Men's Golf Southern Conference

Lipscomb To Coach Terrier Golfers

Vic Lipscomb has been named Wofford's director of golf. In this newly created full-time position, Lipscomb will oversee the men's and women's programs while serving as head coach of both teams.

Dan O'Connell and Randy Mahaffey were previously the head coaches for the Wofford men's and women's teams, respectively.

"We very much appreciate the contribution Dan and Randy made to our golf programs in part-time capacities," Wofford athletic director Richard Johnson said. "Their schedules prohibited them from being able to assume a full-time role.

"We could not have found a better fit and more qualified person than Vic Lipscomb. Vic is a Wofford man and a prominent and highly respected fixture on the local, state and regional golf scene.

"Creating a full-time director of golf position shows our commitment to men's and women's golf. We believe our student-athletes from both teams will benefit from Vic's expertise and leadership."

Lipscomb is a 1970 Wofford graduate and a member of the Terriers' Athletic Hall of Fame and the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. The Union, S.C., native was also selected to the inaugural Hall of Fame class for Union High School.

Among his myriad of honors, Lipscomb was named the 1994 Carolinas PGA Golf Professional of the Year. He was also the 1989 Carolinas PGA Teacher of the Year and the 1986 Carolinas PGA Player of the Year.

Lipscomb was the head golf professional at The Carolina Country Club in Spartanburg, S.C., from 1990-2003. Previously, he was the head golf professional at the Country Club of Orangeburg (1977-90) and Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio (1972-77).

"I am very excited to be back at Wofford," Lipscomb said. "Being an alumnus and from the area, I have a lot of ties to the Upstate.

"We expect our golf program to be competitive with some of the nation's top teams. I'm looking forward to working with our men's and women's golfers and recruiting top-notch student-athletes to Wofford.

"There are a number of outstanding courses in the area where we do our playing and practicing. We appreciate the members and owners allowing us to use their facilities to promote Wofford and our golf program. We are very fortunate to have such great courses available to us."

During his undergraduate days, Lipscomb was a captain and most valuable player for the Terrier golf team. He helped lead Wofford to the 1970 state championship.

Lipscomb has remained a successful active player through the years. He's won three South Carolina Opens, a Carolinas Open and a total of 10 major Carolinas PGA championships. He was named the 1986 CPGA Player of the Year and earned Senior PGA Player of the Year honors in 1999 and 2000. Lipscomb has been a member of the Professional Squad of the Palmetto Cup matches each year since its inception.

Lipscomb qualified three times for The Heritage Classic and played twice in the PGA Championship. He also qualified for the 1979 Kemper Open in Charlotte, N.C., and two senior PGA Championships.

Lipscomb and his wife, Sandra, have three sons: Victor (27), David (25) and Jonathan (24).