University of Arkansas Men's Golf

Lais returned to Arkansas in 2010 following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Denver. During his six years back at Arkansas, the Razorbacks have won 17 team titles, advanced to six NCAA Regionals and four NCAA Championships. Along with his on-course responsibilities, Lais handles travel, recruiting and player development. Arkansas has had 12 All-SEC selections and 11 All-Americans during Lais seven years, and at least one All-American every year he has been with the program. Two of the most recent standouts at Arkansas were Sebastian Cappelen and Taylor Moore. Both players earned multiple All-American honors and started their pro careers just weeks after competing in the NCAA Championship. Cappelen won his first professional event at the 2014 Air Capital Classic on the Web.com Tour, while Moore won his fifth start on PGA Tour Canada at the 2016 Staal Foundation Open and earned exemption to make his debut on the PGA Tour the following week at the 2016 RBC Canadian Open. Lais time as a student-athlete at Arkansas has not only paid dividends on the course, but also in the classroom. Arkansas has had no less than six players on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll during each of the last six years, while also placing 11 guys on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll during that span. I am really excited to bring Barrett back as an assistant coach, Arkansas head coach Brad McMakin said upon Lais hire in 2010. Barrett is young and ambitious and brings a knowledge of the Razorback program. He gained a lot of experience in his time at Denver, experience that will help him succeed here. Barrett did an exceptional job recruiting at Denver and signed the No. 1 players from Norway and from Arizona. From 2008-10, Lais helped guide the Denver program to 11 top-five tournament finishes as well as an NCAA Regional appearance in 2009. He coached senior Espen Kofstad to the NCAA Championships as an individual, while Kofstads play also earned him PING All-Region honorable mention honors. Kofstad and Daniel Wax each earned Summit League All-Conference recognition and All-Region honors in 2009. Along with his prowess as a recruiter, Lais also has a bachelors degree as a certified golfing machine authorized instructor and has instructed players on the PGA Tour, Web.com Tour and European Tour. As a player for the Razorbacks, Lais participated in 15 tournaments over four years and 45 rounds, producing a 75.6 stroke average. He placed 11th at the Gopher Invitational in 2007 and had a career-low round of 68 at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic, also in 2007. As a senior in 2007-08 he played in a career-high six tournaments and 18 rounds with a 75.0 stroke average. He was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll four times and was named to several University of Arkansas academic award lists. In addition to the time spent on the course and in the classroom, Lais also participated in the First Tee program and served as a golf camp instructor. Lais is married to Jessica (LaMar), who also graduated from Arkansas. The couple are parents to Sawyer and the late Hudson LaMar. 2016. All Rights Reserved.

McMakin turned around the Arkansas program in just two years and took the team to new heights in the spring of 2009 when he led them to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships. In his 10 seasons as the head coach, McMakins teams have been to nine NCAA Regionals and five NCAA Championships, while winning 22 regular season team titles along the way. While his teams have shown an ability to rise to the best competition, it is McMakins ability to recruit and develop top notch talent that makes him successful. Since his arrival, Arkansas has had 18 All-SEC selections, two players on the All-Region team each of the last nine years and 15 All-Americans. McMakin has developed at least one All-American every year since he arrived in Fayetteville. Arkansas success on the course is boosted by a foundation of success in the classroom. McMakins 10 teams have combined to land 56 student-athletes on the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll (3.0+ GPA) and 18 on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. Individually, McMakin was named the SEC Coach of the Year in 2009 and was a finalist for the Dave Williams National Coach of the Year award in 2011. During his 10 years at Arkansas, he has compiled an impressive record of 1,073-477-26. Two of the most recent standouts at Arkansas were Sebastian Cappelen and Taylor Moore. Both players earned multiple All-American honors and started their pro careers just weeks after competing in the NCAA Championship. Cappelen won his first professional event at the 2014 Air Capital Classic on the Web.com Tour, while Moore won his fifth start on PGA Tour Canada at the 2016 Staal Foundation Open and earned exemption to make his debut on the PGA Tour the following week at the 2016 RBC Canadian Open. Other