Jay Seawell - Men's Golf Coach

Jay Seawell

Title:
Men's Golf Head Coach
Phone:
205-348-0383

Personal Information

Hometown: Anderson, S.C.
Education: South Carolina, 1988
Spouse: Stephanie
Children: Brooke, Jackson, Lauren
Birthday: October 16

Coaching Experience

2002-present: Alabama, Head Coach
1998-2002: Augusta, Head Coach
1991-96, 1997-98: Anderson College, Coach

Last 3 Season at a Glance

	2023	2022	2021
NCAA	Nationals (t11th overall)	None	Regionals
SEC	Quarterfinals	14th	Semifinals
Final Ranking	No. 11	NA	RV

Program Highlights Under Jay Seawell

2013 NCAA National Champions
2014 NCAA National Champions
2012 NCAA National Runner-Up
2018 NCAA National Runner-Up
NCAA Tournament Appearances - 12
All-Americans - 33
SEC Championships - 4
All-SEC - 48
SEC Player of the Year - 4
SEC Freshman of the Year - 4
SEC Coach of the Year - 4
SEC Academic Honor Roll - 118
SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll - 26
U.S. Amateur Participants - 66
U.S. Amateur Winners - 1 (Nick Dunlap, 2023)
U.S. Amateur Stroke Play Medalist - 1 (Wilson Furr, 2020)

Jay Seawell Career Highlights

2016 Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame
2014 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year
2013 Finalist for Dave Williams National Coach of the Year
2013 Palmer Cup Head Coach
SEC Coach of the Year (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Former Alabama Golfers Currently Playing on the PGA Tour

Wilson Furr
Lee Hodges
Trey Mullinax
Davis Riley
Robby Shelton
Justin Thomas
Michael Thompson

At Alabama (2002-pres.)

Was named the men's golf coach on July, 26, 2002
Has not only rekindled the proud tradition of the Alabama Crimson Tide men's golf program, but he has entrenched it into the forefront of the nation's elite teams
The golf team's success under Seawell has energized the Tide's alumni base and created an excitement for Alabama golf not seen before.
Led the Crimson Tide to back-to-back NCAA Men's Golf National Championships in 2013 and 2014
Also guided Alabama to national runner-up finishes in 2012 and 2018
Has produced 33 All-Americans included 12 first-teamers alone
Inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 2016
Named the Dave Williams National Coach of the Year in 2014 and was a finalist for the honor in 2013
A four-time SEC Coach of the Year honoree, earning the recognition in 2008 and 2012-14
Captured a total of four Southeastern Conference championships, all of which have come since 2008
Has guided his teams to 18 NCAA Regional appearances and 12 NCAA Championship berths – all in the past 20 years
His 2012 team reached the NCAA Finals, falling just short to Jordan Spieth and the University of Texas
The Tide used that experience to fuel a return trip to the NCAA Finals in 2013 and 2014
In 2018, Seawell guided the Tide to the finals once again, falling short of a third national title
In all, Alabama has reached the National Championship match in four of the last 10 years the event was held
In the classroom, his program boasts over 100 players on the SEC Academic Honor Roll with an additional 26 heading SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll recognition
Has seen eight players (16 honors) named to the Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar Team with an additional three golfers (Joseph Sykora, Cory Whitsett and Bobby Wyatt) earn CSC Academic All-America honors
Five of the six SEC Golf Scholar-Athletes of the Year in school history have come under Seawell's tenure, with three going to Sykora (2006, 2007, 2008) and two awarded to Whitsett (2013, 2014)
The duo of Sykora and Whitsett also were the only UA golfers to earn the prestigious H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award
Seawell has coached 15 golfers who have racked up a total of 33 All-American honors during his coaching career with 13 of those coming over a three-year span (four in 2011-12, five in 2012-13 and four more in 2013-14)
His golfers at Alabama have been nominated for the sport's highest national awards, including the Ben Hogan Award, the Jack Nicklaus Award, the Fred Haskins Award, the Phil Mickelson Award and the Byron Nelson Award
Justin Thomas won the Nicklaus, Haskins and Mickelson awards in 2012
Robby Shelton was named the Mickelson award winner in 2014
Seawell has coached Alabama to 57 team tournament championships with 44 individual medalists over his 21 years in Tuscaloosa

Back-to-Back National Championships (2013 and 2014)

2013

The first of back-to-back NCAA Men's Golf National Championships came on June 2, 2013 on the par 70, 7,319-yard Crabapple Course at the Capitol City Club in Milton, Ga.
Alabama's national championship concluded a historic season at the Capstone that saw the Crimson Tide win a then-school record eight times in 12 events and post a 154-15-3 cumulative record
Alabama won seven of eight events in the fall, including the final six events.
The Crimson Tide finished tied for third in the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championships before rolling through three rounds of match play with victories over New Mexico (4-1) in the quarterfinals, Georgia Tech (3-0-2) in the semis and Illinois (4-1) in the championship match
It marked the third consecutive postseason tournament won by Alabama, as the Tide captured the 2013 SEC Championship with a two-shot win at the Sea Island Golf Club and the NCAA Regional championship with a victory in Baton Rouge.
Seawell was named the SEC Coach of the Year for the second time in as many years and third overall while also being named a finalist for the Dave Williams Award (national coach of the year).

2014

The Crimson Tide made it back-to-back titles when it defeated Oklahoma State (4-1) on May 28, 2014, on the par 70, 6,941-yard Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan.
Alabama finished tied for second in the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championships before fighting its way three rounds of match play with victories over SMU (3-2) in the quarterfinals, LSU (4-1) in the semifinals and the Cowboys in the finals
Alabama also won the school's fifth SEC Championship, third straight and fourth overall under the direction of Seawell, with a 16-shot win at the Sea Island Golf Club
The Tide also won its third straight NCAA Regional championship with a victory in Auburn
Alabama's dominant season broke the record for team victories with nine in 12 events during the 2013-14 season, while also setting a school record for winning percentage with a 150-6-2 record for a winning percentage of .956
Seawell was named the Dave Williams National Coach of the Year and the SEC Coach of the Year in 2014

At Augusta University (1998-2002)

Seawell came to Alabama after spending four years as the head coach at Augusta Augusta University
He led the Jaguars to four consecutive NCAA Regional appearances and three trips to the NCAA Championships (2000, 2001, 2002)
Seawell's 2001 team finished seventh at the NCAAs before turning in the best finish in school history the following year with a fifth-place showing
During his tenure, he coached three All-Americans including two-time All-American Jamie Elson along with All-American and former Ryder Cup player Oliver Wilson

At Anderson College (1991-96, 1997-98)

Prior to being hired at Augusta University, Seawell coaches seven total years across two different stints at Anderson (S.C.) College
Led his team to five consecutive Region 10 championships no his way to earning five straight Region Coach of the Year honors
After briefly leaving Anderson for another career pursuit, Seawell returned to coach Anderson again in 1997-98

Personal

The Hall of Fame head coach is a 1988 graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in hotel and restaurant management
Lettered on the Gamecocks' golf team and served as the president of the University's Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Seawell and his wife, Stephanie, have three children: Brooke, Jackson and Lauren