TABLE OF CONTENTS This is Seminole Golf 1 Brooks Koepka 14 This is FSU 2 Wesley Graham 15 This is Tallahassee 3 Doug Letson 16 Tallahassee’s Courses 4 Joaquin Lolas 17 Top-Played Courses 5 Tyler Sluman 18 Facilities 6 Bjorn Hellgren 19 Season Preview 7 2009-10 Review 20 2010-11 Roster 8 Seminoles in the Pros 21 Coach Jones 9 Athletic Honors 22 Coach Savoie 10 Hall of Fame 23 Support Staff 11 Championship History 24 Drew Kittleson 12 Booster Support 25 Kyle Cobb 13 Designed by Grant Hawkins Design 1 1 One of the nation’s elite research universities, The Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation’s highest designation: Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, a welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and a prime location in the heart of the state capital. University Information • Location: Tallahassee, Fla. • Founded: 1851 • Enrollment: 40,255 • Symbol: Seminoles • Colors: Garnet and Gold • Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference • President: Dr. Eric J. Barron Dr. Eric J. Barron Randy Spetman • Athletics Director: Randy Spetman University President Athletic Director 2 2 Tallahassee boasts diverse heritage and is flourishing with many cultures, rhythms and flavors. Museums, festivals, cuisine, arts and crafts and year-round events honor and celebrate a diversity of heritage in the Tallahassee area. Florida’s Capital City played a major role in the history of the state of Florida, and in American history. We are still making history today. Tallahassee is home to approximately 60,000 college students between Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Tallahassee Community College. Higher learning has been a jewel in the crown of Tallahassee since Florida State’s early beginnings in 1851. FAMU is the oldest historic black public university in Florida. Between the educational environment and the seat of state government, numerous opportunities are available in Tallahassee for those beginning a career and a life following college. 3 3 KILLEARN COUNTRY CLUB AND INN GOLDEN EAGLE COUNTRY CLUB The site of 21 PGA Tour and four LPGA Tour tournaments, Golden Eagle Country Club combines gracious Southern Living Killearn Country Club’s three nine-hole layouts offers a and championship golf for those who expect the best. Golden DON VELLER SEMINOLE GOLF COURSE AND CLUB challenging yet fun golf experience. Killearn’s three nine- Eagle’s foremost attraction is its 18-hole golf course, designed The par 73, 18-hole championship golf course recently hole course are played in three eighteen hole combinations. by world renowned golf course architect Tom Fazio. It was rated underwent a 1.4 Million-Dollar renovation and reopened These courses are home to several championship events “the most challenging course in Florida” by the United States September of 2004. The spectacular changes modernized each year and have hosted the PGA Classic and the Sprint Golf Association just six months after opening in December 1986. the course with 18 brand new USGA greens featuring Central. Golfweek Magazine has ranked Golden Eagle among the top 50 the state of the art ultradwarf turf called TiffEagle. The real-estate development courses in the Southeast. architect for the project was Robert C. Walker of Atlantic Beach, FL. Mr. Walker was the former lead architect for Arnold Palmer Golf Design. SOUTHWOOD GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB SouthWood Golf Club opened its 18-hole golf course in 2003 to the delight of golfers in Tallahassee. The well-planned course was immediately one of the premier golf facilities in the Florida Panhandle and one of the nation’s heralded new golf courses. CAPITAL CITY COUNTRY CLUB SouthWood was the only club in Florida to be ranked as one of Capital City Country Club is the oldest and most prestigious “America’s Best New Courses” by Golf Digest. private club in Tallahassee. The club is nestled among rolling hills and ancient oak trees. The rolling, tree-lined 6,502 yard 18-hole golf course is as challenging as it is breathtaking. Nine holes of the original design ware carved out by famed golf course architect A.W. Tillinghast who designed such American classics as Winged Foot and Medinah. 