Coaches Corner

To say Jimmy Wilson is involved with golf would be a drastic understatement. Wilson has served as GCSU’s head golf coach since 1997 and works as the director of golf at Milledgeville’s Fishing Creek Golf Course.
Wilson played golf for GCSU before graduating in 1986. He then chose to stay in Milledgeville, taking the job at Fishing Creek and volunteering with GCSU’s golf team.
“I helped out with the team for eight or nine years then (Athletic Director) Stan Aldridge asked me if I wanted to take the golf team over,” Wilson said. “He was looking for someone who could bring some stability to the program.”
Wilson has guided the Bobcats to nine straight NCAA tournament appearances; five of those teams entered the championship round of the tournament.
“The key to the program’s success has been getting good student-athletes, student being a very big part of it,” Wilson said. “We use current and former golfers to help us bring in new golfers because they know what we’re looking for.”
The Bobcats are currently ranked No. 19 in the Division II coaches poll after two straight tournament victories.
Wilson earned the 2000 PBC Coach of the Year, when the team won the PBC and placed tenth at the NCAA Nationals.
“We started the spring with two strong round down at Florida Southern and then sort of stunk it up in the third round, but we regrouped and went to Presbyterian and won and played at Armstrong and won,” Wilson said. “We talk a lot about no one person having to be the hero, we’ve got five guys that go out there and play golf and what happens, happens.”

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