Chad Kurmel Named Men’s Golf Assistant Coach

East Lansing, Mich. – Chad Kurmel was named assistant coach for the Michigan State men’s golf program, Head Coach Casey Lubahn announced on Tuesday.

Kurmel had been a volunteer assistant coach for the program the last four years, beginning in 2018-19, while serving as the director of instruction at the Spartan Golf Academy.

“I’m very happy to have Chad join us full-time as a coach with our program,” Lubahn said. “Chad is a terrific instructor and has a long history of success as a player that will be valuable for the players on our team. He has been a part of our program’s success over the last few years, knows and has worked with everyone on our roster and I think he will be a great addition.”

Since his arrival at Michigan State, the Spartans earned two appearances to an NCAA Regional and posted two top-three finishes in the Big Ten Championships. MSU has won at least one tournament in each of the last three seasons and six players have earned All-Big Ten honors.

“This is a great opportunity to work not only with a great group of young men, but with a coach who I have a ton of respect for in Casey,” Kurmel said. “I’ve had a great opportunity over the last four years getting to know the players on this team and to see them excel both on and off the golf course. I’m honored to join the program full-time and looking forward to building on the success we’ve enjoyed here at Michigan State.”

Kurmel has been a PGA Professional for more than 20 years and was named “Best In-State” instructor by Golf Digest from 2019-22.

In addition, he has played junior, collegiate and professional golf. Kurmel played in the PGA TOUR’s 2007 Honda Classic and 2013 Puerto Rico Open , the Korn Ferry Tour’s Miccosukee Championship and in the PGA Professional National Championships seven times (2004, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022). He won the South Florida PGA Section Championship in 2012.