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Coach Jay Hardwick with members of the Virginia PGA Hall of Fame at his
induction ceremony in 1994. Pictured are (seated, l to r) founder, the late Lyn
Luck, Hardwick, Wayne Holley; (standing, l to r) Butch Liebler, Peter Hodson,
the late Leo Steinbrecher, the late Chuck Bassler, Frank Herrelko, John Snyder
and Mark Lambert. Not pictured is the late Chandler Harper.
1992 Metro Conference Coach of the Year
Coach of gold medalist Team USA in the World Junior
Team Championship in Japan
1993 Metro Conference Coach of the Year
Virginia Collegiate Coach of the Year
1994 Virginia PGA Hall of Fame inductee
NCAA District 3-North Coach of the Year
Virginia Collegiate Coach of the Year
1996 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
1997 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
2001 BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Virginia Collegiate Coach of the Year
2002 BIG EAST Coach of the Year
2003 BIG EAST Coach of the Year
2005 Labron Harris Sr., Award
2005 Middle Atlantic PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award
2007 Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame Inductee
2012 Golf Coaches Association of America 30-Year Service Award
2013 Virginia Collegiate Coach of the Year
2014 Virginia Collegiate Coach of the Year
Virginia Sports Information Directors Coach of the Year
HARDWICK’S
HONORS
straight state intercollegiate championships. Hardwick was a four-
year letterman for Tech and captain of the 1971 squad that claimed
the state crown.
After graduating in 1971 with a degree in business administration,
Hardwick turned pro and played for a year on the Florida winter tour.
In 1973 he became the head professional at Giles Country Club
in Pearisburg, Va., where he developed an outstanding junior golf
program. He held that position for 10 years before returning to his
alma mater. Upon his departure, the club members presented him and
his family with a lifetime membership.
Hardwick, who officiated high school and college basketball for 25
years, retired from the sport in 1997 after working more than 1,000
games.
He is married to the former Celia Martin of Pembroke, Va. The
couple has a son Cris, daughter-in-law Melissa and grandsons Jacob
Dylan and Aiden Thomas, who reside in Blacksburg.