STARKVILLE — Following its most successful season in 15 years, Mississippi State men’s golf announced Monday that assistant coach Kolton Lapa would be promoted to associate head coach.
Lapa, who is entering his second season with the Bulldogs, is a current member of the PGA Tour Canada and previously competed in multiple Korn Ferry Tour events, among others.
“I’m so thankful for Kolton and everything he has done and continues to do for our program,” head coach Dusty Smith said in Monday’s press release. “He cares deeply for our players and wants to do whatever possible to make them better people, students and golfers. I have been very impressed with his attention to detail and his desire to work daily to be the best coach he can be.”
Lapa came to Starkville after stints as an assistant women’s golf coach at Denver and Nebraska, where both programs set single-season school records for stroke average during his tenure.
Lapa began his college playing career at Nebraska before transferring to Arizona for his final two seasons in 2015 and 2016.
Mississippi State returned to the NCAA championships for the first time since 2008 in Lapa’s first season as assistant coach.
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