{"id":12864,"date":"2012-05-22T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T15:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=12864"},"modified":"2012-06-06T17:56:57","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T21:56:57","slug":"eberly-to-head-new-golf-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2012\/eberly-to-head-new-golf-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Eberly To Head New Golf Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Wendell Eberly as the school\u2019s first-ever head golf coach.\u00a0 Eberly, also an alumnus and former women\u2019s basketball coach, will head both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s golf teams at EMU, both of which will be a varsity sport for the first time this fall.<\/p>\n<p>He recently retired from a position with Rockingham County, spending more than 30 years with the county\u2019s recreation department, including the last 28 as director.\u00a0 Eberly coached the boy\u2019s golf team at Eastern Mennonite High School this past year and also works at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageoaksgolf.com\/\">Heritage Oaks Golf Course<\/a> in Harrisonburg, which will be the home course for the Royals.<\/p>\n<p>Further building on the connection with the city-owned course, David Johns, the head professional at Heritage Oaks, will provide additional instruction for the EMU golfers.<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University Director of Athletics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emuroyals.com\/information\/directory\/bios\/daveking\">Dave King<\/a> feels the combination of the two men will be perfect for the start up of the program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWendell brings a familiarity with the university, the Harrisonburg community and Heritage Oaks that will help him fit into the collegiate coaching role and get the golf program up and running,\u201d King explained.\u00a0 \u201cDavid&#8217;s familiarity of golf programs, including his collegiate playing days at James Madison University, will help in establishing the golf program.\u00a0 The combination of Wendell&#8217;s administrative experience and David&#8217;s teaching expertise and experience provides the foundation for a great start to our golf teams.\u00a0 That combination will also be an attraction to recruits who want to improve their game.\u00a0 The availability of both Wendell and David at the golf course will greatly benefit the players during their practice sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eberly was pleased to see EMU add the sport on the varsity level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more I started talking about this opportunity the more excited I got,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cI love golf and it\u2019s a great program for EMU to get involved with as it provides a lifetime activity for the student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after graduating from Eastern Mennonite in 1975, Eberly coached the women\u2019s basketball team to three winning seasons on an interim basis preceding Hall of Honor coach <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/brownscs\">Sandy Brownscombe<\/a>.\u00a0 He now brings his involvement with his alma mater full circle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been involved with EMU for many years,\u201d said Eberly.\u00a0 \u201cI graduated from here, my wife graduated from here and we\u2019ve had two daughters graduate from here.\u00a0 So I\u2019ve been involved with the community for many years and stayed up on their sports activities.\u00a0 It\u2019s a good institution and I\u2019m excited to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collegiate golf season spans all year, with events in both the fall and spring leading up to the ODAC Championship in April.\u00a0 King knows that with the timing of the hiring, the majority of EMU\u2019s first team members might already be on campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we are really late in the recruiting process, we are hopeful that as Wendell gets started this week, we can still find a few student-athletes that would like to be a part of this new program,\u201d King said.\u00a0 \u201cWe have a lot to learn about the golf program, but having Wendell and David working together, I believe that we can make up for lost time.\u00a0 We are grateful to the Loyal Royals who have provided funding so Wendell can begin working immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eberly begins his work as EMU\u2019s first golf coach this week.\u00a0 He and his wife Carol live in Harrisonburg.\u00a0 They have two grown daughters that live in the area along with two grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>The 2012-13 schedule will be released later this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Wendell Eberly as the school\u2019s first-ever head golf coach.\u00a0 Eberly, also an alumnus and former women\u2019s basketball coach, will head both the <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2012\/eberly-to-head-new-golf-programs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span 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