PULLMAN, Wash. – A two-time NCAA Golf West Regional Championship participant as a student-athlete at WSU, Kevin Tucker returns to Washington State University as the assistant men's golf coach, head coach
Dustin White announced Tuesday.
"We are excited to have Kevin back in Pullman," White said. "His success as a Coug and at the professional level will bring a great deal of knowledge and experience to the program. He is a great fit for Cougar Golf and will be a big asset in recruiting and player development. The guys will enjoy learning from and being around Kevin and see what it takes to be successful. We share the same vision for where we want to go and look forward to accomplishing a lot of great things."
As a member of the Cougar golf team from the fall of 2006 to the spring of 2010, Tucker became just the second Cougar in school history to be invited to the NCAA West Regional Championships as an individual as a junior in 2008-09. He returned to the regional championships as a senior (2009-10), becoming the first Cougar in school history to receive multiple individual postseason invitations. He was also a two-time All-Pacific-10 conference honorable mention honoree (as a junior and senior), becoming just the third Cougar in school history to garner multiple postseason accolades. Throughout his WSU career, Tucker compiled nine top-10 and 26 top-25 tournament finishes.
"I'm excited to be a part of the WSU Men's Golf Program again," Tucker said. "I look forward to working alongside Dustin to prepare the team for the highest level of competition."
A 2010 graduate of WSU, Tucker spent the last seven years playing professional golf while working at various golf clubs. He competed on the PGA Tour Canada for four years from 2011-14, notching his best finish at the 2013 ATB Financial Classic where he tied for second. He also spent two seasons on the All-American Tour in Phoenix from 2011-13 and one season on the Dakotas Tour in 2016, where his best finish was also second in a playoff loss, at the 2016 South Dakota Open.
Tucker worked at various prestigious golf clubs including the Estancia Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. (2012-16), Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo. (summer of 2015), and Scottsdale National Golf Club from 2016-18.
A native of Kennewick, Wash., Tucker graduated from Kennewick High School in 2006. His wife, Ellen Kellie, is a 2011 graduate of Washington State University.
