Kevin Williams

Biography

Kevin Williams, a North Carolina native and East Carolina alum who owns a combined 24-plus years of head coaching experience, returned to his alma mater for a third tenure on June 15, 2021 to provide leadership to the Pirate men’s golf program. In May of 2023, Williams was promoted to Director of Golf and also oversees the women’s program as the full-time head coach. The Littleton, N.C. native served as East Carolina's head men's golf coach from 1995 to 2005 and led the women's program on two separate occasions from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2019. During that span, the Pirates collectively recorded a .710 winning percentage, captured 35 team titles, 44 individual championships and produced 23 Academic All-America selections under his tutelage. After replacing long-time coach and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Hall of Fame member Hal Morrison on August 1, 1995, Williams led the men's team to six tournament trophies, 12 individual medals and five Academic All-America performers in 10-plus seasons. Since returning to ECU in 2021, he has directed the men's program to three additional team wins during the 2022-23 campaign and coached freshman Lucas Augustsson to American Athletic All-Conference honors. During his two-tenure, 17 campaigns heading ECU's women's squad, Williams guided the Pirates to 12 overall NCAA at-large bids, including 10 regional appearances since 2008, and 29 overall team championships. He was a two-time Conference USA Coach-of-the-Year se