Men's Golf
Straub, Tim
Tim Straub
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- tistraub@davidson.edu
- Phone:
- 2585
2018, 2019, 2021 & 2023 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
Tim Straub, the 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year, is now in his 26th season as head coach of the Davidson men’s golf team.
Davidson’s second-longest tenured head coach, Straub has placed his own unique mark and unmatched success on the Wildcat program, which is highlighted by three straight conference championships and five in their last seven trips, including a thrilling come-from-behind win in 2025.
Under Straub's guidance, Davidson has produced 16 team wins (14 since 2017), made five NCAA Regional appearances as a team, generated four conference individual medalists, eight NCAA Regional qualifiers, four A-10 Players of the Year, five A-10 Rookie of the Years, 27 all-conference honorees and 31 Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars.
Trailing by as many as nine strokes on the back side, Davidson rallied past Richmond late to capture the 2025 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship, its fifth conference title since 2018.
Joshua Stewart, behind a conference-best 71.2 stroke average and four Top-5 finishes, was named the league’s 2025 Player of the Year. He was joined on the all-conference team by classmate Will Davis, while Nate Faulkner, was named the A-10’s Rookie of the Year.
Led by three all-conference performers, Davidson recorded two more wins in 2023-24 running its streak to three straight seasons with multiple victories. Will Davis capped things by becoming the eighth Wildcat to earn an NCAA Regional berth.
The 2022-23 campaign was another banner year for the ‘Cats as Davidson started the year rallying from 11 strokes back and from seventh place to win the River Run Collegiate, its first of three team titles last season. The Wildcats’ second win came in impressive fashion, firing a tournament and school record 43-under par to lap the Sea Palms Invitational field.
Favorites to repeat as conference champs for a third consecutive season, the ‘Cats remained the class of the A-10 leading wire-to-wire and defeating league-newcomer Loyola (Chicago) by eight shots to earn their fourth NCAA Regional trip in five tries.
Alex Heffner, who led the league and ranked 28th nationally in stroke average, captured the league’s individual title en route to his second straight Conference Player of the Year honor.
To go along with its three wins in 2022-23, Davidson recorded seven Top-5 showings in 11 starts, while shattering the previous school record for stroke average by almost four shots (284.54).
Two years ago, Davidson entered the final nine holes of the 2022 league tournament two back of VCU. The Wildcats played the last six holes in a remarkable 10-under par to rally past the Rams for their second straight conference title.
2022 Rookie of the Year Will Davis led the ‘Cats on the individual leaderboard with a runner-up finish, while Heffner, the player of the year, and Viraj Garewal placed tied for third.
Year number 20 at the helm for Straub was not only a milestone for the five-time Conference Coach of the Year, but also one to remember as Davidson captured its second Atlantic 10 Championship in three trips. The Wildcats (296-276-287 = 859 | -5), who trailed by 11 strokes and sat third after day one of competition, played the weekend in 13-under as a team to earn their second NCAA Regional appearance in two years.
Despite the 2020 spring season being cut short due to COVID-19, the Wildcats still experienced great success. Along with four scholar-athletes earning Srixon/Cleveland Golf Academic All-America honors, and Alex Ross climbing inside the Top-40 in the GolfStat National Rankings, Davidson posted four Top-5 and two runner-up finishes in 2019-20.
In 2018-19, which was one of the most successful in school history, the ‘Cats recorded two team titles, eight Top-5 finishes and nine Top-10 showings in 11 events. In addition, they posted a then-school-record 288.09 stroke average.
Though the Wildcats just missed winning their second straight conference championship, Davidson was well represented on the postseason individual accolades list. Three-time (2017, 2018 - Team & 2019) NCAA participant Jake Lang was named the program’s first-ever Conference Player of the Year, while classmate Hoke Carlton and Alex Ross joined him on the all-conference squad. Garewal became the third Wildcat in four years to earn A-10 Rookie of the Year honors.
Lang, who climbed to as high as No. 77 in the national rankings, was also presented the 2019 Tommy Peters Award, which is given to a senior male scholar-athlete in recognition of outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics.
50 years after its last conference championship, Davidson returned to the top of the league winning the 2018 Atlantic 10 crown in wire-to-wire fashion. The Wildcats return to glory also marked the program’s first-ever trip to an NCAA Regional, where they travel to nearby Raleigh.
