VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2018 Edition

55 The story of the Virginia Tech golf team dates back to the 1932-33 season. The Techmen have had success since the very beginning, with their first victory coming on April 23, 1933, when the team defeated Roanoke College, 10-2. The Hokies continued to improve during the early years and made their first NCAA championship appearance in 1957 at Colorado Springs, Colo. In 1962, Tech returned to the NCAA tournament and placed 26th at Duke University Golf Course in Durham, N.C. Tech was a more dominant force in 1965, as the team tied for 11th at the NCAA championship in Knoxville, Tenn. The late Tim Collins finished in seventh place individually in that event, then went on to finish 20th the following year and in fifth place in the 1967 tournament, the best ever individual performance for a Virginia Tech golfer in the NCAA championship. The Hokies had their best ever team result that year as well, finishing sixth. Collins earned All-America status in 1965 and 1967, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. From 1968 to 1971, Tech sent four representatives (one each year) to the NCAA championship. Also a standout in the mid- 1960s, and a teammate of Collins, was Neff McClary. In 1965, he won the Southern Conference individual championship and helped pace the Hokies to three Members of the 1994 Virginia Tech golf team—David Havens, Matt Martin, Brian Sharp, Curtis Deal and Sean Farrell, all among Tech’s all-time scoring leaders—celebrate with Coach Jay Hardwick. The ’94 squad won three events, including the Metro Conference Championship, and finished 19th in the NCAA Championship. Tim Collins Curtis Deal and Brian Sharp rank among Tech’s all-time scoring leaders. HOKIE GOLF HISTORY