Roger Williams University Men's Golf

Coaching Highlights CCC/CNE Championships: 2 (2023-24, 2024-25) CCC/CNE Coach of the Year: 1 (2023-24)   RWU Player Recognition CCC/CNE Player of the Year: 1 (Ryan Dacey – 2024) CCC/CNE Rookie of the Year: 3 (Ben DeFelice – 2019, Josh Peterson – 2024) All-CCC/CNE First Team: 8 (1 – 2019, 1 – 2021, 2 – 2022, 2 – 2023, 2 – 2024) All-CCC/CNE Second Team: 4 (1 – 2021, 1 – 2022, 1 – 2023, 1 – 2024) All-CCC/CNE Third Team: 1 (1 – 2024) Division III PING All-Region Team – Region I: 1 (Ryan Dacey – 2024) Ed Kirby returns for his eighth season as Head Coach of the Men’s Golf program.   In his first season with the Hawks, Kirby guided RWU to a solid year. The Hawks had a successful fall in four competitions, including a runner-up finish at the Mass. College of Liberal Arts Invitational. The team qualified for the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship after finishing fourth at the CCC qualifier. In the spring, the team tied for third at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational and placed fourth overall at the CCC Championship. Two of Kirby’s golfers were named to the All-CCC Team, including Ben DeFelice as CCC Rookie of the Year.   Kirby serves as the golf pro at the Aquidneck Club in Portsmouth. In addition to his duties at the Aquidneck Club, Kirby is also the Director of Instruction at Point Judith Country Club in Narragansett. Prior to that, he was the PGA Head Golf Professional at Alpine Country Club in Cranston for 13 years. As the golf pro, Kirby provided golf instruction to all membership classifications, as well as conducting junior programs with instruction and on-course participation.   Before his time at Alpine Country Club, Kirby ran The Clubhouse in Johnston as a teaching professional for five years.   Kirby was also a member of the PGA Tour in 1994 and was a four-time US Open participant. He was the 2012 NEPGA Champion and the 2012 NEPGA Player of the Year, as well as the 2012 and 2014 RIPGA Chapter Champion and the 2013 NEPGA Senior Champion. In addition, he qualified for the 2014 and 2015 Senior PGA Championship.

Diemoz returns for his fourth season as the Head Coach of the reinstated varsity Mens Golf team.   In their first season reinstated as a varsity sport, Diemozs team demonstrated strong growth in the Hawks first year back. In their first tournament, the team placed 6 th at the Commonwealth Coast Conference Qualifier, missing the spring championship by only 20 strokes. At the University of New England Invitational, the Hawks placed fifth, showing signs of progress in the early part of the year.   This past season, the team earned a berth to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship after tying for second at the CCC Fall Golf Qualifier. At the CCC Championship, the Hawks finished fourth overall in their first appearance since being reinstated as a varsity program. In addition, Joshua Unkrich was selected to the All-CCC team, Roger Williams first all-conference golfer since the program was reinstated.   Diemoz brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program. He was the head coach of the Hawks from 2000 to 2004 when the program was still a varsity sport. During his five seasons, he coached the team to the 2002 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship and guided the Hawks to two runner-up finishes at the CCC Championship. He holds a 52-33-1 record as coach of the Hawks with a winning percentage of .610, the best in school history.   He has over 30 years of experience as golf professional, including the past 26 years as a golf pro at Montaup Country Club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He has provided hundreds of lessons and clinics on an annual basis and has coached numerous players at the high school level.   As a player, Diemoz has qualified for the PGA Professional National Championship in 2011 and Senior Professional National Championship in 2011 and 2012. In addition, he was the 2009 Rhode Island Golf Professional of the Year and placed second at the New England PGA Senior Championship.

