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Josh Gregory, an SMU alumnus and back-to-back GCAA National Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2011, as well as being Golfweek Coach of the Year in 2010, was named SMU’s Head Men’s Golf Coach during the summer of 2011. Gregory arrived on the Hilltop after leading Augusta State to back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2010 and 2011.

During Gregory’s first full season at SMU, he led the team to its lowest scoring average in school history, as well as the most rounds under par. He was also given the honor of coaching the 2012 U.S. Palmer Cup team.

Over his first nine seasons, Gregory produced 11 All-American selections, five Cleveland Golf All-America scholars, 16 All-South Region picks and 10 NCAA All-Independent selections along with six Palmer Cup team selections as well as two Walker Cup selections and a Ryder Cup selection. Under Gregory’s leadership, ASU claimed 18 tournament titles while advancing to eight NCAA Regionals and five NCAA Championships. With back-to-back NCAA titles, Gregory’s Jaguars became the first team to win back-to-back titles since Houston in 1984-85.

Prior to his time with the Jags, Gregory spent two successful years as the men’s and women’s assistant coach at North Carolina State. He was involved in every aspect of both programs, including individual and group instruction, recruiting, fundraising and practice preparation. N.C. State posted its best finish in school history with a sixth-place showing at the 2002 NCAA Championships. The Wolfpack also finished second at the ACC Championship and had two All-ACC picks. The program also produced a 2002 Palmer Cup invitee and finished ranked sixth in the nation.

Gregory also played a vital role in the reestablishment of the Wolfpack women’s golf program after a 15-year hiatus. In less than two years, the NCSU women’s squad won three consecutive tournaments, finished third at the ACC Championship and earned a bid to the NCAA East Regional while improving their national ranking from 137th to 35th. The 2001-02 recruiting class was recognized as the top freshman class in the nation by Golfstat.

An accomplished player in his own right, Gregory regained his amateur status in 2004 and has made the most of the move. He put together an impressive run in the summer of 2008 which included a third-place finish in the Palmetto Amateur, a fourth-place effort in the Georgia State Amateur at Idle Hour Club in Macon, Ga., and an eighth-place showing in the Oglethorpe Invitational in Savannah, Ga. In June, he lost out in a nine-player-for-one-spot playoff in the U.S. Open sectionals in Memphis, Tenn.

Gregory also advanced to the third round of the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Milwaukee, Wis., winning two match-play matches before falling in the Round of 16. In 2009, he advanced to the U.S. Publinx round of 32 and qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla.

Gregory spent two-and-a-half years as a touring professional on various circuits, including the NGA Hooters, TearDrop and Developmental Players and earned conditional status on the Canadian PGA Tour. During that time, he earned three top-10 finishes on the TearDrop Tour and posted five top-five finishes, including two runner-up showings, on the Developmental Players Tour.

A four-year letterman and three-time NCAA Championship participant on the Hilltop, Gregory earned a B.A. in corporate communications and public affairs and a B.A. in psychology from SMU in 1997. As a senior, Gregory was named a team co-captain and also served on the SMU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

A graduate of Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Tenn., Gregory claimed the 1992 Tennessee High School individual state championship.

Gregory has one son, James.

Coaching Experience

  • Augusta State, Head Men’s Coach/Director of Golf, 2002-2011
  • Led ASU to the 2010 & 2011 NCAA National Championships
  • Guided ASU to eight NCAA Regional appearances in nine seasons
  • Guided ASU to five trips to NCAA Championships in nine years
  • Guided Jags to 18 tournament titles – the most under one coach in school history
  • Guided Jags to three victories during the 2009-10 regular season
  • Guided squad to No. 2 national ranking, matching the highest in school history
  • Led 2009-10 squad to new school record for lowest stroke average (285.96)
  • Led 2008-09 squad to what was at the time a new school record for lowest stroke average (289.06)
  • Led ASU to 2005 NCAA Central Regional title, the first in school history
  • Led ASU to 10th-place finish at 2005 NCAA Championships
  • Led ASU to four victories and No. 5 national ranking in 2004-05
  • Led Jaguars to seventh-place finish at 2003 NCAA Championships, the second-highest finish in school history
  • Produced 10 All-Americans, 14 All-South Region selections, six Palmer Cup picks, five Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars, two Walker Cup selections and one Ryder Cup selections
  • North Carolina State, Men’s and Women’s Asst. Coach, 2000-2002
  • Helped lead team to sixth-place finish at 2002 NCAA Championships
  • Assisted in development of four All-Americans and four all-ACC picks
  • Assisted with re-establishment of women’s golf program

Coaching Honors

  • Palmer Cup Team Coach, 2012
  • GCAA and Golfweek Magazine National Coach-of-the-Year, 2010 & 2011
  • Head Coach of Team USA, 2003 Toyota World Junior Golf Cup
  • Augusta State’s Dick Wallace Coach-of-the-Year, 2005 and 2010

Playing Experience

  • Advanced to U.S. Mid-Amateur Round of 32, September 2011
  • Qualified for U.S. Amateur, 2009
  • Advanced to U.S. Publinx Round of 32, Summer, 2009
  • Advanced to U.S. Mid-Amateur Round of 16, September, 2008
  • Named to Team Georgia for Southeastern Challenge Match, September 2008
  • Third place, Palmetto Amateur, Summer, 2008
  • Fourth place, Georgia State Amateur, Summer 2008
  • Lost in a nine-player-for-one-spot playoff in the U.S. Open Sectionals, June 2008
  • Ranked 2nd in 2008 Georgia Player of the Year Rankings
  • Member of NGA Hooters, TearDrop and Developmental Tour, 1998-2000
  • Four-year letterwinner at SMU, 1994-97 & team co-captain, 1996-97