Jeff Roope

Biography

on Social Media Instagram: @jeffroope Twitter: @jeffroope Jeff Roope (pronounced ROOP) enters his ninth year at the helm of the Toledo men’s golf program and has coached a UT golfer to a spot on the All-MAC First Team each of the last seven years. Roope recruited and coached Barend Botha, who graduated in 2024 and is one of the most decorated players in Mid-American Conference history. Botha is now in his second season competing on the Korn Ferry Tour. Botha became the first individual in 34 years to win back-to-back outright MAC titles and the second Rocket to earn First-Team All-MAC honors four straight years. He was also named the MAC's Men's Golfer of the Year for a second straight year, joining former Varsity T Hall of Famer Brad Heaven as the only Rockets to receive the award on multiple occasions. Botha also was named to the PING All-Midwest Region Team and participated in the NCAA Regionals for a second-straight year. Botha departed Toledo holding the program's records for lowest season (70.5) and career (71.9) stroke average. He also shared the 54-hole record of 13-under par 203 with Palmer Yenrick at the 2023 Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational. The 2022-23 season saw the Rockets finish third in the MAC Championships under Roope. Botha also became the fourth Rocket ever to earn first-team All-MAC honors on three occasions and tied the program’s 54-hole record with a 12-under par 204 at UNCW's Seahawk Intercollegiate. The 2021-22 campaign featured Roope receiving Mi