former standouts include David Lingmerth and Andrew Landry, the tandem that paced Arkansas to the 2009 NCAA runner-up finish. Lingmerth earned a second All-American honor in 2010 and became the first Arkansas player to play in the prestigious Palmer Cup before earning his way on to the PGA Tour. He captured a win at the 2015 Memorial Tournament and played in the 2016 Masters. Landry, a three-time All-American, completed his eligibility after the 2009 season and has landed on the PGA Tour for the 2016 season. The duo were front and center at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club, as Landry raced out to a first-round lead and posted the lowest opening round score in a U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under 66. Landry would eventually play his way into the final pairing Sunday afternoon and finish T-15th overall, while Lingmerth made a Sunday push and signed a final-round 3-under 67 to finish alone in 12th place. Ranked 51st in the official World Golf Rankings, Lingmerth earned a spot in the 2016 Olympics to represent Sweden in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He joined golfs historic return to the Olympics as the sport was reinstated to the games for the first time since 1904. Arkansas 2008-09 season was certainly one for the record books as it shocked some of best programs in the nation on its way to NCAA runner-up honors. Finishing outside the top five in just one of 13 tournaments that season, the Razorbacks put together an impressive spring that featured five straight second-place finishes, which included the SEC, NCAA Regional and NCAA Championships. The Hogs defeated Washington (3 & 2) and Georgia (3-1-1) in match play, before eventually falling on the final hole of the championship match to Texas A&M to finish runner-up. Arkansas impressive spring earned McMakin SEC Coach of the Year honors, making him the first Razorback to take the distinction. The Razorbacks enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in school history in 2011-12 when McMakin led Arkansas to a school-record seven team victories in 10 regular season tournaments. His squad also posted one of Arkansas best team stroke averages and had three players named All-SEC, two All-Region and a pair of All-Americans. His seven-win season made McMakin the second most successful coach in Arkansas history in terms of career victories and he is on pace to shatter the Razorback record held by Bill Woodley who won 24 tournaments during a 14-year career. Before his move to Fayetteville, McMakin was the head coach at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, where he spent a decade. In 2006, he led the Cardinals to a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and won an NCAA-best seven tournaments in 13 events in 2006, placing two golfers among the top 10 individual finishers at the NCAA Championships. After arriving at Lamar, McMakin revitalized the program, returning it to the top of the Southland Conference (SLC) and back onto the national scene. In his 10-year stint at Lamar, McMakin won five SLC titles, made six consecutive NCAA Central Regional appearances and earned Lamar its first trip to the NCAA Championships (2006) in 20 years (1986). In McMakins final six seasons at Lamar, the Cardinals had three players earn All-America honors, three golfers capture SLC individual medalist honors, 21 All-Conference performers, an SLC Newcomer of the Year, three SLC Freshman of the Year winners and the conferences only four-time Player of the Year. A native of Beaumont, Texas, McMakin was named the Eaton/Golf Pride South Central Region Coach of the Year in 2006 after leading his squad to the NCAA Championships and a fifth-place showing at the NCAA Central Regional. The Cardinals captured their 20th Southland Conference championship and placed all five players on the all-conference team. McMakin was tabbed as the SLC Coach of the Year five times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006) in his 10-year run at Lamar. Prior to accepting the head coaching job at Lamar, McMakin spent four years as a professional golfer, competing on several mini tours as well as playing on the Nike and Hooters Tours. Originally signing with Lamar out of high school, McMakin transferred to Oklahoma when former LU coach Greg Grost accepted the Oklahoma mens golf job. It proved to be a wise move for McMakin as he would help the Sooners win a national championship during the 1989 season. McMakin, a co-captain of that squad, served in the same capacity the following year as Oklahoma finished fifth at the NCAA Championships. McMakin was also a standout golfer on the Kelly High School golf team. He was a regular in the TCIL state tournament and earned medalist honors four times. While at Kelly, McMakin played for former Lamar coach Charles Rodemacher. McMakin earned a bachelors degree in communications from Oklahoma in 1991. He and his wife, Tonia, have one son, Matthew (12). 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