Grant Robbins
	Position: Head Coach (9th Season/13th Overall) Alma Mater: University of Memphis, 1994

Now in his ninth season as head coach of the University of Memphis men's golf team, Grant Robbins continues to build Tiger golf into a nationally ranked program. Prior to being named head coach of the Tigers, Robbins proved his expertise at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where he built the Seahawk golf program into a national powerhouse.

Robbins, a 1994 graduate of Memphis where he was a three-time all-conference selection, returned to his alma mater as head coach in June of 2003. Robbins replaced his former coach Jim Cook, who unexpectedly passed away in November of 2002.

Robbins, the 2008 Conference USA Coach of the Year, has guided the Tigers to eight tournament titles and 35 top-five finishes and has had eight different players win a total of 13 tournaments in his eight years at the helm. Robbins also led the Tigers to their first postseason berth in more than 20 years when they qualified for the NCAA East Regional in 2008

In 2010, Robbins returned four of five players from his 2009 C-USA Championship lineup, and the experience paid off. Memphis won its first tournament since 2008 when it posted rounds of 274-284-284 to win the Mason Rudolph Championship. Jack Belote led the Tigers with rounds of 66-69-70 en route to claiming medalist honors for the first time in his career.

The Tigers continued their strong play in the spring of 2011 and completed the regular season with a third-place showing at the River Landing Intercollegiate followed by a second-place showing at the C-USA Championship. Memphis' overall body of work was enough to earn an at-large berth as the No. 11 seed in the NCAA Central-Indiana Regional.

After losing three seniors off the 2007-08 squad that earned an NCAA Regional berth, Robbins led a talented, but inexperienced squad to five top-10s and two top-5's in 2008-09. Seniors Brad Benjamin and Jordan Payne anchored the squad, each making the Conference USA All-Tournament Team. The Tigers posted a low finish of second at the Memphis Intercollegiate, where they fell just short of Ohio State in the rain-shortened event.

Memphis struggled early in the spring before coming on strong at the Conference USA Championship. Led by ninth and 11th-place finishes by Brad Benjamin and Jordan Payne, respectively, the Tigers finished fourth in the event and posted their lowest tournament team total of the season.

In 2007-08, Robbins was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to seven top-five finishes, including one victory at the Charleston Southern University Spring Kick-Off. The Tigers, who finished in the top-10 in all but two events, played their best golf toward the end of the season, posting wins over nationally-ranked Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest and Texas Tech and earning a bid to the NCAA East Regional. It was the first postseason appearance by Memphis in more than 20 years.

Former Tiger Ian Rochester was named All-Conference USA after turning in four top-five finishes, including medalist honors at the CSU Spring Kick-Off. Robbie Greenwell also earned All-Conference USA honors after a strong season that included a win at the Linger Longer Invitational. Robbins led the University of Memphis to a third-place finish in the Conference USA Tournament.

During the 2006-07 season, Robbins directed the Tigers to seven top-10 finishes and three top-five showings. Kyle Peterman earned medalist honors in the Mason Rudolph Invitational. Rochester finished sixth at the Conference USA Tournament to help the Tigers to a seventh-place showing. Rochester also closed out the season on a strong note by finishing second at the Linger Longer Invitational.

In 2005-06, Robbins and the Tigers turned in five top-five finishes, including three top-three showings and a title at the 2005 Memphis Intercollegiate. Memphis cracked the top-10 in 12 events, and former Tiger Keven Fortin-Simard earned medalist honors three times and was named the Conference USA Player of the Year.

Robbins also led the U of M to a fourth-place showing at the Conference USA Championships, where Brad Benjamin finished third to help Memphis to the school's best conference finish since 1999.

During the 2004-05 campaign, Robbins led the Tigers to three tournament victories, which is the most first-place finishes in a single year in school history. Under Robbins, four Memphis golfers earned medalist honors, the team finished in the top-two in five of 10 events, and Fortin-Simard was named All-Conference USA.

In the 2003-04 season, Robbins led Memphis to four top-five finishes in 10 tournaments, including a first-place finish (out of 15 teams) at the Matlock Collegiate Classic in Lakeland, Fla. He also led Memphis to third, fourth and fifth-place finishes in three separate tournaments, and the Tigers won a dual match against Mississippi State on the Bulldogs' home course. Memphis individuals had seven top-five finishes in 11 tournaments, and both David Jeans and Alan Weant were named All-Conference USA.

Robbins spent four seasons at the helm of the UNC Wilmington program before coming to Memphis. His teams won 11 tournament titles in his time on the Atlantic coast, including four events during the 2002-03 season, his final campaign with the Seahawks. The Seahawks placed in the top-three in 28 events under Robbins as he led UNCW to its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid in 2003. Robbins was named the 2001 Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in just his second year at UNCW.

During his time at Wilmington, he coached one CAA Golfer of the Year, two CAA Rookies of the Year and 13 All-CAA performers. Seven different golfers were individual medalists in 10 tournaments during Robbins' four-year tenure.

Before taking the post at UNCW, Robbins coached for two years as an assistant at Penn State. While there, he helped the Nittany Lions advance to a pair of NCAA East Regionals in 1998 and 1999. Robbins assisted in all facets of the Penn State program and served as the recruiting coordinator. He was also the tournament director of the Rutherford Intercollegiate and was an instructor for the Penn State Golf Camps.

Robbins gained valuable experience playing on three different professional golf tours following his graduation from Memphis. Robbins put in time on the North Florida PGA Winter Tour (1994-95), the Tommy Armour Professional Golf Tour (1994-95) and the Tour America Mid-South Professional Golf Tour (1995).

A Memphis native, Robbins was a four-year letterman on the Tiger golf team from 1990-94 and also served as a team captain his junior and senior seasons. He was an All-Great Midwest Conference team selection three times and was also a recipient of the Jake Fondren Golf Scholarship. During his senior season at the 1994 Vanderbilt/Music City Intercollegiate, Robbins tied for what was then the second-lowest single round in school history when he shot a 6-under-par 66, two strokes shy of the school record.

Robbins earned his bachelor's degree in marketing in 1994 from the University of Memphis and returned to the U of M after his playing career to earn his master's degree in sports management in 1997. Robbins entered the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) in August of 2007 and is now a PGA Class A Professional. He is currently an instructor at the Jerry Haas Golf Camp at Wake Forest University and has also served as an instructor at the Duke University Golf School, the Pine Needles Youth Golfari (Southern Pines, N.C.), the Penn State Nittany Lion Golf Camp and the Fighting Scot Golf Camp (Wooster, Ohio).

Robbins and his wife, Brooke, reside in Cordova, Tenn. The couple has one child, Bryce.