After Lang captured the A-10 individual crown in 2017, classmate Mike Blasey became the second straight (third under Straub) and eighth conference champion in the program’s 81 year with his 2018 title.
Richard Fountain became the first Wildcat golfer to claim individual medalist honors at the 2011 Southern Conference Championship in 38 years. Along with qualifying for the NCAA Regional as a freshman, the three-time all-conference performer received an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament in 2013 and 2014.
The then-freshman class of Fountain and Sam Echikson was strong throughout the 2011 season, ranking sixth amongst all Division I golf teams according to Golfstat’s “Freshman Class Impact Ranking.”
That class led the Wildcats to a runner-up showing at the 2013 Conference Tournament, the team’s lowest finish in 40 years.
Davidson, which officially joined the Atlantic 10 in July 2014, capped their final season in the Southern Conference with a top-five showing at the league championship and then-school-record 293.16 stroke average.
In addition, the Wildcats finished the memorable 2013 campaign with two team titles, six top-five finishes and nine Top-10s.
At the 2009 Southern Conference Golf Championships, Davidson had a pair of golfers receive all-league recognition, with Michael Saari being named to the All-SoCon Team, and Jackson Taylor earning All-Freshman Team honors.
In 2005, Straub led the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the SoCon Championships, which Davidson hosted at River Run Country Club. Leading the competition after 36 holes, Davidson ended the event with a score of 890 and its highest finish in the event since the 1973 season. For his team’s accomplishment, Straub was honored as the Conference Coach of the Year for the second time in his brief tenure.
His first Coach of the Year honor came in 2003 after leading Davidson to its best finish in the conference tournament since 1998.
Straub possesses an extensive list of accomplishments and experience in the sport of golf. As a teenager, he won the 1983 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and two New York State Amateur Championships.
He was awarded the Arnold Palmer Golf Scholarship out of high school to attend Wake Forest University.
While at Wake Forest, Straub was a member of the 1986 NCAA National Championship team as well as the 1987 NCAA runner-up team. As a senior, Straub led the Demon Deacons to the ACC Championship and was the ACC Individual Champion.
In December of 1989, Straub earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology and began the next milestone in his athletic career. He turned professional, joining the Hooters Tour where he recorded wins at the Fayetteville Classic in 1995 and again in 1998.
Following his stint on the Hooters Tour, Straub tested his abilities against the best golfers in Asia, subsequently joining the PGA Asian Tour. Straub was successful in his next venture, finishing in the Top-15 of the money list for two consecutive seasons. In addition to a runner-up (1996 Philippines Open) and third-place (1998 Hong Kong Open) showing, Straub continued to compete in several American tournaments, notching Top-15 finishes in the Nike Hershey Open and the 1998 Nike Greensboro Open.
Straub returned to the United States on a permanent basis in 1998 competing in a variety of tournaments. One of his crowning achievements as a professional came when he qualified for the 1998 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
In 2000, he came home runner-up in the Buy.com Upstate Classic on the strength of a second-round 63. Straub also finished seventh at the 2001 Panama Open and 15th at the 2001 Buy.com Dayton Open.
In addition to being a full-time coach, Straub has continued to advance his personal game primarily within the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association.
After shooting an even-par 71 to share medalist honors at a 2003 U.S. Open qualifier to advance to the sectional qualifying round, Straub won the 80th Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open at the Surf Golf and Beach Club in South Carolina.
In May of 2006, Straub came one stroke short of capturing his second straight Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open. One month later he continued his summer run, claiming his second CPGA major championship, the 2005 North Carolina Open.
During the summer of 2009, Straub added to his long list of accomplishments finishing second in the 43rd Annual North Carolina Open. His final score of four-under 209 (68-73-68) placed him in a tie for first among professional golfers.
Straub continued to add to his already successful playing resume as he captured the 2013 Carolinas PGA Section Johnny Palmer Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player who post the lowest nine-round stroke average in the Carolinas PGA Major Tournaments. On the course, he teamed with Wake Forest coach Jerry Haas to capture the 2013 AHEAD / E-Z-GO CPGA Pro-Pro Championship at Pinehurst Country Club.
Straub’s wife Jen, the school’s longest-tenured head coach, is the Director of the Cross Country and Track & Field Teams at Davidson. The couple has a son, Will, who played golf and graduate from Marshall University, and a daughter, Sydnee.