4 4 Inverness Club, Toledo, Olympia Fields, Ill. Ohio (Inverness (Fighting Illini Invitational) Intercollegiate) Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, G G US Open (1920, Williamsburg, Va. (NCAA Championship) US Open (1928, 2003), PGA Championship 1957, 1979), National (1925, 1961), Kampen Club, West Lafayette, Ind. G NCAA Division I Men’s Championship (2007) G Open (1931), US Western Open (1920, 1927, 1933, 1968, (PING Preview) Amateur (1973), PGA 1971), the U.S. Senior Open (1997). G 2008 NCAA Division I Championship Championship (186, 1993), US Senior Open (2003) Palmetto Golf Club, Aiken, S.C. (Palmetto Intercollegiate) G Second oldest continually operated 18-hole golf course in the United States. TPC of Myrtle Beach, Myrtle The Farms Golf Club, Rancho Beach, S.C., Santa Fe, Calif. (General Jim Hackler (Callaway Match Play Invitational) Championships) G Ingersoll-Rand Senior Tour Championship (2000), DuPont World Amateur Championship (1999), G Toyota National Golf Skills Challenge (1999) Sawgrass Country Club, Jacksonville, Fla. Ala. (Shoal Creek Intercollegiate) (Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship) G PGA Championship (1984 and 199), U.S. Golf Club of Georgia, Alpharetta, Ga. G Home of the Players Championship on the PGA Amateur Championship (2006), and (US Collegiate Championship) Tour the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship (2008). Has been the site of USGA G Georgia Cup (1998-Present), United qualifiers for the U.S. Amateur, U.S. States Collegiate Championship Mid-Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur (2006-Present) Lake Nona Golf and Country University of Hawaii-Hilo as well as the Southern Golf Association Club, Orlando, Fla. (NCAA East Golf Course. Championship. Other tournaments Regional) hosted there include the Southeastern Isleworth Country Club, Waikoloa, Hawaii G Conference Championship (1978), Jerry Reynolds Plantation, Windermere, Fla. The World Cup of Golf, the Inaugural Pate Intercollegiate Tournament (1992- Greensboro, Ga. (Isleworth/UCF Invitational) Solheim Cup (1990), USGA State 96), Birmingham Golf Association Junior Team Championship (1995), (Linger Longer Tavistock Cup (2004) (a match-play Championship (2001), and its own Shoal Invitational) Creek Senior Invitational (since 1998). style event between Lake Nona and G US PGA Cup (2007) Isleworth touring pro members) 5 5 The Dave Middleton Golf Complex and the Don Veller Seminole Golf Course are home to the PGA Golf Management Program, which is one of only a few programs in the country that is accredited by the Professional Golfer’s Association of America. A 27,000-square-foot clubhouse, the Dave Middleton Golf Complex boasts private technologically advanced Wi-Fi classrooms, study and teaching labs, an internship library, a fully equipped club repair room, a pro shop, locker rooms and the Renegade Grill. The $7 million facility is a two-building complex, which also includes a multi-directional driving range, a video analysis instructional center with hitting bays for inclement weather, chipping and putting greens, as well as locker rooms, a team lounge, auditorium and a fitness facility. The golf course was renovated in 2004 with the reconstruction of al 18 greens complexes, tee course features boxes and the state-of-the-art TiffEagle Turf was • 18 Hole regulation length installed on all the putting surfaces. Each year the • Public Golf course facility hosts over 60,000 rounds of golf. The golf • Par 72 course was recently recognized as one of the top • 6,940 yards 10 golf courses in the country by the National Golf • 73.4 course rating Foundation for customer loyalty and satisfaction. • 121 slope • Built: 1962 / Redesigned 2004 • Architect: Bill Amick • Greens: Bermuda • Fairways: Bermuda • Season: Open All Year 6 6 SPRING 2011 SCHEDULE Florida State University men’s golf program has Feb. 2-4 Wed.-Fri. Hawaii Hilo Invitational Mauna Lani Resort improved their program each year since head Kohala Coast, Hi. coach Trey Jones came to FSUIn 2010 Florida MEN’S GOLF Feb. 12-13 Sat.-Sun. Gator Invitational University of Florida Golf Course State men’s golf concluded the season with a third INFORMATION place finish at the NCAA National Championship. Gainesville, Fla. This year, team leaders Drew Kittleson and Brooks • Head Coach: Trey Jones 8th Koepka have their sights set on taking the next Feb.27 – Mar. 1 Sun.-Tues. John Haight/Sawgrass Invitational Sawgrass Country Club Season (North Alabama, ‘91) step. Ponte Vedra, Fla. • Assistant Coach: Layne Savoie 1st Season (Auburn, ’98) “Everyone wants to get back to the National Mar. 11-13 Fri.-Sun. Seminole Intercollegiate Southwood Golf Club • Golf Office Phone: (850)644-1120 Championship, this time instead of losing in the Tallahassee, Fla. • Office Fax: (850)645-1689 semifinals, we want to get to the finals and actually • Home Facility: Don A. Veller win it.” Mar. 27-29 Sun.-Tues. Linger Longer Invitational Reynolds Landing Seminole Golf Course Greensboro, Ga. • Course Phone: (850)644-2582 Coming off of the NCAA run this team made last • Yards/Par: 7,132/73 year, the expectations are even higher for this Apr. 9-10 Sat.-Sun. ASU Thunderbird Invitational Karsten Golf Course • New in 2010-2011: freshmen year’s team. Tempe, Az. Joaquin Lolas and Tyler Sluman “The expectations are very high and that is good, that is what we want, that is who we fell like we Apr. 22-24 Fri.-Sun. ACC Championship Old North State Club 2009-10 SEASON IN are,” said coach Jones. “Whether we live up to the Uwharrie Point, NC REVIEW expectations or not, I am more interested in how • Finished 3rd at the NCAA each player plays and if they continue to develop.