until the next All-Decade Team is announced. A committee of alumni, with representatives from the all decades from the 1950s to the present, reviewed and approved the selection criteria that follow.5 points awarded for leading the team in scoring average for a given year 5 points awarded for an individual tournament victory with more than five participating schools 4 points for a second place finish, 3 for third, 2 for fourth and 1 for fifth
Players in each decade were ranked according to scoring average, rounds started, times that they were team medalist and most match play wins (used for the 40s, 50s and 60s). The player in first place for the decade in each category received 10 points, and the 10th ranked player give 1 point. These points were then added up and the seven players with the most points were recognized as the All-Decade Team.
Pre-1940s
Charles Coe 1927-1931
John Shorey 1928-1931
Al Birmingham 1939 & 1943
Carl Bertsch 1938-1941
1940s
George Vaas 1941-1946
Bill Brownrigg 1943 & 1946
C. Bill Griffen 1943-1949
Art Myers 1946
Dave Wortman 1946-1947
Tad Lindner 1948-1952
1950s
Jay Randolph 1953,1957-1958
Jim Clark 1955
Larry Spellman 1955-1957
Marv Singman 1955-1957
Warren Krick 1956-1959
Joe Haney 1957-1960
Ed Bowers 1958-1961
1960s
Bob Haney 1961-1964
Bob Murphy 1962-1964
Chuck Collett 1964-1966
Bob Bowers 1965-1967
Louis Rubino 1965-1967
Bill Klossner 1968-1971
Geoff Clasper 1968-1971
1970s
Gene Mattare 1970-1973
Pat Price 1970-1972
Andy Tollin 1970-1972
Collin Clasper 1972-1975
Pat Tallent 1972, 1975-1976
Kurtis Marx 1976-1979
Terry Shaffer 1976-1979
1980s
Greg Framke 1980-1982
Sven Engler 1980-1984
Vern Caswell 1981-1983
Ken Dickler 1982-1986
Jamie Winslow 1983-1987
Dan Deftos 1986-1990
Antti Vaalas 1988-1990
1990s
Ken Tyrrell 1990-1993
Scott Allen 1990-1994
Scott Lutz 1992-1996
Rob Duva 1993-1997
Mark Gandee 1995-1997
Luis Barrutieta 1996-1998
Ryan Day 1997-2001
Birmingham played for GW for two seasons and amassed a 5-2-1 match play record. His 77 at the Western Maryland Invitational led GW to a 5th place finish. He fired a career low 75 on May 12, 1943 to lead the Colonials to a tie with Georgetown, ending a three-match losing streak.
Carl Bertsch (1938-1941)
Bertsch kicked off his career at GW with rounds of 79-79 at the Western Maryland Invitational on May 10, 1938. His 158 tied teammate Bill Hurd for 3rd place overall and led the Colonials to their first tournament victory, defeating five other schools. He would add a 5th place finish at the same event in 1941. Carl seemed to like the course at Western Maryland because he posted his career low, a 68, at Western Maryland on 4/26/39, which would stand as the school record for nine years. Bertsch had a 14-5-1 match play record in four years on the squad. His 14 match play wins are the third most in school history. Bertsch is still in the Top 20 in scoring average and Top 50 in starts, 58 years after his career ended.
Charles Coe (1927-1931)
Coe played in the Colonials first 11 matches ever, tallying a 7-3-1 match play record. His 79 in a loss to Penn on April 20, 1927 is the first recorded score in the history of the program.
John Shorey (1928-1931)
Shorey was the 1927 Washington Metropolitan Amateur Champ and picked up a 5-1 match play record over a two-season career. His 73 against William & Mary, on April 30, 1928, would replace Coe's 79 as the school record and led GW to its first win ever. Shorey added a 77 later that year in a loss to Penn State.
Was 4-2-1 in match play and finished 5th at 1941 Western Maryland Invitational
Lefty Franklin (1939)
Had a 4-2 match play record. Shot 68 on 4/26/39 at Western Maryland
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Griffen played in the 1943 team before the program was halted during World War II. He returned in 1947 and qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championship at the University of Michigan. Griffen shot 156 (75-81) to finish 29th and advance to match play where he lost to Fred Wampler of Purdue University. Wampler won the 1950 NCAA title. Griffen's 20-8-4 match play record gives him the second most wins in school history. His 72 on April 28, 1947 led the Colonials in a home dual match loss to a Wake Forest team lead by Arnold Palmer. He was team medalist 15 times, placing him 11th on the all-time list. His 75.04 scoring average is 3rd all-time. The low score in school history became Griffen's on 4/23/48 when he posted a 67 in a dual match loss to Maryland. Palmer again had Griffen's number as Griffen finished 11th with rounds of 76-77=153 in GW's first ever Southern Conference Tournament appearance. Duke took team title and Palmer was individual medalist, eight shots ahead of Griffen.
Bill Brownrigg (1943 & 1946)
Brownrigg's career was interrupted by the war but that takes little from his achievements. Brownrigg led the Colonials to their only team appearance in the NCAA finals. The team would finish 15th of the 23 teams that qualified for the finals, just six strokes behind a three-way tie for 12th with the Universities of Georgia, Texas and Washington. Brownrigg posted a four round total of 305 (76-79-73-77) to place 8th individually. He amassed an 11-4 match play record (good for ninth all-time in match play wins) and his 75.35 career scoring average is 4th all-time. He fired his career low on 5/27/46 with a 68 in a 6-0 win over Loyola.
George Vaas (1941-1946)
Vaas came to GW from DC's Western High School and played on the freshman squad in 1941. In 1942, he led the team in scoring average with a 75.80 total. His 73 on 5/3/42 led the Colonials to a tie with Virginia Tech. Vaas skipped the 1943 season and returned after the war in 1946 to play in the number two spot on GW's NCAA tournament team where he shot 157 and just missed advancing to the individual finals at the NCAA Championship at Princeton. He still ranks in the Top 20 in match play wins.
Art Myers (1946)
Although Myers only played one season for the Colonials, he accumulated enough points to qualify for the All-Decade Team. Myers was 6-1 in match play and led the team five times, including a 72 on 5/22/46 at Virginia to avenge the squad's only defeat in an 8-1-1 season. Myers also posted a 70 at Western Maryland on May 10. Unfortunately for Myers, he was not able to enjoy the fruits of his labor as he as unable to accompany the team on their trip to the 1946 NCAA Tournament held at Princeton. He was replaced by John MacMurray who shot 175.
Dave Wortman (1946-1947)
Another member of that 1946 NCAA team to make the All-Decade team was Dave Wortman. Wortman was 10-4 in match play over his two years, his 10 wins placing him 13th all-time. He fired a 73 in a win over Johns Hopkins on May 1, 1946. He finished with the second best scoring average of 1947, just percentage points behind Griffen and was medalist five times, including a 75 in a win over Loyola on 4/21/47.
Tad Lindner (1948-1952)
Lindner makes the All-Decade team due in large part to his durability. Lindner was a regular starter on five teams (in the days before NCAA regulations would have prohibited playing more than four years). Lindner was third in the era in starts. However, Lindner put up some good numbers as well. He was the Colonials second best finisher in the 1948 Southern Conference Championship and his 75 on 4/26/50 lead GW to a win at Western Maryland. Lindner is one of two Colonials golfers in the GW Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 1973.
Was 7-1 in match play and fired a 75 in GW's first ever tie with Georgetown
Doug Jackson (1947-48)
Jackson shot 69 in loss to Georgetown 4/27/48. Was 7-4 in match play.
Wallace Smith (1948-1951)
Wally was 5-5-2 as a three years starter.
Paul Temple (1947)
Was medalist three times, including twice against the Hoyas posting 76 and 77.
Jay Wolfe (1947)
Wolfe was 4-2-1 in 1947 and also qualified for NCAA as an individual.
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There are few who will contest the statement that Randolph is GW's greatest ever golfer. Randolph still holds school records for lowest round (a 66 in the final round of the 1957 Southern Conference Tournament), lowest scoring average (72.86 over 22 recorded rounds), and match play wins (amassing a 21-5-1 record). Randolph's second round for the Colonials was a 69 in a win over Bucknell on 4/10/53. He would add a 72 in a 5-4 win at the University of Virginia on 4/30 of that same year. Randolph, the son of Jennings Randolph, the longtime Congressman from West Virginia, took a few years off from collegiate golf. While away he compiled an impressive amateur record winning the DC Metropolitan Amateur and the Egyptian Open among other events. Randolph returned to Foggy Bottom with a vengeance in 1957. Randolph opened the season with a 70 at Prince George's CC (now Woodmore). His 70 inspired the Colonials to victory as they beat the University of Maryland, but it wasn't enough to win Jay his match as Dean Beaman fired a 64 for the Terps in a much-anticipated match of the DC Amateur Champ versus the Maryland Amateur Champ. Randolph shot 68 in two separate wins over William & Mary and a 72 in GW's first win over Georgetown. However, he saved his best performance of the year for last. The Colonials entered the second round of the 1957 Southern Conference Championship trailing Furman by several shots. Randolph fired a 66 as the Colonials came from behind to win their first Conference Championship. Randolph is one of only two Colonial golfers to be inducted into the GW Athletic Hall of Fame, entering in 1978. Randolph also finished 10th in voting for the Southern Conference's 75th anniversary team in 1995, behind the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jim Feree, Jim Hulbert and Brad Faxon. This is even more impressive considering GW left the Southern Conference 25 years before the vote was taken and had no representatives on the selection committee. Randolph currently is the play-by-play broadcaster for baseball's Florida Marlins and has been in sports broadcasting for many years, working for NBC and ESPN covering golf, college basketball, and a variety of Olympic sports.
Warren Krick (1956-1959)
One of two Colonials to play on three Conference Championship teams, Krick placed 2nd in 1957 (with 148), 8th in 1958 (152) and 3rd in 1959 with 155. Krick was medalist with a 70 in GW's first win over Georgetown on 4/2/57. He also fired a 69 on 5/1/59 in a win at William & Mary. His 75.67 scoring average ranks him 5th all-time. He compiled an 11-7 match play record and ranks ninth all-time in match play wins.