Tim Straub, the 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year, is now in his 26th season as head coach of the Davidson men’s golf team.
Davidson’s second-longest tenured head coach, Straub has placed his own unique mark and unmatched success on the Wildcat program, which is highlighted by three straight conference championships and five in their last seven trips, including a thrilling come-from-behind win in 2025.
Under Straub's guidance, Davidson has produced 16 team wins (14 since 2017), made five NCAA Regional appearances as a team, generated four conference individual medalists, eight NCAA Regional qualifiers, four A-10 Players of the Year, five A-10 Rookie of the Years, 27 all-conference honorees and 31 Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars.
Trailing by as many as nine strokes on the back side, Davidson rallied past Richmond late to capture the 2025 Atlantic 10 Men's Golf Championship, its fifth conference title since 2018.
Joshua Stewart, behind a conference-best 71.2 stroke average and four Top-5 finishes, was named the league’s 2025 Player of the Year. He was joined on the all-conference team by classmate Will Davis, while Nate Faulkner, was named the A-10’s Rookie of the Year.
Led by three all-conference performers, Davidson recorded two more wins in 2023-24 running its streak to three straight seasons with multiple victories. Will Davis capped things by becoming the eighth Wildcat to earn an NCAA Regional berth.
The 2022-23 campaign was another banner year for the ‘Cats as Davidson started the year rallying from 11 strokes back and from seventh place to win the River Run Collegiate, its first of three team titles last season. The Wildcats’ second win came in impressive fashion, firing a tournament and school record 43-under par to lap the Sea Palms Invitational field.
Favorites to repeat as conference champs for a third consecutive season, the ‘Cats remained the class of the A-10 leading wire-to-wire and defeating league-newcomer Loyola (Chicago) by eight shots to earn their fourth NCAA Regional trip in five tries.
Alex Heffner, who led the league and ranked 28th nationally in stroke average, captured the league’s individual title en route to his second straight Conference Player of the Year honor.
To go along with its three wins in 2022-23, Davidson recorded seven Top-5 showings in 11 starts, while shattering the previous school record for stroke average by almost four shots (284.54).
Two years ago, Davidson entered the final nine holes of the 2022 league tournament two back of VCU. The Wildcats played the last six holes in a remarkable 10-under par to rally past the Rams for their second straight conference title.
2022 Rookie of the Year Will Davis led the ‘Cats on the individual leaderboard with a runner-up finish, while Heffner, the player of the year, and Viraj Garewal placed tied for third.
Year number 20 at the helm for Straub was not only a milestone for the five-time Conference Coach of the Year, but also one to remember as Davidson captured its second Atlantic 10 Championship in three trips. The Wildcats (296-276-287 = 859 | -5), who trailed by 11 strokes and sat third after day one of competition, played the weekend in 13-under as a team to earn their second NCAA Regional appearance in two years.Despite the 2020 spring season being cut short due to COVID-19, the Wildcats still experienced great success. Along with four scholar-athletes earning Srixon/Cleveland Golf Academic All-America honors, and Alex Ross climbing inside the Top-40 in the GolfStat National Rankings, Davidson posted four Top-5 and two runner-up finishes in 2019-20.
In 2018-19, which was one of the most successful in school history, the ‘Cats recorded two team titles, eight Top-5 finishes and nine Top-10 showings in 11 events. In addition, they posted a then-school-record 288.09 stroke average.
Though the Wildcats just missed winning their second straight conference championship, Davidson was well represented on the postseason individual accolades list. Three-time (2017, 2018 - Team & 2019) NCAA participant Jake Lang was named the program’s first-ever Conference Player of the Year, while classmate Hoke Carlton and Alex Ross joined him on the all-conference squad. Garewal became the third Wildcat in four years to earn A-10 Rookie of the Year honors.
Lang, who climbed to as high as No. 77 in the national rankings, was also presented the 2019 Tommy Peters Award, which is given to a senior male scholar-athlete in recognition of outstanding dedication and contribution to intercollegiate athletics.
50 years after its last conference championship, Davidson returned to the top of the league winning the 2018 Atlantic 10 crown in wire-to-wire fashion. The Wildcats return to glory also marked the program’s first-ever trip to an NCAA Regional, where they travel to nearby Raleigh.
