The Honors Circle


The Honors Circle, located by the Clubhouse entrance, was established to honor amateur players from the state of Tennessee. Each honoree has a hole named after them, describing their playing accomplishments in local as well as national and international tournaments. Listed below are the players honored to date.
 

No. 1 Honors - Mitch Voges U.S.G.A. Amateur Champion, 1991

  • August 25, 1991 Mitch Voges (Simi Valley, CA) defeated Manny Zerman (San Diego, CA) 7 and 6 to win the 91st United States Amateur.
     

No. 2 Honors - The 28th Curtis Cup Match, July 30 and 31, 1994

 

United States

Great Britain and Ireland

Team Captain:
Lancy Smith

Team Captain:
Liz Boatman

 

Vice Captain:
Ita Butler

Players:

Players:

Sarah LeBrun Ingram

Julie Wade Hall

Wendy Kaupp

Catriona Lambert Matthew

Emilee Klein

Mhairi McKay

Jill McGill

Myra McKinlay

Ellen Port

Janice Moodie

Stephanie Sparks

Eileen Rose Power

Carol Semple Thompson

Kirsty Speak

Wendy Ward

Lisa Walton

US - 9 – GB & I - 9: TIE
 

No. 3 Honors - The National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship, May 29 - June 1, 1996

  • Team Champion - Arizona State University

Coach:

Randy Lein

Players: 

Darren Angel

 

Chris Hannell

 

Scott Johnson

 

Pat Perez

 

Joey Snyder

  • Individual Champion - Stanford University

  • Tiger Woods - Score - 285

     

    No. 7 Honors – Judy Eller Street

    No. 9 Honors – Betty Rowland Probasco

    • Tennessee State Amateur Champion - 1956, ’57 ’58, ’59, ’60, ’62, ’64

    • Women’s Southern Amateur Champion - 1956, ’60

    • National Intercollegiate Champion - 1959

    • U.S.G.A. Junior Champion - 1957, ’58

    • Member Curtis Cup Team - 1960, ’62
       

    • Kentucky State Amateur Champion - 1949, ’52,’53, ’55

    • Tennessee State Amateur Champion - 1954, ’55,’64, ’65, ’73, ’80, ’81, ’86

    • Intercollegiate Amateur Champion - 1950 (Rollins College)

    • Southern Amateur Champion - 1955

    • Captain U.S. Curtis Cup Team - 1982 (U.S. 141/2, G.B. 31/2)
       

     

    No. 10 Honors - Tim Jackson

     

    No. 12 Honors – A. Pollack “Polly” Boyd

    • Tennessee Amateur Champion - 1994, ’98, ’01, ’05

    • Tennessee Mid-Amateur Champion - 1990, ’97, ’01, ’02, ’05

    • Tennessee State Open Champion - 2002

    • Tennessee Match Play Champion - 2005

    • North - South Amateur Champion - 1998

    • United States Golf Association Mid-Amateur Champion - 1994, ’01

    • United States Golf Association State Team Champion - 2003

    • Member United States Walker Cup Team - 1995, ’99

    • Tennessee State Amateur Champion - 1920, ’21, ’22, ’30

    • National Intercollegiate Champion – 1922

    • U.S. Olympic Team Member – 1921

    • (“Polly” Boyd, Bobby Jones, Perry Adair, Tom Prescott) 







       

    No. 13 Honors – Curtis Person

    No. 14 Honors – The National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship

    • Tennessee State Open Champion – 1953, ’57

    • U.S.G.A. Senior Amateur Champion – 1968, ’69

    • International Seniors’ Champion – 1969, ’71

    • North and South Senior Amateur Champion– 1966, ’68, ’69

    • Playing Captain, U.S.G.A. World Senior Amateur Team, St. Andrews, Scotland – 1969

    • Mississippi State Amateur Champion – 1941, ’45

    • Ben Hogan Award – 1969
       

    Date:  June 1st - 6th, 2010

    Team Champion:  Augusta State University

    Coach:  Josh Gregory

    Players:  Taylor Floyd, Mitch Krywulyez, Carter Newman, Henrik Norlander, Patrick Reed

    Individual Champion School:  University of Illinois

    Scott Langley with score of 206

     

    No. 15 Honors – Cary Middlecoff

    No. 16 Honors – Sarah LeBrun Ingram

    ◦Tennessee State Amateur Champion - 1940, ’41, ’42, ’43

    ◦Walker Cup Team – 1947

    ◦Ryder Cup Team – 1953, ’55, ’57

    ◦United States Open Champion – 1949, ’56

    ◦Masters Champion – 1955

    ◦Winner of 37 Professional Tournaments between 1947-1956

     

     ◦Maryland State Amateur Champion – 1986, ’87

    ◦Canadian Amateur Champion – 1990

    ◦Tennessee State Amateur Champion – 1991

    ◦Women’s Western Amateur Champion – 1991

    ◦U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Champion – 1991, ’93,’94

    ◦Southern Amateur Champion – 1993, ’94

    ◦Member, Curtis Cup Team – 1992, ’94, ’96

    ◦Member, U.S. World Amateur Team – 1992, ’94




     

     


     

     

No. 18 Honors – Lewis West Oehmig

 

 

  • Tennessee State Amateur Champion – 1937, ’49,’51, ’52, ’55, ’62, ’70, ’71

  • International Seniors’ Champion – 1976

  • U.S.G.A. Senior Amateur Champion – 1972, ’76, ’85

  • Captain, U.S. Walker Cup Team – 1977

  • Bobby Jones Award – 1994