Barry University Men's Golf

Stobs was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame on December 7, 2015.  His teams have produced an overall record of 1744-527-12.  Emphasizing discipline and course management, he has taken the Buccaneers mens golf program to the highest level. Stobs' teams won NCAA Division II National Championships in 2007, 2013 and 2014. Stobs became the first coach in NCAA history in any division to win national championships under the two formats used to crown a champion. In 2007, he led the Buccaneers to the national title under the stroke play-only format. In 2013 and 2014, his teams won championships awarded to teams which, after emerging from the stroke play portion of the NCAA tournament, were victorious in match play, where the title was decided. In 2015-16, the Bucs tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships, falling to Lynn, 3-2, in the match play quarterfinals. Barry tied for fourth in the stroke play portion of the national tournament. It marked the eighth straight year Stobs took his team to the NCAA Championships. Barry won the Saint Leo Invitational, and finished runner-up in three other tournaments. Niclas Weiland was named the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year. The Bucs put together a 160-45-6 record in head-to-head competition. Stobs directed the Buccaneers to the NCAA Championships in 2014-15. Barry won two tournaments during the season, and finished runner-up once and third twice. Adam Svensson, Stobs' most decorated recruit ever, turned pro during the season. Mario Beltran, Mike Anderson and Nico Cavero each earned All-American honors, and Berry Jole was a Scholar All-American for the second straight year. His team had a combined season record of 137-35-3. In 2013-14, Stobs guided Barry to a second consecutive NCAA Championship, winning the title at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale, Michigan. It was the second time Barry won the national title on the course, having claimed the 2007 championship at The Meadows. His No. 1-ranked Bucs beat Nova Southeastern, 3-1-1, in the match play finals to repeat as national champs. Barry defeated Chico State, 3-2, in the NCAA semifinals after beating Cal State Monterey Bay, 3-2, in the quarterfinals -- both on the same day. Barry finished as the No. 2 seed coming out of stroke play at the NCAA Championships, shooting a tournament-low 280 in the final round. The Bucs won a school-record eight tournaments during the season, including the last four. Stobs' team became the first team in the program's history to win the prestigious Buccaneer Invitational, Sunshine State Conference Championships, South/Southeast Super Regional and NCAA Championships. Stobs was named the SSC Coach of the Year, marking the first time he received that honor in his Barry career. He also was named the Golf Pride Grips South Region Coach of the Year. Svensson was named the Division II Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year. He was named a First-Team All-American after winning a school-record seven tournaments, and had a 70.05 scoring average, breaking his previous school record. Smyers, Dalga and Beltran earned All-American honors. Jole, Dalga and Smyers each were named Scholar All-Americans. His team went 167-11-2 in head-to-head competition, authoring one of the best seasons in NCAA Division II history. In 2012-13, Stobs directed the Buccaneers to their second NCAA Championship, beating conference rival Lynn by four strokes in the match play finals tiebreaker in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Barry, which was ranked No. 1 or 2 in the country throughout the season, defeated arch-rival and defending national champion Nova Southeastern by two strokes in the match play semifinals tiebreaker. The Bucs beat Missouri-St. Louis, 4-1, in the match play quarterfinals after finishing as the No. 2 seed in the three-day stroke play portion of the national tournament. Svensson was named the Phil Mickelson Award winner, given to the National Freshman of the Year after becoming the first golfer in school history to carry a stroke average under par at 71.26. Svensson and Smyers were First-Team All-Americans, while Marcus Segerstrom and Dalga were Honorable Mention All-Americans. Stobs was named the GCAA National Coach of the Year for the second time after his team put together a 157-17-1 record. In 2011-12, Stobs guided the Bucs to their fourth straight NCAA national finals, where they finished sixth in stroke play before bowing out in the match play quarterfinals in Louisville. Barry won the Shark Invitational, Bobcat Intercollegiate and Buccaneer Invitational. The Bucs also had five runner-up finishes. Daniel Stapff, Marcus Segerstrom and Marcelo Huarte all