Robbie Davis - Hall of Fame Golf Coach

ROBBIE DAVISFlorida Southern Women’s Golf Coach, 1997-presentRobbie Davis took little time in joining the ranks of national championship coaches at FSC, guiding the Mocs to an NCAA title in 2000, just his third year at the helm. For good measure the Mocs ran off a total of three straight NCAA crowns under Davis, also winning in 2001 and 2002. He has also coached the Mocs to four NCAA national runner-up finishes and one third-place finish in his career, giving FSC a top- three finish in eight of his nine seasons. Davis has coached six individual national champions, five individual national runners-up and 24 All-Americans, including 16 first-teamers. A three-time GolfWeek  national coach of the year in 2000, 2001 and 2002, Davis was similarly honored in 2002 by the NGCA. A 2004 Region Coach of the Year, he is a four-time SSC Coach of the Year.A Lakeland native, Davis is a 1988 graduate of Lakeland High School, located less than a mile from Florida Southern College. He played collegiately at the University of Kentucky where he received his B.A. in Finance in 1993. While at Kentucky, Davis was a two-time Academic All-American as a junior and senior, and a three-time member of the SEC All-Academic Team. He twice won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Golf Championship. He still competes in amateur tournaments through the Florida State Golf Association and again qualified for the Florida State Amateur Championship in 2013. Davis won the event as a collegiate golfer in 1990, and added to his amateur win total in the summer of 2015 by finishing in first place at the 39th Annual Polk County Amateur Championships in Lakeland.Before coming to Florida Southern in February of 1997, Davis served as assistant golf coach at the University of Kentucky for one year before playing three years professionally on the Tommy Armour, Gary Player, Moonlight and Hooters Tours. He’s also served as a golf assistant at Lone Palm Golf Club, the primary home course of the Moccasins.Robbie and his wife Joy live in Lakeland and have three daughters: Perry, Lucy, and Susie.In this episode, Kevin Walsh and Robbie Davis discuss Robbie's storied coaching career and his true love of the game of golf.  Robbie is a fascinating guy and has lots of great stories to tell and this episode has some great moments that golfers and non-golfers alike would love. Golf is like life and if you play golf, you are my friend!  This episode is well worth watching and we hope you enjoy the show! Find out where to purchase PAR TEE Drinks at ...https://drinkpartee.com/apps/store-locator...and follow our socials at... https://www.instagram.com/drinkpartee/    https://www.instagram.com/parteetimemygolf/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555374627181To explore properties in the Sarasota and surrounding areas, go to https://www.suncoastdreams.com .....or call (941) 220-4000.For more info about Robbie, check out the following...https://fscmocs.com/staff-directory/robbie-davis/76https://fscmocs.com/honors/hall-of-fame/robbie-davis/56https://www.theledger.com/story/sports/college/golf/2019/11/05/mocs-robbie-davis-to-be-inducted-into-hall-of-fame/2364951007/https://sunshinestateconference.com/news/2019/10/31/womens-golf-fscs-robbie-davis-named-to-wgca-coaches-hall-of-fame.aspxSupport the show