Wildcat Golf Academy

Pat Goss

Co-Founder, Wildcat Golf Junior & Adult Academies
Northwestern University, Director of Golf and Head Men’s Coach

At a Glance

• Named one Golf Magazine‘s “Top 100 Teachers In America” – Just one of three collegiate head coaches on the list
• Short game and putting coach for Luke Donald, who earned the world’s No. 1 ranking in June 2011 in the Official World Golf Ranking
• 18th year as Northwestern Men’s Golf Coach and 6th year as NU’s Director of Golf, earning oversight of both the men’s and women’s golf programs
• 2012 Illinois PGA Teacher of the Year
• Short game and putting coach for Trevor Immelman (former Masters Champion and won web.com Tour playoff event in 2013); Gary Woodland (PGA Tour winner in 2013); and Keegan Bradley
• In 2002, Golfweek tabbed him as one of its 40 individuals under the age of 40 who have an impact in the golf industry
• Golf Week‘s National Coach of the Year in 1997 and four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year
• Directed Northwestern to four Big Ten titles (1999-2001, 2006), five individual Big Ten Championships in that time (Luke Donald, 2000 and 2001; Chris Wilson, 2006; Eric Chun, 2009; David Lipsky, 2010), and seven top-30 NCAA national finishes in the last 14 years
• NU has won 34 tournament titles in Goss’ tenure, including three consecutive Big Ten Match Play Championship titles from February 2010- 2012.
• Has former players playing on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, European Tour, Challenge Tour, Canadian Tour, NGA Hooters Tour, Asian Tour, and the Gateway Tour.
• Additional Wildcats who have played for Goss and earned their PGA Tour Cards: Jess Daley (2001); Tom Johnson (2006), Chris Wilson (2009)
• Coached two active Wildcats to berths in Major Championships, with Dillon Dougherty earning a spot in the 2006 Masters and US Open and Eric Chun qualifying for the 2010 British Open
• Written instructional articles for Golf Magazine and Golf Digest and appeared twice on Golf Academy Live in 2006
• Played collegiate golf at Northwestern under WGA co-founder Jeff Mory
• Also served as Mory’s assistant coach at NU from 1992-96

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