received GCAA All-America honors. Stapff became the school's all-time tournament wins leader with four, was a First-Team Academic All-American and the NCAA Elite 89 winner given to the men's golfer with the highest grade point average at the NCAA Championships. In 2010-11, Stobs coached the Buccaneers to the national tournament. Barry finished first in the Buccaneer Invitational, and finished in the top 10 in their 10 remaining tournaments, including runner-ups in the St. Edwards Invitational, the 2011 Southeastern Intercollegiate, the Bobcat Invitational (tie), the 2011 SSC Championship and the 2011 South Region Tournament. In 2009-10, the Bucs appeared in the national tournament for the second year in a row and the third time in four seasons. The Bucs won the Aflac/Cougar Invitational, the Shark Invitational and the Buccaneer Invitational -- the last two marking the third in a row at each event for the program. After finishing as the runner-up in the 2010 SSC tournament, the Bucs ripped through the South/Southeast Super Regional to win their first regional title. Barry fired a combined 845 (283-281-281) to win the tournament. After a slow start at the national championships, the Bucs played solid golf the rest of the tournament to finish fourth. Stobs earned his second South Region Coach of the Year honor, while Chris Carlin earned First-Team All-American honors, and Victor Billskoog was a Second-Team All-American selection. Carlin, along with teammates Carlos Velez and Guillermo Pumarol, earned Scholar All-American honors, while Stapff was named the Barry Scholar-Athlete of the Year, SSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and the NCAA Elite 88 winner for DII Men's Golf. In 2008-09 Stobs led the Bucs to first place finishes at the Shark Invitational in the fall, and the Panther Invitational and the Buccaneer Invitational in the spring. Barry earned a second-place finish at the SSC Tournament. The Bucs placed third at the NCAA South Regional. At the NCAA Championships, the Bucs placed fourth. In 2007-08, Stobs guided the Bucs to a 94-49-5 overall tournament record, and led the team to tournament wins at the Shark Invitational in the fall and the Buccaneer Invitational in the spring. Barry finished third at the SSC Tournament and advanced to the South Regional for the fifth consecutive year. The season was not without its success as sophomores Billskoog and Velez received Second-Team All-SSC and GCAA All-South Region honors. Billskoog also added a GCAA Honorable Mention All-America nod to his resume. In 2007, Stobs was named GCAA National Coach of the Year after leading the Buccaneers to an unprecedented 121-35-5 tournament record and the 2007 NCAA Division II national title -- the first in program history. The Buccaneers finished in the top 10 in all 12 of their tournaments with nine top five finishes, five second-place finishes and the national championship, which they captured at The Meadows in Allendale. Hernan Borja became the first player in school history to earn First-Team GCAA All-America honors, while fellow seniors Nick Gillaspy and Juan Weissenberg earned GCAA Honorable Mention All-America. Hernan Borja also earned All-SSC and SSC All-Tournament honors, while Gillaspy was selected to the All-SSC team and Weissenberg to the SSC All-Tournament team. Weissenberg was also the first mens golfer to earn both All-America and All-America Scholar honors in the same season. In 2005-06, the Buccaneers finished with a 135-99-3 tournament record and reached the NCAA South/South Central Super Regional for the third consecutive year. Stobs team also finished fifth at the SSC tournament. Borja placed fourth at the tournament to receive SSC All-Tournament honors. Billskoog, the Bucs top newcomer, led the team with a 74.32 stroke average, and was named SSC Freshman of the Year. In 2004-05, Stobs guided the young Buccaneer team to a 94-53-4 record in tournament play. The Bucs made their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Super Regional, finishing fourth out of eight teams. In addition, the team led all Division II schools in the total short game statistical category as ranked by Golfstat. The Buccaneers narrowly missed out on a second appearance at the national tournament, but the season did not end without its success. Adam Enright earned GCAA Scholar All-America honors to become the first in program history. During the 2003-04 season, Stobs brought the program to the forefront by guiding the Bucs to a second place finish at the SSC tournament -- the best finish in program history. John Quigley placed fourth at the tournament, and was selected to the SSC All-Tournament team. Both Quigley and Ryan Lamond earned their first All-SSC honors. The Bucs went on to receive their