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Heintz Named Duke Men's Golf Head Coach
6/26/2025 3:30:00 PM | Men's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – Bob Heintz has been hired as the next Duke men's golf head coach, Duke Vice President and King-Compton Families Director of Athletics Nina King announced on Thursday, June 26.
"I'm delighted to welcome Coach Heintz into his new role for Duke men's golf," said King. "Bob has poured so much of himself into this program over the past eight years, building deep, meaningful relationships with our student-athletes and helping them grow on and off the course. His first-hand knowledge of Duke and our commitment to excellence, combined with his experience as both a head coach and a PGA Tour player, made it clear that he is the right person to lead us forward. I have no doubt he will continue to elevate our program with the same integrity, passion and care that our student-athletes have come to count on."
Heintz assumes the head coaching position following two seasons as associate head coach for the Duke men's golf program, after starting as an assistant coach for the Blue Devils in February of 2017. During his time as an assistant coach, Heintz was named a finalist for the Jan Strickland Outstanding Assistant Coach Award in 2020.
"I want to thank Nina King for placing her trust in me to lead this program," said Heintz. "I'm also grateful to Jack Winters, Heather Ryan and Mike Sobb for their support during this process. It's an honor to be named the next head coach of Duke men's golf during this transformative time in college athletics, and I'm looking forward to helping our student-athletes find success in this new era, both on and off the course. I'm proud of what this program has accomplished during my time as assistant and associate head coach, and I'm excited to build on our success. Let's go Duke!"
With Heintz on the coaching staff, Duke men's golf has claimed 15 team titles, including the 2017 ACC Championship. In postseason play, Duke has earned a berth to an NCAA regional in every possible season and has advanced to the NCAA Championship four times as a team, including an appearance in the 2018 match-play semifinals. Both Ethan Evans and Bryan Kim have represented Duke at the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Championships, respectively, as individuals, with Heintz serving as the on-course coach.
In his eight seasons, Heintz has helped the Blue Devils set the top eight team season scoring averages in program history, and Duke has posted a program-low 54-hole score of 41-under, 823, two separate times with Heintz on the staff.
Four different Blue Devils have been named an All-American at least once with Heintz on the coaching staff. Duke has had at least three Academic All-ACC honorees in all possible years that Heintz has been a part of the Duke coaching staff, after selections were not made in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Prior to his arrival in Durham, Heintz served as head coach of the University of Pennsylvania men's golf program from September of 2012 until February of 2017. He was named the inaugural Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2015, after leading the Quakers to the team title in the Ivy League Championship.
With Heintz as head coach, Penn secured five team titles and saw four individuals claim medalist honors at an event. The Quakers also logged six total First Team All-Ivy selections including the program's first Ivy League Player of the Year honoree in 2015.
Heintz highlighted his professional playing career with six full seasons on the PGA Tour, headlined by a second-place finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2010, which combined with six top-10 and 15 top-25 finishes helped Heintz secure career earnings of more than $2.2 million as a PGA Tour member.
He also made nearly 200 starts on what is currently known as the Korn Ferry Tour, where he tallied two victories, two second-place finishes, seven top-five's, 14 top-10's and 42 top-25's, finishing just shy of $630,000 in earnings. Both of his victories came during the 1999 season, where he claimed the title at the NIKE Shreveport Open and then closed the season with a playoff victory in the NIKE Tour Championship.
Heintz was a consistent leader in putting during his professional career, including leading the PGA Tour in 2002 for putts per round (27.57) and one-putt percentage (46.8), while also setting a putting average of 1.682 that stood as the single-season PGA Tour record until the 2021-22 PGA Tour season.
As a collegiate golfer, Heintz played four seasons at Yale University, where he graduated in 1992 with a degree in economics. He is the only player in Ivy League history to win three consecutive Ivy League individual titles, accomplishing the feat from 1990-92, including a 13-shot victory in the final leg of the three-peat. He was a three-time All-Ivy selection, one of just 27 players in Ivy League history to do so, and as a senior, Heintz served as team captain before being named an Academic All-America selection following the season.
