St. Martin's University Men's Golf

Bishop's ninth as head men's golf coach at SMU. He is a two-time GNAC Coach of the Year having earned this honor in both 2012 and 2014. He is a member of the RAC ranking committee for the NCAA Western Region DII mens golf. Bishop has lead his team to a runner-up finish in the GNAC Championship six years in a row from 2009-2014 and during the 2014 championship they came oh so close losing in a team play-off by one stroke. The Saints have competed as a team or with individuals in the NCAA postseason five of the last seven seasons and qualified for the Super Regional in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 as a team. During Bishop's tenure the team has also had great success in the classroom. The men's golf team claimed its seventh GNAC Academic Team title in the last eight years (2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), which includes this past season. A PGA Golf Professional since 1978, Bishop is a Life Member of the PGA and has been a member of the Professional Hudson Cup team four times winning three Washington State Sr. match play Championships along with winning the Washington State Senior Open in 2005. He was also the recipient of the PNWPGA Junior Golf Leader Award in 2000. Prior to coming to Saint Martins Bishop was the PGA Head Professional at Grays Harbor and Indian Summer Country Clubs and also owned and operated two local golf range facilities, Mt. Greens and The First Tee of Olympia in the Thurston County area. Bishop graduated from Seattle University with a business degree in 1975. His junior year he captured the West Coast athletic Conference championship. A long time Olympia resident Bishop graduated from North Thurston High School in 1971. He was a three-time all-state selection in golf and is a member of the North Thurston Athletic Hall of Fame. Bishop and his wife Carrie have two grown children, Jeff and Jason.