Media Center: Harvard Crimson Men's Golf - All-Time Coaching Register and Quick Facts
First Year: 1969
Updated Spring 2011
Head Coaching Register:
| Tenure | Head Coach | Seasons | Tournament Wins |
| 1924-27 | -- | 3 | -- |
| 1927-30 | Jim Hutchinson | 3 | -- |
| 1930-41, 42-43 | Bert Nicolls | 12 | 1 |
| 1941-42 | Donald Penne | 1 | -- |
| 1946-49 | William C. Barclay | 3 | -- |
| 1949-50 | Norman W. Shepard | 1 | -- |
| 1950-52 | Frank E. Richart, Jr. | 2 | -- |
| 1952-56 | Harold M. Williams | 4 | -- |
| 1956-69 | Ralph Weiland | 13 | 2 |
| 1969-74 | Robert Harrison | 5 | 5 |
| 1974-76 | Tim Taylor | 2 | 2 |
| 1976-78 | Bob Donovan | 2 | 1 |
| 1978-79 | Bob Carr | 1 | 1 |
| 1979-82 | Val Belmonte | 3 | 2 |
| 1982-84 | Ronn Tomassoni | 2 | 1 |
| 1984-86 | John Thompson | 2 | -- |
| 1986-88 | John Weeks | 2 | -- |
| 1988-91 | Jack Hopkins | 3 | 1 |
| 1991-2003 | Bob Leonard | 12 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | Dan Mahoney '89 | 1 | - |
| 2004-05 | John Gordon | 1 | - |
| 2005-12 | Jim Burke | 8 | 5 |
| 2012-13 | Kevin Rhoads | 1 | - |
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Individual Seasons |
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Year |
Head
Coach |
W-L |
Ivy
Champs |
Greater
Bostons |
EIC
Champs |
NCAA
Tourn/Regionals |
Tournament Wins |
| 1924-25 | -- | 8-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1925-26 | -- | 9-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1926-27 | -- |
9-1 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1927-28 | Jim
Hutchinson |
7-3 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1928-29 |
Jim
Hutchinson |
7-3 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1929-30 |
Jim Hutchinson | 11-2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1930-31 |
Bert
Nicolls |
7-2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1931-32 |
Bert
Nicolls |
3-4 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1932-33 |
Bert
Nicolls |
3-4 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1933-34 |
Bert
Nicolls |
3-5 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1934-35 |
Bert
Nicolls |
5-3 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1935-36 |
Bert
Nicolls |
4-2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1936-37 |
Bert
Nicolls |
3-2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1937-38 |
Bert
Nicolls |
5-1 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1938-39 |
Bert
Nicolls |
5-4 |
-- | -- | -- | n/a | 1 |
| 1939-40 |
Bert
Nicolls |
6-2 |
-- | -- | -- | n/a | -- |
| 1940-41 |
Bert
Nicolls |
8-2 |
-- | -- | -- | n/a | -- |
| 1941-42 |
Donald
Pennie |
4-2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1942-43 |
Bert
Nicolls |
4-1 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1943-44 |
No Golf -
WWII |
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| 1944-45 |
No Golf -
WWII |
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| 1945-46 |
No Golf -
WWII |
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| 1946-47 |
William C.
Barclay |
7-2 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1947-48 |
William C.
Barclay |
6-6 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1948-49 |
William C.
Barclay |
4-12 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1949-50 |
Norman W.
Shepard |
5-7 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1950-51 |
Frank E.
Richart, Jr. |
5-3 |
-- | -- | Fifth |
-- | -- |
| 1951-52 |
Frank E.
Richart, Jr. |
5-5 |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1952-53 |
Harold M.
Williams |
6-3 |
-- | -- | -- | n/a | -- |
| 1953-54 |
Harold M.
Williams |
6-5 |
-- | -- | Fourth | -- | -- |
| 1954-55 |
Harold M.
Williams |
7-3 |
-- | -- | Second |
-- | -- |
| 1955-56 |
Harold M.