Joe Haney (1957-1960)
Haney is the other Colonial to play on three Conference Championship teams. He was 8-0 as a freshman at match play and graduated with a 14-9-1 mark. His 14 wins have him tied for third all-time. He shot 143 to place 3rd at the 1958 Greenbriar Invitational and posted his career-low of 71 in a loss to Georgetown on 4/8/59. His brother Bob is on the All-Decade Team for the 1960s. His 77.19 scoring average places him 11th all-time.
Ed Bowers (1958-1961)
Bowers played on two Conference Championship teams in the late 50s and was GW's low finisher in the 1960 Southern Conference Championship. He posted rounds of 70-71 at the Greenbriar Invitational to place 4th in 1959. Bowers posted a 74 in a 26-1 thrashing of Columbia on 3/26/59 and was GW's low finisher, posting 76-78 in a 5th place team effort at the 1960 Greenbriar Invitational. Ed's brother Bob is a member of the All-Decade Team for the 1960s.
Jim Clark (1955)
Although he played only one season for the Colonials, Jim Clark made it count, leading the 1955 squad in scoring average with a 74.25 average. He shot 150 to finish 3rd at the Southern Conference Championship that year and was team medalist three other times, including a 72 in a loss to Georgetown on May 11, and a 71 in a win over VMI on April 13.
Larry Spellman (1955-1957)
Spellman came to GW from DC's St. John's High School and compiled an 11-7-1 match play record. His 11 wins rank him ninth on the all-time list. He was medalist twice in his first year with the varsity, posting a 73 in a loss to West Virginia and a 74 in a win over Maryland. Spellman also made some noise in 1955 with a hole-in-one on the 16th the Golden Horseshoe Resort in Williamsburg, VA. (It was the only recorded hole-in-one in school history until October 4, 1999 when Darren Ressler equaled his feat in the St. Bonaventure Invitational.) He still ranks in the Top 25 in scoring average and the Top 40 in starts.
Marv Singman (1958-1961)
Singman was also on two conference championship teams, shooting 80-78 in GW's 1958 title. He amassed a 14-8 match play record and his 14 wins rank him third all-time in that category. Singman shot a 75 in a win vs. Dartmouth 3/28/60 and fired his career low of 73 in a loss to William & Mary on 4/11/61. 40 years after his graduation, Singman is still in the Top 40 all-time in starts.
Played on two conferences championship teams (1957-58) shooting 156 and 159. Ranks in the Top 10 all-time in match play wins.
John Dunn (1959-1960)
Fourth (157) at 1959 Southern Conference Tournament. Shot 70 on 3/26/59. Had a 76.70 scoring average.
Wayne Rinick (1953-1956)
Fourth at 1956 Southern Conference Tournament with 151. Tied for 17th all-time in match play wins.
Irving Salamy (1955-1957)
A three-year starter, he shot 73 against Dartmouth on 4/4/55. Tied for 14th all-time in match play wins.
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Compiled 13-1-1 match play record. The sixth most wins in school history Bowers finished second in the Southern Conference Tournament in 1967 with a 157 total. He was team medalist 14 times, good for 13th on the all-time list. Shot 70 in a win over Pittsburgh on 4/21/66 and 71 four days later in a win over Georgetown. Bowers became a certified Georgetown killer when he was medalist a year later with a 71 on 4/10/67 in another win over the cross-town rivals. His 75.77 scoring average is 6th all time. After graduation became the first head professional at Springfield Country Club, where the Bobby Bowers Memorial Junior Golf tournament is one of the east coast's largest and most prestigious events. His brother, Ed, is a member of the 1950s All-Decade Team.
Bob Haney (1961-1964)
Was 1961 Southern Conference champion with rounds of 73-76. Haney added an 8th place finish in 1964 and another Top 10 finish in 1963. His scoring average of 75.79 ranks him 7th all-time. He fired a career low of 69 in a loss to William & Mary on 4/11/61. He led GW with a 74 in a win over Dartmouth on 3/26/64. His brother, Joe, is a member of the 1950's All-Decade Team.
Chuck Collett (1964-1966)
Was highly recruited out of high school and chose GW over Duke. He was the 1964 Southern Conference champion with rounds of 76-75, leading the Colonials to a 3rd place finish. He added a 5th place finish the following year with 78-76. Collett was team medalist 11 times in his three years, including a 70 in a win over William and Mary on 4/29/64, a 72 in a win over American on 4/6/65 and a 71 on 4/29/66 in a win over Richmond. He is currently eighth all-time in scoring average.
Bob Murphy (1962-1964)
Murphy was the runner-up at the 1963 Southern Conference Championship with rounds of 72-79, he added a 6th place finish the following year. The Colonials finished 3rd both years. He posted a 72 in a win over William and Mary on 4/29/64 and a 74 in another victory over Villanova on 4/17/64. His career scoring average of 76.10 places him in the top 15 all-time.
Bill Klossner (1968-1971)
Klossner was team medalist ten times in his career. He played in the last three Southern Conference Championships in which GW participated. He fired a 70 in a win over the University of Baltimore on 4/2/69 and a 72 in a win over William and Mary the same year. His 156 helped GW to a second place finish at the University of Maryland Invitational in 1970. He would finish 13th the following year at the same event with a 151 total. Klossner completed his career with a 78.50 scoring average (currently 20th all-time) and, at the time, was fourth in career starts with 29. He is still in the Top 40.
Geoff Clasper (1968-1971)
Clasper was GW's low finisher in its final Southern Conference Championship appearance, posting rounds of 79-77. He fired a 71 on 4/15/69 in a win over William and Mary. His 73 was medallist in a 4-3 win over Georgetown on 4/6/70. He broke 80 in all three rounds (78=79=74) in the Colonials win at the first DC III Championship versus Georgetown and American. His 78.40 scoring average is in the Top 20 all-time. Geoff's brother, Collin, is a member of the 1970s All-Decade Team.
Lou Rubino (1965-1967)
Amassed a 12-2 match play record and ranks eighth all-time. Had a 78.07 career scoring average is also in the Top 20. He shot a 74 in the spring break match with Furman, Davidson and The Citadel on 3/14/66. He posted his career low, 73, in a win versus American 4/17/67. Rubino averaged 76.00 over 9 rounds in 1967, his senior year.
Finished 5th and led GW to a 2nd place finish at the University of Maryland Invitational (3/28-29/68). He ranks in the Top 25 all-time in scoring average.
Jim Galvin (1966-1968)
Compiled a 13-2-1 match play record, was GW's low finisher at the 1968 Southern Conference Championship. Shot 73 in win over Baltimore on 4/14/67.
Kent Keith (1968-1971)
Was medalist with 77 in loss to the University of Virginia on 4/2/68. His 156 led GW at the 1970 University of Maryland Invitational.
Dick Ham (1964-66)
Was medalist with a 76 in GW's win over East Carolina 5/10/65. Played in the 1964-65 Southern Conference Championships.
Seth Rosen (1961-1963)
Had a 9-7-1 match play record, often playing in the #1 position. Posted a 74 to lead GW in a loss to Dartmouth on 3/27/61.
Steve Rubin (1961-1963)
Had a 9-5-1 match play record. Had a 75 to lead the Colonials in a 6-3 win over Georgetown on 4/17/61.
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Price was the first DC III champion, winning the inaugural event on 4/29-30/71 with 75-78-71. His final round 71 at Westwood CC led the Colonials from 18 shots back to a one shot win over American (Georgetown was 47 shots back in 3rd). He shot 74 in 4-3 win over Georgetown on 4/6/70. Price was medalist with a 75 in a tri-match sweep of Richmond and Baltimore on 5/5/71. Price concluded his career with a 78.14 scoring average, placing him 16th on the all-time list, and he was medalist 9 times in his career, placing him in the Top 30 all-time.
Kurtis Marx (1976-1979)
Marx was the 1978 DC III champion with a 236 total even though his team finished in 3rd and 86 shots behind the winner, American University. He was GW low finisher at the first Eastern 8 Conference Championship (the league would change its name to the Atlantic 10 a few years later.) His 79 lead the team in a loss to Virginia Commonwealth on 3/31/78. Marx was medalist nine times (placing him in the Top 30 all-time) and had the most starts of any player in the decade.
Andy Tollin (1970-1972)
Tollin, from Wilmington, DE, led the team in a tri-meet win over West Virginia and Catholic on 4/16/71. Posted back-to-back 75's in tri-meets on 4/14/72 (versus West Virginia, Slippery Rock and Salem College) and 4/17/72 vs. (JMU, Richmond and Frostburg St.). He is ranked in the top 40 all-time in scoring average.
Terry Shaffer (1976-1979)
Shaffer was the Colonials low finisher in the 1979 DC III Championship, finishing 5th with an 83-76=159 total and the 1979 Naval Academy Invitational (won by Fred Funk). Shot a 78 on 9/20/77 in a loss to Georgetown and George Mason. Was medalist with 80 in a loss to Washington & Lee on 3/30/80. Shaffer is currently the Head Golf Coach at Mount St. Mary's University and a PGA Class-A Head Professional at the I-70 driving range near Frederick, Maryland.
Collin Clasper (1972-1975)
Clasper came to GW from western Pennsylvania and was runner-up at the 1974 DC III Championship. He led the Colonials at the University of Maryland Invitational that same year. He was medalist with at 73 in a tri-meet against JMU, Richmond, and Frostburg St. on 4/14/72. Clasper is still at the Foggy Bottom campus. Serving as The George Washington University's Comptroller. His brother, Geoff, is a member of the 1960's All-Decade Team.
Pat Tallent (1972 & 1975-1976)
Tallent, a native Langley, KY, is better known for his basketball skills as a Colonial. Tallent led the basketball team in scoring three times and is third on the all-time scoring list for Colonials men's basketball, behind only Joe Holup and Mike Brown. On the golf course, Tallent finished 2nd at the 1975 DC III Championship with a 245 total. He also posted a 77 on 4/14/72 in a tri-meet with West Virginia, Salem College and Slippery Rock. Tallent is presently one of the top amateur golfers in the country. He is the club champion at Caves Valley CC near Baltimore and has been club champion at Congressional CC. Tallent also has played in several U.S. Amateur Tournaments, including the 2000 Amateur. He was inducted into the GW Athletics Hall of Fame (for his basketball achievements) in 1997.
