Michigan State University Men's Golf

In 14 seasons as the head coach of the men’s golf program at his alma mater, Casey Lubahn has set the standard for Michigan State. Entering his 15th season at the helm, Lubahn has helped to cement the Spartans as a national and conference power, being represented in each of the last nine NCAA Tournaments, finishing among the top-five in the Big Ten Championships five times in the last six years and winning at least one tournament of 11 of his 13 competes seasons of competition. In 14 seasons as the head coach of the men’s golf program at his alma mater, Casey Lubahn has guided the team to both conference and national prominence. Entering his 15th season at helm, the Spartans have been represented in each of the last nine NCAA Tournaments and won at least one tournament in 11 of his 13 complete seasons of competition. Lubahn was announced as the 10th head coach in Spartan men's golf history on June 30, 2011 after spending three seasons as head coach of Miami University. Lubahn has led MSU to 15 tournament titles during his tenure, the most by any coach in program history. Individually under Lubahn’s leadership, Spartans have earned PING All-Region honors on 15 occasions and Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar accolades 23 times. The greatest individual achievement by a Spartan in program history came under Lubahn’s tutelage in August 2021 when James Piot won the 121st U.S. Amateur Championship. Piot, who garnered PING All-America honorable mention in 2021, became the fir

Chad Kurmel was named assistant coach for the Michigan State men's golf program in July 2022. Kurmel had been a volunteer assistant coach for the program the...

Former Spartan golfer Dan Ellis returns back to his alma mater for his second stint as an assistant coach with the men’s golf program. He previously spent eight years working under Head Coach Casey Lubahn, being named assistant coach in April 2014 before being promoted to associate head coach in July 2018, a position which he held until 2022. Ellis then worked two seasons as the caddy for former Spartan All-American and 2021 US Amateur Champion James Piot on the LIV Golf League (2022 Niblicks GC, 2023 HyFlyers GC, captained by Phil Mickelson). Over his eight seasons with the Spartans, Ellis helped mentor seven All-Big Ten selections and 10 All-America Scholars (maybe you can gather these totals 2014-2022). The Spartans earned six NCAA Tournament bids during Ellis' tenure. Ellis, who graduated from MSU in 2013, spent the 2013-14 season as an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina University. The Chanticleers finished third at the 2014 Big South Championship, led by junior Ben Wheeler earning individual medalist honors. Three different Coastal Carolina golfers posted top-five individual finishes that season. A native of Negaunee, Michigan, Ellis ended his Spartan playing career 11th on the all-time scoring list with a 75.0 stroke average. As a junior, he was the 12th Spartan to earn PING All-Midwest Region honors, qualified for the 2012 NCAA Central Regional as an individual, earned All-Big Ten Championship recognition after finishing fifth and posted the ninth-best single-season