Aaron Murphy Named Head Coach for Lincoln University Men’s Golf Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Aaron Murphy, who was inducted into the Lincoln Athletic Hall of Fame last October, has been named the next head coach of the LU men’s golf team.

“We are excited to bring back Aaron after a Hall of Fame career as a Blue Tiger,” said John Moseley, Lincoln’s Interim Athletic Director. “His experience as a coach at the high school level and as a player set him apart. We’re looking forward to a bright future with Aaron leading the men’s golf program.”

Murphy, who has spent the past three years as the coach of the boys’ and girls’ golf teams at New Bloomfield High, was the first Lincoln golfer to ever win a professional tournament. The Heartland Conference Men’s Golf Player of the Year for the 2008-09 season, Murphy played on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour after finishing his college career, winning the Hammock Fall Classic in 2010. A two-time All-Heartland Conference first team honoree, Murphy spent four seasons on Lincoln’s men’s golf team before serving as an assistant coach in 2010.

Following his senior season, Murphy was invited to play in the NCAA Division II Ping South Central Regional, where he finished 15^th with a three-round 218 to earn all-region honors. Murphy, who was a two-time all-region honoree, additionally earned Heartland Conference Player of the Week accolades after winning the 2008 Southwest Baptist Invitational with a two-under 142. Murphy has continued to play on the Fuzion Minor League Golf Tour to this day, most recently tying for sixth at the West Palm Beach Classic in January 2015.

“I’m really excited for this opportunity,” Murphy said. “To come back to where you played golf as the coach is really special. I’m looking forward to sharing my experience with the guys from my playing career. My biggest goal is to build this program up to where we’re competitive year in and year out, both in the MIAA and nationally.”

Murphy takes over a Blue Tiger team that won the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship in both 2013 and 2014, with Blake Lammers winning the individual crown in 2015.