DURHAM HIRES ALUMNUS TYLER MARTIN AS GOLF COACH

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Durham College department of athletics has announced the hiring of Tyler Martin (Port Perry, Ont.) as the new head coach of the men's and women's golf programs.

"Knowing it would be near impossible to fill Mike Duggan's shoes as our varsity golf coach, we are extremely pleased to have one of our very own alums take over our nationally ranked and highly successfulvarsity golf program," said Ken Babcock, Durham College athletic director. "Tyler's list of achievements and success on a golf course is a long one and he cannot wait to get started in carrying on the high level tradition of golf at Durham."

Martin, an alumnus of Durham's professional golf management program in 2007, is one of the college's most accomplished golfers in the history of the program, winning an astonishing 11 medals at provincial and national championships.

At the OCAA provincial championship, he won individual titles in 2004 and 2006. He also had a second place finish to teammate Will Mitchell in 2005. As a team, the Lords won the provincial title in back-to-back years in 2004 and 2005, as well as finishing in second place in 2006.

At the PING CCAA national championship, Martin became the first Durham golfer to win a national championship as he won the 2005 title by three strokes inWindsor, Ont. The following year, he earned a national bronze medal in Sainte Foy, Que. In all three years at nationals, the Lords won three team silver medals.

Martin also took home a number of major awards in his career at Durham. He was the 2005-06 William Avery male athlete of the year as well as the Bonnie Ginter-Brown Leadership award winner. He was a two-time CCAA Academic All-Canadian and Gerry Pettit golf MVP. In his first season with the green and gold, he was named the overall freshman athlete of the year.

After graduation, Martin played on the PGA Tour Canada, earning his card in 2007 and from 2009-2011 where he had the chance to travel across North America competing at an elite level.

Martin's coach Mike Duggan recently retired after 16 years at Durham College. In 2012, the Lords men's team won a bronze medal at the PING CCAA national championship hosted at the Oshawa Golf and Curling Club. The women's team won back-to-back national championships in 2010 and 2011.

Source: Durham College