second bid to participate in the NCAA Regional, where they finished second. Their efforts at the Super Regional in Springfield, Mo., earned them a spot at the national tournament for the first time in school history. The Bucs finished third in the nation, just 10 strokes behind national champion South Carolina-Aiken. Lamond finished tied for 10th, and became the first mens golfer in Barry history to earn GCAA All-America honors. Stobs guided the Bucs to a 130-38 overall record in 2003-04. He was named South Region Coach of the Year. Stobs also kept his team actively involved in the local community. He and his team participated in Barrys first home building with Habitat for Humanity as well as reading at the local elementary schools and more. For their efforts, Stobs and the mens golf team earned the Sister Jeanne OLaughlin Community Service Award. In 2002-03, he guided the Barry team to a 42-59-2 overall record and a fourth-place finish at the SSC Tournament. Under Stobs direction, Quigley made a mark in Barry history, becoming the first Buccaneer mens player to earn an individual bid to the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament. Stobs joined the Barry staff in 2002 after 10 years playing professional golf. He played on several different tours, including the Nike (1997), Golden Bear, South American, Montgomery, South Florida and Trans-Act Mortgage tours. Throughout his 10-year professional career, Stobs enjoyed much success, winning 25 mini-tour events, including the 1998 Florida Open. A graduate of Florida Atlantic with a bachelors degree in communications, Stobs played for the Owls in 1991-92 under Mary Mills. He was part of a squad which won four straight tournaments and finished fourth in the NCAA Division II national tournament, earning the teams sportsmanship award. He also played for Georgia Southern University from 1987-90. Stobs is an active member of the GCAA, and serves as one of two Division II coaches on the GCAA National Board of Directors. In the summer of 2008, Stobs was selected as the head coach for the 2008 USA team that competed in the Fuji/Xerox championship in Tokyo, Japan, and helped Team USA take back the title in the annual event. In 2015, he coached the USA to a fourth place finish at the Toyota Junior World Golf Cup in Japan. Stobs has also served on several regional and national committees throughout his career at Barry. In 2008, he served on the GCAA International Team Selection Committee and the Jack Nicklaus Award Committee. Stobs has been a part of the GCAA All-America and All-Freshman committee since 2005, serving as chairman in 2008, and has served on the NCAA South Region selection committee since 2006. He currently serves on the David Toms Award Committee, given to the collegiate golfer who overcomes adversity. Stobs, a native of Miami, began his coaching career at Miami Country Day School in 1994. He is married to the former Carrie Santis of Miami. His parents are Robert and Martha Stobs of Miami. Jimmy Stobs enters his 15th season at the helm of Barry University mens golf team in 2016-17. Stobs was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame on December 7, 2015.  His teams have produced an overall record of 1744-527-12.  Emphasizing discipline and course management, he has taken the Buccaneers mens golf program to the highest level. Stobs' teams won NCAA Division II National Championships in 2007, 2013 and 2014. Stobs became the first coach in NCAA history in any division to win national championships under the two formats used to crown a champion. In 2007, he led the Buccaneers to the national title under the stroke play-only format. In 2013 and 2014, his teams won championships awarded to teams which, after emerging from the stroke play portion of the NCAA tournament, were victorious in match play, where the title was decided. In 2015-16, the Bucs tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships, falling to Lynn, 3-2, in the match play quarterfinals. Barry tied for fourth in the stroke play portion of the national tournament. It marked the eighth straight year Stobs took his team to the NCAA Championships. Barry won the Saint Leo Invitational, and finished runner-up in three other tournaments. Niclas Weiland was named the Sunshine State Conference Freshman of the Year. The Bucs put together a 160-45-6 record in head-to-head competition. Stobs directed the Buccaneers to the NCAA Championships in 2014-15. Barry won two tournaments during the season, and finished runner-up once and third twice. Adam Svensson, Stobs' most decorated recruit ever, turned pro during the season. Mario Beltran, Mike Anderson and Nico Cavero each earned All-American honors, and Berry Jole was a Scholar All-American for the second straight year. His