Tim Mickelson

Feature on Coach Mickelson from Arizona Golf Insider (Spring of 2012)

--Throughout the years: Tim and Phil (Photo Gallery done by asu.edu/photos provided by Mary Mickelson)

--Coach Mickelson to build on brothers legacy (NCAA.com/April 4, 2012)

--Coach Mickelson out to establish a golf dynasty (by Elijah Grasser, State Press/July 24, 2011)

--Coach Tim Mickelson aims to bring ASU men's golf back to Phil-like glory (by Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic/July 19, 2011)

Tim Mickelson, who had led the University of San Diego to the school's first three NCAA appearances in program history, was named Sun Devil head men's golf on July 10, 2011, and coached at ASU for five seasons through the 2015-16 season, including earning the 2014-15 Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award. 

He led ASU to eight team titles and recruited and mentored the only two-time Ben Hogan Award winner, Jon Rahm, who also won the 2016 Pac-12 Tournament and All-American Max Rottluff. It marked the first Pac-12 Coach of the Year for ASU in 15 seasons, as former Sun Devil coaches Randy Lein (2000, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1993), Steve Loy (1990, 1989) and George Boutell (1981, 1979) also earned the honor. Rahm also won the 2016 Jack Nicklaus Award.

Mickelson led the team to five tournament victories in 2014-15, all of them happening in the spring. It won tournaments in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Oregon as the five team wins was the most since the 1995-96 team won six tournaments en route to ASU's second NCAA title. Both Rahm and Rottluff were selected for Team Europe in the 2016 Palmer Cup.

ASU'S EIGHT TEAM TOURNAMENT VICTORIES UNDER TIM MICKELSON
NCAA Albuquerque Regional (May 16-18, 2016)
Arizona Intercollegiate (Jan. 26-27, 2015)
Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 5-7, 2015)
2015 Prestige at PGA WEST (Feb. 16-18, 2015)
Duck Invitational (Mar. 23-24, 2015)
ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Apr. 3-4, 2015)
ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Mar.  21-23, 2014)
Cullum Invitational (tied for team title but no playoff/September 17-18, 2011)

Since head-to-head became an official statistic over a decade ago, ASU’s most wins prior to the 2014-15 season was in 2005-06 when it was 142-52-5. ASU posted 163 wins in 2014-15 and came back with 149 in Mickelson's final season, just five years removed a 62-win season.

@ASUMENSGOLF BEST HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
2014-15: 163-39-2
2015-16: 149-34-3
2005-06: 142-52-5
2013-14: 130-54-4

Mickelson, a four-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors, was the 13th coach in the history of the program which won national titles in 1990 (under Steve Loy) and 1996 (under Randy Lein). The younger brother of Sun Devil and PGA Tour professional Phil Mickelson, Tim arrived at ASU following a remarkable eight-year run at USD where he steadily built the program into a national contender as it finished in the Top 20 each of his last three years (2009-11), including an eighth-place finish in 2010. In addition to advancing to NCAAs the final three seasons, Mickelson guided the program to the NCAA Regionals five of his final six seasons, including the last four. He also spear-headed the most successful season in USD history in 2009-10, leading the Toreros to a school-record five tournament victories and 10 top-five team finishe

In 2011 Mickelson was named WCC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career (2011, 2010, 2008, 2005), as he led the Toreros to nine top-five finishes, including a pair of tournament victories, and a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Under Mickelson's guidance, USD junior Alex Ching was named the WCC's Golfer of the Year.

After inheriting a Torero team that had placed in the lower half of the WCC in 2003, Mickelson immediately led San Diego to a top-tier conference finish in his first year directing the fortunes of the USD program. Mickelson's second campaign was highlighted by San Diego winning team championship honors at the 17-school, 2005 Men's Fidelity National Title held at Cypress Ridge Golf Course on California's Central Coast.

Prior to taking the head coaching position at USD, Mickelson spent two seasons as assistant to Dale Walker at San Diego State, helping lead the Aztecs to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Regionals, as well as an appearance in the 2003 NCAA National Championship.

Mickelson, who was a member of ASU's 1996 NCAA Championship team, played three seasons at Arizona State (1995-1998) before concluding his collegiate career at Oregon State. He earned Academic All-Pac-10 honors in 1997 and 1998. At OSU Mickelson finished second individually at the 2000 Pac-10 Championships, leading the Beavers to a second-place conference finish. The current holder of numerous OSU golf records, including low 18, 36, 54, and 72-hole scoring records, he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Studies.

Arizona State Men's Golf Head Coaches
Aaron McCreary, 1931
Joe Selleh, 1932
Earl Pomeroy, 1940
Bill Quinn, 1948-1949
Al Onofrio, 1952-1956
John Zuchowski, 1958
Francis E. Markham, 1959-1960
Bill Mann, 1961-1974
George Boutell, 1975-1986
Steve Loy, 1987-1992
Todd Rolfes, 1992 (interim)
Randy Lein, 1992-2011
Tim Mickelson, 2011-2016

THE TIM MICKELSON FILE
EDUCATION/PLAYING CAREER
Cum Laude with B.S. from Oregon State in 1999
Played three seasons at Arizona State (1995-1998)
1999 Pac-10 runner-up while at Oregon State

COACHING CAREER
2011-16: Head Coach, Arizona State University (hired July 10, 2011)
2003-10: Head Coach, University of San Diego
2001-03: Assistant Coach, San Diego State (head coach Dale Walker)

COACHING AWARDS
Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2015)
Four-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2010, 2008, 2005)

COACH MICKELSON'S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS PRIOR TO ASU