Chris Wilson joined the Coastal Carolina men's golf program as an associate head coach in the fall of 2008. Wilson is instrumental in the running of the program, handling many of the day-to-day operations, helping run the General Hackler Championship, and coordinating recruiting.
Wilson helped lead the Chanticleers to back-to-back Big South Conference titles in 2008-09 and 2009-10, and was involved in the development of one All-American.
Prior to arriving at Coastal Carolina in the fall of 2008, Wilson spent four-and-a-half seasons at the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM), where he began his coaching career. As the head coach for the men’s and women’s golf teams, Wilson led the Warhawks to a combined three tournament victories, 35 top-5 finishes, six individual medalists, 13 all-conference selections and six National Golf Coaches Association and Golf Coaches Association of America All-American Scholars.
While in charge at ULM, Wilson earned Southland Coach of the Year honors in 2006 after starting the women’s program from scratch. A coaching philosophy that he stresses, Wilson emphasizes academics, as exemplified by both the men’s and women’s team ranking amongst the top GPAs, on a consistent basis, in the athletic department on the ULM campus.
During his time at his alma mater, Wilson was involved in helping bring in one of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the country. That recruiting class would eventually earn seven all-conference awards and a 2004 Southland Conference Championship. As an undergraduate who earned his bachelor’s degree from ULM in 2001, Wilson was also a standout golfer, earning all-conference honors his senior year.
Before earning his bachelor’s degree from ULM, Wilson attended Dodge City Community College in 1996-97, where he also competed and earned an all-conference selection.