Coaching Highlights Conference Championship appearances: 4 (2004-05, 2007-08, 2015-16, 2023-24) Conference Coach of the Year: 1 (2007-08) RWU Player Recognition Conference Player of the Year: 2 (Geoff Baranger – 2007-08, Austin Coene – 2018-19) Conference Rookie of the Year: 1 (Chris Bardwell – 2013-14) Conference First Team: 11 (1 – 2007-08, 1 – 2010-11, 1 – 2011-12, 1 – 2016-17, 1 – 2017-18, 1 – 2018-19, 2 – 2021-22, 1 – 2023-24, 1 – 2024-25, 1 – 2025-26) Conference Second Team: 9 (1 – 2003-04, 1 – 2004-05, 1 – 2005-06, 1 – 2013-14, 1 – 2014-15, 1 – 2016-17, 1 – 2017-18, 1 – 2019-20, 1 – 2022-23) Conference Third Team: 9 (1 – 2013-14, 1 – 2015-16, 1 – 2017-18, 1 – 2018-19, 1 – 2019-20, 1 – 2022-23, 1 – 2023-24, 1 – 2024-25, 1 – 2025-26) Conference Honorable Mention: 6 (1 – 2003-04, 1 – 2007-08, 2 – 2008-09, 1 – 2010-11, 1 – 2012-13) Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year: 2 (Taylor Petruccelli – 2010-11, Austin Coene – 2018-19) NABC All-Northeast Region Second Team: 3 (Austin Coene – 2018-19, Mac Annus – 2023-24, Mac Annus – 2024-25) Mike Tully has served as Head Coach of the Roger Williams University Men’s Basketball Team since the 2002-03 season. In addition to his duties at RWU, Tully also serves as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Services.   Through 22 seasons as Head Coach, his 303 victories are the most in RWU Men’s Basketball history. In the 2008-09 season, Tully passed Thomas Sienkiewicz with his 90th career victory in late January 2009 to become the winningest head coach. He earned his 100th Roger Williams victory in a 63-58 win against Wheaton College on December 3, 2009, then collected his 200th win at RWU also against Wheaton on November 21, 2017. He has had at least 12 wins in 14 of his 18 seasons and was named CCC Coach of the Year in the 2007-08 season. For the 2016-17 season, his Hawks posted 19 wins on the year, the second-highest single-season total in program history. In addition, he has earned four trips to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship Game, including a run to the title game in the 2015-16 season as the #6 seed.   The 2003-04 team finished the regular season with a record of 18-11 overall, winning more regular season games than any RWU men’s basketball team in 31 years. The Hawks earned a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament where they posted their first-ever win over Norwich University, advancing to the semifinals of that tournament. The following season brought further excitement, as the Hawks earned the top seed in the South Division and returned to the CCC finals for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. After the 2005-06 season, the Hawks again won the CCC South Division before being upset by one point in the CCC quarterfinals.   Tully came to the University from Newbury College where he served as Athletic Director for two seasons. He guided Newbury through the process of obtaining membership in the NCAA and increased the number of participants in Newbury’s athletic program by more than 64% across 11 sports. Tully also served as Newbury’s basketball coach for three seasons. The team progressed nicely since their five-win inaugural season in 1999-00 and had a very competitive team when Coach Tully left for RWU.   From 1994-99 he served as head assistant men’s basketball coach/recruiting coordinator/scouting coordinator at perennial New England Division III power Salem State College. The Vikings won four MASCAC titles and earned four NCAA Tournament appearances while Tully was with the program. He has also coached teams in the Bay State Games, served as an instructor at the Salem State Basketball Camp and the Hartford Hellcat Basketball Camp.   Coach Tully was a four-year player at Clark University where he was team captain his senior year. During his freshman season the squad reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament and in his junior year they reached the ECAC Tournament semifinals. He ended his career as the Clark all-time leader in free throw percentage, shooting at .907 during his time. He was also a member of the varsity golf team for three seasons. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Clark in 1991. He completed a Masters of Arts in Education at the University of Rhode Island in December 2012.   In addition to his coaching and administrative duties, Tully has run the Mike Tully Basketball Camp in the summer annually at Roger Williams since 2003.