1983 Men's Golf - Year In Review
Verlyn Giles, Head Coach
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Veller resigns at FSU.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – When a man retires, you know he’s looking forward to playing golf in that spare time. Don Veller is no different.
Veller resigned Thursday as the Florida State mens’ golf coach. With all the pressures that accompany taking the Seminoles from a humble program to national prominence during 16 seasons, which Veller did, you can bet that he’ll savor his upcoming private time on the greens.
“I’m going to play more by myself,” said Veller, 70. “I love the game. I still carry my own bag.”
Sixteen seasons is a long time to coach anything, and Veller’s 16 were spread over 29 years.
He coached the Seminoles first between 1953 and ’58; returned in 1967 for two more seasons and came back again in 1974 for his recent eight-year run, his most successful.
FSU golf has enjoyed, thanks to Veller, a national top-10 ranking since 1974 and a top-five ranking for much of the last two seasons.
The current Seminole team won four invitationals last spring, including an unprecedented sixth Metro Conference title.
And the recruiting of prospects has taken on something of an international aura under Veller: six golfers from England, one from Scotland, and a pair from Canada, all have been lured to Tallahassee.
Several former FSU golfers have become club professionals throughout the country. Still others, such as Walker Cuppers, Downing Gray and Don Fischesser, and Jack Veghte, earned post-collegiate reputations as outstanding amateurs.
Three Veller-coached players are touring professionals – 1977 U.S. Open winner Hubert Green, the most prominent, and Paul Azinger and Kenny Knox, the most recent.
“I’ve had a few successes,” said Veller, who still takes pride in telling how he was his high scool’s salutatorian, more than 50 years after the fact. “We’ve got a golf tradition going at FSU – like football.”
Oddly, Veller’s real roots at FSU are in football. He was the Seminoles’ first fulltime football coach, in 1948. Through 1952, his last season, Veller’s teams were 31-12-3.
Said Veller: “I guess I’m one of the few coaches who quit voluntarily.”
He has been associated continuously with the university athletic department since 1948, either in a coaching or fund raising capacity. He will stay on with FSU athletics in a public and alumni relations role.
Veller will continue with his “Divot Diggins” column for The Democrat, which he has written for 22 years.
No interim golf coach has been selected, though a decision is expected in a few days.
Giles becomes coach of men’s golf team, too.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Verlyn Giles, head coach of women’s golf at Florida State since 1979, was named late Tuesday as the new men’s golf coach at the university.
Giles, who will continue his duties as women’s coach and general manager of Seminole Golf Course, replaces Don Veller, who resigned as men’s coach last week.
Giles, who lead the Lady Seminoles to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national title in 1981, said he anticipates no problems in his expanded role. He said he expected to hire an assistant to help with the coaching of the two teams.
“I’ve been closely associated with the men’s team at the golf course (Seminole) for 11 years,” he said. “I’m very available.
“I’ll be busy, but I enjoy my work.
“But the secret is to have good help. I think with good help, the entire program can be better coordinated this way, and any problems can be simplified.”
Giles, who will receive only one paycheck, said he would be paid “a decent salary” based on a percentage of the salaries budgeted for the two coaching positions.
Giles, 45, received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Florida State in 1961 and his master’s degree in the same field in 1963. As a graduate student, he assisted Mike Long with the Seminole track team before becoming a high school coach.
He spent two years as an assistant football coach and head coach of track and golf at Palmetto High in Manatee County. The next seven years he spent at Leon High as an assistant football coach.
In 1971, Giles, who took up golf as a graduate student was named head pro and general manager of the Seminole Golf Course after attending the Professional Golfers Association business school.
He and his wife Katherine, have been married 24 years and have three daughters, Stephanie, 17, Stacy, 12, and Kacci, 8.
Nolan Henke, 5-10, 135, Fort Myers
Mark Horton, 5-10, 165, Liverpool, England
Tom Krystyn, 6-0, 180, Jacksonville
Sean McCrone, 5-10, Pensacola
Kelley Slay, 6-0, Quincy
John Veghte, 5-10, 150, Clearwater
1983 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Robert Abbott 5-7 Fr Miami
Tommy Aycock 6-0 So Atlantic Beach
Brad Baumgardner 5-11 Jr Dayton, Ohio
Buck Blanton 6-2 Sr * Valdosta, Ga.
* Greg Fleischer 5-9 Jr Elberton, Ga.
* Greg Garde 6-0 150 So Jacksonville (Episcopal)
Steve Greek 6-2 175 So Fern Park (Keystone Heights)
Nolan Henke 5-10 135 Fr Fort Myers (Fort Myers)
Tom Homa 5-10 Jr Fairfield, Conn.
Mark Horton 5-10 165 Fr Liverpool, England (Liverpool)
* Brian Kamm 5-6 155 Jr-R * Spencerport, N.Y.
