Augustana University Men's Golf

Sinksen enters his second season as the head coach of the Augustana men's golf program. Sinksen was named the 16th head coach in program history on Aug. 20, 2015. In his first season at the helm of the mens golf program Sinksen helped guide the Vikings to fifth place finish at the NSIC Championship. The teams scoring average for the season was 306.39. In the Vikings nine meets this season Augustana earned six top-5 finishes as a team including a second place finish at the 2015 Huskie Invite. At the Huskie Invite the Vikings were 16-over par. The Vikings competed in the Inaugural Cougar Cup Match Play Title which the Vikings won after defeating the field with a score of 20.5. Sinksen coached two Academic All-NSIC selections in Clay Kopplin and Les Williams. A native of Sioux Falls, Sinksen is the PGA Professional at Elmwood Golf Course. Sinksen is a graduate of Roosevelt High School where he was a member of the golf team for five seasons before playing collegiately at Missouri Southern State University. Sinksen was a four-year letter winner at MSSU and earned all-conference and academic all-conference honors all four years of his career. He received the Lion-Backer award his junior and seasons at MSSU for his academic and athletic excellence. After earning his degree in business from Missouri Southern, Sinksen returned to Sioux Falls to pursue his professional golf career. While working at the Elmwood Golf Course pro shop he participated in the Pinnacle Exceptional Drive Contest and qualified for a national event in Laughlin, Nev. He spent the next three summers playing on the Dakotas Tour where he had several top 10 finishes and a tie for first at the Westward Ho Pro Am. In 2008, Sinksen became an assistant professional at Prairie Green Golf Course and a graduate assistant coach at the University of South Dakota. After one season as the graduate assistant at USD, Sinksen was named the head coach for the Coyotes and coached the mens and womens programs as they transitioned to Division I from 2009 to 2011. Sinksen has spent 14 years working for Dakota Golf, including eight as a professional. He resides in Sioux Falls with his wife Kelli and their daughter Allyson.