University of Texas at Tyler Athletics

Michael McMunn is entering his 10th season as the head coach of the UT Tyler men’s golf program in 2025-26.
 
In 2024-25, the Patriots finished 10th at the Lone Star Conference Tournament in 2025 and then finished 15th at the NCAA Division II South Central / West Super Regional. Seth Campbell earned first team All-Lone Star Conference honors and was selected NCAA Division II PING All-South Central and honorable mention NCAA Division II PING All-American. The Patriots also earned the PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award.
 
In 2023-24, the Patriots were seventh at the LSC Championship Tournament and made the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Division II South Central/West Regional championship tournament, where they finished 19th. UT Tyler made its first appearance in the NCAA Division II national rankings (No. 22) and first in the NCAA Division II regional rankings.
 
Three Patriots earned All-Lone Conference honors: Campbell was a first team selection, while Jay Shero earned second team honors, and Jackson Naeger was an honorable mention pick. Campbell was an NCAA Division II PING All-South Central Region honoree and was selected NCAA Division II PING third team All-American.
 
McMunn became the fourth head men’s golf coach in UT Tyler history before the 2016-17 season after serving four seasons as the head coach at Piedmont College in Demorest, Georgia. Seven Patriots have earned All-American distinctions under the guidance of McMunn as the program concluded its Division III era with back-to-back third-place finishes at the 2017 and 2018 Division III Men's Golf National Championship Tournament.

UT Tyler claimed the American Southwest Conference Championship in the program's final season at the Division III level in 2018 during a year in which Sam Hill, Tyler Uhlig, and Trystan Perkins all earned PING All-American distinctions at season's end. Hill and Uhlig finished the season as Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award semifinalists. 

McMunn's first year at the helm of the program in 2016-17 saw UT Tyler finish as the American Southwest Conference runners-up and in third place at the 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships. Brandon Rougeau, Sam Hill, and George Toone all earned PING All-American honors at season's end, while Rougeau and Hill were both named as Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award semifinalists.
 
A native of Athens, Alabama, and a University of Alabama graduate, McMunn is certified as a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Level I Golf Fitness Instructor and in Level 2 Golf Mechanics.

Before coaching at Piedmont in the USA South Athletic Conference, McMunn interned with the University of Alabama golf team with head coach Jay Seawall and assistant coach Scott Limbaugh in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He also has experience as an assistant golf pro at the Ol’ Colony Golf Complex and as the assistant director of The First Tee of Tuscaloosa. McMunn has worked as an instructor at the University of Alabama summer camp since 2009.

Michael lives in Tyler with his wife, Ashley.