* Steve Keppler 6-0 170 Sr *** London, England
Tom Krystyn 6-0 180 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
* Keith Kulzer 5-10 149 So-R * Ormond Beach (Father Lopez)
Sean McCrone 5-10 Fr Pensacola
* Jonathan Morrow 5-10 150 So-R * Porthmadog, Wales (Ysgol Eifionydd)
Kelley Slay 6-0 Fr Quincy
Jeff Stewart 6-2 So Wooster, Ohio
John Veghte 5-10 150 Fr Clearwater (Tampa Prep)
Louis Winters 5-7 So Saint Petersburg
1983 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Greg Fleischer Golf Coaches Association of America - Honorable Mention All-American
Keith Kulzer Golf Coaches Association of America - Honorable Mention All-American
All-Americans - 2
1983 Schedule and Results
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| LSU Invitational October 6-8, 1982, Baton Rouge, La. |
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| Andy Bean Invitational October 22-24, 1982, Haines City, Fla. |
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| Dixie Intercollegiate November 5-7, 1982, Columbus, Ga. |
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| State Championship November 11-13, 1982, Sebring, Fla. |
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| Sun Bowl Classic November 18-20, 1982, El Paso, Tex. |
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| International Invitational February 10-12, 1983, Monterrey, Mexico |
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| Gator Invitational February 18-20, 1983, Gainesville, Fla. |
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| Seminole Invitational February 25-27, 1983 |
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| Imperial Lakes Invitational March 4-6, 1983, Lakeland, Fla. |
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| Southern Jr-Sr Collegiate March 25-27, 1983, Dadeville, Ala. |
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| Southeastern Intercollegiate April 1-3, 1983, Montgomery, Ala. |
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| Chris Schenkel Invitational April 22-24, 1983, Statesboro, Ga. |
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| Southern Intercollegiate May 19-21, 1983, Athens, Ga. |
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| NCAA Championship June 8-11, 1983, Fresno, Calif. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
1983 EOY Stats
Name Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10 Ave ======================================================================== Steve Keppler 11 31 13 69 2,259 0 3 72.87 Jonathan Morrow 10 27 10 68 1,981 0 4 73.37 Greg Fleischer 13 35 11 69 2,593 1 3 74.09 Keith Kulzer 13 35 8 67 2,606 1 4 74.46 Brian Kamm 13 35 8 69 2,610 0 0 74.57 Greg Garde 4 10 1 68 771 0 0 77.10 Brad Baumgardner 1 3 0 76 234 0 0 78.00 Buck Blanton 1 3 0 78 237 0 0 79.00
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Jonathan Morrow 9 72 70 142 Keith Kulzer 70 70 Greg Fleischer 72 72 Brian Kamm 74 74 Greg Garde 76 76
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Greg Fleischer 72 77 76 225 Steve Keppler 74 76 76 226 Brian Kamm 75 76 76 227 Keith Kulzer 81 81 82 244 Greg Garde 83 82 82 247
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Greg Fleischer 69 74 71 214 Steve Keppler 72 73 70 215 Keith Kulzer 70 73 73 216 Brian Kamm 71 72 73 216
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Steve Keppler 2 75 74 69 218 Greg Fleischer 3 76 70 74 220 Keith Kulzer 6 76 77 71 224 Brian Kamm 71 83 73 227 Brad Baumgardner 76 78 80 234 Buck Blanton 81 78 78 237
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Steve Keppler 69 74 70 213
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Steve Keppler 72 72 144 Brian Kamm 72 72 144 Greg Fleischer 73 74 147 Jonathan Morrow 74 75 149 Keith Kulzer 75 76 151
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Keith Kulzer 3t 68 70 70 208 Jonathan Morrow 9t 72 71 70 213 Steve Keppler 27t 69 72 75 216 Brian Kamm 44t 75 71 74 220 Greg Fleischer 73t 78 76 72 226
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Steve Keppler 3t 74 70 75 219 Jonathan Morrow 3t 74 71 74 219 Greg Fleischer 5t 76 72 72 220 Brian Kamm 18t 71 75 78 224 Keith Kulzer 57t 78 77 78 233
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Keith Kulzer 1 70 67 74 211 Jonathan Morrow 5t 74 86 71 231 Steve Keppler 14t 73 74 70 217 Brian Kamm 14t 70 72 75 217 Greg Fleischer 47t 73 75 77 225
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ===== Greg Fleischer 1 70 70 140 Keith Kulzer 2 70 71 141 Steve Keppler 3t 71 71 142 Jonathan Morrow 72 72 144 Brian Kamm 75 76 151
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Jonathan Morrow 15t 77 70 73 220 Greg Fleischer 76 75 73 224 Steve Keppler 82 74 71 227 Brian Kamm 80 72 75 227 Keith Kulzer 76 77 78 231
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Jonathan Morrow 39t 76 69 76 221 Steve Keppler 42t 74 77 71 222 Brian Kamm 56t 69 73 83 225 Keith Kulzer 56t 74 79 72 225 Greg Fleischer 77t 79 74 79 232
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Jonathan Morrow 68 74 75 217 Greg Fleischer 70 74 75 219 Keith Kulzer 75 73 73 221 Greg Garde 77 72 73 222 Brian Kamm 76 76 77 229
Name Place Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Total ========================= ===== ==== ==== ==== ===== Jonathan Morrow 77 74 74 225 Greg Garde 68 79 79 226 Greg Fleischer 77 78 74 229 Brian Kamm 80 75 74 229 Keith Kulzer 79 78 74 231