SUGAR GROVE, Ill. – Nova Southeastern University men's golf head coach Ryan Jamison was named 2015 Dave Williams DII National Coach of the Year on Monday by the Golf Coaches Association of America, in conjunction with Golf Pride Grips.
Jamison led the No. 1 Sharks to their second-ever National Championship and wins in five regular season events and at the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional. The top two members of his team, Santiago Gomez (Jr., Armenia, Colombia) and Richard Mansell (So., Staffordshire, England), were also the top two golfers in all of DII, each were PING First Team All-Americans, and Gomez was Jack Nicklaus DII Player of the Year and Sunshine State Conference Men's Golfer of the Year.
"I'm very honored to receive the Dave Williams Coach of the Year Award, and to even be mentioned with such great coaches," said Jamison. "I honestly feel that this is a team award, and that it wouldn't be possible without the commitment of our guys this year to achieve something truly special. This award is for them."
Jamison was also chosen by the GCAA and Golf Pride Grips as the 2015 South Region Coach of the Year on Monday. He joins fellow Williams Award honorees Mike Small (DI, Illinois), Steve Conley (DIII, Methodist), Mike Cook (NAIA, Coastal Georgia), Jamie Howell (NJCAA DI, Eastern Florida State) and Andy Walker (NJCAA DII, South Mountain). All of the national winners will be presented with their award on Dec. 7 at the GCAA National Convention at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
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