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Jamie Green is in his fifth year at the helm of the 49ers and his program has been nothing less than spectacular. This fall, the 49ers reigned as the consensus number one team in the country, following last year's 3rd-place finish at the NCAA Championships. charlotte has won back-to-back A-10 championships in tehir first two years in the league, qualified for three strraight NCAA Tournaments and reach the NCAA Championships, twice. Green has twice been named A-10 Coach of the Year
The 49ers growth rivals that of any program in the country.
In his first year, he led the Niners to a runner-up finish in Conference USA. In his second, he copped another runner-up finish and the program's first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament, as an at-large invitee to the East Regional. In his third year, he headed the 49ers Atlantic 10 Championship season, a second straight NCAA East Regional berth and a qualification for the 30-team NCAA National Championships. Along the way, Charlotte secured spots in the nation's Top 25 final polls and climbed as high as #17 during the season. In year four, the 49ers again claimed the A-10 title and advanced throught he NCAA Regionals to the NCAA Championships, where they placed third -- matching the best NCAA finish by any 49ers sports program. Already this fall, the 49ers jumped to #1 in the country by virtue of wining four straight stroke-play events, including the prestigious PING/Golfweek Preview.
Over the last three and ahlf years, Charlotte has won 15 tournament titles.
In his four-plus years, Charlotte has competed in 45 regular-season events, with 34 top five finishes. In nine post-season events (league tournaments; NCAA Regionals, NCAA Championships), Charlotte has posted six top five finishes. Altogether, the 49ers have claimed 15 tournament titles. Last year, Charlotte placed in the top five in 10 of 13 events and already this year they have four tournament titles in four events. They began the 2007-08 season as a preseason #10 and leapt to #1 in the country after wins at the Scenic City Invitational and the PING/Golfweek Preview. In 2006-07, Charlotte placed in the top five in 12 of 13 events, making their Top 25 debut in the fall and remaining ranked through the NCAA Regionals to their first National Championships appearnace. The only finish outside the top five: the 22nd-place finish at the National Championships.
In addition, Green has built a strong academic program, loading his team with individuals who excel both in the classroom and on the course.
Charlotte has boasted four different GCAA all-America Scholars over the past two years (Andrew DiBitetto, Jonas Enander Hedin, Matt Mincer and Ray Sheedy) as well as the last two A-10 Scholar-Athletes of the Year in men's golf (DiBitetto and Sheedy). Five players have been named to the A-10 all academic team over the last two years.
The 49ers won the 2005 Conference USA Academic Award for men's golf by posting the league's best GPA. Over the last three years, the team has not had a semester GPA lower than 3.2. This past fall, they had a team GPA of 3.316 with a team cumulative GPA of 3.442 -- highest among the 49ers men's sports programs, In 2004 and 2006, the golf team won the school's CHAMPS Team Life Skills Award for outstanding participation in that NCAA enrichment program.
"I believe strong academic effort and organization breeds confidence for all areas of a college student's life," Green said. "And confidence is vital to golfers as athletes."
In Green's first year, the 49ers were the 2004 Conference USA Runner-Up, with three 49ers in the league's top five, led by freshmen Sheedy (2nd) and Mincer (3rd). The school records began to tumble as team marks for season stroke average and tournament score were broken.
2004-05 brought another runner-up finish, two tournament titles and the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament bid (17th in NCAA East Regional). And, once again, the single-season team stroke average record fell.
In 2005-06, the 49ers broke through the glass ceiling, reaching the top 25 and advancing for the first time through the NCAA Regional to the NCAA National Championships. Charlotte grabbed four tournament titles, including the Atlantic 10 title and had top five finishes in every event leading into the National Championships. In 2006-07, the 49ers elevated the program a step further, finishing 3rd at the NCAA Championships after wining another A-10 title and advancing throught theNCAA Regionals.
Under Green, team records for a single round, tournament and single-season have all been broken, as well as individual records for single-round, tournament and single-season.
A 1993 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America since 1996, Green was an assistant coach at a number of schools prior to joining the 49ers. From 1999 to 2003, Green served as the assistant men's golf coach at North Carolina under head coach John Inman.
He worked with the department's academic support center and helped North Carolina produce GCAA all-American Scholars Bob Cherry (2002) and Richard Treis (2003).