team had a combined season record of 137-35-3. In 2013-14, Stobs guided Barry to a second consecutive NCAA Championship, winning the title at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale, Michigan. It was the second time Barry won the national title on the course, having claimed the 2007 championship at The Meadows. His No. 1-ranked Bucs beat Nova Southeastern, 3-1-1, in the match play finals to repeat as national champs. Barry defeated Chico State, 3-2, in the NCAA semifinals after beating Cal State Monterey Bay, 3-2, in the quarterfinals -- both on the same day. Barry finished as the No. 2 seed coming out of stroke play at the NCAA Championships, shooting a tournament-low 280 in the final round. The Bucs won a school-record eight tournaments during the season, including the last four. Stobs' team became the first team in the program's history to win the prestigious Buccaneer Invitational, Sunshine State Conference Championships, South/Southeast Super Regional and NCAA Championships. Stobs was named the SSC Coach of the Year, marking the first time he received that honor in his Barry career. He also was named the Golf Pride Grips South Region Coach of the Year. Svensson was named the Division II Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year. He was named a First-Team All-American after winning a school-record seven tournaments, and had a 70.05 scoring average, breaking his previous school record. Smyers, Dalga and Beltran earned All-American honors. Jole, Dalga and Smyers each were named Scholar All-Americans. His team went 167-11-2 in head-to-head competition, authoring one of the best seasons in NCAA Division II history. In 2012-13, Stobs directed the Buccaneers to their second NCAA Championship, beating conference rival Lynn by four strokes in the match play finals tiebreaker in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Barry, which was ranked No. 1 or 2 in the country throughout the season, defeated arch-rival and defending national champion Nova Southeastern by two strokes in the match play semifinals tiebreaker. The Bucs beat Missouri-St. Louis, 4-1, in the match play quarterfinals after finishing as the No. 2 seed in the three-day stroke play portion of the national tournament. Svensson was named the Phil Mickelson Award winner, given to the National Freshman of the Year after becoming the first golfer in school history to carry a stroke average under par at 71.26. Svensson and Smyers were First-Team All-Americans, while Marcus Segerstrom and Dalga were Honorable Mention All-Americans. Stobs was named the GCAA National Coach of the Year for the second time after his team put together a 157-17-1 record. In 2011-12, Stobs guided the Bucs to their fourth straight NCAA national finals, where they finished sixth in stroke play before bowing out in the match play quarterfinals in Louisville. Barry won the Shark Invitational, Bobcat Intercollegiate and Buccaneer Invitational. The Bucs also had five runner-up finishes. Daniel Stapff, Marcus Segerstrom and Marcelo Huarte all received GCAA All-America honors. Stapff became the school's all-time tournament wins leader with four, was a First-Team Academic All-American and the NCAA Elite 89 winner given to the men's golfer with the highest grade point average at the NCAA Championships. In 2010-11, Stobs coached the Buccaneers to the national tournament. Barry finished first in the Buccaneer Invitational, and finished in the top 10 in their 10 remaining tournaments, including runner-ups in the St. Edwards Invitational, the 2011 Southeastern Intercollegiate, the Bobcat Invitational (tie), the 2011 SSC Championship and the 2011 South Region Tournament. In 2009-10, the Bucs appeared in the national tournament for the second year in a row and the third time in four seasons. The Bucs won the Aflac/Cougar Invitational, the Shark Invitational and the Buccaneer Invitational -- the last two marking the third in a row at each event for the program. After finishing as the runner-up in the 2010 SSC tournament, the Bucs ripped through the South/Southeast Super Regional to win their first regional title. Barry fired a combined 845 (283-281-281) to win the tournament. After a slow start at the national championships, the Bucs played solid golf the rest of the tournament to finish fourth. Stobs earned his second South Region Coach of the Year honor, while Chris Carlin earned First-Team All-American honors, and Victor Billskoog was a Second-Team All-American selection. Carlin, along with teammates Carlos Velez and Guillermo Pumarol, earned Scholar All-American honors, while Stapff was named the Barry Scholar-Athlete of the Year, SSC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and the NCAA Elite 88 winner for DII Men's Golf. In 2008-09 