Scott Limbaugh Hired to Alabama's Golf Staff
8/1/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
TUSCALOOSA ?? Scott Limbaugh, who has been the head golf coach at Huntingdon College for the past three seasons and led Huntingdon to a school-best fourth-place national finish this past season, has been named assistant men’s golf coach at the University of Alabama.
“We’re excited that Scott is going to come on board to be part of University of Alabama golf,” said Alabama head men’s golf coach Jay Seawell. “He brings a wealth of both coaching and playing experience that will help us try to achieve our goals of Southeastern Conference and NCAA championships.”
Limbaugh, 27, replaces Georgia native Christian Newton who left Alabama to become assistant golf coach at Georgia Tech.
“My goal has always been to coach at a Division I school that desires to win national championships with integrity,” said Limbaugh, a native of Childersburg. “There is no doubt in my mind that both of these objectives will be achieved under Coach Seawell at the University of Alabama. This is an opportunity to coach at a great university under a great coach, and it is truly an exciting time to be part of the golf program at the University of Alabama. Huntingdon College will always have a very special place in my heart since I was a graduate, then an assistant coach, then the head coach for the past three seasons.”
Limbaugh, the 2005-06 Eaton/Golf Pride South Region NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, coached Huntingdon to a fourth-place NCAA Division III Men’s golf finish in 2007, its best finish in school history. It was Huntingdon’s third straight NCAA appearance as Limbaugh’s teams qualified all three seasons he was head coach, in 2005, 2006 and 2007. His first Huntingdon team in 2005 finished 9th and the 2006 team finished 15th. The 2006 team was ranked No. 1 for a time in Division III during the 2005-06 season. He also produced an All-American in Fairhope’s Jacob Collinsworth who finished second individually at the NCAA Division III Championships. Collinsworth is one of three All-Americans Limbaugh produced at Huntingdon.
Limbaugh played collegiately for the Hawks for two seasons after helping lead Central Alabama Community College to two JUCO national championships as a golfer there in 1999 and again in 2000. Limbaugh was a co-captain on that 2000 national champion team. As a golfer at Huntingdon, he competed at nationals in 2002 and was team captain in 2002. He is a 2003 graduate of Huntingdon College and was hired as Huntingdon’s assistant golf coach upon graduation. He was elevated to head coach in June 2004.
