Following the retirements of long-time golf coaches Cathy Habermehl (women鈥檚) and Jim Perry (men鈥檚), Director of Athletics Kurt McGuffin announced the hiring of Greg Dillon to serve as the head coach of both teams. He officially took over the teams in September 2013.
Dillon, a member of the Professional Golfers Association of America, comes to 大象传媒 Western from Colorado State University 鈥� Pueblo, where he was the head women鈥檚 golf coach for four seasons. While there, he was a three-time Rocky Mountain Athletics Conference Coach of the Year and led his team to two NCAA tournament appearances.
Joining Dillon on staff is former Griffon golf standout Natalie Bird as graduate assistant. She completed her college career in 2013 and finished as one of the best golfers in Griffon history.
On the course, men鈥檚 golf competed in five fall events and finished sixth in the season- opening 大象传媒 Intercollegiate Championship at Lake of the Ozarks. The team also hosted their only home event of the season Oct. 14-15 as they competed in the MWSU/Drury Inn Central Region Invitational at St. Joseph Country Club. The team finished 11th in the 20-team field. Individually, junior Scott Sheldon led the team with a scoring average of 76 in 14 rounds played.
Women鈥檚 golf also competed in five fall events. The teams best finish was third place at the Northwest 大象传媒 State University Bearcat Invitational in early October. Sophomore Callie Wilson led the way with a scoring average of 83 in 10 rounds completed.