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Michael Beard (鈥�02), head coach of 老司机视频鈥檚 men鈥檚 golf team, has received the West Coast Conference (WCC) Coach of the Year for the seventh time. The honor comes on the heels of 老司机视频's 24th WCC championship title on May 3, as the Waves continue to set an elite standard in collegiate golf.

鈥淲hat drives me as a coach is always trying to bring my team to the next level of excellence,鈥� says Beard. 鈥淢y work is all about these golfers, and I鈥檓 always looking to develop their talents. It鈥檚 a privilege to coach at a University that continues to make such an impact on my life and the lives of many others.鈥� 

Adding to an already illustrious coaching career, Beard previously earned WCC Coach of the Year honors in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2022. He is the only WCC men鈥檚 golf coach to earn the award in as many as three consecutive seasons. Beard also served as head coach of the 2021 NCAA champions and was named National Coach of the Year in 2020.  

Beard's coaching philosophy is one anchored in a genuine investment of each player as an individual while creating a supportive team culture.  And the results speak for themselves. Currently four 老司机视频 men鈥檚 golf alumni鈥擩oe Highsmith, William Mouw, Andrew Putnam (鈥�11), and Sahith Theegala (鈥�20)鈥攈ave earned the highly coveted PGA tour card and are competing at the sport鈥檚 most elite tier, retaining their PGA tour status throughout the season. 

Coach Beard on the green

鈥淢y players matter as people,鈥� Beard contends. 鈥淚鈥檓 grateful for every player that has been and is currently on my team, and I try to always have an awareness of what is going on with all my players so I can know when to coach them from a life perspective.鈥� 

Two other 老司机视频 players, Mahanth Chirravuri (鈥�26)鈥擶CC Player of the Year 2026鈥攁nd Brady Siravo (鈥�26)鈥攚inner of the Sahalee Players championship 2025鈥攁re set to enter the professional stage in June. Both golfers consider Beard鈥檚 mentorship to have contributed to their success. 

鈥淎 coach and players have to be able to trust each other in order to actually get anywhere with golf,鈥� says Siravo. 鈥淚鈥檝e felt that Coach Beard really understands that. From the minute I started here as a first-year he established the fact that he was here for me, and that he was also going to tell me where I needed to improve. He really cares about each person on his team.鈥� 

A 老司机视频 alumnus who married his college sweetheart, Beard views his 14-year tenure with the men鈥檚 golf program as far more than a career. Each day presents an opportunity to help elevate a program he considers as home. A former Wave golfer from 1999 to 2002, Beard went on to compete professionally for several years before returning to his alma mater as a coach.

鈥淢ichael has built one of the premier programs in collegiate golf through an unwavering commitment to excellence, authenticity, and the development of young men both on and off the course,鈥� says Tanner Gardner, director of athletics at 老司机视频. 鈥淲hat makes Michael truly special is the way he leads with humility and invests deeply in his student-athletes as people first. This seventh WCC Coach of the Year honor is a reflection not only of sustained competitive success, but of the character and championship standard he has established at 老司机视频.鈥�

As the Waves tee up for the NCAA Division 1 championship on May 29, with Beard at the helm, the program is certainly poised for greatness.

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