FLORENCE
-- University of North Alabama golf coach
Billy Gamble has been named the NCAA
Division II South Region Coach of the Year.
Gamble, in his
19th season at UNA, led the Lions to a 96-20
Spring record that included the school's
third NCAA South Regional Championship and a
12th place finish in the Division II
National Tournament.
Gamble
previously led UNA to regional titles in
2002 and 2003. Since taking over as
head golf coach in 1989, Gamble has coached
21 All-GSC performers, 13 All- Americans,
and has helped UNA remain among the most
consistent performers in the conference. In
all, Gamble has led UNA to nine NCAA
regional appearances (1996, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) and
seven national championship tournaments
(1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006). The
Lions also won their first-ever golf
regional title in 2002 and repeated in 2003.
Earlier this
year Gamble was inducted into the Wiregrass
Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as both
a player and coach.
Gamble’s Golf
Record at UNA
1989 24-36
1990
1991
1992 51-31
1993 31-79
1994 60-105
1995 47-34
1996 47-34 NCAA
Regional; Tied 13th in Nation
1997 40-35-1
1998 33-34-1
1999 46-47 NCAA
Regional
2000 72-37-2
NCAA Regional; 14th in Nation
2001 48-42-1
NCAA Regional
2002 60-21-1
NCAA Regional Champs; 4th in Nation
2003 65-16-2
NCAA Regional Champs; Tied 6th in Nation
2004 67-18 NCAA
Regional; Tied 13th in Nation
2005 61-18-3
2006 62-43-3
NCAA Regional; 14th in Nation
2007 96-20
NCAA Regional Champs; 12th in Nation
