12-20-2010, 09:37 PM
The way ETSU basketball is going...I need a diversion. I turn to ETSU history. Golf is the game...Larry Hinson is his name.
Athletically…ETSU’s claim to fame has to be its golf game. Proof is national rankings. Somewhere in the top 20 you normally see the Bucs. The golf dynasty began long before super golf coach Fred Warren was on the scene… there was ETSU golf established by
an ETSU alumnus. Hal Morrison was ETSU’s version of Deion Sanders…only more versatile. He played three sports, Deion only two…From 1950 to 1953 Morrison was ETSU’s Mr. Everything in basketball, baseball and football. He became ETSU’s first All-American in football in 1953. If that isn’t versatile enough, Morrison returned to ETSU in 1955 as the Buccaneer golf coach and led the Bucs for over 25 years, until 1983. His record includes six NCAA Tournament berths and coached 15 All-Americans, including fellow Hall-of-Famers Bobby Watkins, Mike Hulbert and J.C. Snead...although Snead's main game was baseball.
This is not a story about Morrison. It’s all about almost 70 year old Larry Hinson. Today he's the pro at Hinson Hills, an 18-hole executive course he designed in Douglas, Georgia. After his collegiate career (South Georgia College and East Tennessee State) Hinson had 30 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.
To get a tad of understanding of how successful this guy was...look at the career money list compared to number 1 Tiger Woods....
1 Tiger Woods $94,157,304
2 Vijay Singh $63,320,389
471 Larry Hinson $413,284
This was late 60s early 1970s prize money...so not bad. He played in several majors including the 1969 PGA... Here are the scores and the prize money...
Raymond Floyd 69-66-67-74--276 $35,000
Gary Player 71-65-71-70--277 $20,000
Bert Greene 71-68-68-71--278 $12,400
Jimmy Wright 71-68-69-71--279 $8,300
Miller Barber 73-75-64-68--280 $6,725
Larry Ziegler 69-71-70-70--280 $6,725
Charles Coody 69-71-72-69--281 $5,143
Orville Moody 70-68-71-72--281 $5,143
Terry Wilcox 72-71-72-66--281 $5,143
Frank Beard 70-75-68-69--282 $4,375
Don Bies 74-64-71-74--283 $3,543
Bunky Henry 69-68-70-76--283 $3,543
Larry Mowry 69-71-69-74--283 $3,543
Jack Nicklaus 70-68-74-71--283 $3,543
Chi Chi Rodriguez72-72-71-69--284 $2,712
Bruce Crampton 70-70-72-72--284 $2,712
Dave Hill 74-75-67-68--284 $2,712
Don January 75-70-70-69--284 $2,712
Howie Johnson 73-68-72-72--285 $2,137
Johnny Pott 69-75-71-70--285 $2,137
Ron Cerrudo 74-66-70-76--286 $1,718
Bobby Cole 72-74-71-69--286 $1,718
Bob Lunn 69-74-73-70--286 $1,718
Tom Shaw 69-75-73-69--286 $1,718
Julius Boros 72-74-70-71--287 $1,300
Gay Brewer 74-71-76-66--287 $1,300
Bob Dickson 74-72-70-71--287 $1,300
Tony Jacklin 73-70-73-71--287 $1,300
George Knudson 70-75-67-75--287 $1,300
Fred Marti 73-70-71-73--287 $1,300
Dan Sikes 71-74-69-73--287 $1,300
Butch Baird 71-71-75-71--288 $1,055
Bruce Devlin 70-78-69-71--288 $1,055
Al Mengert 74-72-72-70--288 $1,055
Billy Casper 72-74-70-73--289 $890
Bob Charles 75-73-72-69--289 $890
Al Geiberger 69-72-77-71--289 $890
Mac McLendon 73-68-75-73--289 $890
Steve Reid 72-75-71-71--289 $890
Dave Stockton 75-67-71-76--289 $890
Pete Brown 77-72-70-71--290 $686
Gardner Dickinson 72-70-72-76--290 $686
Dick Hart 73-73-72-72--290 $686
Harold Henning 74-73-70-74--291 $512
LARRY HINSON 75-74-70-72--291 $512
Hinson is in the Georgia Hall of Fame alongside players like Bobby Jones...ever heard of him? He helped design Augusta National and helped establish the Masters Tournament.
Hinson was an All-American at East Tennessee State, and a medalist in the 1967 NCAA College Division (II) Championship.
He played on the PGA Tour for nine years (with one win) and played in the Masters Tournament from 1970-72.
Based on the ranking system used by the PGA Tour in 1970, Hinson was the second-best golfer on the world's top tour.
As I recall, he used to come back to ETSU to host golf fund raisers with Morrison's PGA players including Bobby Wadkins.
