Texas Lutheran University Women's Golf

Tran, Texas Lutheran's head coach for men's and women's golf since the 1999-2000 season, led the Bulldogs to a third-place national finish at the 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships. The third-place finish by the Bulldogs is the highest finish in school history for an NCAA Division III team. The finish is also the highest by an American Southwest Conference school in the men's golf championships. In addition to the 2011 ASC Men's Golf Championship, Tran guided TLU to back-to-back American Southwest Conference Championships in men's golf (2006, 2007) and to the university's first ASC title in women's golf (2007). He has also guided the men's and women's teams to the NCAA Division III Championships in 2007. The men's team made three consecutive trips to the NCAA Division III Championships and posted a finish of seventh at the 2007 championships. TLU tied for 12th in both 2006 and 2005. Coach Tran led the women's team to a 19th-place finish at the DIII national tournament in 2007. The Bulldogs have produced seven men's golf All-Americans in Coach Tran's time at TLU. Josh Werland claimed All-America honors in 2005 and 2006, and Tanner Carter and Jonathan Swisher Leyendecker claimed All-America citations in 2007. A.J. Vesey was an All-American in 2008. Ryan Kiel and Chris Hyten were All-Americans in 2011. Kiel was a First Team All-American, and Hyten claimed Second Team All-America honors. Kiel finished fourth in the nation in 2011. Coach Tran played collegiately at TLU and graduated from the university in 1990. Coach Tran was a part of the Bulldogs' 1990 runner-up finish at the NAIA National Championships. That second-place finish is still the highest placement by a Bulldog golf team at a national tournament.