WHAT MAKES GREAT?

Chris Williams is the assistant men's golf coach at Marquette University. Prior to coaching, Williams attended the University of Washington where he ascended to world amateur #1, won six collegiate tournaments and earned the 2013 Ben Hogan Award as the NCAA's top male golfer. Following college he garnered starts on the PGA Tour and competed professionally. Williams talks about learning to play the game growing up in Moscow, Idaho, his development in college, the transition from college to professional golf and his advice to any young person with aspirations to compete at the highest level.

Long Beach native and LBSU Men's Golf alumnus Paul Goydos talks about his journey from Long Beach to a long career playing with the game's best. Goydos chats about his start to the game, process vs. results, his philosophy playing the game and the importance of finding what works for you.

Alan Murray is the head men's golf coach at The University of Washington and coached the victorious International Team in the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup. Prior to arriving at Washington he was the head men's golf coach at University of Alabama Birmingham. During that time, Murray guided the Blazers to compete in the 2014 and 2015 NCAA National Championships and was named the 2014 Golfweek National Coach of The Year. Coach Murray talks about his journey from Ireland to Seattle, his time coaching and caddying for Paul Dunn in the 2015 British Open and stories from his time coaching the international team in the 2020 Arnold Palmer Cup.

Torey Edwards is a financial adviser by profession but also one of the best amateur players in the state of California. In the past year, he won the Long Beach Amateur Championship, finished 4th at The SCGA Amateur Championship, won the SCGA Mid-Amateur Championship and earned SCGA Player of The Year honors. Edwards talks about his time growing up learning to play alongside other great players in Long Beach, his experience as a student athlete at Long Beach State, his two competitive rounds of 58 and how he uses his time efficiently to work and play at a high level.

Ryan Ressa is currently the Manager of Player Development at Taylormade working with some of the best golfers in the world. Prior to his arrival at Taylormade, Ressa coached men's golf at USD, Duke, UCLA, and was the head men's golf coach at Long Beach State where he recruited and coached Xander Schauffele. Ressa talks about his time coaching, what he's seen working with some of the elite players in the game, the importance of having a system, where he sees the game headed and name-image-likeness in college golf.

Prior ASU and USD head men's golf coach and current PGA Tour caddie, Tim Mickelson, talks about the differences between good, great and elite in college golf and on the PGA Tour, his weekly routine and prep on tour, his time coaching Jon Rahm and what he's learned as brother and caddie to Phil Mickelson.

Head Woman's Golf Coach and 2015 NCAA National Champion coach, Anne Walker, talks about success and failure, recruiting for the right fit, working with some of the best in women's college golf, digital minimalism, dealing with high expectations and what separates good from great on her teams.

Long Beach State Head Men's Volleyball Coach and back to back NCAA National Champion Coach, Alan Knipe, chats about characteristics of elite performers, what winning teams look like, his time as head coach of the USA Olympic Men's Volleyball Team in the 2012 London Olympics and what he looks for during the recruiting process.

PGA Tour professional, Max Homa, speaks to how he learned the game, his college golf experience, adversity he's faced on the road to winning on the PGA Tour and what he's seen and learned playing alongside the best players in the world.

The 1979-2016 University of California, Berkeley head men's golf coach, Steve Desimone, talks about his upbringing, what it means to be a competitor, the building of Cal Men's Golf from club sport to national prominence, the program's first NCAA DI National Championship in 2004, the storied 2012-2013 Cal golf team and Collin Morikawa.