Brian White Position: Head Coach

Perhaps no athletics program at Lamar University has gained as much national notoriety over the past decade as the golf program, and Brian White, who serves as head coach for both the men's and women's teams, is largely responsible.

White guided the Cardinals to a third place finish at the 2007 NCAA Championships, the highest finish in school history. One season earlier, Lamar's men tied for ninth place at the national tournament with former star Dawie Van Der Walt placing fourth as an individual.

Now entering his 12th year at Lamar, White has helped the men earn 30 team tournament victories, while his women's teams have picked up 22 wins. Included in the wins for the men's team are seven of the last 10 Southland Conference titles (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). White has also guided the Lady Cardinals to conference titles in 2003, 2005 and 2006.

White has been recognized by his fellow coaches three times, earning men's Coach of the Year honors in 2007 and 2008, and getting the nod on the women's side in 2005. White has coached 39 men's players to all-conference honors, while 22 women have earned the honor under his guidance.

Four Cardinals have earned Ping All-America honors during White's tenure, with the group earning the recognition seven times combined. Between the two programs, White has coached eight SLC Players of the Year, three Newcomers of the Year and eight Freshmen of the Year.

Current PGA Tour player Chris Stroud, a first-team Ping All-America in 2004, continues to be coached by White, as do professional players Van Der Walt, Casey Clendenon and Oliver Bekker. Stroud tied for third at the 2003 NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Okla., the highest individual finish at the national tournament in LU history.

Stroud (2001-04) is the only four-time all-conference performer in SLC history on the men's side, while Lady Cardinal standout Therese Nilsson (2006-09), who was twice named SLC Player of the Year, is the only four-time all-conference performer in league history on the women's side.

A native of Beaumont, White was a standout at Kelly High School and played professionally from 1991-96 after finishing his golfing career at Lamar. White, who also serves as the Director of Golf at the Beaumont Country Club, earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Lamar in 1989.