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Tuesday,
July 26, 2005 THOMAS
ADDISON NAMED NEW PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE GOLF COACH CLINTON, S.C. — Thomas Addison has been named the new men’s and women’s golf coach at Presbyterian College announced today by Director of Athletics Dr. Bee Carlton. |
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Addison replaces his
father, Tommy Addison, at the helm of the Blue Hose golf
program after serving as an assistant coach for the last two
seasons. The elder Addison retired in May after serving as
head coach for the last 13 years.
“It
is a privilege and honor to coach golf at Presbyterian
College, ” said Addison. “I have watched the program grow
over the last 13 years. I look forward to building a
competitive women’s program and continuing the outstanding
record of the men’s program during my tenure.’
This
past season Addison helped coach the Blue Hose to a seventh place ranking in the final NCAA Division II
Southeast Region standings, win their sixth Food Lion South
Atlantic Conference Tournament title, and earn the program’s
their eighth bid to the NCAA Division II Super Regional Golf
Tournament.
“We
are pleased to have Thomas Addison join our staff as Head Golf
Coach,” said Carlton. “He brings an outstanding set of
skills to the golf program that include thorough understanding
of the game, a familiarity with the players on our team as
well as with the local environment of intercollegiate golf.
Coach Addison has big shoes to fill; in addition to building a
first-class women’s program, we look forward to his
continuing to build on the excellence already established in
the men's program.”
Addison, a 2001
graduate of Presbyterian College, is a former three-year
letterwinner with the Blue Hose. During his playing career, he
earned All-South Atlantic Conference honors for three straight
years (1999-2001) while also earning SAC All-Tournament honors
in 2001, and SAC Academic Honor Roll selection in 1998. As a
player, he helped lead the Blue Hose to the 2001 Food Lion/SAC
Tournament title and three straight trips to the NCAA Division
II National Tournament. He served a team captain during the
2000 & ’01 seasons and was named team MVP in 2000 and
earned the program’s Scotsman Club Achievement Award in
2001.
Prior
to returning to PC, he spent the previous year as an assistant
golf professional at Musgrove Mill Golf Course located in
Clinton, S.C.
Addison
earned a B.A. degree in political science from Presbyterian
College in 2001.