Buddy Alexander | |
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Personal information | |
Born | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | February 20, 1953
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
College | Georgia Southern |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1987, 1988 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1987, 1994 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
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1977–1980 | Georgia Southern |
1983–1987 | LSU |
1988–2014 | Florida |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA (1993, 2001) Southeastern Conference (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2011) | |
Awards | |
All-American (1974, 1975) Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year (1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004) Golfweek National Coach of the Year (1993) GCAA National Coach of the Year (1993, 2001, 2004) GCAA Coaches Hall of Fame (2001) | |
Stewart Murray Alexander (born February 20, 1953), nicknamed Buddy Alexander, is an American former college golf coach and amateur golfer. Alexander is the former head coach of the Florida Gators men's golf team. He is best known for coaching the Gators to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I tournament championships in 1993 and 2001.