The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
06.05.2016 | Men's Golf
Texas Men’s Golf Head Coach John Fields led Texas to nine top-two finishes in 2015-16.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Golf Head Coach John Fields has been named Dave Williams Coach of the Year, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Monday.
The Williams Award honors the national coach of the year in Division I men's golf.
It marks the second time Fields has been named coach of the year in five years after earning the award in 2012.
Fields led Texas to seven wins in 2015-16 and two runner-up finishes, most recently at the NCAA Championship. UT won its fourth-straight Big 12 Championship and advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 10th-straight year.
The Longhorns closed the season finishing in the top-four in 10-straight events. He has coached a squad where five golfers finished in the top-10 and two earned medalist honors at least twice.
Fields also received Big 12 Coach of the Year honors for the fourth-straight year.