When I think of the greatest Bucs of all time...I think of Morrison and people like Hinson. They made things happen before the era of big money athletics. They stayed loyal and true to ETSU.
Athletically…ETSU’s claim to fame has to be its golf game. Proof is national rankings. Somewhere in the top 20 you normally see the Bucs. The golf dynasty began long before super golf coach Fred Warren was on the scene… there was ETSU golf established by
an ETSU alumnus. Hal Morrison was ETSU’s version of Deion Sanders…only more versatile. He played three sports, Deion only two…From 1950 to 1953 Morrison was ETSU’s Mr. Everything in basketball, baseball and football. He became ETSU’s first All-American in football in 1953. If that isn’t versatile enough, Morrison returned to ETSU in 1955 as the Buccaneer golf coach and led the Bucs for over 25 years, until 1983. His record includes six NCAA Tournament berths and coached 15 All-Americans, including fellow Hall-of-Famers Bobby Watkins, Mike Hulbert and J.C. Snead...although Snead's main game was baseball.
This is not a story about Morrison. It’s all about almost 70 year old Larry Hinson. Today he's the pro at Hinson Hills, an 18-hole executive course he designed in Douglas, Georgia. After his collegiate career (South Georgia College and East Tennessee State) Hinson had 30 top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour.
To get a tad of understanding of how successful this guy was...look at the career money list compared to number 1 Tiger Woods....
1 Tiger Woods $94,157,304
2 Vijay Singh $63,320,389
471 Larry Hinson $413,284
This was late 60s early 1970s prize money...so not bad. He played in several majors including the 1969 PGA... Here are the scores and the prize money...
Raymond Floyd 69-66-67-74--276 $35,000
Gary Player 71-65-71-70--277 $20,000
Bert Greene 71-68-68-71--278 $12,400
Jimmy Wright 71-68-69-71--279 $8,300
Miller Barber 73-75-64-68--280 $6,725
Larry Ziegler 69-71-70-70--280 $6,725
Charles Coody 69-71-72-69--281 $5,143
Orville Moody 70-68-71-72--281 $5,143
Terry Wilcox 72-71-72-66--281 $5,143
Frank Beard 70-75-68-69--282 $4,375
Don Bies 74-64-71-74--283 $3,543
Bunky Henry 69-68-70-76--283 $3,543
Larry Mowry 69-71-69-74--283 $3,543
Jack Nicklaus 70-68-74-71--283 $3,543
Chi Chi Rodriguez72-72-71-69--284 $2,712
Bruce Crampton 70-70-72-72--284 $2,712
Dave Hill 74-75-67-68--284 $2,712
Don January 75-70-70-69--284 $2,712
Howie Johnson 73-68-72-72--285 $2,137
Johnny Pott 69-75-71-70--285 $2,137
Ron Cerrudo 74-66-70-76--286 $1,718
Bobby Cole 72-74-71-69--286 $1,718
Bob Lunn 69-74-73-70--286 $1,718
Tom Shaw 69-75-73-69--286 $1,718
Julius Boros 72-74-70-71--287 $1,300
Gay Brewer 74-71-76-66--287 $1,300
Bob Dickson 74-72-70-71--287 $1,300
Tony Jacklin 73-70-73-71--287 $1,300
George Knudson 70-75-67-75--287 $1,300
Fred Marti 73-70-71-73--287 $1,300
Dan Sikes 71-74-69-73--287 $1,300
Butch Baird 71-71-75-71--288 $1,055
Bruce Devlin 70-78-69-71--288 $1,055
Al Mengert 74-72-72-70--288 $1,055
Billy Casper 72-74-70-73--289 $890
Bob Charles 75-73-72-69--289 $890
Al Geiberger 69-72-77-71--289 $890
Mac McLendon 73-68-75-73--289 $890
Steve Reid 72-75-71-71--289 $890
Dave Stockton 75-67-71-76--289 $890
Pete Brown 77-72-70-71--290 $686
Gardner Dickinson 72-70-72-76--290 $686
Dick Hart 73-73-72-72--290 $686
Harold Henning 74-73-70-74--291 $512
LARRY HINSON 75-74-70-72--291 $512
Hinson is in the Georgia Hall of Fame alongside players like Bobby Jones...ever heard of him? He helped design Augusta National and helped establish the Masters Tournament.
Hinson was an All-American at East Tennessee State, and a medalist in the 1967 NCAA College Division (II) Championship.
He played on the PGA Tour for nine years (with one win) and played in the Masters Tournament from 1970-72.
Based on the ranking system used by the PGA Tour in 1970, Hinson was the second-best golfer on the world's top tour.
As I recall, he used to come back to ETSU to host golf fund raisers with Morrison's PGA players including Bobby Wadkins.
When I think of the greatest Bucs of all time...I think of Morrison and people like Hinson. They made things happen before the era of big money athletics. They stayed loyal and true to ETSU.