Gene Mattare (1970-1973)
Mattare was a regular starter all four years at GW. He finished 3rd at the 1973 DC III Championship with a 247 total. Shot 71, his career low, on 4/22/70 to lead the Colonials to a win over American and La Salle. Mattare coached the Colonials from 1974-1978 and led them to a second place finish at the 1975 DC III Championship. He is presently the Director of Golf at Sauccon Valley CC, in Bethlehem, PA, site of the 2000 U.S. Senior Open.
Herrera was runner-up at the 1977 DC III Championship with 3 straight 79s.
Andy Goldman (1969 & 1972)
Goldman was the 1972 DC III champion with a 159 total. Was medalist with a 75 in a win over American on 4/21/69. He matched that number on 4/14/72 and 4/17/72. Andy's nephew, Michael (Class of '01), is a current member of the golf team at GW.
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Dickler was the 1986 DC III champion with a 228, leading the Colonials to the team title. Shot a 71 in the final round of the 1983 DC III Championship where he was low finisher for the Colonials. Finished 5th in the 1985 Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate with a 223 total, highlighted by a 71 in the first round. Finished 5th at the 1986 Georgetown Hoya Invitational, leading the Colonials to their first tournament win in 27 years. Shot 76-77 to finish in the Top 10 overall and lead the Colonials at the 1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. His four Top 5 finishes place him 5th all-time. Dickler was team medallist 25 times, placing him 2nd all time. Dickler graduated with 66 career starts, placing first at the time, he is currently 5th.
Sven Engler (1980-1984)
Engler finished 2nd at the 1981 Atlantic 10 Championship with a pair of 75s. He finished 4th at the 1981 DC III Championship. He led GW at the 1982 Atlantic 10 Championship (156) and the 1982 Virginia Tech Invitational (151). He finished 2nd at the 1983 DC Area Invitational with a 78 and led the Colonials at the 1983 Naval Academy Invitational (161), the 1983 Atlantic 10 Championship (156) and his 231 total led the Colonials at the 1982 Yale Invitational. He was medalist 16 times, placing him ninth all-time and his 44 career starts place him in the Top 25.
Dan Deftos (1986-1990)
Deftos was medalist 23 times in his career, placing him 4th all ?time. He finished 7th at the 1987 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 156 total and he finished 8th at the 1986 Rutgers Invitational with a 232 total (including a 72 in the first round), leading GW to a 3rd place finish in the 14-team field. Deftos lead the team in scoring average during his freshman and sophomore years. During the 1988-89 season Deftos led the Colonials at the Yale Intercollegiate (241), the Atlantic 10 Championship (160), the JMU Classic (160), the Naval Academy Invitational (163) and three dual matches. He was also GW's low finisher at the Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate in 1987 with an 82-75=157 total. Deftos ranks 13th all-time in starts with 53. His streak of 53 straight times with his score counting towards the team total is the second longest in school history.
Antti Vaalas (1988-1990)
Although he played only three semesters at GW, Antti Vaalas, of Helsinki, Finland, made the most of his opportunities. Vaalas was medalist for the Colonials 16 times, ranking him ninth all-time. He fired a 79 to lead GW to a win over American in his first match on 3/28/89, he added a 75 in a quad meet the following month, vs. Longwood College, Liberty University and Newport News Apprentice. He also led the Colonials at the Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate with a 237 that year. The following year he would lead GW at Yale and at Penn St. Vaalas's 75-79 total placed him the Top 10 at the 1990 Atlantic 10 Championship on a team that finished last.
Jamie Winslow (1983-1987)
Winslow was the 1985 DC III champion and ranks tenth all-time in starts with 57. His DC III individual title (behind a 76-79-76 effort) led the Colonials to their first DC III title since the inaugural event in 1971. The Colonials (1203) dominated Georgetown (1241) and American (1248), in the three-round, count-five players event. Winslow was medalist 13 times (tied for 15th on the all-time list) including the 1986 Naval Academy Spring Invitational. His career low of 72 came at the 1985 Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate when he posted a 230 total.
Vern Caswell (1981-1983)
Caswell led the Colonials in scoring average in the 1982-83 season. He fired a 76 to lead GW to a dual match win over Georgetown on 9/23/82. He was medalist 10 times in his two-year career, which ties him for 23rd all-time. He was low finisher for the Colonials at the 1983 DC III Championship (245), Virginia Tech Invitational (157) and the Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate (158) and he shot 156 to lead GW at the 1982 JMU Classic. He also served as golf coach the Colonials from 1984 to 1987 and coached the Colonials to their first tournament win in 27 years at the 1986 Georgetown Hoya Invitational.
Greg Framke (1980-1982)
He finished 6th at the 1981 Atlantic 10 Championship with rounds of 79-76. Tied with John Bailey as Colonials low finisher at the 1980 Atlantic 10 Championship. Framke led the Colonials at the 1981 Navy Invitational. He was medalist in a dual-match win over Catholic on March 26, 1980. He led the team in scoring average in 1980-81.
His 54 starts rank him 11th all-time. Albert shot 236 in the 1985 DC III Championship to help give GW their first victory in the event since 1971. He was GW's medalist 10 times (tying him for 23rd on the all-time list) and at three straight tournaments in the 1985, Yale (with 237), JMU (158) and the A-10s where his 153 total placed him 3rd overall and led GW to their highest finish ever (2nd) in the event.
John Bailey (1980-1983)
Tied with Greg Framke as GW's low finisher in the 1980 Atlantic 10 Championship. Shot 157 at the 1982 Virginia Tech Invitational.
Ed Cook (1985-1987)
Rounds of 85-76 made him low finisher for the Colonials at the 1985 UNC-Wilmington Invitational. Shot career low round of 75 twice at the 1986 Rutgers Invitational.
Chris Flynn (1983-1987)
A former Massachusetts state junior champion, he shot 71 in final round of the 1984 DC III Championship. Ranks in the Top 15 all-time in starts.
Frank Futcher (1987-1991)
Called "Futch" by his teammates. He was medalist 9 times and led GW in scoring average in 1990-91 and was named team MVP. He fired a 79 in a dual match loss at Maryland in 1989.
Frank Westfall (1982-1986)
Westfall ranks 5th all-time in career start for GW with 63. He finished 7th with two 79s to help the Colonials to a win at the 1986 Georgetown Hoya Invitational.
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Duva holds GW record for starts (with 98), team medalist (33 times) and Top 5 finishes (with 9). As the Washington Metropolitan Golf Association junior Player-of-the-Year, his signing in 1994 marked the return of GW golf as a regional force. His 77.84 scoring average in 1995-1996 was the lowest single season scoring average since 1971. He fired a 72 at the JMU Invitational at the Homestead Resort. That round featured two eagles in the first three holes. He placed 4th at the 1995 ECAC Championship at Yahandasis CC with rounds of 77-75 in cold temperatures, heavy sleet and intermittent hail. In light snow, Duva placed 4th at the 1996 Robert Morris-Kangaroo Caf Classic with 73-77. That same year he finished 2nd at the Rutgers Invitational with rounds of 73-74, leading his team to its first 36-hole tournament title in 10 years. Duva finished 9th at the ECAC Championship at Kings Creek CC in Rehoboth Beach, DE in 1996 with a 153 total. He posted a career low in 1996 when he shot 69 at the Bryce Resort during the first round of the James Madison Invitational, helping the team to its lowest team score ever (292). He shot 74 the following day, for a 143 total and a fifth place finish overall.
Scott Allen (1990-1994)
Allen graduated as the all-time leader in starts and currently ranks 4th. He was team medalist 24 times, good for 3rd all-time. He led his team in scoring average during his last two years (averaging 79.68 his final season) and was second his first two. He shot 83-76 to finish 11th at the 1992 Atlantic 10 Championship. He fired a career low 72 to tie for 3rd at the 1992 Western Maryland Invitational, the first of his six Top 5 finishes, placing him third on the all-time list. He also finished 2nd at the 1992 Wesley College Invitational with a 75 (including six birdies) and 2nd at the 1993 Pinehurst Sandhills Intercollegiate with a pair of 79s. Allen would add another 2nd at the same event the following year. He had two Top 5 finishes at the Mt. St. Mary's Invitational, a 4th in 1992 and a 2nd in 1993, shooting 78 both times. Allen is the only Colonial with at least 60 rounds to have his score count in every match. Allen was 67 for 67 in his career, Dan Deftos is the next closest, he was 53 for 53 in the late 1980's. Allen has remained at GW and is now the Head Golf Coach (as well as Recruiting Coordinator and NCAA Compliance Assistant). He succeeded from Keith Betts as coach on January 1, 1995.
Luis Barrutieta (1996-1998)
Barrutieta came to GW from San Sebastian, Spain after two years at Saddleback Community College in California and made an immediate impact. Barrutieta averaged 77.29 in his junior year and had four Top 10 finishes in his first five events. Barrutieta shot 75 to tie teammate Dan Pereyo for 3rd at the Wesley College Invitational, then put up rounds of 77-70 to finish 7th at the Naval Academy Fall Invitational. He added a 5th place finish at the ECAC Championship (hosted by GW at Kings Creek CC in Rehoboth Beach, DE) with rounds of 76-75. Barrutieta would also have a hand in GW lowest round ever, a 292 at the JMU Invitational. He posted a two under par 70 to go with Rob Duva's 69. A second round 77 gave him a 147 total. He would add an even par 72 two days later at the Old Dominion/SeaScape Invitational, giving him four rounds of par or better that semester. He added two more top 10's and a top 20 at the prestigious Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate (with rounds of 78-77-72) to cap off one of the best single seasons in school history. Barrutieta was medallist 13 times that year and added 8 more his senior year, giving him 21 for his career and placing him 6th all-time. Barrutieta's senior year never got going the way his junior year did, but he still fired three rounds at par or better and was medallist with a 72 at the team's spring break dual match with MIT in Bermuda. Barrutieta graduated with a degree in Applied Math and is 19th all-time in starts (47) and 20th in scoring average (78.47). He now lives in Madrid, Spain.
