Tim Grogan Last College: UNLV, 1992 Position: Head Coach Experience: 18th Year

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Tim Grogan enters his 18th season at the helm of the Marquette University men's golf program in 2008-09. He was named BIG EAST Conference Men's Golf Coach of the Year after the Golden Eagles captured their first league title, and the school's first-ever BIG EAST team championship, in April 2008. Grogan also earned the award in 2006.

Grogan arrived at Marquette after graduating from UNLV in 1992. Since that time, he has guided the Golden Eagles in becoming one of the top collegiate programs in the Midwest and an annual contender for the BIG EAST Championship.

With the addition of All-America honorable mention Mike Van Sickle, the men's golf program at MU has reached unprecedented heights while it continues to climb in the national rankings.

Since the start of the 2005 campaign, Grogan has directed the Golden Eagles to 32 top-10 finishes and 23 top-five finishes in tournament competition. The run also features six runner-up finishies and five team titles, including a school record three victories in 2008.

MU has boasted eight individual medalists during that span and 11 individual champions in the past 10 years (Van Sickle, 6; Nathan Colson, 2; Mark Wentz, 1; Ben Sieg, 1; Ted Gray 1).

Grogan and the Golden Eagles got off to a great start in 2007-08, posting two victories in the fall. MU won the 19-team Xavier Invitational before claiming their second victory at the BIG EAST/MAC Challenge in the last three years. In the past two BIG EAST Championships, Marquette has finished third (2006) and fourth (2007), respectively, before finally breaking through in 2008 to win the school's first BIG EAST title in any team sport, led by senior Ted Gray, who took home medalist honors and was the only player in the event to shoot under par.

The championship earned Marquette the league's automatic bid to compete at the NCAA Regional, the Golden Eagles first-ever trip as a team to the NCAA postseason.

In 2006-07, Grogan coached Marquette's first-ever NCAA tournament qualifier in Van Sickle. Van Sickle was also Grogan's first All-American selection, an honor that provided Van Sickle with an invitation to the prestigious Western Refining College All-America Classic in 2007. Under Grogan, MU has also had All-BIG EAST selections in each of the last two years -- Van Sickle in 2007 and Joe Weber in 2006. Both players finished runner-up in those respective BIG EAST Championships.

Grogan's influence helped Marquette make strides during the 2004-05 season. He developed Ted Gray during the course of the season and helped him win Conference USA All-Freshman team honors. In 2003-04, Grogan's influence continued the development of players like Weber and Kyle Murphy. Weber and Murphy's improvement over the course of the season was evidence for Grogan's teaching skills and philosophy.

Grogan was instrumental in the development of a young team in 2002-03, including Colson. The MU freshman led the team in scoring and won one tournament during the season. The 2001-02 season, Grogan was faced with several newcomers and seasoned veterans. He blended the squad into a cohesive unit that played well as a team.

In 1999-2000, Grogan led Marquette to the title of the Billiken Intercollegiate, its first event championship in three seasons. During the 1996-97 season, he guided the Golden Eagles to the Butler Fall Invitational title, the first championship at the Division I level in MU history. In addition, Tom Uutala became the first individual champion at Marquette since it went to Division I by capturing medalist honors at the Bradley Fall Classic in 1996.

Academic success has been a staple of the program during Grogan's tenure. Colson was named a GCAA All-America Scholar in 2004 and garnered the same award in 2005 along with Weber. Most remarkably, however, has been Grogan's sound track record of graduating players - since the NCAA began tracking each student-athlete's Academic Progress Rate (APR), Marquette has been perfect, graduating 100 percent of its players, a monumental accomplishment compared with other schools and other men's golf programs across the nation.

In 2008, Marquette was one of 32 men's NCAA Division I golf programs to be honored by the national organization for their multi-year APR scores.

Grogan has also pioneered practice facility development, helping MU build a short game practice facility in the Marquette Gymnasium. A lifelong teacher of the game, Grogan is a member of the Professional Golfers Association of America. He is currently the head professional at the Missing Links Golf Club in Mequon, Wis. In addition, he serves as a director of Nike Junior Golf Camps. Grogan also served as a PGA assistant at the Ozaukee Country Club in Mequon from 1992-93.

As a player, Grogan competed in the 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open, a PGA Tour event, and was the runner-up at the Wisconsin PGA Assistants Championship. He also competed in the 1994 U.S. Open sectional qualifier and was a U.S. Junior Amateur participant.

While at UNLV, Grogan was a member of the nationally ranked Rebel golf team. He also served as an intern at the Las Vegas Invitational, a PGA TOUR event held in Las Vegas.