Brian Quinn - Men's Golf Coach

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Brian Quinn

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
bq@bqgolfacademy.com
Phone:
610-941-9646

Head Coaching Experience
Year	School	Postseason
2023-24	Temple	AAC - T10th
2022-23	Temple	AAC - 9th
2021-22	Temple	AAC - T8th
2020-21	Temple	AAC - T8th
2019-20	Temple	CoVID-19 (No Postseason)
2018-19	Temple	AAC - 5th
2017-18	Temple	AAC - T8th
2016-17	Temple	AAC - 9th
2015-16	Temple	AAC - 8th
2014-15	Temple	AAC - 10th
2013-14	Temple	AAC - T9th
2012-13	Temple	A10 - 3rd
2011-12	Temple	A10 - 10th
2010-11	Temple	A10 - 4th
2009-10	Temple	A10 - 10th
2008-09	Temple	A10 - 4th
2007-08	Temple	A10 - 7th
2006-07	Temple	A10 - 10th

Brian Quinn, a four-year letterwinner at Temple (1987-90) and a professional golfer for 16 years, is in his 16th season as head golf coach at Temple University. Quinn won 17 professional tournaments and played on the Asian PGA, South African PGA and South American PGA Tours. He is also the owner of the 1912 Club and the BQ Golf Academy in Conshohocken, Pa.

During his tenure at Temple, Quinn, who has returned Temple to a program to be reckoned with at the conference and regional level, has led the Owls to 10 team tournaments. Under his tutelege, Temple golfers have won 12 individual titles, and earned 13 Ping All-Region honors and nine all-conference accolades.

Brandon Matthews, who is currently on the PGA Tour, is Quinn's most decorated golfer, earning all-Region and all-conference honors all four years as well as honorable mention All-America in 2015.

In his first fall campaign (2007), Quinn directed Temple to a pair of second place finishes at the Bucknell Invitational and Mount St. Mary's. Other highlights from the 2007-08 campaign included the program's first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American and Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar. Three players won a combined seven Atlantic 10 weekly awards, including a total of five Rookie of the Week honors from Sasha Bozic and Andrew Mason.

Quinn followed up that success in 2008-09 by leading the Owls to their first tournament win since 2005 with a first place showing at the 15-team Big 5 Invitational. The Owls also placed fourth in The McLaughlin and sixth in ODU/Seascape Invitational. In the spring, Quinn guided his Owls to their best place at the A-10 Championships since 2002, finishing fourth. Two TU golfers, Andrew Mason and Eric Plisko, earned all-conference honors, marking the first time that two Temple players received that accolade since 2003. Plisko and Kevin Busteed would later be named to the PING all-region team.

After the fall of 2008, Temple was ranked as high as it had been since 2003-04 in the GolfStat rankings, thanks to Quinn's tutelage.

In the spring of 2008, Quinn's charges fired their best 54-hole score at the Atlantic 10 Championship since 2002 (877, +13) to finish 7th. The score was 18 strokes better than Owls recorded in 2007.

Mason, who finished his career as a three-time all-A-10 performer, would lead the Owls to another fourth-place finish as a senior in 2011. Temple would also win its second tournament under Quinn, taking the 2011 URI Spring Invitational.

A talented recruiter, Quinn brought in Matthews to the fold in the fall of 2012 and the freshman from DuPont, Pa, quickly etched his name in the Temple record books. Matthews would earn all-Atlantic 10 Conference, Rookie of the Year and a spot as an alternate at the U.S. Open in his phenomenal year. He also advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur Championship,

In 2013-14, Matthews would continue to improve his game, earning First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors as well as an at-large selection to the NCAA Championship field. Matthews, who tied for fourth in The American Championship, compiled a 71.5 stroke average for the season. He had eight Top 5 finishes over 12 events with a win at the Barnabas Health Intercollegiate.

Matthews went on to set the Temple record for stroke average in 2014-15, winning four individual titles en route to a 70.9 average for his 33 rounds. He tied school record for career individual titles (8) and was named First Team all-Conference and honorable mention All-American en route to his second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. He ended his career with another all-conference honor in 2015-16.

The following year, a young Owl team led by a trio of sophomores - Trey Wren, John Barone and Gary McCabe - would post seven top 10 finishes including winning the City 6 title. In 2017-18, it was another solid year with a win season-opening win at the Cornell Invitational and seven total top 10 showings.

The 2018-19 season was a special one for Quinn's Owls. Wren and Barone, now seniors, would earn PING All-Region honors while leading Temple to its best finish (5th) at the American Athletic Conference Championship. Temple would also win two more tournaments, the Bucknell Invitational and the City 6.

In 2019-20, Temple was rebuilding with Dawson Anders, Conor McGrath and Graham Chase the team's top performers. The Owls posted three top 10 finishes with its highest showing being second place at the City 6. The spring season was then cut short after two tournaments due to the global pandemic.

In an abbreviated 2020-21 season, Quinn had his team ready as the Owls would post six top 10 finishes in seven events. The Owls won the Temple Spring Invite with McGrath sharing medalist honors. McGrath would go on to earn PING All-Region accolades.

In 2020-21, Quinn led his Owls to 11 top 10 finishes including the 10th team title of his tenure at the Cornell Invitational. The Owls also tied the school single round record with an 11-under 277 at the GolfWeek Fall Challenge.

Quinn played four seasons under Temple Hall of Fame head coach John MacDonald, earning All-Atlantic 10 honors as a senior in 1990. He helped the Owls to the NCAA Tournament in 1987 and to a pair of NCAA East Regionals in 1989 and 1990. The team also won the ECAC Championship and was second at A-10s in 1990.

The Northborough, Mass. native won 17 professional tournaments, including most recently the 2003 Massachusetts Open Championship. Quinn also won the Greater Portland Open with a course-record 11-under par 61, a record that still stands today at the Riverside Golf Course. He was forced to retire from playing after a back injury in 2004. He then founded the BQ Golf Academy in Conshohocken, PA where he is the director of instruction.

Quinn is on the board of directors for the AM8 Foundation of fellow Temple Owl Aaron McKie and the First Tee of Philadelphia.

To contact Coach Quinn, please email bqgolfacademy@yahoo.com or call 610-941-9646.