Hunter Hamrick Steps Down as Alabama’s Assistant Men’s Golf Coach

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Hunter Hamrick, who was a four-year letterwinner under head coach Jay Seawell from 2009-12 before spending the past two years as the Alabama men’s golf assistant coach, will step down from his position and pursue a new career opportunity.

“I want to thank coach Seawell for giving me the opportunity to come back to the program in which I have so much love and passion,” Hamrick said. “It has been an honor and something I will always be grateful for. I have been so blessed by these student-athletes. They welcomed me with open arms two years ago, and they have been wonderful to work with every day since. Furthermore, I am proud of what all was accomplished over the last two years, and I believe the program is in a great position moving forward. I look forward to having these relationships for life. I cannot wait to follow the future success of the Alabama golf program and its student-athletes for years to come! Roll Tide!”

Seawell credits Hamrick for helping change the program culture twice – once as a player and once as a coach – and recognized him for the efforts he made to the Alabama men’s golf program.

“Hunter is someone that will always be special to me,” Seawell said. “When he called me and said that he was going to do something different, I understood but it was a sad day because I’ve known him since he was 13 years old. What I have always talked about is that he gave Alabama golf two different things. He built a great athletic career at UA in which he won several SEC Championships and was on a part of the 2012 team that finished national runners-up that really set the tone for what would be back-to-back national titles (2013 and 2014). Then, he kept that ball rolling as a coach. We were in a tough spot when we hired him, and he came in and helped recreate our culture that he helped build when he was a player. Our program is so thankful for Hunter and I wish him and Kenzie the best.”

Hamrick departs after helping return the Crimson Tide program back to national prominence. The team has made big strides since he was hired after the 2020-21 season in which Alabama finished with a 64-74-2 overall record. The Tide closed the 2022-23 campaign with a record of 123-51-2 overall and an 11^th-place finish at the 2023 NCAA Men’s Golf National Championships.

As a player, Hamrick was voted as team captain in 2012 and helped lead that team, which included freshman Justin Thomas, to a national…