JD Lamm begins his first season as Troy women's golf head coach in 2026-27, fresh off a national runner-up finish at the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship and a first-place finish in stroke play at the NCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship.

Lamm, who just completed his fifth season as head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams at Wingate, has led both Bulldog programs to historic seasons each of the last three years.

Lamm was named the 2026 NCAA Division II Southeast Region Men’s Golf Coach of the Year as the Bulldogs captured their first South Atlantic Conference Championship since 2012, advanced through the NCAA South/Southeast Regional and finished as national runner-up at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship.

Wingate posted a 281.90 scoring average, won five tournament titles and recorded six top-three finishes this past season. Lewis Beeden earned first team All-America honors and finished as the nation’s No. 2-ranked golfer. The Bulldogs’ run at the NCAA Championship included a record-breaking 19-under-par in the final round of stroke play.

Under Lamm’s leadership, the Bulldogs’ men’s program reached the NCAA Championship quarterfinals three straight years, and the Bulldogs’ women’s team has made consecutive appearances in match play at the NCAA Championship.

The 2026 women’s team featured the nation’s No. 1-ranked player, Amely Bochaton, who won the NCAA Division II individual title by 13 shots, the first individual title in program history.

Wingate won the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championship by 20 strokes, behind Bochaton’s 13-under tally. The Bulldogs finished the season as the South Atlantic Conference Champions and the NCAA South Region Champions.

The men’s and women’s teams combined for 12 victories in the 2024-25 season, including the women capturing the SAC title. Lamm was named the SAC Coach of the Year on the women’s side.

The 2024-25 season was highlighted by both teams having the National Freshman of the Year. On the women’s side, Bochaton was named the WGCA National Player and Freshman of the Year, while breaking Wingate and SAC single-season scoring records. She was named a first team All-American, alongside Jess Brown, who posted the second-best scoring average in program history. The two combined to win nine of Wingate’s 13 tournaments on the season.

On the men’s side, Brandon Skidmore was named the GCAA Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman. Skidmore was named a GCAA second team All-American, while Lewis Beeden earned honorable mention accolades.

The Wingate broke the team’s scoring record each of his final four years, while the Wingate women broke the scoring record in each of his last three seasons.

Lamm joined the Bulldogs after a successful three-year run at Davis & Elkins College, culminating in advancing to match play at the 2021 national championships.

Lamm played collegiately at Pfeiffer University, where he graduated in 2013 with a major in sport management and a minor in athletic coaching.

After graduation, he served on collegiate coaching staffs at Pfeiffer, West Virginia Wesleyan and Davis & Elkins, while also serving as the assistant golf professional at Old North State Golf Club.

Immediately after graduating from Pfeiffer, Lamm remained at his alma mater for two years as the volunteer assistant coach, while also spending four years at Old North State Club as the assistant professional, where he provided golf swing instruction to members, ran junior golf camps and helped the club run several events, including the ACC Championship.

Lamm was named the head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2017 and was named the 2018 Mountain East Conference Women's Coach of the Year after securing a pair of wins and four runner-up finishes, including a second-place finish at the MEC Tournament championship.

Lamm was named director of golf at Davis & Elkins College in the fall of 2018. He led the men's team to a historic 2021 season, qualifying for the NCAA National Championship and advancing to medal/match play, making them the first team in league history to reach that stage.

He was named the 2021 Mountain East Conference Men's Golf Coach of the Year, leading the Senators to four victories, including the 2021 MEC Championship. Lamm also served on the Regional Advisory Committee for the women's golf East Region and was appointed to the Golf Coaches Association’s All-Region and All-America committees.

Name	Title	Email Address	Phone (334-670-XXXX)	Twitter
JD Lamm	Head Coach	jlamm@troy.edu	3249
Lane Whitsell	Assistant Coach	lwhitsell@troy.edu

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