Michael Hughes
| Phone: | 401/863-1412 |
| Email: | Michael_Hughes@brown.edu |
| Position: | Head Coach |
Mike Hughes has been the Head Coach of the Bears since taking
over the program in 2007. Previously, Mike had been an
assistant for the Bears, then interim Head Coach at Brown.
Mike's first order of business was to upgrade Brown's schedule
in hopes of attracting better recruits. This approach has
brought the Bears to events at Pasatiempo (Western
Intercollegiate), Newport National (Adams Cup), Hoosier
Classic hosted by Indiana, Big 5 Championship in
Philadelphia and the Ivy League Championship at
Baltusrol. Brown has competed in tournaments where the last
three National NCAA Division I winners have played. (UCLA, Texas
A&M and Augusta State).
Mike also has put an emphasis on academics and his squad's
work was rewarded by the team receiving the prestigious President's
Award for Excellence by the Golf Coaches Association of America for
having the second highest team GPA in all of Division I golf.
The NCAA has also awarded the Bears its Special Recognition Award
for teams having a GPA in the top 5 % of all Division I
teams.
Mike brings a myriad of teaching experience to College Hill
with stints as an assistant professional at Metacomet CC and Agawam
Hunt in East Providence, RI, a teaching professional at Longboat
Key Club and PGA National in FL, and as Director of Golf for the
Ken Venturi Golf Academy in Chicago. At this last position,
Mike also served as the assistant golf coach at DePaul
University.
Using his contacts, Mike has been able to bring the team to
such great venues as Spyglass Hill, Monterey Peninsula CC, The
Bayonet Club, Aronomink GC, Sebonack CC, Sakonnet CC, Newport
Country Club and Wannamoisett CC.
Mike grew up two miles from Brown's campus, and is a graduate
of St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH where he was a four-year
letterwinner in golf. He currently resides in Wickford,
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