Heintz and his wife, Nancy, have a daughter, Eryn, and three sons, PJ, Dan and Brody.
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"I'm delighted to welcome Coach Heintz into his new role for Duke men's golf," said King. "Bob has poured so much of himself into this program over the past eight years, building deep, meaningful relationships with our student-athletes and helping them grow on and off the course. His first-hand knowledge of Duke and our commitment to excellence, combined with his experience as both a head coach and a PGA Tour player, made it clear that he is the right person to lead us forward. I have no doubt he will continue to elevate our program with the same integrity, passion and care that our student-athletes have come to count on."
Heintz assumes the head coaching position following two seasons as associate head coach for the Duke men's golf program, after starting as an assistant coach for the Blue Devils in February of 2017. During his time as an assistant coach, Heintz was named a finalist for the Jan Strickland Outstanding Assistant Coach Award in 2020.
"I want to thank Nina King for placing her trust in me to lead this program," said Heintz. "I'm also grateful to Jack Winters, Heather Ryan and Mike Sobb for their support during this process. It's an honor to be named the next head coach of Duke men's golf during this transformative time in college athletics, and I'm looking forward to helping our student-athletes find success in this new era, both on and off the course. I'm proud of what this program has accomplished during my time as assistant and associate head coach, and I'm excited to build on our success. Let's go Duke!"
With Heintz on the coaching staff, Duke men's golf has claimed 15 team titles, including the 2017 ACC Championship. In postseason play, Duke has earned a berth to an NCAA regional in every possible season and has advanced to the NCAA Championship four times as a team, including an appearance in the 2018 match-play semifinals. Both Ethan Evans and Bryan Kim have represented Duke at the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Championships, respectively, as individuals, with Heintz serving as the on-course coach.
In his eight seasons, Heintz has helped the Blue Devils set the top eight team season scoring averages in program history, and Duke has posted a program-low 54-hole score of 41-under, 823, two separate times with Heintz on the staff.
Four different Blue Devils have been named an All-American at least once with Heintz on the coaching staff. Duke has had at least three Academic All-ACC honorees in all possible years that Heintz has been a part of the Duke coaching staff, after selections were not made in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Prior to his arrival in Durham, Heintz served as head coach of the University of Pennsylvania men's golf program from September of 2012 until February of 2017. He was named the inaugural Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2015, after leading the Quakers to the team title in the Ivy League Championship.
With Heintz as head coach, Penn secured five team titles and saw four individuals claim medalist honors at an event. The Quakers also logged six total First Team All-Ivy selections including the program's first Ivy League Player of the Year honoree in 2015.
Heintz highlighted his professional playing career with six full seasons on the PGA Tour, headlined by a second-place finish at the Reno-Tahoe Open in 2010, which combined with six top-10 and 15 top-25 finishes helped Heintz secure career earnings of more than $2.2 million as a PGA Tour member.
He also made nearly 200 starts on what is currently known as the Korn Ferry Tour, where he tallied two victories, two second-place finishes, seven top-five's, 14 top-10's and 42 top-25's, finishing just shy of $630,000 in earnings. Both of his victories came during the 1999 season, where he claimed the title at the NIKE Shreveport Open and then closed the season with a playoff victory in the NIKE Tour Championship.
Heintz was a consistent leader in putting during his professional career, including leading the PGA Tour in 2002 for putts per round (27.57) and one-putt percentage (46.8), while also setting a putting average of 1.682 that stood as the single-season PGA Tour record until the 2021-22 PGA Tour season.
As a collegiate golfer, Heintz played four seasons at Yale University, where he graduated in 1992 with a degree in economics. He is the only player in Ivy League history to win three consecutive Ivy League individual titles, accomplishing the feat from 1990-92, including a 13-shot victory in the final leg of the three-peat. He was a three-time All-Ivy selection, one of just 27 players in Ivy League history to do so, and as a senior, Heintz served as team captain before being named an Academic All-America selection following the season.
Heintz and his wife, Nancy, have a daughter, Eryn, and three sons, PJ, Dan and Brody.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils men's golf, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeMGOLF".
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