Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Sam Harned was named the Chanticleers' assistant golf coach before the start of the 2024-25 season and helped Coastal Carolina capture the 2025 Sun Belt Conference championship and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Regional Championships.

Harned aided in tutoring 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year Max Bengtsson, who was also a second-team all-conference selection, and third-team all-conference player Drew Sykes.

The Chanticleers posted three top-5 finishes during the regular season before finishing first in the stroke play portion of the Sun Belt Conference championship and earning the top seed for match play.

Harned embarked on a professional career before beginning his coaching career, alongside his college coach, on the staff at Coastal Carolina.
  
Harned played four years at Nevada (2017-21) under Jacob Wilner and served as the team captain from 2019-21. He was a three-time participant at the NCAA Regionals with the Wolf Pack and was a two-time All-Mountain West performer.
 
He won the 2024 Laramie Open Championship (-8) and the 2024 Redding Pro-Am (-17). Harned also tied for fourth at the 2024 Wyoming Open (-12).
 
In 2023, he was a conditional member of the Korn Ferry Tour, and in 2021, he was a member of the Canadian Tour.
 
He picked up a win at the 2020 Goodwin Classic hosted by Stanford and the 2019 Badger Invitational hosted by Wisconsin.
 
"Sam Harned is going to be a great college golf coach," Wilner said. "He has the playing history, calm demeanor, and an endless smile that will bring comfort to our athletes. I'm so excited to have him begin his coaching career with us at Coastal Carolina."
 
He graduated from Nevada in 2021 with a bachelor's degree in general business and marketing.