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Alan Bratton Named Finalist For Coach Of The Year
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oklahoma State’s Alan Bratton has been named one of five NCAA Division I finalists for the 2025 Dave Williams Award it was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America. The Williams Award honors the national coach of the year. The five finalists are Bratton, Nick Clinard of Auburn, JC Deacon of […]
The Williams Award honors the national coach of the year.
The five finalists are Bratton, Nick Clinard of Auburn, JC Deacon of Florida, Armen Kirakossian of UCLA, and Bowen Sargent of Virginia. The recipient will be announced on Tuesday, June 3.
This season, Bratton has led the second-ranked Cowboys to six wins, including victories in their last four starts.
OSU has not finished outside the top three this spring and has logged three runner-up finishes and a third-place showing. The Cowboys logged their first win of the year in the fall finale at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup.
Bratton’s squad won the program’s 12th Big 12 Championship last month at Southern Hills before capturing its nation-leading 17th regional title at the NCAA Urbana Regional. The Cowboys have been led on the course by 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup selections Ethan Fang and Preston Stout.
Stout has a pair of victories on the year and has been joined in the winner’s circle by Eric Lee.
Bratton won the award in 2018 after guiding the Cowboys to a historic season capped with the program’s 11th NCAA title. He was also a finalist for the distinction in 2021 and 2016.