Scott Lutz (1992-1996)
From Malvern, PA, Lutz was another golfer that made an immediate impact on GW. He posted three top five finishes in his first four events. He fired a career low 72 to tie him for 3rd (with Allen) at the 1992 Western Maryland Invitational, a 77 placing him 4th at the 1992 Franklin & Marshall Invitational and most importantly a 76 placed him 4th at the ECAC Southern Region Championship. That finish made him the first Colonial to qualify for the ECAC Championships. He also finished 4th at the 1993 Mt. St. Mary's Invitational with a 79 and was runner-up (to teammate Stuart Taylor) at the 1994 Franklin & Marshall Invitational with a 75. He added a top 10 in the last semester of his senior year with a 73-80 performance at the Robert Morris-Kangaroo Classic, in extreme cold and light snow. He was named to the 1996 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team. He was also honored as the J. Dallas Shirley Senior Male Athlete of the Year that same year. Lutz currently ranks second all time in starts with 76 and he was medallist 13 times, placing him 16th on the all-time list. His five Top 5 finishes place him fourth all-time.
Ken Tyrrell (1990-1993)
Tyrrell, from Poghkipsee, NY, is ranked 14th all-time in starts for the Colonials with 52. He was team medalist 12 times, ranking him 17th on the all-time list. Tyrrell was team MVP in 1992 and was included on the Atlantic 10 Academic-All Conference Team. He fired a 79 to led the Colonials at the 1991 ECAC Southern Region Championship. In 1991-1992 he lead the team in scoring average and tied Scott Allen for the team lead by taking medallist honors 7 times. In 1992 he posted a 77 at the Western Maryland Invitational and a career low 74 in the first round of the Old Dominion/SeaScape Intercollegiate. He fired a 77 in the first round of the 1994 ODU/SeaScape Intercollegiate in what would be his final collegiate tournament. Tyrrell is still a familiar face in Foggy Bottom. He is president of the Young Alumni Association and a Founding Member of the George Washington University Club.
Ryan Day (1997-2001)
Day, from Ellsworth, Maine, has one more semester to improve on his standing in the career leaders. He is currently 3rd in starts and seventh in Top 5 finishes. He has also been medallist 15 times, placing him 10th all-time. Day won the 2000 Rehoboth Beach Invitational with a 146 total and led the Colonials to their first win over Maryland since 1957. He finished tied for 4th (with teammate Bryan Derdenger) at the 1998 St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational, shooting 78-70. He took 7th place at the 2000 Navy Invitational with rounds of 71-73. Day posted a 2nd place finish shooting 71 at the 1999 Western Maryland Invitational, one stroke behind teammate Brad Friedlander's 70. His 79.90 scoring average ranks him 30th on the all-time list.
Mark Gandee (1995-1997)
Finished 7th at the, sleet-shortened, 1997 URI-Newport Invitational with a 75. Gandee led the team with a 155 total at the 1995 St. John's Invitational at Bethpage State Park's famous Black course (site of the 2002 U.S. Open). He led the team two weeks later with a 157 at the Old Dominion-SeaScape Intercollegiate. Gandee finished 21st and led the Colonials at the GMU Patriot Invitational in March of 1996. He fired his career low, 74, in the 1997 Navy Invitational. Was team medallist 10 times, tying him for 23rd all-time and his 54 starts rank him 11th all-time.
Thomas Blankvoort (1998-Present)
Thomas, the 1997 Dutch National Schoolboy Champion, from The Hague, Netherlands, transferred to GW from the University of Florida. He was team MVP in the 2000. Although he has three more semesters to play, Thomas ranks sixth all-time in top five finishes and has been medallist 21 times, ranking him 5th. His scoring average of 77.91 is in the Top 15 all-time. His 64 starts rank him seventh all-time, with three semesters to play. Blankvoort fired rounds of 78-78 at Caves Valley CC to take 8th in the 1998 Caves Valley Intercollegiate. He eagled his final hole at the 1999William & Mary-Kiskiack Invitational to finish 9th with rounds of 73-74. A week earlier he finished 10th at the inaugural GW Invitational at Swan Point with a 156 total in heavy rain. He finished off the 1999 spring with a top 20 finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship shooting 75-76-80. In the fall of 1999, he shot six rounds of 73 or better, highlighted by a 5th place finish at Caves Valley (81-73) and a top 15 finish at the St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational with 73-81, helping the Colonials to the team title. He added another top 20 at the Atlantic 10 Championship with another 231 total and finished 5th with a 152 total at the Scotty Duncan-Eastern Championships. Blankvoort added three Top 10s in the fall of 2000, finishing 4th, with a 149 total, at the Rehoboth Beach Invitational (won by Ryan Day), 6th, with a 149, at the Lehigh-Stabler Intercollegiate (won by Bryan Derdenger) and 8th at the St. Bonaventure Invitational with 71-75. He was named to the 2000 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team.
Bryan Derdenger (1998-Present)
Bryan and his brother Tim arrived at GW from Scottsdale, Arizona in the fall of 1998 and they have both been regulars in the starting lineup ever since. With three semester left to play, Bryan Derdenger is second in school history with seven Top 5 finishes and his 18 medallist honors place him 7th all-time. He is also tied for sixth in starts with 66. The first of Bryan's top 5's came at the 1998 St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational where he opened with a 70 and followed it up with a 78 to tie for 3rd (with Ryan Day). A week later he shot another 148 and again tied for 3rd at the Lehihg-Stabler Intercollegiate. In the spring he added a 4th at the inaugural GW Invitational with a 153 total and a 73 at NCR Country Club gave him 3rd at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. His sophomore year he improved his finish one spot and took 2nd at St. Bonaventure with a 149 total, leading GW to the team title. He added another second at the Caves Valley Intercollegiate with a 74-77 total. Bryan was named to the 2000 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team. In October 2000 he won the Lehigh-Stabler Intercollegiate with rounds of 69-76. His 77.71 career scoring average places him in the Top 15 all-time.
Tim Derdenger (1998-Present)
Injuries and illness cost Tim Derdenger much of the fall season during his sophomore and junior years, but like his twin brother, he is also moving up the career ranking lists at GW. Tim won his first ever event at GW, posting a 74 at the 1998 Wesley College Invitational. He fired a 225 total (72-78-75) at the 1999 Bell Atlantic-Atlantic 10 Championships to place 7th and miss a spot on the All-Conference team by one place. He concluded his season by shooting 76-75 to finish second at the Scotty Duncan Memorial-Eastern championship. In his sophomore year, Tim shot 75-81 to finish 8th at the 1999 Caves Valley Intercollegiate and 72-77 to place 11th at the William & Mary-Kingsmill Invitational. He is tied for 11th all-time in career Top 5 finishes and his career scoring average of 78.87 ranks him 24th all-time.
Darren Ressler (1997-Present)
Know as "fins" to his teammates, the Woodbrige, CT native is also gaining on several school marks. His 67 career starts have him tied for 4th all time with his coach, Scott Allen. With one semester to go, 2nd place (Scott Lutz with 76) is well within his reach. He currently ranks 15th with 12 medallist honors to his credit. He shot a 74 in the first round of the 1997 JMU Invitational and shot 153 totals at the St. John's/McLaughlin Invitational and Old Dominion/SeaScape Intercollegiate. He added a 152 at the William & Mary Kiskiack Invitational. He shot a 74 to take medallist honors at the Spring Break dual match win versus Fordham. Ressler recorded the second hole-in-one in GW history on the 11th hole at Bartlett CC, in Olean, NY. His ace helped Ressler shoot 74 on the day, part of a first round 299 that gave the Colonials a six shot lead they would not relinquish as they held on to win the St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational. Ressler also has two straight 11th place finishes at the Bell-Atlantic Atlantic 10 Championship. He fired 72-76-81 in 1999 helping the Colonials to a 3rd place finish and he shot 73 (with a 32 on the back nine) ?74-79 in the 2000 Championship. Ressler was the 1998 team MVP.
Named All Conference in 1995, after finishing in 5th with a 156 total. Was medallist 14 times, tying him for 12th all-time. Shot career low 72 at the 1994 Navy Invitational.
Casey Paulson (1993-1994)
Won the 1993 Franklin & Marshall Invitational with a73. Finished 6th at 1993 ECAC Southern Region Championship. Currently Director of Golf at Rancho San Marcos Golf Club in Santa Barbara, CA.
Jeremy Rohen (1993-1997)
Ranks 13th all-time in rounds played. Finished 5th and tied career low with 75 at 1996 Western Maryland Invitational. Shot 155 at 1996 JMU Classic, 1st round 75 was part of GW's lowest round ever (292).
Stuart Taylor (1994)
Played only one semester, had two first and two seconds in six starts before turning pro. Shot 70-74 to win 1994 Navy Invitational and 69 to win the 1994 Franklin & Marshall Invitational.
Michael Goldman (1997-2000)
Led the team in scoring average in 1997-98. Finished 13th at the 1997 JMU Invitational with rounds of 77-72. Was GW's low finisher at Caves Valley with 83-73, taking 9th place overall. He was team medallist five times that season. Goldman is 17th all-time in rounds played and in the Top 50 in scoring average.
Gavin Parsons (1997-2000)
Gavin is ranked 18th all-time in starts and 25th in scoring average. He was medalist 11 times, placing him 20th on the all-time list. He won the 1997 Gettysburg Invitational with a one under-par 70. Led GW with a 151 at the 1998 Xavier-Kroger Classic and a 149 at the Old Dominion-SeaScape Classic. Shot 73-74 to finish 21st at the 1999 Navy Fall Invitational.
Players in each decade were ranked according to scoring average, rounds started, times that they were team medalist and most match play wins (used for the 40s, 50s and 60s). The player in first place for the decade in each category received 10 points, and the 10th ranked player give 1 point. These points were then added up and the seven players with the most points were recognized as the All-Decade Team.
