Sykes Inducted Into Golf Coaches Hall of Fame

1/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

ORLANDO, FLA -- NC State men's golf coach Richard Sykes will be inducted into the Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in Orlando, Florida.

Sykes, along with Doug Gordin of Florida Southern and Wally Goodwin of Stanford were formally inducted at the awards banquet of the Golf Coaches Association of America convention in Orlando, Fla. on Thursday. The trio was chosen by a vote of their peers who serve on the GCAA national selection committee.

Sykes is in his 30th season as the head coach at NC State, establishing the Pack as one of the top men's golf programs in the nation. Sykes, a four-time ACC Coach of the Year receipient, has guided the Wolfpack to 25 NCAA Tournament appearances and coached 21 All-Americans during his tenure. His teams have twice finished in the top 10 of the NCAA Championships.

The Wolfpack will tee up its spring season on February 19th at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships.