Clarkson University Men's Golf

Tyler Cline, a 2015 Clarkson University graduate, enters his third season as head coach of the Golden Knights in 2025–26. Since taking over the program in 2023, Cline has focused on player development, consistent scoring improvement, and building a competitive team culture. In his first two seasons, Clarkson golfers continued to make measurable gains across all performance areas. Cline brings significant competitive experience to the program, having played at the collegiate, amateur, and professional levels. At Clarkson, he was a key contributor throughout his four-year career and steadily elevated his performance, particularly in his final two seasons. Over 35 rounds as a junior and senior, he averaged 74.91 strokes per 18, including second-place finishes at the Liberty League Championship Qualifiers in fall 2013 and the Liberty League Championships in spring 2015. In the former of those two events, Cline shot 139, including a six-under 66 on day two of the Liberty League Qualifier. Cline was named a PING Division III All-American Honorable Mention in 2013-14 and was PING All-Region in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. He also earned Liberty League All-Star honors on three occasions.    Cline's growth as a collegiate player laid the foundation for several years of high-level competition after graduation. After college, he spent multiple seasons playing professionally, gaining experience across developmental tours and regional championships before returning to the amateur ranks in 2022. Since then, he has resumed competing in top amateur and regional events. His continued involvement in tournament golf provides his players with firsthand insight into preparation, course management, and having a competitive mindset. Cline leverages his full range of playing and coaching experience to guide Clarkson’s student-athletes. His approach emphasizes structured practice, data-driven improvement, and learning to compete with confidence. Under his leadership, the Golden Knights continue to evolve into a program defined by discipline, steady development, and a strong team identity. The team's scoring average has dropped throughout his time with the Knights, going from a 308.22 scoring average in 2023-24 to 307.79 (and two tournament wins) in 2024-25. In the fall of 2025, Clarkson won three tournaments and averaged 302.92 strokes for its team score in seven events.   

Bill Bergan enters his 38th year as head lacrosse coach at Clarkson beginning in the fall of 2025. The winningest coach in the program's storied history, Bergan has compiled 265 victories in his 37 seasons and has guided Clarkson to four NCAA Tournament appearances.  Since the advent of the conference tournament in 2003, the Golden Knights have qualified for the postseason 16 times in 22 seasons, claiming the conference post-season title in 2004.  Prior to that, Bergan led the Golden Knights to one of their best seasons ever in 2002 and was named UCAA Coach of the Year. Bergan guided the Green and Gold to an 11-2 overall record, the UCAA title with a 6-0 league mark, and back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years.  Bergan became the fifth lacrosse coach in the Knights’ history when he was appointed in January 1989 and he has guided the Knights to six postseason appearances outside of the conference tournament, including two ECAC Tournament and four NCAA Tournament berths (1991, 1992, 2002, 2004). As a rookie head coach in 1989, Bergan led the Knights to their second straight ECAC Upstate New York Championship. Bergan was named Empire Athletic Association (EAA) Coach of the Year in 1993. During his tenure, 23 players have achieved All-American honors. Prior to coming to Clarkson, Bergan served as an assistant coach for Division I Dartmouth College for one season. He was also an assistant coach at SUNY Geneseo in 1987. A 1986 graduate of Hobart, Bergan was a two-time first-team All-America midfielder and a member of four Division III national championship lacrosse teams with the Statesmen from 1983-86. A four-year starter, he earned a host of honors during his playing career and was named Division III Midfielder of the Year in 1986. He was also selected for the prestigious Senior North-South game and acted as a tri-captain for the North squad. Bergan was inducted into Hobart’s Athletic Hall of Fame in October 1998. He also served as a head coach in the 1999 North-South Game and helped guide the North squad to a come-from-behind overtime victory. Bergan earned yet another high honor when he was selected to the Upstate New York Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame and he was recently added to the Legends of Placid Lax for his involvement in the Summit Classic since the event's inception in 1990. A native of Syracuse, NY, Bergan graduated from West Genesee High School in 1982. He earned a pair of master’s degrees from St. Lawrence in the late 90s, including a degree in counseling and another in school administration. Bergan, who is Director of Physical Education, makes his home in Potsdam with his wife Rosanne and has two children, Billy and Caroline.

Kanes 16 years as the Golden Knights head coach. Since the 2001 season, Kane has led the Green and Gold to 313 victories, including ten 20-win seasons, and one of the best winning percentage in the programs storied history at .536. With his final victory in 2011, a win in the NCAA Tournament no less, he became the all-time leader in victories for Clarkson Baseball. Additionally, Kane has been chosen as the conference's coach of the year three times, including twice in the past three seasons (2014, 2016). This past season, Clarkson rallied from a slow start in Florida to finish second in the Liberty League with a conference mark of 14-8 (20-18 overall) and reached the post-season for the 11th time in the past 14 seasons.  In 2009, the Golden Knights reached their first-ever NCAA Tournament when the team won its first Liberty League Tournament Championship. The Knights went on to finish third in the six-team NCAA New York regional, falling one-half inning short of the championship game. In 2010, Clarkson reached the conference championship game for the second straight season but came up short in repeating its NCAA Tournament run. With a 2-0 record in a rain-shortened Liberty League Tournament in 2011, the Knights reached their second NCAA Regional, losing the first game in extra innings before winning the record-breaking game for Kane in the elimination bracket. Over the past few seasons, the Knights have continually challenged themselves by competing against some of the best teams in the country on their annual spring trips, including many games against top-10 ranked opponents. The tough early schedules have led to better conference showings as Clarkson has reached the conference tournament 11 times in its 14-year existence, including a regular-season championship in 2004, while finishing as the tournaments runner-up on three occasions. After guiding the Green and Gold to their second consecutive ECAC Upstate NY Tournament Championship in his first year at the helm of Clarkons baseball program, Kane led the Knights to a school-best 26 victories in 2002, gaining UCAA accolades for his efforts. Numerous Knights have earned all-star distinction under Kanes watch, including a pair of All-Americans (Matt Nolan in 2000 and David Kinney in 2011 and 2012), 23 All-NYS players, 16 ECAC honorees, 17 Verizon Academic All-Americas and 98 conference all-stars. A native of Canajoharie, New York, Kane has extensive baseball coaching experience. Prior to coming to Clarkson, Kane was an assistant coach at Brockport State, helping to elevate that program to one of the top spots in the SUNYAC. As the Golden Eagles top assistant coach, Kane helped to guide Brockport back into a national powerhouse during the late 1990s and into 2000. Kane graduated from Brockport in 1995 with a bachelors degree in Sports Management. In 1997, he earned a second bachelors degree in Physical Education and gained his masters degree in Athletic Administration in 2000. A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Kane, who oversees the successful Clarkson Summer Baseball Camp, has acted as a camp instructor at both the Penn State and Brockport baseball camps. He is married to Clarkson Assistant Athletic Director Laurel Kane. Clarkson baseball has enjoyed great success during Jim Kanes 16  years as the Golden Knights head coach. Since the 2001 season, Kane has led the Green and Gold to 313 victories, including ten  20-win seasons, and one of the best winning percentage in the programs storied history at .536 . With his final victory in 2011, a win in the NCAA Tournament no less, he became the all-time leader in victories for Clarkson Baseball. Additionally, Kane has been chosen as the conference's coach of the year three times, including twice in the past three seasons (2014, 2016). This past season, Clarkson rallied from a slow start in Florida to finish second in the Liberty League with a conference mark of 14-8 (20-18 overall) and reached the post-season for the 11th time in the past 14 seasons.   In 2009, the Golden Knights reached their first-ever NCAA Tournament when the team won its first Liberty League Tournament Championship. The Knights went on to finish third in the six-team NCAA New York regional, falling one-half inning short of the championship game. In 2010, Clarkson reached the conference championship game for the second straight season but came up short in repeating its NCAA Tournament run. With a 2-0 record in a rain-shortened Liberty League Tournament in 2011, the Knights reached their second NCAA Regional, losing the first game in extra innings before winning the record-breaking game for Kane in the elimination bracket. Over the past few seasons, the Knights have continually challenged themselves by competing against some of the best teams in the country on their annual spring trips, including many games against top-10 ranked opponents. The tough early schedules have led to better conference showings as Clarkson has reached the conference tournament 11  times in its 14 -year existence, including a regular-season championship in 2004, while finishing as the tournaments runner-up on three occasions. After guiding the Green and Gold to their second consecutive ECAC Upstate NY Tournament Championship in his first year at the helm of Clarkons baseball program, Kane led the Knights to a school-best 26 victories in 2002, gaining UCAA accolades for his efforts. Numerous Knights have earned all-star distinction under Kanes watch, including a pair of All-Americans (Matt Nolan in 2000 and David Kinney in 2011 and 2012), 23  All-NYS players, 16  ECAC honorees, 17  Verizon Academic All-Americas and 98  conference all-stars. A native of Canajoharie, New York, Kane has extensive baseball coaching experience. Prior to coming to Clarkson, Kane was an assistant coach at Brockport State, helping to elevate that program to one of the top spots in the SUNYAC. As the Golden Eagles top assistant coach, Kane helped to guide Brockport back into a national powerhouse during the late 1990s and into 2000. Kane graduated from Brockport in 1995 with a bachelors degree in Sports Management. In 1997, he earned a second bachelors degree in Physical Education and gained his masters degree in Athletic Administration in 2000. A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Kane, who oversees the successful Clarkson Summer Baseball Camp, has acted as a camp instructor at both the Penn State and Brockport baseball camps. He is married to Clarkson Assistant Athletic Director Laurel Kane.

Brant Bomberger is entering his first season as the top assistant for the Golden Knights’ Golf program in 2025-26. Bomberger graduated from Clarkson this past spring with a degree in Environmental Engineering, doing so in just three years and earning Liberty League All-Academic honors in both of the years in which he was eligible. Bomberger participated in 32 competitive rounds over the course of three campaigns with the Golden Knights, posting a scoring average of 81.28 strokes per 18 holes in his collegiate career. He posted scores in the 70s 15 times in his career, including a career-low 73 in the Liberty League Fall Classic on October 1, 2022.   Bomberger will continue his education in Potsdam, seeking a degree in Construction Engineering Management.