Sam Puryear - Director of Golf at Howard University

Getting Off Course Podcast

English - February 01, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
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Sam Puryear is a former college golfer and a pioneer in the world of golf coaching. Sam coached at Stanford (National Championship winner), Michigan State University (where he was the first African-American head coach at a Power Five School and won a Big Ten Championship), and Queens University of Charlotte. He is now the head of the men's and women's golf teams at Howard University, one of only twenty-five HBCUs with a Division 1 golf program. Sam is also the author of Diamonds in the Rough, an inspirational book that we discuss in the podcast.

Listen in to learn more about:

Sam's childhood and introduction to golfSam's collegiate golf career at Tennessee State UniversityDr. Catana StarksCoaching at Stanford UniversityEast Lake Junior Golf Academy in AtlantaDiamonds in the Rough (Sam's book)FaithThe genesis of the Howard University Golf ProgramThoughts on Steph Curry (who's funding the program)What practice looks like for Howard University golfersGoals and expectations

We ended with a lightning round of 5 questions.

#BleedBlue #HowardForward

This episode is presented by SneakaDeal.com.