Upcoming Event: Men's Golf versus The Bryson Invitational on October 13, 2025
Men's Golf
vs The Bryson Invitational
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Men's Golf
O.D. Vincent
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- odvincent@duaa.duke.edu
- Phone:
- (919) 681-2494
O.D. Vincent is in his second year at the helm of the Duke men’s golf program after guiding UCLA and Washington to nine NCAA Championship appearances in 11 seasons as a head coach. Vincent, the 1999 National Coach of the Year and a three-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, has led his teams to 35 team tournament titles.
In his first year at Duke, Vincent led the Blue Devils to tournament wins at the Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic (co-champs) and the River Landing Intercollegiate as well as a second place finish at the ACC Championship. Senior Michael Schachner flourished under Vincent’s guidance posting two tournament wins and the second-lowest season stroke average in Duke history. Schachner recorded an ACC-high 17 under-par rounds in 2007-08, while claiming All-ACC and PING All-South Region Team honors. Clark Klaasen also earned All-ACC honors for the Blue Devils.
Vincent led the UCLA golf program to a pair of Pac-10 crowns and four top-10 NCAA Championship finishes from 2002-2007. In five years with the Bruins, Vincent’s squads produced 24 tournament wins and two NCAA Regional trophies. UCLA also finished fourth or better in the Pac-10 in all five seasons under Vincent. Individually, 12 players won a combined 21 tournament titles, including a pair of Pac-10 and NCAA Regional medalists, during Vincent’s tenure at UCLA.
Vincent also upgraded UCLA’s on campus practice facilities, fundraising efforts, recruiting and results. In 2005 and 2006, UCLA was proclaimed the nation’s “Best Balanced” golf program by Golf Digest. The survey ranks more than 1,000 schools’ academics, facilities, coaching, climate and golf.
In 2005-06, the Bruins won six team titles and finished seventh at the NCAA Championship for the second straight season. In 2005-06, Vincent guided the Bruins to 11 team titles, including the Pac-10 title. Vincent claimed conference coach of the year honors for the third time in his career and was also named the 2006 Pacific Region Coach of the Year.
In his third year at UCLA, Vincent led the team to tournament wins at the inaugural Gold Rush, The Prestige and the Cougar Invitational. Vincent led the Bruins to a combined 16 tournament wins in his first two seasons at UCLA, including a pair of NCAA Regional titles. The Bruins finished the 2003-04 season ranked No.1 by Golfstat after winning nine tournaments, including six Gold events. The team also finished second at the NCAA Championship.
In his first year at UCLA, Vincent led the team to the 2003 Pac-10 championship, the school’s first conference title in 18 years and third place finish at the NCAA Championship. The Bruins closed the year ranked among the top 10 in every major collegiate golf ranking, while Vincent earned Pac-10 and Pacific Region Coach of the Year honors.
Vincent coached eight All-Americas (11 selections), 12 All-Pac-10 performers, three Pac-10 All-Academic team members and three Academic All-Americas while at UCLA.
Vincent began his coaching career at Washington in 1995 and led his alma mater to four NCAA Tournament appearances and nine event championships. He received co-Pac 10 Coach of the Year, District VIII Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year accolades in 1999 after helping the Huskies to three tournament wins, a fourth place showing in the conference and a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships.
While at Washington, Vincent mentored a pair of All-America honorees in Troy Kelly and Brock MacKenzie as well as 13 all-conference choices and five Pac-10 All-Academic selections. Vincent was also instrumental in the development of Washington National, the Huskies’ home course that opened in 2000. The course later served as the site for the 2002 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships (with Duke claiming the title) and the 2003 NCAA Men’s Golf West Regional (with UCLA winning the crown).
Vincent, considered one of the finest players in University of Washington history, guided the Huskies to the 1988 Pac-10 championship ? Washington’s first league crown in 25 years ? by claiming medalist honors as a sophomore. Vincent was an all-conference and All-America selection after posting a Washington single-season record eight top-10 finishes, including two individual titles. He is the only golfer in Pac-10 history to earn medalist honors as a player and later garner the league’s coach of the year award.
After graduating from Washington in 1991 with a degree in sociology, Vincent became the only American golfer to qualify for the PGA’s European Tour in 1991. He earned a spot in the 1992 British Open and was among the leaders at Muirfield after shooting an opening round 67.
Born Orrin Daniel Vincent in Seattle, Wash., on July 8, 1968, he is married to the former Jana Ellis, who earned All-America honors as a swimmer at Washington and Florida. The couple resides in Durham with their two children ? Prada (6) and Phar (2).
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