The Department of Athletics and Recreation is elated to announce the renaming of the indoor golf simulator to the Jack Pearse & Dave Hollinger aboutGolf Teaching and Research Facility. Housed in the Physical Activities Complex, the indoor golf simulator is used to conduct the latest research into golf equipment and biomechanics, and acts as a special tool used by the men's and women's varsity golf teams to facilitate their practice schedules and extend their game play throughout the year. 

Dave and Jack were honoured at a renaming ceremony on Saturday. Dave was joined by his daughter Deanna and her family. Jack's sons John and Mike were in attendance in honour of their late father, who passed in 2013. All guests were invited to watch the Warriors women's and men's basketball games Saturday night against the Western Mustangs, from the same seats where Dave and Jack were regularly seen throughout their time at Waterloo. 

Jack Pearse was a highly decorated coach, overseeing the Waterloo Warriors golf team as Head Coach from 1968 to 1975. Over that period, he led the team to two OQAA championships in 1969 and 1970, and two OUAA championships in 1972 and 1975. The captain of the team at that time was Dave Hollinger.  

Jack also provided his teams with many opportunities to face the best of the best in competitions, initiating and organizing golf exhibitions against top NCAA teams. Jack's legacy also includes being the founder of the UW golf school. 

Beyond varsity athletics, Jack helped in the establishing of the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. It was him who proposed the Recreation and Leisure Studies degree to the Ministry of Education. The University of Waterloo's Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies has since been ranked as one of the top leisure studies departments. Jack also became the first person to teach golf in the Kinesiology Skills program on campus. 

Dave Hollinger, like his coach and eventual co-coach, was a serial winner, and as a member of the Warriors golf team from 1969-1974, Dave captained the team from 1971-1973. He was a part of three provincial championship teams, capturing the OQAA/OUAA's Ruttan Cup in 1969, 1970 and 1972. He was an individual silver medalist in 1970, and a five-time team winner of the University of Waterloo's Invitational Golf Tournament between 1969 and 1973.  

As a coach, he kept winning. He led his Warriors Golf team to twelve OUA championship medals (seven golds, three silvers, two bronzes) and nine out of ten top- ten finishes at the Canadian University/College Golf Championship, winning a silver medal in 2012.  Dave retired as the winningest player and coach of any sport at the University of Waterloo history.  

Dave also gave back to golf and leisure in the Region of Waterloo, as he was a very important figure in the setting up the Jack Pearse and Dave Hollinger Warrior Golf Endowment. It has been providing funding for the Warriors golf team for over 25 years now. He has also been an important member of the President's Golf Tournament Committee that has helped to raise over $1.3 million for the Warriors Excellence Fund and Women's Sport Initiative, benefitting all 36 Warriors varsity teams. 

Jack and Dave will forever be joined. In 2010, the Golf Coaches Association of Canada presented Dave with the inaugural Jack Pearse Coaches Award, presented to a coach that contributed significantly to the growth of post-secondary golf.  

"Jack Pearse and Dave Hollinger exemplify what it means to be leaders in sport," said Brian Bourque, Associate Director, Interuniversity Sport. "Honoring them through this facility ensures future generations understand the legacy they created and the opportunities they made possible for our student-athletes."  

"This renaming is a tribute to two individuals whose vision and dedication shaped the foundation of golf at Waterloo," added Warriors Director of Athletics, Roly Webster. "Jack and Dave built a culture of excellence that continues to inspire our student-athletes today. The facility bearing their names will stand as a lasting reminder of their impact on our campus and the sport of golf in this region."