Stobs led the Bucs to first place finishes at the Shark Invitational in the fall, and the Panther Invitational and the Buccaneer Invitational in the spring. Barry earned a second-place finish at the SSC Tournament. The Bucs placed third at the NCAA South Regional. At the NCAA Championships, the Bucs placed fourth. In 2007-08, Stobs guided the Bucs to a 94-49-5 overall tournament record, and led the team to tournament wins at the Shark Invitational in the fall and the Buccaneer Invitational in the spring. Barry finished third at the SSC Tournament and advanced to the South Regional for the fifth consecutive year. The season was not without its success as sophomores Billskoog and Velez received Second-Team All-SSC and GCAA All-South Region honors. Billskoog also added a GCAA Honorable Mention All-America nod to his resume. In 2007, Stobs was named GCAA National Coach of the Year after leading the Buccaneers to an unprecedented 121-35-5 tournament record and the 2007 NCAA Division II national title -- the first in program history. The Buccaneers finished in the top 10 in all 12 of their tournaments with nine top five finishes, five second-place finishes and the national championship, which they captured at The Meadows in Allendale. Hernan Borja became the first player in school history to earn First-Team GCAA All-America honors, while fellow seniors Nick Gillaspy and Juan Weissenberg earned GCAA Honorable Mention All-America. Hernan Borja also earned All-SSC and SSC All-Tournament honors, while Gillaspy was selected to the All-SSC team and Weissenberg to the SSC All-Tournament team. Weissenberg was also the first mens golfer to earn both All-America and All-America Scholar honors in the same season. In 2005-06, the Buccaneers finished with a 135-99-3 tournament record and reached the NCAA South/South Central Super Regional for the third consecutive year. Stobs team also finished fifth at the SSC tournament. Borja placed fourth at the tournament to receive SSC All-Tournament honors. Billskoog, the Bucs top newcomer, led the team with a 74.32 stroke average, and was named SSC Freshman of the Year. In 2004-05, Stobs guided the young Buccaneer team to a 94-53-4 record in tournament play. The Bucs made their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Super Regional, finishing fourth out of eight teams. In addition, the team led all Division II schools in the total short game statistical category as ranked by Golfstat. The Buccaneers narrowly missed out on a second appearance at the national tournament, but the season did not end without its success. Adam Enright earned GCAA Scholar All-America honors to become the first in program history. During the 2003-04 season, Stobs brought the program to the forefront by guiding the Bucs to a second place finish at the SSC tournament -- the best finish in program history. John Quigley placed fourth at the tournament, and was selected to the SSC All-Tournament team. Both Quigley and Ryan Lamond earned their first All-SSC honors. The Bucs went on to receive their second bid to participate in the NCAA Regional, where they finished second. Their efforts at the Super Regional in Springfield, Mo., earned them a spot at the national tournament for the first time in school history. The Bucs finished third in the nation, just 10 strokes behind national champion South Carolina-Aiken. Lamond finished tied for 10th, and became the first mens golfer in Barry history to earn GCAA All-America honors. Stobs guided the Bucs to a 130-38 overall record in 2003-04. He was named South Region Coach of the Year. Stobs also kept his team actively involved in the local community. He and his team participated in Barrys first home building with Habitat for Humanity as well as reading at the local elementary schools and more. For their efforts, Stobs and the mens golf team earned the Sister Jeanne OLaughlin Community Service Award. In 2002-03, he guided the Barry team to a 42-59-2 overall record and a fourth-place finish at the SSC Tournament. Under Stobs direction, Quigley made a mark in Barry history, becoming the first Buccaneer mens player to earn an individual bid to the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament. Stobs joined the Barry staff in 2002 after 10 years playing professional golf. He played on several different tours, including the Nike (1997), Golden Bear, South American, Montgomery, South Florida and Trans-Act Mortgage tours. Throughout his 10-year professional career, Stobs enjoyed much success, winning 25 mini-tour events, including the 1998 Florida Open. A graduate of Florida Atlantic with a bachelors degree in communications, Stobs played for the Owls in 1991-92 under Mary Mills. He was part of a squad which won four straight tournaments and finished