Van Williams

Biography

Williams joins the Winston-Salem Community following a three-year stint as the head coach with the Terriers where he led Wofford to two team titles and had four players capture individual titles. Additionally during his tenure in Spartanburg, S.C., the Terriers had 4 SoCon All-Conference selections and 2 SoCon All-Freshman selections. Meanwhile off the course, 9 players were named to Southern Conference Spring Academic All-Conference Teams between 2021 and 2024. Overall, Williams has 21 years of coaching experience including the last 11 being a Division I golf head coach and assistant coach. The highlight of his coaching career came in 2016 when he helped Oregon win the NCAA Championship and the Ducks had two All-Americans, including Aaron Wise who was crowned the 2016 NCAA Individual National Champion. Additionally, he has recruited 20-plus top-100 players. Notable individuals that he coached or recruited went on to earn a PGA Tour, DP World Tour or Korn Ferry Tour card are: Aaron Wise (2018 PGA Rookie of the Year) Norman Xiong Jared du Toit Kevin Yu Stephen Franken Hurly Long Alejandro del Rey Prior to joining the coaching staff at Wofford, Williams was the associate head coach at NC State for three years. During his time in Raleigh, Williams helped guide the Wolfpack to two top-25 campaigns, including an appearance at the 2017 NCAA Championship. Additionally, NC State won four tournament team titles and six individual titles. Before his arrival at NC State, Williams spent