Thursday,
April 21, 2005
ADDISON
ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT AS MEN’S GOLF COACH AT PRESBYTERIAN
COLLEGE
CLINTON,
S.C. —
Presbyterian College officials announced today that Tommy
Addison would retire at the end of this season as head
coach of the college’s men’s golf program. Addison is
currently in his 13th season at the helm of the men’s golf
program.
“Please
allow me to thank, Coach Cally Gault for giving me the
opportunity to coach at Presbyterian College, and to Allen
Morris for his support and guidance.” said Addison. “Also
my deepest gratitude and appreciation to those who have
contributed to our program. Without their help, our successes
would not have been possible. Finally, thank you to my players
for putting up with me for the past 13 years. A person is only
as good as those with whom he surrounds himself. I have been
blessed.”
During
his tenure with the Blue Hose, Addison has developed the
program into a contender on the regional and national level.
The program has been ranked nationally for over a decade and
has won six Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championships
(1996, ’97, ’01. ‘02. ’03, & ’05) along with
winning numerous regular season tournament titles. In
addition, he has led the program to nine trips to the NCAA
regional tournaments including this season. He has coached 36
student-athletes that earned All-South Atlantic Conference
honors as well as three SAC Player of the Year selections,
four SAC Freshman of the Year selections, six SAC
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
selections, and three Food Lion SAC Tournament MVP
selections. In addition, he coached four All-Americans, four
all-region selections, and three academic All-Americans. Addison has been named SAC Coach of the Year four
times as head coach of the Blue Hose with his fourth honor
coming this spring.
"I
was disappointed to learn about Coach Addison’s decision; at
the same time I am delighted for him and his family,"
said Director of Athletics, Bee Carlton. "It is difficult
to lose such a fine man and experienced coach from our staff,
but I know he and his family look forward to this new phase of
their lives. Tommy is a classmate and friend whom I have known
for many years. He is a fine gentleman, loving husband and
father and is a highly talented player and skilled coach.
He has given immeasurably of himself to PC and the golf
program to make it successful from its inception. Coach
Addison’s love for PC and the PC golf team will be very,
very hard to replace. We all wish Tommy and Kay well and wish
them both success and happiness far into the future.”
Addison
has led the Blue Hose this season to four top 10 finishes
including a pair of victories at the Richard Rendleman
Intercollegiate on March 7-8 and the 2005 Food Lion South
Atlantic Conference Championship earlier this week.
Carlton
said a search will begin immediately for a replacement.