Gregory began his coaching career as the men’s and women’s golf assistant coach at NC State for two years (2000-2002), where he was involved in individual and group instruction, recruiting, fundraising, and practice preparation. The men recorded its best NCAA Division I Championship finish (sixth) in program history in 2002 and produced four All-Americans, and Gregory assisted in the re-establishment of the women’s golf varsity program in 2000 after a 14-year hiatus when the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) didn’t sponsor the sport. The Memphis, Tenn., native then became the head men’s golf coach and director of golf at Augusta State (now Augusta), where he led the Jaguars to a program-record 18 tournament wins, including becoming the first program since Houston (1984-1985) to win back-to-back NCAA Division I National Championships in 2010 and 2011. Gregory produced 12 All-Americans, 14 PING All-South Region selections, five GCAA All-America Scholars, and six Arnold Palmer Cup and two Walker Cup participants while winning the NCAA Division I Dave Williams National Coach of the Year Award twice (2010-2011) and Augusta State’s Dick Wallace Coach of the Year twice (2005 and 2010). He was named the head coach of Team USA for the 2003 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup. In the summer of 2011, Gregory was named men’s head golf coach at SMU, where he led the Mustangs to the lowest scoring average and most rounds under par in school history in his first season. Gregory was named the 2012 Arnold Palmer Cup Team USA head coach shortly thereafter. Two All-Americans, including NCAA Individual and U.S. Amateur Champion Bryson Dechambeau, and two GCAA All-America Scholars played for Gregory at SMU. The Mustangs won the inaugural American Athletic Conference (AAC) Championship in 2014 and he was named AAC Coach of the Year. Professionally, 17 PGA TOUR victories have come from Gregory’s former players, including 14 as a PGA TOUR coach since leaving college golf. He played four years at SMU (1994-1997), participating in three NCAA Division I Championships and was team co-captain his senior year. He also served on the SMU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
About GCAA Hall of Fame
In 1980, the GCAA began inducting outstanding men’s college golf coaches into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame. Since then, the hall has grown to include more than 160 members. To be selected to the Hall of Fame, a coach must be nominated by their peers and then selected by the GCAA Hall of Fame Committee. Selection criteria not only include a coach's record on the golf course, but also their contributions to the game, student-athletes, and school. For more information, please visit
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