Charleston Southern University Men's Golf

Wilson earned Big South Coach of the Year honors from the second time in 2015-2016. Fresh off a Big South Championship, CSU reached new heights as a program in Wilsons sixth season, winning the Kiawah Classic at Turtle Point in late November to ascend into the Top 25 in the Golfstat rankings. The Bucs would go on to shoot a program record 15-under in the opening round at The Hootie at Bulls Bay in April, finishing fifth in the elite, SEC-heavy field. Prior to the win at Kiawah, the Bucs posted back-to-back second place finishes in the fall, finishing behind South Carolina and East Carolina in consecutive events. In addition to back-to-back NCAA appearances, CSU also boasts back-to-back Big South individual medalists.   Junior Austin James completed the best single season in CSU history, sweeping Big South Player of the Year and Big South Medalist honors as a junior. He won the Big South Championship by five strokes at 11-under par, one shot shy of Dustin Johnsons championship record. James reached the quarterfinals of last years U.S. Amateur and recorded nine Top 10 finishes in his junior season.     Wilson led the Buccaneers to the 2015 Big South Men's Golf Championship and a berth in the Lubbock Regional in the NCAA Men's Golf Championship. The Bucs posted the lowest final round - 10-under - in Big South history to win its first conference championship in 12 years. The Bucs won by six strokes over Campbell and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003, joining the likes of Texas, Texas Tech, Cal, Auburn, and Duke at The Rawls Course in Lubbock.  Freshman R.J. Keur was the first freshman since 2008 to win the Big South Championship, finishing the week at 8-under par to win by one stroke. He finished the event with back-to-back, 3-under 69s to win in a field that included a handful of Top 50 players. The Bucs won the Big South with one of the youngest rosters in the field with two freshmen, one sophomore, a junior and a senior. Jarrett Swan, the senior, finished 11th at 1-under par.  CSU finished second at the Big South Championship in 2014, nearly overtaking champion Liberty with a final-round 5-under team total that ranks as the sixth-lowest in program history. Senior David Denlinger led the way with a second place individual finish, capping off an excellent career with 314-stroke total of two-under par. Freshman Austin James also showcased his potential on the final day of the tournament, firing a seven-under 65, the third-lowest round in Championship history. Denlinger's fellow senior, Ross Thomson, was named to the Big South's All-Conference team as well. CSU had several other strong finishes in 2013-14 while competing against some of the nation's top programs. Included among those showings was a third place standing at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, a T-7th finish at the Tiger Invitational (hosted by Auburn) and an 11th place finish at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (hosted by Ole Miss).  Wilson earned Big South Coach of the Year honors in 2011-12 as the Bucs took third place at the Conference Championship, finishing just five strokes behind runner-up and rival Coastal Carolina. Individually, Wilson helped mentor senior Jacobo Pastor, and junior David Denlinger, to the NCAA Athens Regional. Pastor had also achieved a third place finish at the 2012 Big South Conference Championships with a score of 72-68-69-210. Denlinger, meanwhile, carded a three-round total of 214 to take tenth place, and also fired a 66 at the Dash Thomas Memorial to record the third lowest round in CSU history. Wilsons tutelage helped both players enter red numbers on day two of the NCAA Regionals, as Pastor finished 45th while Denlinger took 60th. Earlier in the year, Wilson oversaw a total team effort as CSU compiled 36 and 54-hole records en route to besting the competition by capturing the 24th Annual Coca-Cola Invite with a 23-under par final ledger. The Bucs finished a full ten strokes in front of second place East Tennessee State, and Pastor led the way by shooting 73-67-65-205 to finish second individually with an 11-under par score. CSU was solid again in 2012-13 even after losing Pastor to graduation, earning a 5th place finish in the Big South Conference Championship. Individually, junior Ross Thomson paced the Bucs with a 3rd place finish thanks to a 4-under final round which saw him compile a +6 composite score of 294. In his first season at CSU, and in a concerted effort to make the Charleston Southern golf team a nationally recognized program, Wilson announced a challenging yet exciting 2010-11 schedule for his players.  The Bucs competed with some of the nations best golfers at challenging venues like TPC Sawgrass, Kiawah Island, Haig Point, TPC Myrtle Beach and TPC Tampa Bay.  After a short stint as interim head coach, Wilson led the Buccaneers to a second place finish at the 2010 Big South Championship, a marked improvement from their seventh place finish the year before.    Led by Kelvin Day, who cracked the top-100 rankings during the season, the Bucs had four top-five finishes and eight top-ten finishes as team in Coach Wilsons first season.  They also boasted a win at the CSU Fall Invitational.  Day concluded his CSU career with a second-place individual finish at the Big South Championship, and earned BSC All-Conference honors.  Prior to taking the reins of the mens program, Wilson served as the inaugural head coach of the CSU womens golf team and was an assistant to the mens program.  Boasting an 81-77-1 overall record, Wilson led the Lady Bucs to a second place finish at the 2009 Big South Championships and claimed a win at the Wendys Invitational.   Olivia Jordan-Higgins paved the way for the Buccaneers, earning a share of the BSC Golfer of the Year honors as well as a spot on the All-Conference team. Teammate Madison Jeter earned BSC Academic All-Conference honors. In 2007-08, Wilson led the Lady Bucs to the 2008 Big South Championship and onto the NCAA East Regional, where the Bucs finished 19th overall.  Jordan-Higgins finished second overall at the Big South Championships and, along with teammate Katrin Rumpf, earned BSC All-Conference honors.   Jeter again earned BSC Academic All-Conference accolades as the Bucs shared the BSC Sportsmanship Award with Radford.  After concluding his four-year playing career at CSU in 1999, Wilson joined the Buccaneers as an assistant coach from 1999-2000. He spent seven years as the Golf Assistant and Director of Instruction as the Seabrook Island Club on Johns Island, S.C., before joining the Top Golf Academy in Alexandria, Va., as a teaching professional in 2006. Wilson also spent time as a golf professional at nearby Coosaw Creek Country Club in North Charleston, S.C. As a player, Wilson was the 2001 Santee Amateur champion before becoming a PGA professional in 2001. In 2010, he was the Low Amateur at the North Charleston Open.