Born: July 8, 1956
Hometown: Canton, MS
Year Induction: 2005
Canton High School, Canton, MS (1971-1974)
USGA Junior Amateur qualifier, Rockville, Maryland (’71)
Insurance Youth Classic qualifier, Wichita, Kansas 1972. Finished 2nd nationally
Winner of Mississippi Insurance Classic at Jackson Country Club
Winner of the Gulf States (MS/LA) Junior Championship Biloxi, MS (’74)
Mississippi State (1974-1979)
Mississippi MGA State Amateur Tournament Champion (’79)
MPGA Invitational Champion (’78, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘86) (record setting 5 wins)
Mississippi Amateur Athlete of the Year/Jackson Touchdown Club (’83)
Won the Mississippi “Grand Slam” events; Mississippi Amateur, Mississippi Open, Colonial Invitational, & Greenwood Invitational
All-time champion (5) of Mississippi Open/Farm Bureau Invitational (1978-1996)
Hosted 1st meeting between USGA officials and MGA (’81)
USGA Sectional Affairs Committee (1982-present)
Organized & Hosted Mississippi’s 1st USGA National Championship Tournament at Annandale Golf Club, Madison (’86)
General Manager & Director, Annandale Golf Club, Madision (1993-1998)
Title sponser liaison for Southern Farm Bureau Insurance companies in connection with the PGA Tour even
Mississippi State Athletic Hall of Fame (1989)
Overall, Joe lists over 200 1st place finishes in individual, team, and 4-ball championships during his competitive career. At one point during his playing days, Joe held 5 course records and was named the Mississippi Golfer of the Year by the Clarion Ledger on five occasions.
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