Pre-1940s
Charles Coe 1927-1931
John Shorey 1928-1931
Al Birmingham 1939 & 1943
Carl Bertsch 1938-1941
1940s
George Vaas 1941-1946
Bill Brownrigg 1943 & 1946
C. Bill Griffen 1943-1949
Art Myers 1946
Dave Wortman 1946-1947
Tad Lindner 1948-1952
1950s
Jay Randolph 1953,1957-1958
Jim Clark 1955
Larry Spellman 1955-1957
Marv Singman 1955-1957
Warren Krick 1956-1959
Joe Haney 1957-1960
Ed Bowers 1958-1961
1960s
Bob Haney 1961-1964
Bob Murphy 1962-1964
Chuck Collett 1964-1966
Bob Bowers 1965-1967
Louis Rubino 1965-1967
Bill Klossner 1968-1971
Geoff Clasper 1968-1971
1970s
Gene Mattare 1970-1973
Pat Price 1970-1972
Andy Tollin 1970-1972
Collin Clasper 1972-1975
Pat Tallent 1972, 1975-1976
Kurtis Marx 1976-1979
Terry Shaffer 1976-1979
1980s
Greg Framke 1980-1982
Sven Engler 1980-1984
Vern Caswell 1981-1983
Ken Dickler 1982-1986
Jamie Winslow 1983-1987
Dan Deftos 1986-1990
Antti Vaalas 1988-1990
1990s
Ken Tyrrell 1990-1993
Scott Allen 1990-1994
Scott Lutz 1992-1996
Rob Duva 1993-1997
Mark Gandee 1995-1997
Luis Barrutieta 1996-1998
Ryan Day 1997-2001
PRE 1940s
Al Birmingham (1939 & 1943)Birmingham played for GW for two seasons and amassed a 5-2-1 match play record. His 77 at the Western Maryland Invitational led GW to a 5th place finish. He fired a career low 75 on May 12, 1943 to lead the Colonials to a tie with Georgetown, ending a three-match losing streak.
Carl Bertsch (1938-1941)
Bertsch kicked off his career at GW with rounds of 79-79 at the Western Maryland Invitational on May 10, 1938. His 158 tied teammate Bill Hurd for 3rd place overall and led the Colonials to their first tournament victory, defeating five other schools. He would add a 5th place finish at the same event in 1941. Carl seemed to like the course at Western Maryland because he posted his career low, a 68, at Western Maryland on 4/26/39, which would stand as the school record for nine years. Bertsch had a 14-5-1 match play record in four years on the squad. His 14 match play wins are the third most in school history. Bertsch is still in the Top 20 in scoring average and Top 50 in starts, 58 years after his career ended.
Charles Coe (1927-1931)
Coe played in the Colonials first 11 matches ever, tallying a 7-3-1 match play record. His 79 in a loss to Penn on April 20, 1927 is the first recorded score in the history of the program.
John Shorey (1928-1931)
Shorey was the 1927 Washington Metropolitan Amateur Champ and picked up a 5-1 match play record over a two-season career. His 73 against William & Mary, on April 30, 1928, would replace Coe's 79 as the school record and led GW to its first win ever. Shorey added a 77 later that year in a loss to Penn State.
Honorable Mention:
Bus Fleming (1938-1941)Was 4-2-1 in match play and finished 5th at 1941 Western Maryland Invitational
Lefty Franklin (1939)
Had a 4-2 match play record. Shot 68 on 4/26/39 at Western Maryland
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1940s ALL-DECADE TEAM
C. Bill Griffen (1943-1949)Griffen played in the 1943 team before the program was halted during World War II. He returned in 1947 and qualified as an individual for the NCAA Championship at the University of Michigan. Griffen shot 156 (75-81) to finish 29th and advance to match play where he lost to Fred Wampler of Purdue University. Wampler won the 1950 NCAA title. Griffen's 20-8-4 match play record gives him the second most wins in school history. His 72 on April 28, 1947 led the Colonials in a home dual match loss to a Wake Forest team lead by Arnold Palmer. He was team medalist 15 times, placing him 11th on the all-time list. His 75.04 scoring average is 3rd all-time. The low score in school history became Griffen's on 4/23/48 when he posted a 67 in a dual match loss to Maryland. Palmer again had Griffen's number as Griffen finished 11th with rounds of 76-77=153 in GW's first ever Southern Conference Tournament appearance. Duke took team title and Palmer was individual medalist, eight shots ahead of Griffen.
Bill Brownrigg (1943 & 1946)
Brownrigg's career was interrupted by the war but that takes little from his achievements. Brownrigg led the Colonials to their only team appearance in the NCAA finals. The team would finish 15th of the 23 teams that qualified for the finals, just six strokes behind a three-way tie for 12th with the Universities of Georgia, Texas and Washington. Brownrigg posted a four round total of 305 (76-79-73-77) to place 8th individually. He amassed an 11-4 match play record (good for ninth all-time in match play wins) and his 75.35 career scoring average is 4th all-time. He fired his career low on 5/27/46 with a 68 in a 6-0 win over Loyola.
George Vaas (1941-1946)
Vaas came to GW from DC's Western High School and played on the freshman squad in 1941. In 1942, he led the team in scoring average with a 75.80 total. His 73 on 5/3/42 led the Colonials to a tie with Virginia Tech. Vaas skipped the 1943 season and returned after the war in 1946 to play in the number two spot on GW's NCAA tournament team where he shot 157 and just missed advancing to the individual finals at the NCAA Championship at Princeton. He still ranks in the Top 20 in match play wins.
Art Myers (1946)
Although Myers only played one season for the Colonials, he accumulated enough points to qualify for the All-Decade Team. Myers was 6-1 in match play and led the team five times, including a 72 on 5/22/46 at Virginia to avenge the squad's only defeat in an 8-1-1 season. Myers also posted a 70 at Western Maryland on May 10. Unfortunately for Myers, he was not able to enjoy the fruits of his labor as he as unable to accompany the team on their trip to the 1946 NCAA Tournament held at Princeton. He was replaced by John MacMurray who shot 175.
Dave Wortman (1946-1947)
Another member of that 1946 NCAA team to make the All-Decade team was Dave Wortman. Wortman was 10-4 in match play over his two years, his 10 wins placing him 13th all-time. He fired a 73 in a win over Johns Hopkins on May 1, 1946. He finished with the second best scoring average of 1947, just percentage points behind Griffen and was medalist five times, including a 75 in a win over Loyola on 4/21/47.
Tad Lindner (1948-1952)
Lindner makes the All-Decade team due in large part to his durability. Lindner was a regular starter on five teams (in the days before NCAA regulations would have prohibited playing more than four years). Lindner was third in the era in starts. However, Lindner put up some good numbers as well. He was the Colonials second best finisher in the 1948 Southern Conference Championship and his 75 on 4/26/50 lead GW to a win at Western Maryland. Lindner is one of two Colonials golfers in the GW Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 1973.
Honorable Mention:
Bob Groetzinger (1940 & 1943)Was 7-1 in match play and fired a 75 in GW's first ever tie with Georgetown
Doug Jackson (1947-48)
Jackson shot 69 in loss to Georgetown 4/27/48. Was 7-4 in match play.
Wallace Smith (1948-1951)
Wally was 5-5-2 as a three years starter.
Paul Temple (1947)
Was medalist three times, including twice against the Hoyas posting 76 and 77.
Jay Wolfe (1947)
Wolfe was 4-2-1 in 1947 and also qualified for NCAA as an individual.
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1950s ALL-DECADE TEAM
Jay Randolph (1953 & 1957-1958)There are few who will contest the statement that Randolph is GW's greatest ever golfer. Randolph still holds school records for lowest round (a 66 in the final round of the 1957 Southern Conference Tournament), lowest scoring average (72.86 over 22 recorded rounds), and match play wins (amassing a 21-5-1 record). Randolph's second round for the Colonials was a 69 in a win over Bucknell on 4/10/53. He would add a 72 in a 5-4 win at the University of Virginia on 4/30 of that same year. Randolph, the son of Jennings Randolph, the longtime Congressman from West Virginia, took a few years off from collegiate golf. While away he compiled an impressive amateur record winning the DC Metropolitan Amateur and the Egyptian Open among other events. Randolph returned to Foggy Bottom with a vengeance in 1957. Randolph opened the season with a 70 at Prince George's CC (now Woodmore). His 70 inspired the Colonials to victory as they beat the University of Maryland, but it wasn't enough to win Jay his match as Dean Beaman fired a 64 for the Terps in a much-anticipated match of the DC Amateur Champ versus the Maryland Amateur Champ. Randolph shot 68 in two separate wins over William & Mary and a 72 in GW's first win over Georgetown. However, he saved his best performance of the year for last. The Colonials entered the second round of the 1957 Southern Conference Championship trailing Furman by several shots. Randolph fired a 66 as the Colonials came from behind to win their first Conference Championship. Randolph is one of only two Colonial golfers to be inducted into the GW Athletic Hall of Fame, entering in 1978. Randolph also finished 10th in voting for the Southern Conference's 75th anniversary team in 1995, behind the likes of Arnold Palmer, Jim Feree, Jim Hulbert and Brad Faxon. This is even more impressive considering GW left the Southern Conference 25 years before the vote was taken and had no representatives on the selection committee. Randolph currently is the play-by-play broadcaster for baseball's Florida Marlins and has been in sports broadcasting for many years, working for NBC and ESPN covering golf, college basketball, and a variety of Olympic sports.
Warren Krick (1956-1959)
One of two Colonials to play on three Conference Championship teams, Krick placed 2nd in 1957 (with 148), 8th in 1958 (152) and 3rd in 1959 with 155. Krick was medalist with a 70 in GW's first win over Georgetown on 4/2/57. He also fired a 69 on 5/1/59 in a win at William & Mary. His 75.67 scoring average ranks him 5th all-time. He compiled an 11-7 match play record and ranks ninth all-time in match play wins.
Joe Haney (1957-1960)
Haney is the other Colonial to play on three Conference Championship teams. He was 8-0 as a freshman at match play and graduated with a 14-9-1 mark. His 14 wins have him tied for third all-time. He shot 143 to place 3rd at the 1958 Greenbriar Invitational and posted his career-low of 71 in a loss to Georgetown on 4/8/59. His brother Bob is on the All-Decade Team for the 1960s. His 77.19 scoring average places him 11th all-time.
Ed Bowers (1958-1961)
Bowers played on two Conference Championship teams in the late 50s and was GW's low finisher in the 1960 Southern Conference Championship. He posted rounds of 70-71 at the Greenbriar Invitational to place 4th in 1959. Bowers posted a 74 in a 26-1 thrashing of Columbia on 3/26/59 and was GW's low finisher, posting 76-78 in a 5th place team effort at the 1960 Greenbriar Invitational. Ed's brother Bob is a member of the All-Decade Team for the 1960s.
Jim Clark (1955)
Although he played only one season for the Colonials, Jim Clark made it count, leading the 1955 squad in scoring average with a 74.25 average. He shot 150 to finish 3rd at the Southern Conference Championship that year and was team medalist three other times, including a 72 in a loss to Georgetown on May 11, and a 71 in a win over VMI on April 13.
Larry Spellman (1955-1957)
Spellman came to GW from DC's St. John's High School and compiled an 11-7-1 match play record. His 11 wins rank him ninth on the all-time list. He was medalist twice in his first year with the varsity, posting a 73 in a loss to West Virginia and a 74 in a win over Maryland. Spellman also made some noise in 1955 with a hole-in-one on the 16th the Golden Horseshoe Resort in Williamsburg, VA. (It was the only recorded hole-in-one in school history until October 4, 1999 when Darren Ressler equaled his feat in the St. Bonaventure Invitational.) He still ranks in the Top 25 in scoring average and the Top 40 in starts.
Marv Singman (1958-1961)
Singman was also on two conference championship teams, shooting 80-78 in GW's 1958 title. He amassed a 14-8 match play record and his 14 wins rank him third all-time in that category. Singman shot a 75 in a win vs. Dartmouth 3/28/60 and fired his career low of 73 in a loss to William & Mary on 4/11/61. 40 years after his graduation, Singman is still in the Top 40 all-time in starts.
Honorable Mention:
Vic Bartlett (1956-1958)Played on two conferences championship teams (1957-58) shooting 156 and 159. Ranks in the Top 10 all-time in match play wins.
John Dunn (1959-1960)
Fourth (157) at 1959 Southern Conference Tournament. Shot 70 on 3/26/59. Had a 76.70 scoring average.
Wayne Rinick (1953-1956)
Fourth at 1956 Southern Conference Tournament with 151. Tied for 17th all-time in match play wins.
Irving Salamy (1955-1957)
A three-year starter, he shot 73 against Dartmouth on 4/4/55. Tied for 14th all-time in match play wins.
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1960s ALL-DECADE TEAM
Bob Bowers (1965-1967)Compiled 13-1-1 match play record. The sixth most wins in school history Bowers finished second in the Southern Conference Tournament in 1967 with a 157 total. He was team medalist 14 times, good for 13th on the all-time list. Shot 70 in a win over Pittsburgh on 4/21/66 and 71 four days later in a win over Georgetown. Bowers became a certified Georgetown killer when he was medalist a year later with a 71 on 4/10/67 in another win over the cross-town rivals. His 75.77 scoring average is 6th all time. After graduation became the first head professional at Springfield Country Club, where the Bobby Bowers Memorial Junior Golf tournament is one of the east coast's largest and most prestigious events. His brother, Ed, is a member of the 1950s All-Decade Team.
Bob Haney (1961-1964)
Was 1961 Southern Conference champion with rounds of 73-76. Haney added an 8th place finish in 1964 and another Top 10 finish in 1963. His scoring average of 75.79 ranks him 7th all-time. He fired a career low of 69 in a loss to William & Mary on 4/11/61. He led GW with a 74 in a win over Dartmouth on 3/26/64. His brother, Joe, is a member of the 1950's All-Decade Team.
Chuck Collett (1964-1966)
Was highly recruited out of high school and chose GW over Duke. He was the 1964 Southern Conference champion with rounds of 76-75, leading the Colonials to a 3rd place finish. He added a 5th place finish the following year with 78-76. Collett was team medalist 11 times in his three years, including a 70 in a win over William and Mary on 4/29/64, a 72 in a win over American on 4/6/65 and a 71 on 4/29/66 in a win over Richmond. He is currently eighth all-time in scoring average.
Bob Murphy (1962-1964)
Murphy was the runner-up at the 1963 Southern Conference Championship with rounds of 72-79, he added a 6th place finish the following year. The Colonials finished 3rd both years. He posted a 72 in a win over William and Mary on 4/29/64 and a 74 in another victory over Villanova on 4/17/64. His career scoring average of 76.10 places him in the top 15 all-time.
Bill Klossner (1968-1971)
Klossner was team medalist ten times in his career. He played in the last three Southern Conference Championships in which GW participated. He fired a 70 in a win over the University of Baltimore on 4/2/69 and a 72 in a win over William and Mary the same year. His 156 helped GW to a second place finish at the University of Maryland Invitational in 1970. He would finish 13th the following year at the same event with a 151 total. Klossner completed his career with a 78.50 scoring average (currently 20th all-time) and, at the time, was fourth in career starts with 29. He is still in the Top 40.
Geoff Clasper (1968-1971)
Clasper was GW's low finisher in its final Southern Conference Championship appearance, posting rounds of 79-77. He fired a 71 on 4/15/69 in a win over William and Mary. His 73 was medallist in a 4-3 win over Georgetown on 4/6/70. He broke 80 in all three rounds (78=79=74) in the Colonials win at the first DC III Championship versus Georgetown and American. His 78.40 scoring average is in the Top 20 all-time. Geoff's brother, Collin, is a member of the 1970s All-Decade Team.
Lou Rubino (1965-1967)
Amassed a 12-2 match play record and ranks eighth all-time. Had a 78.07 career scoring average is also in the Top 20. He shot a 74 in the spring break match with Furman, Davidson and The Citadel on 3/14/66. He posted his career low, 73, in a win versus American 4/17/67. Rubino averaged 76.00 over 9 rounds in 1967, his senior year.
Honorable Mention:
Bob Carter (1968-1969)Finished 5th and led GW to a 2nd place finish at the University of Maryland Invitational (3/28-29/68). He ranks in the Top 25 all-time in scoring average.
Jim Galvin (1966-1968)
Compiled a 13-2-1 match play record, was GW's low finisher at the 1968 Southern Conference Championship. Shot 73 in win over Baltimore on 4/14/67.
Kent Keith (1968-1971)
Was medalist with 77 in loss to the University of Virginia on 4/2/68. His 156 led GW at the 1970 University of Maryland Invitational.
Dick Ham (1964-66)
Was medalist with a 76 in GW's win over East Carolina 5/10/65. Played in the 1964-65 Southern Conference Championships.
Seth Rosen (1961-1963)
Had a 9-7-1 match play record, often playing in the #1 position. Posted a 74 to lead GW in a loss to Dartmouth on 3/27/61.
Steve Rubin (1961-1963)
Had a 9-5-1 match play record. Had a 75 to lead the Colonials in a 6-3 win over Georgetown on 4/17/61.
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1970s ALL-DECADE TEAM
Pat Price (1970-1972)Price was the first DC III champion, winning the inaugural event on 4/29-30/71 with 75-78-71. His final round 71 at Westwood CC led the Colonials from 18 shots back to a one shot win over American (Georgetown was 47 shots back in 3rd). He shot 74 in 4-3 win over Georgetown on 4/6/70. Price was medalist with a 75 in a tri-match sweep of Richmond and Baltimore on 5/5/71. Price concluded his career with a 78.14 scoring average, placing him 16th on the all-time list, and he was medalist 9 times in his career, placing him in the Top 30 all-time.
Kurtis Marx (1976-1979)
Marx was the 1978 DC III champion with a 236 total even though his team finished in 3rd and 86 shots behind the winner, American University. He was GW low finisher at the first Eastern 8 Conference Championship (the league would change its name to the Atlantic 10 a few years later.) His 79 lead the team in a loss to Virginia Commonwealth on 3/31/78. Marx was medalist nine times (placing him in the Top 30 all-time) and had the most starts of any player in the decade.
Andy Tollin (1970-1972)
Tollin, from Wilmington, DE, led the team in a tri-meet win over West Virginia and Catholic on 4/16/71. Posted back-to-back 75's in tri-meets on 4/14/72 (versus West Virginia, Slippery Rock and Salem College) and 4/17/72 vs. (JMU, Richmond and Frostburg St.). He is ranked in the top 40 all-time in scoring average.
Terry Shaffer (1976-1979)
Shaffer was the Colonials low finisher in the 1979 DC III Championship, finishing 5th with an 83-76=159 total and the 1979 Naval Academy Invitational (won by Fred Funk). Shot a 78 on 9/20/77 in a loss to Georgetown and George Mason. Was medalist with 80 in a loss to Washington & Lee on 3/30/80. Shaffer is currently the Head Golf Coach at Mount St. Mary's University and a PGA Class-A Head Professional at the I-70 driving range near Frederick, Maryland.
Collin Clasper (1972-1975)
Clasper came to GW from western Pennsylvania and was runner-up at the 1974 DC III Championship. He led the Colonials at the University of Maryland Invitational that same year. He was medalist with at 73 in a tri-meet against JMU, Richmond, and Frostburg St. on 4/14/72. Clasper is still at the Foggy Bottom campus. Serving as The George Washington University's Comptroller. His brother, Geoff, is a member of the 1960's All-Decade Team.
Pat Tallent (1972 & 1975-1976)
Tallent, a native Langley, KY, is better known for his basketball skills as a Colonial. Tallent led the basketball team in scoring three times and is third on the all-time scoring list for Colonials men's basketball, behind only Joe Holup and Mike Brown. On the golf course, Tallent finished 2nd at the 1975 DC III Championship with a 245 total. He also posted a 77 on 4/14/72 in a tri-meet with West Virginia, Salem College and Slippery Rock. Tallent is presently one of the top amateur golfers in the country. He is the club champion at Caves Valley CC near Baltimore and has been club champion at Congressional CC. Tallent also has played in several U.S. Amateur Tournaments, including the 2000 Amateur. He was inducted into the GW Athletics Hall of Fame (for his basketball achievements) in 1997.
