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Yamamoto Named Men’s Golf Assistant Coach
7/1/2021 1:15:00 PM | Men's Golf
Yamamoto worked with the team last season as a volunteer
CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina men's golf head coach Jim Garren is excited to announce the addition of Yoshio Yamamoto as an assistant coach after helping the Chanticleers' program in a volunteer role for the 2020-21 season.
"We are excited to have Yosh join us in a full-time role this season," commented Garren. "He was a great asset for us as a volunteer last season and established great relationships both on and off the course with our guys. Yoshi shares the same vision as me as we continue to move this program to the next level."
In his first season with the program in 2020-21, the Chanticleers posted two team wins over the spring season at the AGT Intercollegiate and the ECU Intercollegiate and recorded a total of six top-five team finishes overall on the season. The two team-tournament wins marked the first time that the Chanticleers as a team won two different tournaments in the same season since 2009-10.
The Chants also had three different golfers earn individual medalist honors on the season for the first time since 2013-14, as Tyler Gray won the Intercollegiate at the Grove event, States Fort ran away with the AGT Intercollegiate title, and Zack Taylor placed first at the ECU Intercollegiate.
CCU had three players earn Sun Belt Conference Men's Golfer of the Week honors in 2020-21 in Fort (Feb. 17), Zack Taylor (March 18), and Garret Cooper (April 8), while three Chants also picked up Sun Belt All-Conference accolades in Zack Taylor (first team), Fort (third team), and Seth Taylor (third team). Zack Taylor and Seth Taylor both recorded a runner-up finish at the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship with matching 54-hole tournament scores of 223, +7.
The 2020-21 team also turned in the second-lowest 18-hole team score in tournament history with a third-round 270, 18-under par, at the AGT Intercollegiate in February 2021, as well as the fourth-lowest round at 273, 15-under par, at the Stitch Intercollegiate in April.
Yamamoto started his coaching and teaching career at the Dyer Golf Academy at Barefoot Resort in 2017-18.
After a successful intercollegiate career at Austin Peay State University, Yamamoto turned professional in 2008.
As a pro, he recorded 18 wins, including 11 wins on the Swingthought.com Tour, four wins on the Coastal Players Tour, two wins on the Minor League Golf Tour, and one win on the Mexico Golf Tour. He also made five starts on the Web.com Tour, making four out of five cuts, and recorded a 12th-place finish at the El Bosque Mexico Championship.
A member of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica from 2014-16, Yamamoto made one start on the PGA Tour at the 2015 OHL Classic.
As a collegiate golfer at Austin Peay from 2003-07, he was a three-time second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection and posted a 73.28 career scoring average. He totaled one individual win, nine top-five individual finishes, and 21 top-10 finishes over his career and helped lead the Governors to eight team wins.
Born in San Diego, Calif., Yamamoto grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico before returning to the United States in 2003. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Austin Peay in 2007.
For complete coverage of CCU men's golf, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMGolf (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUsports (Instagram), or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
"We are excited to have Yosh join us in a full-time role this season," commented Garren. "He was a great asset for us as a volunteer last season and established great relationships both on and off the course with our guys. Yoshi shares the same vision as me as we continue to move this program to the next level."
In his first season with the program in 2020-21, the Chanticleers posted two team wins over the spring season at the AGT Intercollegiate and the ECU Intercollegiate and recorded a total of six top-five team finishes overall on the season. The two team-tournament wins marked the first time that the Chanticleers as a team won two different tournaments in the same season since 2009-10.
The Chants also had three different golfers earn individual medalist honors on the season for the first time since 2013-14, as Tyler Gray won the Intercollegiate at the Grove event, States Fort ran away with the AGT Intercollegiate title, and Zack Taylor placed first at the ECU Intercollegiate.
CCU had three players earn Sun Belt Conference Men's Golfer of the Week honors in 2020-21 in Fort (Feb. 17), Zack Taylor (March 18), and Garret Cooper (April 8), while three Chants also picked up Sun Belt All-Conference accolades in Zack Taylor (first team), Fort (third team), and Seth Taylor (third team). Zack Taylor and Seth Taylor both recorded a runner-up finish at the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Men's Golf Championship with matching 54-hole tournament scores of 223, +7.
The 2020-21 team also turned in the second-lowest 18-hole team score in tournament history with a third-round 270, 18-under par, at the AGT Intercollegiate in February 2021, as well as the fourth-lowest round at 273, 15-under par, at the Stitch Intercollegiate in April.
Yamamoto started his coaching and teaching career at the Dyer Golf Academy at Barefoot Resort in 2017-18.
After a successful intercollegiate career at Austin Peay State University, Yamamoto turned professional in 2008.
As a pro, he recorded 18 wins, including 11 wins on the Swingthought.com Tour, four wins on the Coastal Players Tour, two wins on the Minor League Golf Tour, and one win on the Mexico Golf Tour. He also made five starts on the Web.com Tour, making four out of five cuts, and recorded a 12th-place finish at the El Bosque Mexico Championship.
A member of the PGA Tour Latinoamerica from 2014-16, Yamamoto made one start on the PGA Tour at the 2015 OHL Classic.
As a collegiate golfer at Austin Peay from 2003-07, he was a three-time second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection and posted a 73.28 career scoring average. He totaled one individual win, nine top-five individual finishes, and 21 top-10 finishes over his career and helped lead the Governors to eight team wins.
Born in San Diego, Calif., Yamamoto grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico before returning to the United States in 2003. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Austin Peay in 2007.
For complete coverage of CCU men's golf, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMGolf (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUsports (Instagram), or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
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