In 2003, Green was one of three finalists for the inaugural Jan Strickland GCAA National Assistant Coach of the Year Award. From 2000-03, the Tar Heels advanced to the NCAA Championship finals three times, placing 10th in 2000, 17th in `02 and ninth in `03. Dustin Bray (2002, 2003), Ramon Bescansa (2002), Max Harris (2000) and Richard Treis (2003) all received all-American honors during that time. North Carolina also produced two ACC individual champions: Treis, `03 and Bray, `02, who have both posted victories on the PGA Nationwide Tour.
At Auburn, under Hall of Fame Head Coach Mike Griffin from 1997-99, Green helped the Tigers place 10th at the 1998 NCAAs and helped develop the talent of all-American Reid Edstrom. In 1998, Auburn produced a GCAA all-American Scholar (Roland Thatcher, currently on the Nationwide Tour).
From 1994-present, Green has served as an instructor of junior golfers at seven different schools, academies and camps, including the Tar Heel Golf School, Duke Academy of Golf, Central Ohio Golf Academy, Jerry Haas' Wake Forest Golf Camp and Nike Junior Golf Camps. Inducted in 1997 as a Class A member of the PGA, Green was a golf pro at various golf and country clubs.
Green won three varsity letters at Ohio Wesleyan and competed in the 1992 NCAA Division III Championship. He is married to Heidi Green, M.D., of Edensburg, Pa.
Education:
Ohio Wesleyan, 1993Coaching Experience:
2003-2006 Charlotte 49ers, Head Coach 2003-04 C-USA Runner-up 2004-05 NCAA Reg'l; C-USA Runner-up 2005-06 NCAA Finals; A-10 Champs 2006-07 NCAA Finals (3rd); A-10 Champs 1999-2003 North Carolina, Assistant Coach 1997-1999 Auburn, Assistant Coach 1996-1997 Dartmouth, Assistant CoachClub Professional Experience:
1994-97 Hanover (N.H.) Country Club, Head Assistant Professional 1995-96 Red Mountain Ranch (Ariz.) G.C. Assistant Professional 1994-95 Sombrero (Fla.) Country Club Assistant Professional 1993-94 P.G.A. National Golf Club Assistant Professional 1993 Elyria (Ohio) Country Club Assistant ProfessionalMemberships: Professional Golf Association, Class A Golf Coaches Association of America 10-Year Service Award
Individual accomplishments: 2007 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 2006 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year
SCHOOL RECORDS UNDER GREEN: Round: -17, 271 at 2007 Pacific Invite 54 Holes: -40, 824 at 2007 Pacific Invite (72) -29, 823 at 2007 Scenic City (71) Season: 287.23, 2006-0715 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1st @ 2007-08 Pacific Invitational 1st @ 2007-08 The Prestige at PGA West 1st @ 2007-08 PING/Golfweek Preview 1st @ 2007-08 Scenic City Invitational 1st @ 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Championships 1st @ 2006-07 Courtyard by Marriott 1st @ 2006-07 Palisades Collegiate Classic 1st @ 2006-07 49er Collegiate Classic 1st @ 2006-07 Scenic City Invitational 1st @ 2005-06 Atlantic 10 Championships 1st @ 2005-06 Birkdale Collegiate 1st @ 2005-06 49er Collegiate Classic 1st @ 2005-06 Mid-Pines Intercollegiate 1st @ 2004-05 Birkdale Collegiate 1st @ 2004-05 49er Collegiate Classic
HIGHLIGHTS: NCAA Championships 2007 NCAA Championships (3rd) 2006 NCAA Championships (22nd) NCAA Regionals 2007 NCAA East Regional (7th) 2006 NCAA East Regional (5th) 2005 NCAA East Regional (17th) Conference Championships 2007 A-10 Champions 2006 A-10 Champions 2005 C-USA Runner-Up 2004 C-USA Runner-Up Top 5 Finishes in 34 of 45 regular-season 1st in all four Fall, `07 stroke-play events 1st in 7 of last 10 regular-season events
Honors and Awards: Team accomplishments: Consensus #1 Ranking, Oct., 2007 (Golfweek; Golfstat; GolfWorld/Coaches) NCAA 3rd-Place Finish, 2007 2007 Atlantic 10 Champions 2006 Atlantic 10 Champions 2006 NCAA Championship qualifier 2006 Charlotte 49ers Life Skills Award 2005 Conference USA Runner-up 2005 NCAA Regional qualifier 2005 49ers Highest Men's Team GPA 2004 Conference USA Runner-up 2004 49ers Highest Men's Team GPA 2004 Charlotte 49ers Life Skills Award
