Jump to Navigation
Sun Devil Athletics
Click Here


      Tim Mickelson
    Tim Mickelson

    Player Profile
    Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.

    High School:
    Union San Diego

    Last College:
    B.S., Oregon State (1999)

    Position:
    Head Coach (480-965-3262/1st season in 2011-2012)

    Birthdate:
    07/12/1977

    Hired at ASU:
    July 10, 2011

    04/23/2012

    Men's Golf, With 12 Pac-10 Titles In The Trophy Case, Heads To Corvallis For Conference Championship This Weekend

    Sun Devils return to Corvallis, where Coach Mickelson finished his career and earned Pac-10 runner-up honors in 2000.

    04/09/2012

    Men's Golf to Compete in Wyoming Cowboy Classic

    The Arizona State men's golf team will compete in the Tenth Annual University of Wyoming Cowboy Classic hosted locally at the Taking Stick Golf Club, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

    04/07/2012

    Sun Devil Freshman Austin Quick Finishes Second At Thunderbird Invitational

    Sun Devils shot 7-over 859 (286-282-291) and finished sixth.

    03/28/2012

    Sun Devil Head Coaches Offer Thoughts on Steve Patterson

    Several members of the Sun Devil head coaching ranks have offered their voices in support of Steve Patterson's elevation to the position of Vice President for University Athletics and Athletics Director at Arizona State University.

    02/09/2012

    "Runnin' With the Pac" Featuring ASU Starts Thursday

    Hear from first-year golf coach Tim Mickelson and several other Sun Devil athletes on FSN-Arizona Thursday at 11:30 PM.

    --Throughout the years: Tim and Phil (Photo Gallery done by asu.edu/photos provided by Mary Mickelson)
    --Coach Mickelson to build on brothers legacy (NCAA.com/April 4, 2012)
    --VIDEO FEATURE: Tim and Phil talk about growing up together (by Isaac Easley, Sun Devils 101/February of 2012)
    --Coach Mickelson out to establish a golf dynasty (by Elijah Grasser, State Press/July 24, 2011)
    --Coach Tim Mickelson aims to bring ASU men's golf back to Phil-like glory (by Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic/July 19, 2011)
    --Extra! Extra! Mickelson to coach at ASU (by Bill Huffman, Arizona Golf Association/July 10, 2011)

    Tim Mickelson, who had led the University of San Diego to the school's first three NCAA appearances in program history, was named Sun Devil head men's golf on July 10, 2011. Mickelson, a four-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year honors, is the 13th coach in the history of the program which won national titles in 1990 (under Steve Loy) and 1996 (under Randy Lein).

    "Sun Devil fans have heard me speak frequently about identifying and hiring Master Coaches at Arizona State University," said Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love. "Tim Mickelson possesses the qualities of what we're looking for and not just because of his famous last name. He is a talented leader, a knowledgeable coach and a dynamic recruiter. He has the ability to rally our Sun Devil community around the sport of men's golf. He knows our program from being a student-athlete here and he understands the Sun Devil Way. When our other head coaches and staff met him they also were struck by his personality and demeanor."

    "It's an honor to be the next men's golf coach at Arizona State," says Mickelson. "Our goal will be to produce teams and individuals who are competing at the highest level. I want to express my gratitude the University of San Diego for giving me the opportunity to become a head coach and I also want to thank everyone at ASU for the opportunity to take the reins of this program and guide them in the future. I look forward to working with the Phoenix golf community in promoting the program and working with another national championship coach in Melissa McNamara Luellen [women's golf NCAA champions in 2009]. It's an honor and a privilege to once again be a part of Arizona State and the Pac-12 Conference. Fork `em Devils!"

    Mickelson, the younger brother of Sun Devil and PGA Tour professional Phil Mickelson, arrived at ASU following a remarkable eight-year run at USD where he steadily built the program into a national contender, which has finished in the Top 20 each of his last three years (2009-11), including an eighth-place finish in 2010. In addition to advancing to NCAAs the final three seasons, Mickelson guided the program to the NCAA Regionals five of his final six seasons, including the last four. He also spear-headed the most successful season in USD history in 2009-10, leading the Toreros to a school-record five tournament victories and 10 top-five team finishe

    In 2011 Mickelson was named WCC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career (2011, 2010, 2008, 2005), as he led the Toreros to nine top-five finishes, including a pair of tournament victories, and a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Under Mickelson's guidance, USD junior Alex Ching was named the WCC's Golfer of the Year.

    After inheriting a Torero team that had placed in the lower half of the WCC in 2003, Mickelson immediately led San Diego to a top-tier conference finish in his first year directing the fortunes of the USD program. Mickelson's second campaign was highlighted by San Diego winning team championship honors at the 17-school, 2005 Men's Fidelity National Title held at Cypress Ridge Golf Course on California's Central Coast.

    Prior to taking the head coaching position at USD, Mickelson spent two seasons as assistant to Dale Walker at San Diego State, helping lead the Aztecs to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Regionals, as well as an appearance in the 2003 NCAA National Championship.

    Mickelson, who was a member of ASU's 1996 NCAA Championship team, played three seasons at Arizona State (1995-1998) before concluding his collegiate career at Oregon State. He earned Academic All-Pac-10 honors in 1997 and 1998. At OSU Mickelson finished second individually at the 2000 Pac-10 Championships, leading the Beavers to a second-place conference finish. The current holder of numerous OSU golf records, including low 18, 36, 54, and 72-hole scoring records, he graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Studies.

    Arizona State Men's Golf Head Coaches
    Aaron McCreary, 1931
    Joe Selleh, 1932
    Earl Pomeroy, 1940
    Bill Quinn, 1948-1949
    Al Onofrio, 1952-1956
    John Zuchowski, 1958
    Francis E. Markham, 1959-1960
    Bill Mann, 1961-1974
    George Boutell, 1975-1986
    Steve Loy, 1987-1992
    Todd Rolfes, 1992 (interim)
    Randy Lein, 1992-2011
    Tim Mickelson, 2011-present

    THE TIM MICKELSON FILE
    EDUCATION/PLAYING CAREER
    Cum Laude with B.S. from Oregon State in 1999
    Played three seasons at Arizona State (1995-1998)
    1999 Pac-10 runner-up while at Oregon State

    COACHING CAREER
    2011-Present: Head Coach, Arizona State University (hired July 10, 2011)
    2003-10: Head Coach, University of San Diego
    2001-03: Assistant Coach, San Diego State (head coach Dale Walker)

    COACHING AWARDS
    Four-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2010, 2008, 2005)

    MICKELSON'S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

    Season School NCAA Championship Regionals Conference Notes
    2010-11 San Diego T-16th 3rd 3rd (WCC) WCC Coach of the Year
    2009-10 San Diego T-8th 3rd 2nd WCC Coach of the Year
    2008-09 San Diego 13th 4th T-3rd --
    2007-08 San Diego --- 25th 1st WCC Coach of Year
    2006-07 San Diego -- -- 2nd ---
    2005-06 San Diego --- 25th 7th ---
    2004-05 San Diego --- --- 6th WCC Coach of Year
    2003-04 San Diego --- --- 4th ---
    Totals 8 Years 3 top-20s 3 top-5s 1 title 4x WCC Coach of Year
      Sun Devils Club Tickets Facebook Twitter Social Media