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USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
DePaul hires alum Ryan Jamison, a five-year PGA Tour caddie, as new men's golf coach
Ryan Jamison who played college golf at DePaul, returns to his alma mater with 15 years of coaching experience and five seasons as a PGA Tour caddie. DePaul has announced the hiring of Ryan Jamison as head men's golf coach, a move that comes just one day after his final round working as a PGA Tour caddie. Jamison, who played his college golf at DePaul, returns to his alma mater with 15 years of coaching experience and five seasons as a professional caddie on the PGA Tour. Jamison most recently spent the past five years as a PGA Tour caddie for Akshay Bhatia, Quade Cummins, Isaiah Salinda, Justin Suh and Brandon Wu. He most recently looped at the just-concluded Genesis Scottish Open for Salinda on Sunday. He was on the bag for Bhatia when he won the 2024 Texas Valero Open. "We are thrilled to welcome Ryan Jamison back home to DePaul as our new men's golf head coach," said Vice President and Director of Athletics Dwayne Peevy. "As an alumnus, championship-level coach and current PGA Tour caddie, Ryan brings a unique blend of elite experience and Blue Demon pride. He embodies the three qualities I value most in a leader – work ethic, passion and being a great teammate. I'm confident he will elevate our program and make an immediate impact on our student-athletes both on and off the course." "I'm incredibly honored and excited to return to my alma mater and lead the DePaul golf program," said Jamison. "This university holds a special place in my heart and I'm deeply grateful to DeWayne Peevy, Peter Tombasco and the search committee for their belief in me and this opportunity. After my time as a caddie, I'm thrilled to bring that experience back into coaching and help grow a program I care so deeply about. I can't wait to get started and build something special with our student-athletes and this wonderful university."Jamison previously served three seasons as head coach at Florida Atlantic. Prior to FAU, Jamison spent two seasons at Stanford, helping the Cardinal reach back-to-back NCAA Men's Golf Championship Finals. Jamison's first head coaching role came at Nova Southeastern, where he led the program to the 2015 NCAA Division II National Championship. He was named the 2015 Division II Dave Williams National Coach of the Year. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Nova Southeastern before returning to DePaul for two seasons as an assistant coach, helping the Blue Demons achieve their highest Big East Conference finish at the time in 2012.
Dubai Eye
01-04-2025
- Sport
- Dubai Eye
Rory McIlroy battling injury with Masters approaching
Rory McIlroy acknowledged he is dealing with an elbow injury as he prepares to head to Augusta for next week's Masters. The World No. 2 made a spirited run up the leaderboard at the Texas Children's Houston Open on Sunday, carding a 4-under 31 on the front nine that included an eagle. He made three more birdies before closing with a bogey to settle for a tie for fifth. Despite shooting 65-64 over the weekend, McIlroy told NBC Sports that his right elbow has been bothering him. The Masters begins in 10 days. "Get some treatment on that and make sure that that's OK going into Augusta," he said. McIlroy is not playing in this week's Texas Valero Open, giving him time to rest the elbow and work on a tweak he made to his driver following the third round in Houston. "I just took a little bit of loft off it," he said. "I felt like it was getting a little bit spinny, especially if I wanted to hit cuts off the tee, so I took a little bit of loft off it. Definitely went through the wind better today and felt a little more comfortable." Despite the elbow discomfort, McIlroy posted yet another strong result after scrambling a bit just to make the cut in Houston. The T5 adds to his pair of wins along with a T4 in Dubai among his first eight starts worldwide in 2025. However, McIlroy said his game is not where he wants it to be as he chases an elusive green jacket next week. "Still feel like I've got some stuff to work on. Still don't think like my game is absolutely 100 percent under the control I would want, but it's nice to have a week to work on some things," he said. "I've got my coach, Michael Bannon, coming in (Monday), so we'll be working at home and making sure my game feels good going into the Masters." The Masters is the lone major missing from McIlroy's trophy case, although his overall major drought now stretches 11 years to the 2014 PGA Championship. He finished T22 last year after missing the cut at Augusta in 2023. He was runner-up to Scottie Scheffler in 2022. "This week, going forward, it's just about feeling as comfortable as I can be with the things I've been working on, which is sort of iron play, wedges," McIlroy said. "Obviously, short game's really, really important around Augusta as well. You know, work on those things over the next few days and hopefully I'm feeling good going in there."
