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Courtesy: Jeri Thorpe, Athletic Media Relations Release: 09/02/2009 |
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Brad McMakin is the 13th head coach of the Razorback golf program and is in his fourth year at the helm at Arkansas. McMakin's influence on the Razorback program was evident right away. In his first season (2006-07), he coached Andrew Landry to an honorable mention PING All-America selection. In his first tournament with the Razorbacks in the fall of 2006, McMakin led the Hogs to their first tournament title in more than three years at the Del Walker Intercollegiate. Numerous individual honors and a team appearance at the 2008 NCAA Central Regional Championship have followed as McMakin has the Razorbacks moving in the right direction. McMakin's influence was evident in 2008-09 as he paced Arkansas to an NCAA runner-up finish at last year's NCAA Championship. Two tournament team titles, five consecutive runner-up team finishes, three All-SEC selections and a pair of PING All-America selections are just a few of the highlights from the most recent season. Before his move to Fayetteville, McMakin was the head coach at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. McMakin took the position at Arkansas following a very successful 10-year run at Lamar. In 2006, he led the Cardinals to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Lamar won an NCAA-best seven tournaments in 13 events in 2006 and placed two golfers in the top 10 individual finishers at the NCAA Championships. After arriving at Lamar, McMakin revitalized the program and returned it to the top of the Southland Conference (SLC) and back onto the national scene. In his decade at the helm, Lamar won five SLC titles, made six-consecutive NCAA Central Regional appearances and earned its first trip to the NCAA Championships (2006) since 1986. In McMakin's final six seasons at Lamar, the Cardinals had three players earn All-America honors, three golfers capture SLC individual medalist honors, 21 all-conference performers, a newcomer of the year, three freshmen of the year and the conference's only four-time player of the year. A native of Beaumont, Texas, McMakin was named the Eaton/Golf Pride South Central Region Coach of the Year in 2006 after leading his squad to the NCAA Championships and a fifth-place showing at the NCAA Central Regional. The Cardinals captured their 20th Southland Conference championship and placed all five players on the all-conference team. McMakin was tabbed as the SLC Coach of the Year five times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) in his 10-year stint at Lamar. Prior to accepting the head coaching job at Lamar, McMakin spent four years as a professional golfer. McMakin competed on several mini tours as well as playing on the Nike and Hooters Tours. Originally signing with Lamar out of high school, McMakin transferred to Oklahoma when former LU coach Greg Grost accepted the Oklahoma men's golf job. It proved to be a wise move for McMakin as he would help the Sooners win a national championship during the 1989 season. McMakin, a co-captain of that squad, served in the same capacity the following year as Oklahoma finished fifth at the national tournament. McMakin was also a standout golfer on the Kelly High School golf team. He was a regular in the TCIL state tournament and earned medalist honors four times. While at Kelly, McMakin played for former Lamar coach Charles Rodemacher. The 39-year old McMakin earned a bachelor degree in communications from Oklahoma in 1991. He and his wife, Tonia, have one son - Matthew (5). |
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