The UK women’s golf team hired Brendan Ryan as an assistant coach, head coach Myra Blackwelder announced Monday. Ryan has run his own golf consulting business since 2005, where he helped high school golfers obtain scholarships.
“Brendan is a great fit for our developing program as he brings experience in three key areas: coaching, recruiting and camp development,†Blackwelder said in a news release. “This will allow him to help current players raise their golf IQ, but also significantly help in the areas of identifying and recruiting the best players in the world to elevate this program back to national prominence.â€
Ryan has also worked golfing clinics for the last eight years, in addition to previous coaching experience at Ohio Wesleyan University as an assistant coach.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to apply my coaching, teaching and recruiting background to help develop the University of Kentucky into a national contender,†Ryan said.
Hartline garners SEC honors
After leading UK to a 20-14 victory on Saturday, sophomore quarterback Mike Hartline was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday.
Hartline directed the Cats on a crucial scoring drive in the fourth quarter, connecting with sophomore running back Derrick Locke for the final touchdown to give UK a 17-14 lead. The sophomore threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns against Middle Tennessee State, both career highs.
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