FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- For the first time in school history, Miles College will offer golf as a sponsored sport the school recently announced. The Golden Bears will begin its inaugural season during the 2013-2014 school year."This new golf team is a great opportunity for Miles College to show yet another component of the culture, class and civility that we instill in our students." says President George T. French. "It is a testament of the standard of excellence that we expect from our students academically and holistically".
Being charged with the task of building the Golden Bear program is first year head coach Leonard Smoot. A 24-year retired veteran of United States Marine Corps (USMC), Smoot brings over 20 years of competitive golf experience. He has several top-10 finishes in competitive tournaments throughout Southeast Asia and Europe, including wins at the Wago Championship (Okinawa, Japan) as well as the Staff & Officer Championship (Awase, Japan). In 2002, Smoot became just the third African-American to make the United States Marines Golf Team.
Since 2008, he also has served as a mentor/coach for the Professional Women's Golf Association while also previously serving in various roles for many regional golf tournaments, including the South Region Minority Supplier Development Council Golf Classic (SRMSDC), the Museum of Urban Art Golf Tournament, the Stillman College Scholarship Golf Tournament, and Alabama Leadership Foundation Golf Classic.
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