Gene Mattare (1970-1973)
Mattare was a regular starter all four years at GW. He finished 3rd at the 1973 DC III Championship with a 247 total. Shot 71, his career low, on 4/22/70 to lead the Colonials to a win over American and La Salle. Mattare coached the Colonials from 1974-1978 and led them to a second place finish at the 1975 DC III Championship. He is presently the Director of Golf at Sauccon Valley CC, in Bethlehem, PA, site of the 2000 U.S. Senior Open.
Honorable Mention:
Armando Herrera (1976-1977)Herrera was runner-up at the 1977 DC III Championship with 3 straight 79s.
Andy Goldman (1969 & 1972)
Goldman was the 1972 DC III champion with a 159 total. Was medalist with a 75 in a win over American on 4/21/69. He matched that number on 4/14/72 and 4/17/72. Andy's nephew, Michael (Class of '01), is a current member of the golf team at GW.
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1980s ALL-DECADE TEAM
Ken Dickler (1982-1986)Dickler was the 1986 DC III champion with a 228, leading the Colonials to the team title. Shot a 71 in the final round of the 1983 DC III Championship where he was low finisher for the Colonials. Finished 5th in the 1985 Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate with a 223 total, highlighted by a 71 in the first round. Finished 5th at the 1986 Georgetown Hoya Invitational, leading the Colonials to their first tournament win in 27 years. Shot 76-77 to finish in the Top 10 overall and lead the Colonials at the 1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. His four Top 5 finishes place him 5th all-time. Dickler was team medallist 25 times, placing him 2nd all time. Dickler graduated with 66 career starts, placing first at the time, he is currently 5th.
Sven Engler (1980-1984)
Engler finished 2nd at the 1981 Atlantic 10 Championship with a pair of 75s. He finished 4th at the 1981 DC III Championship. He led GW at the 1982 Atlantic 10 Championship (156) and the 1982 Virginia Tech Invitational (151). He finished 2nd at the 1983 DC Area Invitational with a 78 and led the Colonials at the 1983 Naval Academy Invitational (161), the 1983 Atlantic 10 Championship (156) and his 231 total led the Colonials at the 1982 Yale Invitational. He was medalist 16 times, placing him ninth all-time and his 44 career starts place him in the Top 25.
Dan Deftos (1986-1990)
Deftos was medalist 23 times in his career, placing him 4th all ?time. He finished 7th at the 1987 Atlantic 10 Championship with a 156 total and he finished 8th at the 1986 Rutgers Invitational with a 232 total (including a 72 in the first round), leading GW to a 3rd place finish in the 14-team field. Deftos lead the team in scoring average during his freshman and sophomore years. During the 1988-89 season Deftos led the Colonials at the Yale Intercollegiate (241), the Atlantic 10 Championship (160), the JMU Classic (160), the Naval Academy Invitational (163) and three dual matches. He was also GW's low finisher at the Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate in 1987 with an 82-75=157 total. Deftos ranks 13th all-time in starts with 53. His streak of 53 straight times with his score counting towards the team total is the second longest in school history.
Antti Vaalas (1988-1990)
Although he played only three semesters at GW, Antti Vaalas, of Helsinki, Finland, made the most of his opportunities. Vaalas was medalist for the Colonials 16 times, ranking him ninth all-time. He fired a 79 to lead GW to a win over American in his first match on 3/28/89, he added a 75 in a quad meet the following month, vs. Longwood College, Liberty University and Newport News Apprentice. He also led the Colonials at the Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate with a 237 that year. The following year he would lead GW at Yale and at Penn St. Vaalas's 75-79 total placed him the Top 10 at the 1990 Atlantic 10 Championship on a team that finished last.
Jamie Winslow (1983-1987)
Winslow was the 1985 DC III champion and ranks tenth all-time in starts with 57. His DC III individual title (behind a 76-79-76 effort) led the Colonials to their first DC III title since the inaugural event in 1971. The Colonials (1203) dominated Georgetown (1241) and American (1248), in the three-round, count-five players event. Winslow was medalist 13 times (tied for 15th on the all-time list) including the 1986 Naval Academy Spring Invitational. His career low of 72 came at the 1985 Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate when he posted a 230 total.
Vern Caswell (1981-1983)
Caswell led the Colonials in scoring average in the 1982-83 season. He fired a 76 to lead GW to a dual match win over Georgetown on 9/23/82. He was medalist 10 times in his two-year career, which ties him for 23rd all-time. He was low finisher for the Colonials at the 1983 DC III Championship (245), Virginia Tech Invitational (157) and the Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate (158) and he shot 156 to lead GW at the 1982 JMU Classic. He also served as golf coach the Colonials from 1984 to 1987 and coached the Colonials to their first tournament win in 27 years at the 1986 Georgetown Hoya Invitational.
Greg Framke (1980-1982)
He finished 6th at the 1981 Atlantic 10 Championship with rounds of 79-76. Tied with John Bailey as Colonials low finisher at the 1980 Atlantic 10 Championship. Framke led the Colonials at the 1981 Navy Invitational. He was medalist in a dual-match win over Catholic on March 26, 1980. He led the team in scoring average in 1980-81.
Honorable Mention:
Mike Albert (1982-1987)His 54 starts rank him 11th all-time. Albert shot 236 in the 1985 DC III Championship to help give GW their first victory in the event since 1971. He was GW's medalist 10 times (tying him for 23rd on the all-time list) and at three straight tournaments in the 1985, Yale (with 237), JMU (158) and the A-10s where his 153 total placed him 3rd overall and led GW to their highest finish ever (2nd) in the event.
John Bailey (1980-1983)
Tied with Greg Framke as GW's low finisher in the 1980 Atlantic 10 Championship. Shot 157 at the 1982 Virginia Tech Invitational.
Ed Cook (1985-1987)
Rounds of 85-76 made him low finisher for the Colonials at the 1985 UNC-Wilmington Invitational. Shot career low round of 75 twice at the 1986 Rutgers Invitational.
Chris Flynn (1983-1987)
A former Massachusetts state junior champion, he shot 71 in final round of the 1984 DC III Championship. Ranks in the Top 15 all-time in starts.
Frank Futcher (1987-1991)
Called "Futch" by his teammates. He was medalist 9 times and led GW in scoring average in 1990-91 and was named team MVP. He fired a 79 in a dual match loss at Maryland in 1989.
Frank Westfall (1982-1986)
Westfall ranks 5th all-time in career start for GW with 63. He finished 7th with two 79s to help the Colonials to a win at the 1986 Georgetown Hoya Invitational.
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1990s ALL-DECADE TEAM
Rob Duva (1993-1997)Duva holds GW record for starts (with 98), team medalist (33 times) and Top 5 finishes (with 9). As the Washington Metropolitan Golf Association junior Player-of-the-Year, his signing in 1994 marked the return of GW golf as a regional force. His 77.84 scoring average in 1995-1996 was the lowest single season scoring average since 1971. He fired a 72 at the JMU Invitational at the Homestead Resort. That round featured two eagles in the first three holes. He placed 4th at the 1995 ECAC Championship at Yahandasis CC with rounds of 77-75 in cold temperatures, heavy sleet and intermittent hail. In light snow, Duva placed 4th at the 1996 Robert Morris-Kangaroo Caf Classic with 73-77. That same year he finished 2nd at the Rutgers Invitational with rounds of 73-74, leading his team to its first 36-hole tournament title in 10 years. Duva finished 9th at the ECAC Championship at Kings Creek CC in Rehoboth Beach, DE in 1996 with a 153 total. He posted a career low in 1996 when he shot 69 at the Bryce Resort during the first round of the James Madison Invitational, helping the team to its lowest team score ever (292). He shot 74 the following day, for a 143 total and a fifth place finish overall.
Scott Allen (1990-1994)
Allen graduated as the all-time leader in starts and currently ranks 4th. He was team medalist 24 times, good for 3rd all-time. He led his team in scoring average during his last two years (averaging 79.68 his final season) and was second his first two. He shot 83-76 to finish 11th at the 1992 Atlantic 10 Championship. He fired a career low 72 to tie for 3rd at the 1992 Western Maryland Invitational, the first of his six Top 5 finishes, placing him third on the all-time list. He also finished 2nd at the 1992 Wesley College Invitational with a 75 (including six birdies) and 2nd at the 1993 Pinehurst Sandhills Intercollegiate with a pair of 79s. Allen would add another 2nd at the same event the following year. He had two Top 5 finishes at the Mt. St. Mary's Invitational, a 4th in 1992 and a 2nd in 1993, shooting 78 both times. Allen is the only Colonial with at least 60 rounds to have his score count in every match. Allen was 67 for 67 in his career, Dan Deftos is the next closest, he was 53 for 53 in the late 1980's. Allen has remained at GW and is now the Head Golf Coach (as well as Recruiting Coordinator and NCAA Compliance Assistant). He succeeded from Keith Betts as coach on January 1, 1995.
Luis Barrutieta (1996-1998)
Barrutieta came to GW from San Sebastian, Spain after two years at Saddleback Community College in California and made an immediate impact. Barrutieta averaged 77.29 in his junior year and had four Top 10 finishes in his first five events. Barrutieta shot 75 to tie teammate Dan Pereyo for 3rd at the Wesley College Invitational, then put up rounds of 77-70 to finish 7th at the Naval Academy Fall Invitational. He added a 5th place finish at the ECAC Championship (hosted by GW at Kings Creek CC in Rehoboth Beach, DE) with rounds of 76-75. Barrutieta would also have a hand in GW lowest round ever, a 292 at the JMU Invitational. He posted a two under par 70 to go with Rob Duva's 69. A second round 77 gave him a 147 total. He would add an even par 72 two days later at the Old Dominion/SeaScape Invitational, giving him four rounds of par or better that semester. He added two more top 10's and a top 20 at the prestigious Penn St.-Rutherford Intercollegiate (with rounds of 78-77-72) to cap off one of the best single seasons in school history. Barrutieta was medallist 13 times that year and added 8 more his senior year, giving him 21 for his career and placing him 6th all-time. Barrutieta's senior year never got going the way his junior year did, but he still fired three rounds at par or better and was medallist with a 72 at the team's spring break dual match with MIT in Bermuda. Barrutieta graduated with a degree in Applied Math and is 19th all-time in starts (47) and 20th in scoring average (78.47). He now lives in Madrid, Spain.
