Coming off the best season in program history, the King University men's golf team is reloaded and prepared to duplicate their success in 2022-23. Head Coach Brian Kamm returns a pair of individuals that participated in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional in 2021-22 and has brought in a talented group to compete with the talented group of returners this season.
2021-22 Highlights
- King captured their first Conference Carolinas Men's Golf Championship in program history, coming from nine strokes back entering the final day
- That led to the first NCAA South/Southeast Regional tournament in program history, where the Tornado finished 16th
- Samuel Trueba became the first Tornado to qualify for the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship, finishing third and earning GCAA second team All-America honors
- Three Tornado were selected All-Conference Carolinas, marking the most to earn that honor in one year in program history
TOP RETURNERS
JOSE LUIS GARCIA JIMENEZ
Jr. | 5-6 | R | Melilla, Spain
- Career stroke average of 76.37
- Has played in 36 career rounds with a low round of 70
- Three career rounds of par or better
- Career-low 36-hole score of 146
- Career-low 54-hole score of 223
ÅASMUND NORUM
So. | 5-11 | R | Inderoy, Norway
- Third team All-Conference Carolinas as a freshman
- The only Tornado to play in all 29 rounds a season ago
- Posted one top-10 finish
- Third on the team with a 74.24 stroke average
BEAM RATANAPRASARTPORN
Sr. | 5-7 | R | Bangplee, Samutprakarn, Thailand
- Played in 31 career rounds, including eight a season ago
- Owns a career stroke average of 77.48
- Career low round of 72 came as a freshman
- Career low tournament scores of 148 (36-hole) and 223 (54-hole)
PEYTON PEREZ
Sr. | 5-8 | R | Peoria, Ill.
- Played in five tournaments, 14 rounds in his first year on campus in 2021-22
- Shot one-under (139) to finish second at the King Invitational
- Career low round of 68
HARVEY FITZPATRICK
So. | 5-11 | R | Leicester, England
- Played in two tournaments, five rounds as a freshman
- Low 36-hole score of 155
- Low 54-hole score of 231
NEWCOMERS
HEAD COACH
Kamm joined the King staff prior to the 2011-12 season and following a wealth of experience over 30 years of his professional and amateur golf career that he has used to steadily build the King University golf program to its status today. A former golfer on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) TOUR, Kamm has had success with both programs, sending individuals from each team to the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships. Richard Powell was the first Tornado to qualify on the men's side in 2012-13 and Elizabeth Swallow became the first women to qualify in 2013-14. In 2021-22, Kamm guided the Tornado to their first NCAA South/Southeast Regional team appearance in program history and the Tornado had an individual qualify for the NCAA Division II Men's golf Championship.
2022-23 Schedule Highlights
Season Opener | September 12-13 - Bearcat Fall Invitational; Forest Hills GC; Augusta, Ga.
Home Tournament | September 26-27 - King University Invitational; Golf Club of Bristol; Bristol, Tenn.
Conference Carolinas Men's Golf Championship | April 23-25 - Carolina CC; Spartanburg, S.C.