Head Coach- Men's and Women's Golf:

Marc Chandonnet

 

Experience: 19 Years - (11) at Seattle University (2012)

Phone:(206) 220-8511

Email:chandonm@seattleu.edu

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Marc Chandonnet enters his tenth season as the head coach of the Seattle University men's and women's golf teams in 2021-22. To date, his teams have collected 64 total WAC All-Academic Team honorees (29 men, 35 women), seven Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars, two Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholars and 24 WGCA All-American Scholars, as well as a GCAA President’s Special Recognition Award and two WGCA All-Scholar Team award.
 
In the 2021-22 season, SU men's golf reached the NCAA for the second time in school history as Nathan Cogswell won the medalist honors at the WAC Championships, earning automatic qualification. Cogswell was named to the All-WAC First Team for the second consecutive year, while Jack Rahon claimed Second Team honors. The Redhawk earned seven All-WAC weekly honors across three athletes (Cogswell, Harrison Murphy and Rahon). On the women's team, the Redhawks set six indiviudal and four team all-time best marks. Rivekka Jumagulova set the best single season scoring average (73.70), par or better rounds (10), par four scoring (4.1401) and low 54 hole total (211), while Samantha Bruce made the most birdies in one season (75) and Keisha Lugito tied for the lowest 36 hole total at 138. As a team, the Redhawks posted the best national ranking (110), par three scoring (3.2045) and most birdies (312) and team wins (2). Jumagulova claimed WAC Freshman of the Year and Second Team honors, while Lugito joined her on the Second Team and Bruce earned All-WAC First Team honors. The Redhawks earned five WAC weekly awards across three athletes (Jumagulova, Lugito and Shayna Lu).

In the 2020-21 season, Seattle U women's golf set eight new school records as a team for player scoring average, overall season par 3 scoring, overall season par 4 scoring, team scoring average, national scoring rating, finish percentage, overall team par 4 scoring, and lowest 36-hole total. They posted three top finishes over the season, coming in third a the Grand Canyon University invitational, fourth at the Red Rocks Invitational and second at the Bobcat Desert Classic. Under Chandonnet's leadership, Samantha Bruce led the way for SU in 2020-21 as she set a new program record for average par four scoring, posted the fourth best stroke average in the WAC, won the individual title at the Bobcat Spring Invitational with a record breaking performance in the 36-hole event and earned All-WAC Second Team honors. Kimberlee Tottori was the next best Redhawk, posting the WAC's third best stroke average and new program record as well as averaging the 3.0834 on par threes, another new program record. the men's team also enjoyed some individual success in 2020-21. Nathan Cogswell was named to the All-WAC First Team, posting the fifth best WAC scoring average and fifth best single season scoring average. 

In the 2019-20 season, Seattle U women’s golf compiled seven new school records as a team for best par 5 scoring, best par 4 scoring, best national scoring rating, best scoring average, lowest 54-hole total, lowest team round and lowest team round versus par, the latter three occurring at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational. They also put together a number of top team finishes over the season, coming in fourth at the Grand Canyon University Women’s Spring Invitational, second at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invite, third at the Rose City Collegiate, and second at the Boston College Intercollegiate. Under Chandonnet’s tutelage, Kimberlee Tottori compiled the best single-season stroke average in program history, while her 36-hole total at the GCU Women’s Spring Invitational tied the school record. She also placed second at the latter tournament and took fourth place at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invite. Krystal Hu had a fantastic season as well, setting the program single-season record for par 5 scoring and tying for third place at the Boston College Intercollegiate, while Keisha Lugito tied for fifth place at the same tournament. The men’s golf team also achieved a number of program records under Chandonnet, including best team scoring average, best par five scoring, lowest team round and lowest round versus par.  They took third place at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invite and also took third at The Joust at Goose Creek, with the squad of Nathan Cogswell, Greg Gionfriddo, Federico Gutierrez, Will Koepke and Jack Rahon winning the All-Five trophy at the latter tournament. Cogswell had a stellar season, winning WAC Men’s Golfer of the Month in September and setting program records for best single-season scoring average, scoring average versus par, par 4 scoring, par 5 scoring, 54-hole total, lowest round and lowest round versus par, the last of which was also tied for lowest in the WAC. He also took fourth place at the Nick Watney Invitational. Jack Rahon won the WAC Men’s Golfer of the Week for Feb. 19-25 and tied for fourth place overall at The Joust at Goose Creek.
 