Williams |
-- | -- | -- | 12th |
-- | -- |
| 1956-57 |
Ralph
Weiland |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1957-58 |
Ralph
Weiland |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1958-59 |
Ralph
Weiland |
10-5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1959-60 |
Ralph
Weiland |
5-8 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1960-61 |
Ralph
Weiland |
7-3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1961-62 |
Ralph
Weiland |
5-9 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1962-63 | Ralph Weiland | 7-7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1963-64 |
Ralph
Weiland |
7-4 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1964-65 | Ralph
Weiland |
10-4 | -- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1965-66 |
Ralph
Weiland |
8-5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1966-67 |
Ralph
Weiland |
8-4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1967-68 |
Ralph
Weiland |
11-3 |
-- |
First |
Fourth |
-- | 1 |
| 1968-69 |
Ralph
Weiland |
11-3 |
-- |
First |
Fourth |
-- | 1 |
| 1969-70 |
Robert
Harrison |
12-4 |
-- |
First |
Sixth |
-- | 1 |
| 1970-71 |
Robert
Harrison |
7-6 |
-- |
First |
Eighth |
-- | 1 |
| 1971-72 |
Robert
Harrison |
9-5 |
-- |
First |
Ninth |
-- | 1 |
| 1972-73 |
Robert
Harrison |
12-3 |
-- |
First |
Ninth |
-- | 1 |
| 1973-74 |
Robert
Harrison |
12-3 |
-- |
First |
Third |
-- | 1 |
| 1974-75 |
Tim Taylor |
8-2 |
First |
-- |
Sixth |
First (reg.) | 2 |
| 1975-76 |
Tim Taylor |
8-6 |
Third |
-- |
-- |
Second (reg.) | -- |
| 1976-77 |
Bob Donovan |
10-2 |
Third |
Second |
Eighth |
Fourth (reg.) | -- |
| 1977-78 |
Bob Donovan |
13-8 |
Fifth |
First |
-- |
Sixth (reg.) | 1 |
| 1978-79 |
Bob Carr |
7-5 |
Fifth |
First |
-- |
Sixth (reg.) | 1 |
| 1979-80 |
Val
Belmonte |
7-4 |
Seventh |
First |
-- |
Sixth
(reg.) |
1 |
| 1980-81 |
Val
Belmonte |
9-3 |
Third |
Second |
-- |
Fourth (reg.) | 1 |
| 1981-82 |
Val
Belmonte |
3-8 |
Third |
Second |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1982-83 |
Ronn
Tomassoni |
5-8 |
Eighth |
Second |
-- |
10th (reg.) |
-- |
| 1983-84 | Ronn
Tomassoni |
5-5 |
Seventh |
First |
-- |
Seventh (reg.) | 1 |
| 1984-85 |
John
Thompson |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1985-86 |
John
Thompson |
5-5 |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- | -- |
| 1986-87 |
John Weeks |
0-4 |
Fourth |
Second |
-- |
Ninth (reg.) | -- |
| 1987-88 | John Weeks |
0-4 |
Fifth |
Second |
-- |
Fifth (dist.) | -- |
| 1988-89 |
Jack
Hopkins |
3-8 |
Fifth |
Second |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1989-90 |
Jack
Hopkins |
-- |
Seventh |
Third |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 1990-91 |
Jack
Hopkins |
4-5 |
Third |
First |
-- |
-- | 1 |
| 1991-92 |
Bob Leonard |
1-3 |
Fifth |
First |
NE-Eighth |
-- | 1 |
| 1992-93 | Bob Leonard |
1-1 |
Third |
Third |
NE-Seventh |
-- | -- |
| 1993-94 |
Bob Leonard |
0-3 |
Fifth |
Second |
NE-Fifth |
-- | -- |
| 1994-95 |
Bob Leonard |
4-0 |
Second |
Third |
NE-Ninth |
-- | 1 |
| 1995-96 |
Bob Leonard |
0-2 |
Third |
-- |
NE-Third |
-- | -- |
| 1996-97 | Bob Leonard | 1-3 | Fifth | First | NE-Ninth | -- | 1 |
| 1997-98 |
Bob Leonard |
0-2 |
Fifth |
First |
-- |
-- | 1 |
| 1998-99 |
Bob Leonard |
-- |
Sixth |
-- |
12th |
-- | -- |
| 1999-2000 | Bob Leonard |
-- |
Seventh |
-- |
Ninth |
-- | -- |
| 2000-01 | Bob Leonard |
-- |
Sixth |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 2001-02 | Bob Leonard |
Fourth |
-- |
NE-10th |
-- | -- |
|
| 2002-03 |
Bob Leonard |
Fifth |
-- |
NE-10th |
-- | -- |
|
| 2003-04 |
Daniel Mohaney
'89 |
-- |
Sixth |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 2004-05 |
John Gordon |
0-1 |
Eighth |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 2005-06 |
Jim Burke |
-- |
Sixth |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 2006-07 |
Jim Burke |
-- |
Fifth |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 2007-08 |
Jim Burke |
1-0 |
Fourth |
-- |
-- |
-- | 2 |
| 2008-09 |
Jim Burke |
-- |
Sixth |
-- |
-- |
-- | 2 |
| 2009-10 |
Jim Burke |
1-0 |
Fifth |
-- |
-- |
-- | -- |
| 2010-11 |
Jim Burke |
-- |
Sixth |
-- |
-- |
-- | 1 |
| 2011-12 | Jim Burke | 1-0 | Fourth | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2012-13 | Kevin Rhoads | 1-2 | Sixth | -- | -- | -- | -- |

