VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2018 Edition

18 One of the top assistant coaches in collegiate golf, Brian Sharp is in his 15th season at Virginia Tech and in July 2008 was promoted to associate head coach. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1995 with a degree in finance and received his MBA from the Pamplin College of Business in 2006. During his career with the Hokies, he was a four-year letterwinner on the golf team. Sharp was named the recipient of the 2009 Jan Strickland Award presented by TaylorMade-Adidas to the Assistant Coach of the Year, as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Strickland Award is given to the NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA assistant coach that, among other things, has excelled in working with their student-athletes both on the course and in the classroom. He received the award at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship banquet at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, where Jack Nicklaus was the keynote speaker. The Strickland Award recipient is invited to serve as the assistant coach on the following year’s Palmer Cup team, and Sharp traveled to Portrush, Ireland and historic Royal Portrush Golf Club for the event in 2010. The United States team defeated Europe 13-11, their first victory on foreign soil since 2002. Sharp was also named to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. During Sharp’s playing career at Virginia Tech, he won four collegiate events, including the 1995 Metro Conference Golf Championship as a senior. He left Virginia Tech as the all-time leader in career scoring for the Hokies, with a four-year average of 74.14. He also finished his Tech career with the most rounds played, and started in the number-one position in every tournament during that time. Sharp is the only Tech golfer to be both four-time all-conference and first team all-state. In addition, he was named to the NCAA All-District Brian Sharp with his wife, Margaret, and children Meredith Hertweck and Cameron. Coach Sharp receives the Jan Strickland National Assistant Coach of the Year Award from golf legend Jack Nicklaus. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH BRIAN SHARP