Men’s Golf Program Unveils 2 Under Alumni Foundation
3/8/2021 12:51:00 PM | Men's Golf
The group is a division of the GATA Club, the school’s athletics alumni group.
STATESBORO – The Georgia Southern men's golf program has established the 2 Under Alumni Foundation, Eagle head coach Carter Collins announced today.
The 2 Under Alumni Foundation will be a division of the GATA Club, the school's athletics alumni group. The 2 Under Alumni's Foundation's mission is to unite, recognize and support every past lettermen of the Georgia Southern men's golf program and connect the past to the present and create a bright path for the future of Georgia Southern men's golf.
The foundation has selected four board members: Gregg Wolff (1975-1977), Rusty Strawn (1982-1985), Aron Price (2002-2005) and Archer Price (2014-2018). The board will meet once in each of the first two quarters of 2021 via zoom and set a future meeting schedule at that time.
"We are very excited to roll this out for our incredible alumni," said Collins. "Over the last 50 years, they have built this program into something special. 2 Under will not only continue to recognize our amazing alumni's academic and athletic accomplishments, but it will be a great foundation for our future alumni to build on."
The foundation will host an annual reunion and golf tournament in Statesboro and create the Georgia Southern Men's Golf Hall of Fame. Prospective members will be nominated by alumni and voted on by the 2 Under Alumni Board every two years. Criteria for induction will be based on overall contributions to golf the golf program in the areas of leadership, academics and athletics.
"The history of the Georgia Southern Men's Golf program speaks for itself; it is truly one of the top programs in the nation!," said Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko. "We are all very proud of not only the athletic and academic accomplishments of our former men's golf student-athletes but their overall impact following graduation. The creation of the 2 Under Alumni Foundation is a terrific way to bring alumni together, and it also creates a pathway to support the program."
The men's golf program at Georgia Southern started in 1969, and the Eagles have made 15 NCAA Championship Regional appearances and 15 NCAA Championship Finals appearances. Georgia Southern has won nine conference championships, and seven Eagles have earned All-America accolades.
"Coach Collins and the Men's Golf Program have done a great job keeping our former student-athletes involved with the program, and this is the perfect next step," said Erick Reasoner, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development. "Coach Collins has created a really cool way to formalize the group and give our great alumni the recognition and connection they deserve."
The Eagle men's golf program annually hosts the Schenkel Invitational, one of the premiere tournaments in college golf, in conjunction with the Schenkel Committee and Forest Heights Country Club. The 41st playing of the tournament will be March 19-21 at Forest Heights in Statesboro.
The 2 Under Alumni Foundation will be a division of the GATA Club, the school's athletics alumni group. The 2 Under Alumni's Foundation's mission is to unite, recognize and support every past lettermen of the Georgia Southern men's golf program and connect the past to the present and create a bright path for the future of Georgia Southern men's golf.
The foundation has selected four board members: Gregg Wolff (1975-1977), Rusty Strawn (1982-1985), Aron Price (2002-2005) and Archer Price (2014-2018). The board will meet once in each of the first two quarters of 2021 via zoom and set a future meeting schedule at that time.
"We are very excited to roll this out for our incredible alumni," said Collins. "Over the last 50 years, they have built this program into something special. 2 Under will not only continue to recognize our amazing alumni's academic and athletic accomplishments, but it will be a great foundation for our future alumni to build on."
The foundation will host an annual reunion and golf tournament in Statesboro and create the Georgia Southern Men's Golf Hall of Fame. Prospective members will be nominated by alumni and voted on by the 2 Under Alumni Board every two years. Criteria for induction will be based on overall contributions to golf the golf program in the areas of leadership, academics and athletics.
"The history of the Georgia Southern Men's Golf program speaks for itself; it is truly one of the top programs in the nation!," said Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko. "We are all very proud of not only the athletic and academic accomplishments of our former men's golf student-athletes but their overall impact following graduation. The creation of the 2 Under Alumni Foundation is a terrific way to bring alumni together, and it also creates a pathway to support the program."
The men's golf program at Georgia Southern started in 1969, and the Eagles have made 15 NCAA Championship Regional appearances and 15 NCAA Championship Finals appearances. Georgia Southern has won nine conference championships, and seven Eagles have earned All-America accolades.
"Coach Collins and the Men's Golf Program have done a great job keeping our former student-athletes involved with the program, and this is the perfect next step," said Erick Reasoner, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development. "Coach Collins has created a really cool way to formalize the group and give our great alumni the recognition and connection they deserve."
The Eagle men's golf program annually hosts the Schenkel Invitational, one of the premiere tournaments in college golf, in conjunction with the Schenkel Committee and Forest Heights Country Club. The 41st playing of the tournament will be March 19-21 at Forest Heights in Statesboro.
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