2010-2011 Team
Coach: Herman Belton

The Paine College men's golf team was started in 2005 as the men’s golf club team under the direction of Ronnie O. Spry, former Athletic Director and Fred Summers, former Head Coach. Spry saw a need for a golf program at Paine College. In the College’s quest to provide another sport for NCAA II recognition, the golf program at Paine was born. Summers served as head coach from 2005-2008. Currently Hoover Johnson Jr. serves as head coach of the Paine Golf Team. Paine College is a part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).

The Paine Men’s Golf Team has been very competitive and has made appearances in several prominent tournaments across the United States. The Lions made school history in 2008, earning the team its first SIAC Golf Championship. Freshman sensation Sean Lucas was named to the All Tournament, All Academic, and All Conference Team. He was also selected as Freshman of the Year en route to leading Paine to the championship. That year, Summers was also named SIAC Coach of the Year. The same year, the team won the Paine College Invitational in Augusta, Georgia.

In the 2008-2009 season, the golf team participated in the Inaugural Leave A Legacy Golf Classic in Canton, Ohio. In April 2009, Paine College finished third in the SIAC Golf Invitational Championship. Jerry Rapp was named to the All Tournament Team and Chauncey Davis was named to the SIAC Pre-Season All-Conference Team and placed second in the 2009 Paine College Golf Invitational and third in the 2009 SIAC Tournament.

In May 2009, the team made its first appearance in the PGA Minority Golf Championship and finished in sixth place on the NCAA Division II side of the tournament. In 2010 the team placed 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Tournament. The Paine Men’s Golf Team is on the rise athletically and academically. Paine Men’s Golf Program is excelling with your help. This year, the College hosted the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Golf Classic for the first time in the institution’s history. Jones Creek Golf Club also welcomed the team lending their course as the official home of the Paine Men’s Golf Team.

Since the team’s inception, the Paine golf program has received mass acceptance and support among area golfers and golf legends such as Jim Dent and Lee Elder.

Paine College recruits seasonally. The Office of Financial Aid will work very closely with students to help them obtain financial assistance. If you are interested in our program, please contact us at (706) 821-8379 for more information.

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