Scott Lutz (1992-1996)
From Malvern, PA, Lutz was another golfer that made an immediate impact on GW. He posted three top five finishes in his first four events. He fired a career low 72 to tie him for 3rd (with Allen) at the 1992 Western Maryland Invitational, a 77 placing him 4th at the 1992 Franklin & Marshall Invitational and most importantly a 76 placed him 4th at the ECAC Southern Region Championship. That finish made him the first Colonial to qualify for the ECAC Championships. He also finished 4th at the 1993 Mt. St. Mary's Invitational with a 79 and was runner-up (to teammate Stuart Taylor) at the 1994 Franklin & Marshall Invitational with a 75. He added a top 10 in the last semester of his senior year with a 73-80 performance at the Robert Morris-Kangaroo Classic, in extreme cold and light snow. He was named to the 1996 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team. He was also honored as the J. Dallas Shirley Senior Male Athlete of the Year that same year. Lutz currently ranks second all time in starts with 76 and he was medallist 13 times, placing him 16th on the all-time list. His five Top 5 finishes place him fourth all-time.
Ken Tyrrell (1990-1993)
Tyrrell, from Poghkipsee, NY, is ranked 14th all-time in starts for the Colonials with 52. He was team medalist 12 times, ranking him 17th on the all-time list. Tyrrell was team MVP in 1992 and was included on the Atlantic 10 Academic-All Conference Team. He fired a 79 to led the Colonials at the 1991 ECAC Southern Region Championship. In 1991-1992 he lead the team in scoring average and tied Scott Allen for the team lead by taking medallist honors 7 times. In 1992 he posted a 77 at the Western Maryland Invitational and a career low 74 in the first round of the Old Dominion/SeaScape Intercollegiate. He fired a 77 in the first round of the 1994 ODU/SeaScape Intercollegiate in what would be his final collegiate tournament. Tyrrell is still a familiar face in Foggy Bottom. He is president of the Young Alumni Association and a Founding Member of the George Washington University Club.
Ryan Day (1997-2001)
Day, from Ellsworth, Maine, has one more semester to improve on his standing in the career leaders. He is currently 3rd in starts and seventh in Top 5 finishes. He has also been medallist 15 times, placing him 10th all-time. Day won the 2000 Rehoboth Beach Invitational with a 146 total and led the Colonials to their first win over Maryland since 1957. He finished tied for 4th (with teammate Bryan Derdenger) at the 1998 St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational, shooting 78-70. He took 7th place at the 2000 Navy Invitational with rounds of 71-73. Day posted a 2nd place finish shooting 71 at the 1999 Western Maryland Invitational, one stroke behind teammate Brad Friedlander's 70. His 79.90 scoring average ranks him 30th on the all-time list.
Mark Gandee (1995-1997)
Finished 7th at the, sleet-shortened, 1997 URI-Newport Invitational with a 75. Gandee led the team with a 155 total at the 1995 St. John's Invitational at Bethpage State Park's famous Black course (site of the 2002 U.S. Open). He led the team two weeks later with a 157 at the Old Dominion-SeaScape Intercollegiate. Gandee finished 21st and led the Colonials at the GMU Patriot Invitational in March of 1996. He fired his career low, 74, in the 1997 Navy Invitational. Was team medallist 10 times, tying him for 23rd all-time and his 54 starts rank him 11th all-time.
Current Players
Based on the criteria approved by the committee, these current players will be eligible for the next decade's All-Decade Team. Bryan Derdenger and Thomas Blankvoort would have earned enough points to be included in the 1990's All-Decade Team and, along with Tim Derdenger, all three could wind up on the 2000 All Decade Team. One current senior, Darren Ressler, with one semester to play could actually move up into the All-Decade team for the 90s.Thomas Blankvoort (1998-Present)
Thomas, the 1997 Dutch National Schoolboy Champion, from The Hague, Netherlands, transferred to GW from the University of Florida. He was team MVP in the 2000. Although he has three more semesters to play, Thomas ranks sixth all-time in top five finishes and has been medallist 21 times, ranking him 5th. His scoring average of 77.91 is in the Top 15 all-time. His 64 starts rank him seventh all-time, with three semesters to play. Blankvoort fired rounds of 78-78 at Caves Valley CC to take 8th in the 1998 Caves Valley Intercollegiate. He eagled his final hole at the 1999William & Mary-Kiskiack Invitational to finish 9th with rounds of 73-74. A week earlier he finished 10th at the inaugural GW Invitational at Swan Point with a 156 total in heavy rain. He finished off the 1999 spring with a top 20 finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship shooting 75-76-80. In the fall of 1999, he shot six rounds of 73 or better, highlighted by a 5th place finish at Caves Valley (81-73) and a top 15 finish at the St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational with 73-81, helping the Colonials to the team title. He added another top 20 at the Atlantic 10 Championship with another 231 total and finished 5th with a 152 total at the Scotty Duncan-Eastern Championships. Blankvoort added three Top 10s in the fall of 2000, finishing 4th, with a 149 total, at the Rehoboth Beach Invitational (won by Ryan Day), 6th, with a 149, at the Lehigh-Stabler Intercollegiate (won by Bryan Derdenger) and 8th at the St. Bonaventure Invitational with 71-75. He was named to the 2000 Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic Team.
Bryan Derdenger (1998-Present)
Bryan and his brother Tim arrived at GW from Scottsdale, Arizona in the fall of 1998 and they have both been regulars in the starting lineup ever since. With three semester left to play, Bryan Derdenger is second in school history with seven Top 5 finishes and his 18 medallist honors place him 7th all-time. He is also tied for sixth in starts with 66. The first of Bryan's top 5's came at the 1998 St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational where he opened with a 70 and followed it up with a 78 to tie for 3rd (with Ryan Day). A week later he shot another 148 and again tied for 3rd at the Lehihg-Stabler Intercollegiate. In the spring he added a 4th at the inaugural GW Invitational with a 153 total and a 73 at NCR Country Club gave him 3rd at the Dayton Flyer Invitational. His sophomore year he improved his finish one spot and took 2nd at St. Bonaventure with a 149 total, leading GW to the team title. He added another second at the Caves Valley Intercollegiate with a 74-77 total. Bryan was named to the 2000 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team. In October 2000 he won the Lehigh-Stabler Intercollegiate with rounds of 69-76. His 77.71 career scoring average places him in the Top 15 all-time.
Tim Derdenger (1998-Present)
Injuries and illness cost Tim Derdenger much of the fall season during his sophomore and junior years, but like his twin brother, he is also moving up the career ranking lists at GW. Tim won his first ever event at GW, posting a 74 at the 1998 Wesley College Invitational. He fired a 225 total (72-78-75) at the 1999 Bell Atlantic-Atlantic 10 Championships to place 7th and miss a spot on the All-Conference team by one place. He concluded his season by shooting 76-75 to finish second at the Scotty Duncan Memorial-Eastern championship. In his sophomore year, Tim shot 75-81 to finish 8th at the 1999 Caves Valley Intercollegiate and 72-77 to place 11th at the William & Mary-Kingsmill Invitational. He is tied for 11th all-time in career Top 5 finishes and his career scoring average of 78.87 ranks him 24th all-time.
Darren Ressler (1997-Present)
Know as "fins" to his teammates, the Woodbrige, CT native is also gaining on several school marks. His 67 career starts have him tied for 4th all time with his coach, Scott Allen. With one semester to go, 2nd place (Scott Lutz with 76) is well within his reach. He currently ranks 15th with 12 medallist honors to his credit. He shot a 74 in the first round of the 1997 JMU Invitational and shot 153 totals at the St. John's/McLaughlin Invitational and Old Dominion/SeaScape Intercollegiate. He added a 152 at the William & Mary Kiskiack Invitational. He shot a 74 to take medallist honors at the Spring Break dual match win versus Fordham. Ressler recorded the second hole-in-one in GW history on the 11th hole at Bartlett CC, in Olean, NY. His ace helped Ressler shoot 74 on the day, part of a first round 299 that gave the Colonials a six shot lead they would not relinquish as they held on to win the St. Bonaventure-Leo Kennan Invitational. Ressler also has two straight 11th place finishes at the Bell-Atlantic Atlantic 10 Championship. He fired 72-76-81 in 1999 helping the Colonials to a 3rd place finish and he shot 73 (with a 32 on the back nine) ?74-79 in the 2000 Championship. Ressler was the 1998 team MVP.
Honorable Mention:
Tae-Sik Hong (1993-1995)Named All Conference in 1995, after finishing in 5th with a 156 total. Was medallist 14 times, tying him for 12th all-time. Shot career low 72 at the 1994 Navy Invitational.
Casey Paulson (1993-1994)
Won the 1993 Franklin & Marshall Invitational with a73. Finished 6th at 1993 ECAC Southern Region Championship. Currently Director of Golf at Rancho San Marcos Golf Club in Santa Barbara, CA.
Jeremy Rohen (1993-1997)
Ranks 13th all-time in rounds played. Finished 5th and tied career low with 75 at 1996 Western Maryland Invitational. Shot 155 at 1996 JMU Classic, 1st round 75 was part of GW's lowest round ever (292).
Stuart Taylor (1994)
Played only one semester, had two first and two seconds in six starts before turning pro. Shot 70-74 to win 1994 Navy Invitational and 69 to win the 1994 Franklin & Marshall Invitational.
Michael Goldman (1997-2000)
Led the team in scoring average in 1997-98. Finished 13th at the 1997 JMU Invitational with rounds of 77-72. Was GW's low finisher at Caves Valley with 83-73, taking 9th place overall. He was team medallist five times that season. Goldman is 17th all-time in rounds played and in the Top 50 in scoring average.
Gavin Parsons (1997-2000)
Gavin is ranked 18th all-time in starts and 25th in scoring average. He was medalist 11 times, placing him 20th on the all-time list. He won the 1997 Gettysburg Invitational with a one under-par 70. Led GW with a 151 at the 1998 Xavier-Kroger Classic and a 149 at the Old Dominion-SeaScape Classic. Shot 73-74 to finish 21st at the 1999 Navy Fall Invitational.