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JULY 3,1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Augusta Tech student sets golf record
Brian Tutt, 19, a residential
and commercial wiring student
at Augusta Technical Institute,
set a record on June 6 at
Woodlake Country Club in Vass,
N.C., when he shot a double
eagle in the final round of the
National Junior College Athletic
Association Division II National
Championship. This was the
first double eagle ever recorded
on Woodlake’s 18th hole, a 516-
yard par 5 and the only one in
the history of the Augusta Tech
Golf Team.
According to ATI golf coach
Bonnie Mills, it was raining when
Mr. Tutt approached his second
shot on number 18, He selected a
3 iron and successfully negoti
ated two water hazards located to
the front and left of the 18th green.
The ball bounced twice, Mr. Mills
said, and went straight into the
hole.
“This was the defining moment
for Augusta Tech’s 1997 golf sea
son,” Mr. Mills said. “As a coach,
Augusta State narrows coaching search to five
The search committee in charge
of selecting candidates for the head
men’sbasketball coaching position
at Augusta State University has
selected their five finalists, an
nounced athletic director Clint
Bryant on Tuesday.
The five finalists will come to Au
gustaand visit withselected commit
tces and representatives during the
weeks of July 7-11 an 14 - 18.
“Thesearchcommittee has worked
very hard in cutting the field down
from 160 to five,” stated Bryant. “We
are all looking forward to the inter
view process where we can further
evaluate the candidates.”
Bryant also noted that each of
the finalists is unique in their bas
ketball experience.
“We think that the five finalists
offer theinstitution a diverse group
of individuals, all of whom have
great potential to succeed at Au
gusta State University.”
The following are brief capsules
on thefive finalists,in alphabetical
order.
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it was exciting to have the oppor
tunity to witness that moment
first hand.”
Joining Mr. Mills in the small
gallery around the 18th hole from
Augusta were Mr. Tutt’s father,
George Tutt Sr., his brother
George Tutt Jr. and his team
mate Jason Foy.
“I wasreally going for an eagle,”
Mr. Tutt said, “sowhenlsawit go
in the hole I didn’t believe it at
first. I thought the ball must
have gotten lost in the rough of
the green. It wasn’t until I saw
my family react that I knew for
sure it had gone in.”
In a field of 179 players, Mr.
Tutt finished the tournament in
the top 30. Although this was Mr.
Tutt’s first year on the ATI Golf
Team, he has been playing golf
since he was five years old. He
plans to play in several amateur
tournaments over the next year
and aspires to play professionally
one day.
The Augusta Technical Insti
ing experience, including 14 as a
head coach. He coached Presbyte
rian College from 1980 - 85 and
Furman University from 1985 -
194. He twice had nationallyranked
teams at Presbyvterian, and in his
time at Furman, Estes won one
conference title and finished run
ner-up twice. He took the Paladins
to the NIT in 1991 and he gradu
ated 44 ofhis 45 players. His career
record as a head coach is 240-167.
Gregg Gierke has been the head
coach at Kishwaukee College in
DeKalb, lil,, for the past 12 sea
sons. Owner of a career record of
294-105 at Kishwaukee, Gregghas
won seven Arrowhead Conference
titles to go along with 10 20-win
season and three 30-win seasons.
His 1995 - 96 squad was ranked first
in the nation and finished 35-2. Four
of his teams have averaged over 100
points per game, including a high of
115.7in1993-94.Wil Jones coached
the University of D.C. Firebirds
from 1979 until this past season,
when UDC, due to budget cuts,
dropped their entire athletic pro
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Brian Tutt
tute Golf Team is in its seventh
year of NJCAA Division II com
petition under the leadership of
Coach Mills and athletic director
Dennis Harville. Mr. Tutt’s fel
low team members are Jason Foy,
Wes Testan and Chuck Lord.
gram. Jones won the 1982 Division
II national championship, defeat
ing Florida Southern 73-63. Jones’
Firebirds lost the 1983 champion
ship to Wright State 92-73. Michael
Leeder is currently the head bas
ketball coach at Thomas College in
Thomasville, Ga. Leeder started
the NAIA program from the ground
up, and last season his squad went
16-16. Leeder came to Thomas Col
lege from Tallahassee Junior Col
lege, where he spent three 20-win
seasons.
Gary Tuell is currently the head
basketball coach at St. Thomas
Universityin Miami, Fla. His over
all record at St. Thomas is 88-76,
and he has led his team to three
conference championships in five
years, including last season’s title.
Tuell, who has also coached at
Milligan College and Cincinnati
Bible College,ownsan overall head
coaching record of 196-116 over 10
seasons. Tuell has also served as
an assistant coach at the Univer
sity of Louisville and the Univer
sity of Miami.
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