Florida State Men's Golf - 1948 Year In Review |
| Coaching Staff Ed Burleson, Head Coach ![]() Click here to see indivual mug shots |
L T PY R Name Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Eddie Andrews Tallahassee * Jack Campbell Chipley * Ralph Cowart Tallahassee Rocky Mead Pensacola * Hank Mercer Fort Lauderdale * Bill Rice Tallahassee * Sonny Tinney Fr Tallahassee * Walter Wells Stuart
Sonny Tinney won the first annual state inter-collegiate golf championship held in Deland, Fl.
Varsity awards for baseball, golf, tennis, and swimming have been presented to 47 Florida State University players and managers.
Golf lettermen are: Edwin Andrews, Jr, Tallahassee; Jack Campbell, Chipley; Ralph Cowart, Tallahassee; Harold Mercer, Fort Lauderdale; William Rice, Tallahassee; Robert Tinney, Tallahassee; Walter Wells, Stuart.
| OKLAHOMA A&M | L 3.5-14.5 | ||
| STETSON | L 10.5-16.5 | ||
| FLORIDA INTERCOLLEGIATE March 25-27, 1948, Deland, Fl |
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| MERCER | L 8.5-9.5 | ||
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | L 4-23 | ||
| MERCER | L 1.5-19.5 | ||
| GEORGIA-SAVANNAH | W 12.5-5.5 | ||
| SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE April 29-May 1, 1948, Athens, Ga |
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| STETSON | L 11.5-15.5 | ||
| GEORGIA-SAVANNAH | W 15-3 | ||
| SOUTHERN | L 8.5-12.5 | ||
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | W 14.5-3.5 |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 3- 7 2- 2 1- 4 0- 0
1948 EOY Stats
Name Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave ======================================================================== Ralph Cowart 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Jack Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Sonny Tinney 7 5 0 72 373 1 1 74.60 Hank Mercer 7 5 0 72 374 0 0 74.80 Eddie Andrews 6 3 0 76 230 0 0 76.67 Bill Rice 4 2 0 78 156 0 0 78.00
Robert L. (Sonny) Tinney, outputted Pete Dye of Rollins to annex the first annual state inter-collegiate golf championship. The championship started with a field of 29 from five colleges. Tinney was the only Florida State golfer in the field.
Name Place Total ========================= ===== ===== Sonny Tinney 1 0
Match scores:
Eddie Andrews-Hank Mercer (FSU) over Morgan-Glassman (Mercer), 3-0
Furet-Gillon (Mercer) over Ralph Cowart-Bill Rice (FSU) 2.5-.5
Name Place Total ========================= ===== ===== Hank Mercer 0 Eddie Andrews 0 Bill Rice 0 Ralph Cowart 0
Name Place Total ========================= ===== ===== Sonny Tinney 0 Eddie Andrews 0 Bill Rice 0 Ralph Cowart 0 Jack Campbell 0 Hank Mercer 72
Name Place Total ========================= ===== ===== Ralph Cowart 0 Sonny Tinney 74 Eddie Andrews 78 Hank Mercer 79
Name Place Total ========================= ===== ===== Eddie Andrews 0 Ralph Cowart 0 Hank Mercer 0 Sonny Tinney 72
Name Place Rnd1 Total ========================= ===== ==== ===== Sonny Tinney 74 74 Hank Mercer 74 74
Mercer-Tinney (FSU) d Faulkner-Stevenson (UGaS) 3-0
Andrews-Rice (FSU) d Inhulson-Sharpley (UGaS) 3-0
Name Place Rnd1 Total ========================= ===== ==== ===== Hank Mercer 74 74 Sonny Tinney 75 75 Eddie Andrews 76 76 Bill Rice 78 78
Mercer-Tinney (FSU) d Brinson-Kelly (RC) 2-1
Andrews-Rice (FSU) d Robbins-Shatz (RC) 2.5-.5
Name Place Rnd1 Total ========================= ===== ==== ===== Hank Mercer 75 75 Eddie Andrews 76 76 Bill Rice 78 78 Sonny Tinney 78 78