The 2018-19 teams were some of Chandonnet’s best yet. The men set the record for the lowest team round at the Seattle U Invitational, also achieving the best two scores in program history for low round vs. par at the Nick Watney Invitational and the Seattle U Invitational. They finished third at the WAC Men’s Golf Championships, with Nathan Cogswell leading the way with an eighth-place tie. Cogswell, the WAC Men’s Golfer of the Month for October, had three of the Redhawks’ four top-10 finishes, and also took first place at the Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) Men’s Championship while posting the top two 54-hole scores in Redhawk history at the Nick Watney and Seattle U Invitationals. Seattle U’s women tied for first place at the WAC Women’s Golf Championships, led by Kimberlee Tottori’s and Vendela From’s fourth-place tie. The team posted the best team season scoring average in school history, also claiming the top spot for single-season par 5 scoring. Individually, the Redhawks excelled as well - Linette Chua set the school record for the lowest total in a 54-hole tournament at the Red Rocks Invitational, while Nicole Foster made the Final 32 bracket at the California Women’s Amateur Championship. In all, Seattle U’s women collected five top-10 finishes.

In the 2017-18 season, Chandonnet oversaw a number of successful players and team efforts. On the men’s side, Joe Harvie finished the regular season with three top-five finishes and a WAC Men’s Golfer of the Week Award (March 21-27). He finished seventh overall at the WAC Championships and made the All-WAC Second Team. In addition, Zack Overstreet made a name for himself on the national circuit, qualifying for U.S. Open Sectionals. The women had top-10 finishes from Keisha Lugito and Kimberlee Tottori during the regular season, while finishing second place as a team at the Portland State/Eastern Washington Tournament. They placed third overall at the WAC Championships, with Vendela From finishing third and Lugito and Tottori tied for sixth place. Tottori was subsequently named to the All-WAC Second Team.

Over the course of his first five seasons, Chandonnet saw consistent drops in both teams’ scoring averages. The men’s average was 301.90 during his first season in 2012-13, and came in at 291.58 in 2016-17. A similar drop took place on the women’s side as the Redhawks averaged 314.70 in 2012-13, and shot 303.48 in 2016-17.

The 2016-17 season was a pinnacle at Seattle U as the Redhawk men’s squad won its first Western Athletic Conference title and made the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1965. The WAC team title was followed by WAC Coach of the Year honors for Chandonnet, while freshman Zack Overstreet was named WAC Freshman of the Year. The 2016-17 women’s team finished third at their WAC Championships, while also earning a team win at the Red Rocks Invitational.

In the 2015-16 season, Chandonnet led both the men's and women's golf teams to second-place finishes at the WAC Championships. This was the men's highest WAC finish to date, and two men's golfers were named to the All-WAC Team. The women also claimed first place at the Bobcat Spring Invitational.

In 2013-14, Chandonnet oversaw the men's golf team winning its first stroke-play tournament since being reinstated as a varsity sport, coming out on top at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational. The men's squad also hosted the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay, home of the 2015 United States Open. The women's golf team finished second at the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational, led by a second-place finish from Juhee Lee, and Dorsey Addicks qualified for the United States Women's Amateur Championships.

During his first coaching season, the Redhawk men had their best finishes at the Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invite (fourth place) and the Cypress Ridge Match Play (second place). At the WAC championship, the men's team finished ninth. The Redhawk women's golf finished third at the Rose City Collegiate, earned fifth place at the Santa Clara University Colby Invitational, and finished sixth place at the WAC Championships.

Chandonnet came to Seattle U from Southwestern Oklahoma State where he served as the head men’s and women’s golf coach in 2011-12. He lead the men's team to the 2012 Great American Conference championship, the first conference title for the Bulldog men since 1997. The women's golf team finished in third place at the 2012 Great American Conference Tournament, the highest finish for that squad since 1998. During his stint with the Bulldogs, Chandonnet laid the groundwork, including beginning construction, for what is now the Everett Dobson Training Facility, which includes an 8,000-square foot short game practice area.

Before taking the head job at Southwestern Oklahoma State, Chandonnet was the head women's golf coach at Grand Canyon University from 2004 through 2010. He also served as associate head men's golf coach from 2007 through 2009 before becoming director of golf until September 2010, guiding the Grand Canyon men's golf team to back-to-back Pacific West Conference championships in 2009 and 2010.

Chandonnet simultaneously served as the associate athletic director for development at Grand Canyon from January 2007 through September 2010, compiling a comprehensive marketing program to help increase the athletic department's fundraising initiatives. He also provided more opportunities for alumni, staff, family, friends and organizations to become involved with the Grand Canyon athletics department.

Chandonnet was a member of the Grand Canyon University golf team for four years. He has participated in four U.S. Amateur Opens, most recently qualifying for the 2015 United States Amateur Championship. He also qualified for the same tournament in 1998 while earning qualification for the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in 2014.

Chandonnet earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design in 2003 and his Master of Science degree in leadership in 2011 from Grand Canyon University. He resides in Maple Valley, Wash., with his wife and three children.

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Interesting facts:

Born in Lowell, Ma

Married 20 years to wife Jody - they have 3 children, Jaelyn, Kinley, Charlie

Competed in (2) United States Amateurs (1998, 2015)

              * Medalist at Qualifying -8 at Vesper Country Club, Lowell, MA (2015)

Competed in (2) United States Mid-Amateurs (2008, 2014)

Played College golf at Grand Canyon University (1999-2003)

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