National Champion Hybl Named Georgia Tech Golf Head Coach

Key Points:

• Georgia Tech has announced the hiring of Coach Hybl as the new head coach of its golf program, succeeding Bruce Heppler after 31 seasons; Hybl brings extensive experience and success from his 17-year tenure at Oklahoma.
• Hybl is a GCAA Hall of Fame member who led Oklahoma to a 2017 national championship, 51 tournament victories, 15 consecutive NCAA finals appearances, and multiple conference championships, marking him as one of the most accomplished coaches in NCAA Division I golf history.
• He is the first Georgia Tech head coach to have won a national title at the highest NCAA level before joining the program, and he transformed Oklahoma’s golf team from a 10th-place conference finish to a national powerhouse.
• Hybl expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead Georgia Tech, citing the program’s rich history and his personal ties to Georgia, and he plans to focus on winning another national championship with Oklahoma before fully transitioning to his new role.
• Before coaching at Oklahoma, Hybl was an assistant coach at Georgia and had a distinguished playing career at the University of Georgia, earning numerous athletic and academic honors, and he is married with two daughters.