Golf - Coach Profile: Doug Linde
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Coach Linde

A 1991 graduate and one of the top golfers in Delaware Valley College history, Doug Linde took the program over as head coach in 1996 and has moved it into the one of the elite programs in the region.

Linde led the 2005 Aggies to the program's first-ever conference championship as they won the Freedom crown in the conference's inaugural year for golf. Three golfers placed in the top 10 and Linde was honored by his peers as the Freedom Conference Coach of the Year.

One year later, Delaware Valley followed with a perfect 5-0 record in the regular season and finished in second place at the conference championship. Senior Mike Everingham captured the individual title and was named the Freedom Conference Golfer of the Year. Last year, the Aggies went 9-1, placed third at the Freedom tournament and had two golfers earn medals with top five showings.

During his rookie coaching campaign in '96, Linde helped the Aggies win four matches (after winning none the year before). He also coached the team's first conference medalist (Todd Hippauf) since he accomplished the feat in 1991.

In 2001, the Aggies won seven of 12 matches, including the last six of the season. One year later, Delaware Valley went 5-1 and placed sixth at the MACs with Steve McDonald earning a medal for a top 10 finish.

The 2003 season saw Linde lead the Aggies to a 6-1 mark and place second out of 14 teams at the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Championships. McDonald and Shawn Cooper each earned medals with top 10 finishes at the conference tournament.

Linde was on sabbatical when the 2004 squad - all recruited by Linde - went a perfect 6-0 in head-to-head meets and won the first invitational in program history when they topped 11 other teams at the Lebanon Valley College Invitational. Delaware Valley then went on to finish in fifth place at the MACs..

Linde was a three-time DVC Most Valuable Golfer and team captain. He arrived as a freshman in 1988 and helped a team that went 0-16 the year before, finish with a school-record 20-4 mark and place sixth at the MACs. Linde capped his stellar career by placing eighth and winning a medal at the 1991 MAC Championships.

Linde also received recognition for his work in the classroom as he was a two-time Gold Coaches Association of America Division III Academic All-American and a three-time member of the MAC Spring All-Academic Team.

Linde received his Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy. He went onto Penn State University, earned his Master's in 1993 and his Doctorate in 1996. Linde is a full-time agronomy professor at Delaware Valley.