Thomas William Barnes
Thomas William Barnes was born in Monroe, Ga., on November 9, 1915. In his career, he qualified for the U.S. Amateur 16 consecutive times. During his college years, he captained the 1937 and 1938 Georgia Tech teams, leading the 1938 team to victory in the Southern Intercollegiate. He won the 1935 and 1937 Atlanta City Amateur, the Bobby Jones Four-Ball, and the Dogwood Tournament five times each. In 1941, he captured the Georgia State Amateur title. He took the Pan-Am title in 1944, while serving in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Barnes won the Southeastern Amateur in 1938 and 1946. In 1946, he won the Southeastern PGA Open and the Southern Amateur in both 1947 and 1949. Mr. Barnes was the first alternate for the 1949 Walker Cup Team and played in the 1950 Masters Tournament. In 1988, at the age of 73, Mr. Barnes shot a 62 at East Lake Country Club, which broke Bobby Jones' 1922 record of 63. Mr. Barnes was a director of the GSGA for 18 years. He was the USGA Southeastern Sectional Committee Director for 14 years, directed the Southern Golf Association, and served as president of the Atlanta City Golf Association. Mr. Barnes was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981, the Southern Golf Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Atlanta Athletic Club Hall of Fame in 1995. Thomas William Barnes passed away on September 20, 2007 at the age of 91.

Mr. Barnes was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame on January 14, 1989 as a charter member.