Jul 30 | Men's Golf
SMU men's golf added Cory Donnell to its staff as assistant coach. Donnell spent the last season at Baylor.
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 With Donnell on staff, the Bears reached the NCAA Championship in 2024 advancing past the 54-hole cut. The 14th-place national showing was the Bears' third best all-time finish. They won a team title at the Aggie Invitational and finished in fourth at the Big 12 Championship, their best performance in 21 seasons.
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Prior to Baylor, Donnell spent two seasons as assistant coach at Charleston Southern. In 2022-23, The Buccaneers won a team title at the VCU Shootout and finished one stroke shy of a conference championship. In 2021, after winning a conference title, the Bucs earned a bid to the 2021 Palm Beach NCAA Regional the program's first NCAA appearance since 2015.
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Prior to joining the collegiate coaching rankings, Donnell spent two seasons as an assistant pro at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland, his hometown.
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Donnell competed at Abilene Christian where he saw action in five tournaments over the course of two seasons. While at ACU, Donnell earned a Bachelor of Science in 2019.
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Prior to ACU, Donnell spent two years at McLennan Community College from 2014-16. He was an All-American both seasons.
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Donnell is married to Lydia Donnell who he met playing golf at McLennan.
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 With Donnell on staff, the Bears reached the NCAA Championship in 2024 advancing past the 54-hole cut. The 14th-place national showing was the Bears' third best all-time finish. They won a team title at the Aggie Invitational and finished in fourth at the Big 12 Championship, their best performance in 21 seasons.
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Prior to Baylor, Donnell spent two seasons as assistant coach at Charleston Southern. In 2022-23, The Buccaneers won a team title at the VCU Shootout and finished one stroke shy of a conference championship. In 2021, after winning a conference title, the Bucs earned a bid to the 2021 Palm Beach NCAA Regional the program's first NCAA appearance since 2015.
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Prior to joining the collegiate coaching rankings, Donnell spent two seasons as an assistant pro at Firewheel Golf Park in Garland, his hometown.
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Donnell competed at Abilene Christian where he saw action in five tournaments over the course of two seasons. While at ACU, Donnell earned a Bachelor of Science in 2019.
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Prior to ACU, Donnell spent two years at McLennan Community College from 2014-16. He was an All-American both seasons.
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Donnell is married to Lydia Donnell who he met playing golf at McLennan.
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