HAMILTON – Keith Tyburski's impact on the Colgate men's golf program continues to grow.
The Raiders are coming off a season that saw them tie for third at the Patriot League Championship for their best finish at that event since 2001. Sophomore
Chris Wilson was an All-Patriot League First Team selection and
Ryan Allison twice broke Colgate's 54-hole scoring total.
Allison broke Jesse Smith's 54-hole program record of 1 over par, set at the 2002 Patriot League Championship.
Colgate for the season posted a record team average score of 302.48, breaking the previous low of 303.44 set in 2000-01. In the 2014-15 campaign, Colgate as a team posted the top-three tournament scores for a 54-hole event in program history at +19, +21 and +32 -- the latter in the Patriot League Championship held at Seven Oaks.
Tyburski was named interim head coach in the fall of 2009 and then was named head coach to begin the 2010-11 season.
During his collegiate playing career, Tyburski was a member of the Western Carolina golf team. He was named to the All-Southern Conference academic team four times and was the 2005-06 student-athlete athletic council representative. Upon graduation from Western Carolina in 2006, Tyburski played professionally on various mini circuits across the country.
Tyburski is a Hamilton, native. His parents, Bob '74 and Marcelle, have worked several years for Colgate University. Marcelle is the director of financial aid, and Bob is vice president and senior advisor.
"Our men's golf program continues to shine," Colgate Director of Athletics
Victoria M. Chun '91, MA'94 said. "The strides our golfers have made under Keith's leadership are a testament to his hard work and ability as a head coach."
Get to Know Keith Tyburski - An Influential Person in My Career: My mother and father.
- An Idea or Invention I Wish I Had Thought of: The food truck.
- What I Like About My Job: Being able to provide opportunities and guidance to our fantastic community of student-athletes. It's very rewarding to be in a profession where your work benefits others.
- What I Like About Competing: It provides a stage for showcasing hard work, effort and sacrifice.
- What I Would Like to Change: The amount of money it costs to rebook or modify plane ticket reservations.
- Something That Would Surprise Those Who Know Me: When I was growing up, I wanted to become a farmer.
- What I Like About Myself: I wake up each day with a clear mind, regardless of whether the day before was great or involved adversity.
Miscellaneous Favorites - Heroes: Michael Jordan, Steve Yzerman, Josh Sciba.
- Possession: My hat collection from all the wonderful golf courses I've played.
- Memento: 2015 PERA Golf Outing Championship Trophy!
- Magazines, Hardcopy or Online: Men's Health
- Gadget: Riding lawn mower.
- App: The Chive.
- Music Type, Singer or Group: Pearl Jam, Metallica, Tragically Hip, Florida Georgia Line.
- Books: Eleven Seconds by Travis Roy.
- Food: Ye Olde Pizza Pub, or anything with guacamole/avocadoes.
- Movies: Caddyshack, Slapshot, Wedding Crashers, Talladega Nights.
- Quote: "Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work." – Booker T. Washington.
