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Kenyon College Athletics

Grant Wallace

  • Title
    Head Men's Golf Coach / NCAA Compliance and Education Coordinator
  • Email
    wallaceg@kenyon.edu
  • Phone
    740-427-5016
Grant Wallace brings a wealth of coaching knowledge into his 13th full year heading up Kenyon's golf team. Originally hired, during the 2011-12 academic year, to oversee the College's intramural and club sports programs, he gradually took over the golf program in the spring of 2013 and has drastically improved it during his time here. Since his start with the program, his teams have compiled a win-loss record of 1,400-581 coaching record.

Kenyon had perhaps the best season of its 96-year history in 2024, ultimately finishing in a tie for eighth place at the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship. The Owls brought home their second NCAC title in three years to earn a berth in the tournament, as five players collected All-NCAC honors, two earned All-Region selections, and one made the All-America team. Wallace was named the NCAC's Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career, along with earning the GCAA Region V Coach of the Year honor. Additionally, the Owls were named the 2023-24 GCAA Academic National Champions after their success on the course and in the classroom.

One season after that, the Owls, under the guidance of Wallace, returned to the NCAA Championship. The 2024-25 squad wound up in a tie for 13th place at the Championship. A program record six golfers earned spots on the All-NCAC Team, including Jonathan Oakes, who was named the NCAC Player of the Year and went on to be recognized as a GCAA/PING All-America honorable mention selection for the second straight season.   

In 2023, the Owls navigated a strong schedule and the departure of seven seniors. Kenyon racked up a trio of top-five finishes during the regular season before finishing in bronze medal position in the NCAC Championship. Three players earned All-NCAC recognition for their tournament finishes, while a quartet of Owls were named GCAA All-America Scholars. 

Clear signs of improvement were the results cranked out by the 2022 team, which won the NCAC Championship for the first time in program history and made the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship since the 1989 season. Wallace was voted 2022 NCAC Coach of the Year, while Nick Lust won the Dick Gordin Award, for being medalist at the NCAC Championship, and Armand Ouellette was crowned both NCAC Player of the Year and NCAC Newcomer of the Year. 

Additionally, the 2022 team, which finished 15th at the NCAA Division III Championship, had two players, Ouellette and Eric Lifson, named to the PING All-Region team, while Ouellette went on to achieve PING All-America status. Wallace himself was a finalist for the 2022 Dave Williams Award, which honors the national coach of the year in NCAA Division III men's golf.   

In 2017-18, Wallace mentored PING All-America selection and NCAC Player of the Year Ryan Muthiora, along with three other all-conference selections in Lawrence Courtney, Sadiq Jiwa and Lifson. By season's end, Muthiora and Courtney had received individual invites for the NCAA Division III Championship. Those two were also semifinalists for the NCAA Division III Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year award. Wallace was named the 2018 GCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year and NCAC Coach of the Year. 

During the 2014-15 season, Wallace helped steer the golf program through another great season. The team had a pair of first-place finishes and six other top-three finishes. At the end of the year, Alex Blickle and Jake Fait became Kenyon's first-ever PING All-Great Lakes Region selections. In light of his team's accomplishments, Wallace was named the NCAC Coach of the Year.
 
Wallace is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level 2 Golf with additional certification in TPI Level 2 fitness. In addition, he is an Aim Point Express certified golf coach and is an active user of Trackman, applying its data to improving his golfers.
 
Some accolades for the program since the 2012 season:
  • 4 NCAC Player of the Year awards (2025, 2018, 2021, 2022)
  • 2 Dick Gordin awards for NCAC medalist (2025, 2022)
  • 40 NCAC All-Conference awards
  • 4 GCAA/PING All-Americans
  • 13 GCAA/PING All-Region awards
  • 29 GCAA All-America Scholar recipients
  • GCAA Region V Coach of the Year (2024)
  • GCAA Academic National Chamions (2024)
  • GCAA All-Academic Team 2013-2025
  • 6 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic President’s Special Recognition (3.5 team GPA)
  • 8 CSC Academic All-District recipients
  • 18 team tournament wins
  • 14 Medalists
  • 2 individuals selected for NCAA Championships in 2018
  • Regional Freshman of the Year 2018
  • 2 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Semifinalists
  • 4 NCAC Coach of the Year awards (2015, 2018, 2022, 2024)
  • Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year 2018
  • National Coach of the Year finalist 2018, 2022
  • 4 Top-25 national ranks (2025, 2024, 2018, 2015)

Wallace earned a master’s of education degree at Bowling Green State University. While at BGSU, he worked closely with varsity teams and also advised several club sports teams, including baseball. In addition to his master’s from BGSU, Wallace also holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Sacramento State University.