fourth in the NCAA Division II national tournament, earning the teams sportsmanship award. He also played for Georgia Southern University from 1987-90. Stobs is an active member of the GCAA, and serves as one of two Division II coaches on the GCAA National Board of Directors. In the summer of 2008, Stobs was selected as the head coach for the 2008 USA team that competed in the Fuji/Xerox championship in Tokyo, Japan, and helped Team USA take back the title in the annual event. In 2015, he coached the USA to a fourth place finish at the Toyota Junior World Golf Cup in Japan. Stobs has also served on several regional and national committees throughout his career at Barry. In 2008, he served on the GCAA International Team Selection Committee and the Jack Nicklaus Award Committee. Stobs has been a part of the GCAA All-America and All-Freshman committee since 2005, serving as chairman in 2008, and has served on the NCAA South Region selection committee since 2006. He currently serves on the David Toms Award Committee, given to the collegiate golfer who overcomes adversity. Stobs, a native of Miami, began his coaching career at Miami Country Day School in 1994. He is married to the former Carrie Santis of Miami. His parents are Robert and Martha Stobs of Miami.

Former Buccaneer All-American Carlos Velez returned to take the helm of the men's golf program in the fall of 2022. The Bucs finished second in the conference tournament in 2025, and advanced to the Super Regional for the 21st straight year. In 2024, the Bucs won their third straight conference tournament championship, advancing to the Super Regional. Albin Ekvall was named the SSC Freshman of the Year and earned Second-Team All-SSC. Miikka Makinen was a Third-Team selection and he, along with Amani D'Ambrosio was GCAA All-American Scholars. In his first season in 2023, the Bucs won their second straight Sunshine State Conference championship, setting the conference record by firing a -35 as they hosted the tournament at Normandy Shores. As a team, the Bucs shot a three-round score of 817 (-35), breaking their own championship record by 15 strokes, which was set in 2019 and tied in 2022. Their round of 267 (-17) was the second lowest score ever recorded by a team in a single round, right behind the 2022 Buccaneers, who shot -18 at Grasslands. The Bucs are back-to-back SSC champions (2022 & 2023) and back-to-back individual champions (Nicolas Quintero, 2022 & AJ Ewart, 2023). Barry became the first team to repeat as SSC champions, since Lynn went back-to-back in 2015 and 2016 and the first school to have back-to-back individual champions since Nova Southeastern's back-to-back winners in 2012-13. Ewart was named the SSC Player of the Year for the second straight season The Bucs went on to finish second at the NCAA Super Regional and advanced to the Semifinals of match play. Ewart and Alvarez both earned GCAA All-America, Ewart for the fourth time, while Alvarez became a four-time GCAA Scholar All-American. Velez took over one of the premier men's golf programs in NCAA Division II. The Bucs have three NCAA Division II national championships, two NCAA South Region titles and six Sunshine State Conference tournament championships. Since 2004, the Bucs have had 51 Golf Coaches Association of America PING All-Americans and 24 All-American Scholars. Velez was a member of Barry’s first men’s golf championship team in 2007 as a freshman. He went on to earn GCAA All-America honors in 2009 and 2010, added Scholar All-America awards those seasons as well. A three-time All-SSC golfer, he won the individual medal at the 2010 SSC Tournament. A remarkably consistent player, he saw his score counted for the team score 118 times in 134 career rounds, which is still the second-most in program history. In addition to his athletic and academic accomplishments at Barry, he was also one of the most courteous players in program history. He was the recipient of the team’s sportsmanship award as a junior and senior, after which the award was renamed in his honor. He has over 20 years experience as an assistant golf professional in Miami at Miccosukee Golf & Country Club and International Links Miami. He played on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica and caddied on the PGA Tour for Erik Compton. Since 2012, he has been a certified coach with First Tee, and has served on the board of the Dade Amateur Golf Association. He served as the tournament director for First Tee’s Miami Doral Junior Golf Classic since 2015. Velez graduated from Barry with a degree in sport management/golf industry with a minor in business in 2010. Velez is married to the former Digmarie Jimenez-Morales, another Barry graduate. The couple, who live in Kendall, have one daughter, Amelia.

