Andrew Sapp - Men's Golf Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Andrew Sapp

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
sappm17@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-1424

Andrew Sapp was named head men's golf coach at East Carolina University on July 20, 2017 after six years leading the men’s golf program at the University of North Carolina.

During his first two seasons at ECU Sapp led the Pirates to a pair of victories and helped Patrick Stephenson and Blake Taylor each earn all-conference accolades. Under his guidance the team earned Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar Team accolades in 2018 and 2019 with Stephenson earning All-America Scholar honors in 2019.

President of the Golf Coaches Association of America from 2016-18, Sapp led the Tar Heels to the NCAA Championship finals for the first time in 10 years, where they finished 18^th. UNC captured seven team championships and six individual titles during his tenure. Players who competed under Sapp posted six of the Tar Heel’s 18 lowest career stroke average scores.

In addition to the seven team championships, the Tar Heels had 31 other top-five finishes during Sapp’s tenure.

Sapp coached two All-ACC performers and one PING All-America honorable mention player, while leading the Tar Heels to four NCAA regional championship appearances. He also had 17 players named to the ACC All-Academic Team.

Prior to returning to lead his alma mater, where he was a four-year letterman from 1989-93, Sapp served as the head men’s golf coach at the University of Michigan for nine seasons (2002-11).

He led the Wolverines to a third-place finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships and a 10^th-place finish in 2011. Sapp coached Michigan to four consecutive regional appearances from 2008-11, including a victory at the 2011 NCAA Central Region Championships.

The Wolverines won eight tournament titles and eight individual titles during his time in Ann Arbor. He had one player selected third-team All-America and two receive honorable mention honors. Four Wolverines were named to PING’s All-Midwest Region team on five occasions and three were selected to the All-Big Ten team on four occasions with one player receiving Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Year honors.

Sapp’s squads dropped nearly 15 strokes off the team scoring average to 290.41 in 2010 and 292.82 in 2011. His teams set the single-round record of 275 three times and set the lowest 54-hole score of 839. His players tied Michigan’s record for individual single-round score, set the record for individual 54-hole score and the record for average score per round.

Every senior who played for Sapp at Michigan completed his degree and his teams scored a perfect 1,000 each year of the APR and ranked in the top 10 percent of all golf programs in 2009 and 2010. Thirty-four Wolverines earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, and the NGCA selected four Wolverines on five occasions as Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars.

Sapp began his coaching career at North Carolina as an assistant coach to Devon Brouse from 1993-98. He then accompanied Brouse to Purdue as associate head coach of the men’s and women’s programs for four years (1998-02).

As an assistant coach, the Tar Heels won 14 team titles, won 12 individual events, and participated in five consecutive NCAA Championships, including four top-20 finishes. UNC won the ACC championship in 1995 and 1996 and was second twice. He helped coach five All-Americas, seven players who received nine All-ACC honors, and two Academic All-Americas.

As a part of the Purdue coaching staff, the Boilermakers won 12 team and 11 individual titles and he coached four All-Americas, four Academic All-Americas and 10 first-team All-Big Ten players. The men won consecutive NCAA Regionals in 2001 and 2002 and finished seventh at the 2002 NCAA Championships. The women had three top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including ninth in 2000. The Purdue men finished second twice and third once at the Big Ten Championship, while the women won the league in 2000 and were second in 2002.

Sapp earned a pair of degrees from UNC, a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1993 and a master’s in sports administration in 1996.

He and his wife Laura have one son, Connor.