THE FLATS – Bruce Heppler, one of the most decorated head coaches in college golf history, has announced that he will retire following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, his 31st at the helm of Georgia Tech golf.
“Georgia Tech is a special place, and to be a part of this school, this athletics department and this historic golf program has been an honor,” Heppler said. “It’s meaningful to me that my career as a head coach, and all of the relationships that come with that, are tied to one place – Georgia Tech.
“To the men that have come through our program: I’ve had the privilege of having a front-row seat to when many of your dreams came true, and to see the growth in each one of you. I hope that maybe we’ve altered your course in some small way – not just as golfers, but as people, husbands and fathers.
“I’d also like to acknowledge the generosity of those who have donated to our program over the years. Nothing could have been achieved without those resources that you provided. (Former athletics director) Homer Rice told me when he hired me that I won’t find a place that people love more than here at Georgia Tech, and that has proven to be true. The trophies will stay here, but the relationships will travel. The goal when I arrived on The Flats in 1995 was to leave things better than I found them, and I hope that is the case.”
Since taking over as Georgia Tech’s head coach in 1995, Heppler has guided the Yellow Jackets to 27-straight NCAA regionals (every season since 1998), 22 NCAA finals and four national runner-up finishes. Most recently, the Jackets advanced to the NCAA semifinals in both 2023 and 2024, earning their fourth second-place finish under Heppler in ’23 and tying for third in ’24. Since 2000, Tech has finished outside the top 10 in college golf’s major polls only five times.
His 73 tournament wins as Tech’s head coach include six NCAA regional championships, most recently in 2022 and 2023.
On the conference level, he’s led Georgia Tech to 14 Atlantic Coast Conference championships (most recently in 2023), which is the third-most by any coach in ACC men’s golf history. He is a 10-time ACC Coach of the Year (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2019).
Individually, he has coached two NCAA champions (Troy Matteson in 2002 and Hiroshi Tai in 2024), three national players of the year (Matt Kuchar in 1998 and 2000, Bryce Molder in 2001 and Matteson in 2002), three U.S. Amateur…
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