After Lang captured the A-10 individual crown in 2017, classmate Mike Blasey became the second straight (third under Straub) and eighth conference champion in the program’s 81 year with his 2018 title.
Richard Fountain became the first Wildcat golfer to claim individual medalist honors at the 2011 Southern Conference Championship in 38 years. Along with qualifying for the NCAA Regional as a freshman, the three-time all-conference performer received an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament in 2013 and 2014.
The then-freshman class of Fountain and Sam Echikson was strong throughout the 2011 season, ranking sixth amongst all Division I golf teams according to Golfstat’s “Freshman Class Impact Ranking.”
That class led the Wildcats to a runner-up showing at the 2013 Conference Tournament, the team’s lowest finish in 40 years.
Davidson, which officially joined the Atlantic 10 in July 2014, capped their final season in the Southern Conference with a top-five showing at the league championship and then-school-record 293.16 stroke average.
In addition, the Wildcats finished the memorable 2013 campaign with two team titles, six top-five finishes and nine Top-10s.At the 2009 Southern Conference Golf Championships, Davidson had a pair of golfers receive all-league recognition, with Michael Saari being named to the All-SoCon Team, and Jackson Taylor earning All-Freshman Team honors.
In 2005, Straub led the Wildcats to a third-place finish at the SoCon Championships, which Davidson hosted at River Run Country Club. Leading the competition after 36 holes, Davidson ended the event with a score of 890 and its highest finish in the event since the 1973 season. For his team’s accomplishment, Straub was honored as the Conference Coach of the Year for the second time in his brief tenure.
His first Coach of the Year honor came in 2003 after leading Davidson to its best finish in the conference tournament since 1998.
Straub possesses an extensive list of accomplishments and experience in the sport of golf. As a teenager, he won the 1983 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and two New York State Amateur Championships.
He was awarded the Arnold Palmer Golf Scholarship out of high school to attend Wake Forest University.
While at Wake Forest, Straub was a member of the 1986 NCAA National Championship team as well as the 1987 NCAA runner-up team. As a senior, Straub led the Demon Deacons to the ACC Championship and was the ACC Individual Champion.
In December of 1989, Straub earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology and began the next milestone in his athletic career. He turned professional, joining the Hooters Tour where he recorded wins at the Fayetteville Classic in 1995 and again in 1998.
Following his stint on the Hooters Tour, Straub tested his abilities against the best golfers in Asia, subsequently joining the PGA Asian Tour. Straub was successful in his next venture, finishing in the Top-15 of the money list for two consecutive seasons. In addition to a runner-up (1996 Philippines Open) and third-place (1998 Hong Kong Open) showing, Straub continued to compete in several American tournaments, notching Top-15 finishes in the Nike Hershey Open and the 1998 Nike Greensboro Open.
Straub returned to the United States on a permanent basis in 1998 competing in a variety of tournaments. One of his crowning achievements as a professional came when he qualified for the 1998 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.
In 2000, he came home runner-up in the Buy.com Upstate Classic on the strength of a second-round 63. Straub also finished seventh at the 2001 Panama Open and 15th at the 2001 Buy.com Dayton Open.
In addition to being a full-time coach, Straub has continued to advance his personal game primarily within the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association.
After shooting an even-par 71 to share medalist honors at a 2003 U.S. Open qualifier to advance to the sectional qualifying round, Straub won the 80th Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open at the Surf Golf and Beach Club in South Carolina.
In May of 2006, Straub came one stroke short of capturing his second straight Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open. One month later he continued his summer run, claiming his second CPGA major championship, the 2005 North Carolina Open.
During the summer of 2009, Straub added to his long list of accomplishments finishing second in the 43rd Annual North Carolina Open. His final score of four-under 209 (68-73-68) placed him in a tie for first among professional golfers.
Straub continued to add to his already successful playing resume as he captured the 2013 Carolinas PGA Section Johnny Palmer Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player who post the lowest nine-round stroke average in the Carolinas PGA Major Tournaments. On the course, he teamed with Wake Forest coach Jerry Haas to capture the 2013 AHEAD / E-Z-GO CPGA Pro-Pro Championship at Pinehurst Country Club.
Straub’s wife Jen, the school’s longest-tenured head coach, is the Director of the Cross Country and Track & Field Teams at Davidson. The couple has a son, Will, who played golf and graduate from Marshall University, and a daughter, Sydnee.
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