PISCATAWAY, N.J- The Rutgers men’s golf program hired Patrick Spraggs as the team’s new assistant coach.
Spraggs joins head coach Rob Shutte‘s staff this month and will assist with all aspects of the Scarlet Knights men’s golf team. Spraggs, who grew up a star golfer himself in England brings a rich background of golf expertise internationally and in the United States to Piscataway this spring.
“My family and I are super excited to move to New Jersey and join the Rutgers men’s golf program,” Spraggs said. “What attracts me to Rutgers is the level of golf played here and the program’s great history at the Division 1 level. I can’t wait for this new adventure, and I can’t wait to work with our student-athletes.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Patrick Spraggs to our program,” head coach Rob Shutte said. “Patrick brings a wealth of golf experience to our program and has a natural ability to connect with our student-athletes. Patrick’s background from England to the professional level as a player and a coach will be a huge asset to our program.”
Spraggs’s connections in the college and professional golf landscape will help Shutte recruit internationally and beyond.
Spraggs, a University of Stirling graduate, has over 15 years of work experience in the golf industry working his way to being a professional golfer. He has been a caddie at Kinsale Golf Club, The Old Collier Golf Club in Naples Florida, and Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio.
In Europe, he was the assistant golf professional at Stonham Barns Golf Centre and Woodbridge Golf Club in England. Spraggs was a professional golfer after playing college golf abroad and a year of NCAA golf on the East Tennessee State men’s golf team.
Spraggs was a successful golfer back home growing up in England and was on the 2010 European Palmer Cup team. He was a member of the England boys’ team in the Dutch Junior Masters. He has shot a course-record 66 at Ipswich Golf Club and a 64 at Stowmarket Golf Club. Spraggs has also represented his country in hockey, cricket, and rugby all at the same time at the U14 level.
Spraggs has been on the radar of Shutte for years and quickly developed a connection with the Scarlet Knights roster when he met them via Facetime during the interview process. Spraggs will join the program this spring as the Scarlet Knights look to content in the Big…
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