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Sam Puryear - Director of Golf at Howard University
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Sam Puryear is a former college golfer and a pioneer in the world of golf coaching. Sam coached at Stanford (National Championship winner), Michigan State University (where he was the first African-American head coach at a Power Five School and won a Big Ten Championship), and Queens University of Charlotte. He is now the head of the men's and women's golf teams at Howard University, one of only twenty-five HBCUs with a Division 1 golf program. Sam is also the author of Diamonds in the Rough, an inspirational book that we discuss in the podcast.
Listen in to learn more about:
- Sam's childhood and introduction to golf
- Sam's collegiate golf career at Tennessee State University
- Dr. Catana Starks
- Coaching at Stanford University
- East Lake Junior Golf Academy in Atlanta
- Diamonds in the Rough (Sam's book)
- Faith
- The genesis of the Howard University Golf Program
- Thoughts on Steph Curry (who's funding the program)
- What practice looks like for Howard University golfers
- Goals and expectations
We ended with a lightning round of 5 questions.
#BleedBlue #HowardForward
This episode is presented by SneakaDeal.com.
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