Carlin was a member of the men's coaching staff that guided the Buccaneers to a tie for fifth place at the NCAA Division II Championships in 2016. The Bucs tied for fourth in the stroke play portion of the national tournament. Barry's women's team won three tournaments, and was the runner-up in three others in 2015-16.   In 2013-14, Carlin helped coach the Bucs men's team to a second consecutive NCAA Championship. That same year, he helped lead the women's team to a national runner-up finish. A year earlier, he assisted in the men's team's national championship season. It was a year the Buccaneers were ranked No. 1 or 2 throughout the season. The Buccaneers women's team finished third in 2013, and Nancy Vergara was the individual national champion that season. Prior to landing at Barry as an assistant, Carlin coached the boys and girls teams at American Heritage High in Plantation, Florida. His boys team won the 2012 state championship in the fall, while his girls team was the state runner-up that year. Carlin coached Barry women's golfer Nicky Ferre at American Heritage. Carlin was one of the better men's golfers in Barry history. He was ranked ninth in the country in 2009-10. That season he had a 72.09 scoring average, which ranked second in school history. Carlin won two tournaments that year, and had 18 par-or-better rounds as the Buccaneers won, at the time, a school-record four tournaments that season. In the second round of the 2011 Buccaneer Invitational, Carlin shot a 66, which is one stroke off the school record for lowest round. He matched that 66 in the first round of the 2010 Queens Invitational. Carlin shot a 133 (11-under) for the second lowest 36-hole event total in school history when he won the State Farm Laker Collegiate in 2009.  Carlin had a 73.62 career scoring average. He won three tournaments, and ranks second in school history with 49 par-or-better rounds. He earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from Barry in 2011. Chris Carlin was named an assistant coach for Barry's men's and women's golf teams in January 2013. He assists in player development, recruiting, on-course instruction and administrative duties. Carlin was a member of the men's coaching staff that guided the Buccaneers to a tie for fifth place at the NCAA Division II Championships in 2016. The Bucs tied for fourth in the stroke play portion of the national tournament. Barry's women's team won three tournaments, and was the runner-up in three others in 2015-16.   In 2013-14, Carlin helped coach the Bucs men's team to a second consecutive NCAA Championship. That same year, he helped lead the women's team to a national runner-up finish. A year earlier, he assisted in the men's team's national championship season. It was a year the Buccaneers were ranked No. 1 or 2 throughout the season. The Buccaneers women's team finished third in 2013, and Nancy Vergara was the individual national champion that season. Prior to landing at Barry as an assistant, Carlin coached the boys and girls teams at American Heritage High in Plantation, Florida. His boys team won the 2012 state championship in the fall, while his girls team was the state runner-up that year. Carlin coached Barry women's golfer Nicky Ferre at American Heritage. Carlin was one of the better men's golfers in Barry history. He was ranked ninth in the country in 2009-10. That season he had a 72.09 scoring average, which ranked second in school history. Carlin won two tournaments that year, and had 18 par-or-better rounds as the Buccaneers won, at the time, a school-record four tournaments that season. In the second round of the 2011 Buccaneer Invitational, Carlin shot a 66, which is one stroke off the school record for lowest round. He matched that 66 in the first round of the 2010 Queens Invitational. Carlin shot a 133 (11-under) for the second lowest 36-hole event total in school history when he won the State Farm Laker Collegiate in 2009.  Carlin had a 73.62 career scoring average. He won three tournaments, and ranks second in school history with 49 par-or-better rounds. He earned his bachelor's degree in sport management from Barry in 2011.