William Soulé

William Soulé is a senior pursuing degrees in journalism and sports management at the University of Oklahoma. He started working for the Golf Coaches Association of America in January of 2017 as a John Reis Intern. He also works for OU Nightly and Soonerthon at the university. He is a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Articles by William Soulé

• Mayer brings Folds of Honor Military Tribute Program to Princeton

  Thursday, November 01, 2018

  Princeton’s Jake Mayer may only be a sophomore, but he is already stepping into a leadership role. His 11th-place finish at the Georgetown Intercollegiate proved to be crucial in helping Princeton to its first tournament win in three years. However, his biggest impact is coming off the golf course. Mayer was at a tournament in high school when he first heard of the Folds of Honor Military Tribute Program. The program gives high school or collegiate golf teams the opportunity to honor a fallen or wounded American soldier by having a team member carry a golf bag displaying the name, rank, and branch of service of the soldier being honored.

• Golf Q&A: C.J. Gatto of ACDS

  Thursday, November 30, 2017

  ​C.J. Gatto is a former college golfer from UNLV. Following his graduation in 2008, he competed professionally both in the United States and around the world. In 2012, he co-founded and became the executive director of American College Development Solutions (ACDS), an international company designed to help aspiring junior golfers to prepare to play college golf.

• Golf Q&A: Dean Frischknecht of Ping American College Golf Guide

  Thursday, October 12, 2017

  Dean Frischknecht is the founder, owner and operator of the Ping American College Golf Guide, a service to help high school golfers and college coaches get connected during the recruitment process. Frischknecht first published the Guide in 1989 after attempting to help a few high school golfers with their recruitment, only to realize how little information there was to help these potential student athletes find the right schools for them.

• Golf Q&A: Scott Fawcett of DECADE

  Thursday, September 28, 2017

  A former college golfer for Texas A&M, Scott Fawcett's professional golf career never went as far as he wanted it to. An appearance in the 1999 U.S. Open and stints on the Web.com and Hooters Tours, among others, led Fawcett to create a new strategy to help take his own game to the next level.

• Arnold Palmer Cup alumni highlight Walker Cup teams

  Thursday, August 24, 2017

  ​The teams have been named for the 2017 edition of the Walker Cup, which features many of the rising stars in the game of golf. The competition pits 10 of the top amateur players from the United States against their counterparts from Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I).

• Collegians in the US Amateur

  Thursday, August 17, 2017

  ​The 117th U.S. Amateur teed off Monday in Los Angeles as 312 of the best amateurs in the game compete for the USGA's oldest championship. The tournament consists of two rounds of stroke play to qualify for the match play round of 64.

• Golf Q&A: Georgia State Director of Golf Joe Inman

  Thursday, July 27, 2017

  Joe Inman is the former head coach and current director of golf at Georgia State University. He played collegiately for Wake Forest where he was a three time All-American and a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion.

• Golf Q&A: Oklahoma coach Ryan Hybl

  Thursday, July 20, 2017

  Ryan Hybl just completed his eighth season as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. He capped off the season by bringing the Sooners their second national championship in school history after his team defeated the reigning champion Oregon Ducks in the final round of match play in the 2017 National Championship at Rich Harvest Farms.

• Golf Q&A: Cal golfer ​Collin Morikawa

  Thursday, July 13, 2017

  ​Collin Morikawa is a rising junior at the University of California, Berkeley (Cal). In his short time at Cal, Moirkawa has worked hard to cement himself as one of greatest golfers in Cal history. In his opening campaign as a Golden Bear, he became the first player in school history to be named to the GCAA All-Freshman team, and he was the second Cal player to be named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. He also finished in a tie for 10th place in the 2016 NCAA Championships at Eugene Country Club, which matched the best-ever finish by a freshman at the event.

• Golf Q&A: Former PGA of America CEO Jim Awtrey

  Wednesday, June 21, 2017

  Jim Awtrey, a Shawnee, Oklahoma native, played collegiate golf at the University of Oklahoma and went on to play on the PGA Tour. He would later return to coach the Sooners from 1972-1977. However, Awtrey’s biggest contributions to the game of golf came during his time working for the PGA of America.

• Golf Q&A: Tom Adderhold of Atlanta Athletic Club

  Tuesday, June 06, 2017

  ​Tom Adderhold is the Atlanta Athletic Club tournament chairman for the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama, Adderhold owns his own insurance company, Preferred Insurance Agency, and is a past national president of the Professional Insurance Agents Association.

• Golf Q&A: Junior World Cup Team USA

  Thursday, June 01, 2017

  ​Frankie Capan, Brandon Mancheno, Reese Ramsey and Travis Vick will represent the United States in the 2017 Junior World Cup, June 13-16 at Chukyo Golf Club's Ishino Course outside Nagoya, Japan.

• Golf Q&A: Arnold Palmer Cup coaches David Inglis and John Fields

  Thursday, May 25, 2017

  John Fields is the current head coach of the men's golf program at the University of Texas and will serve as the head coach for Team USA at the 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Fields began his career in college golf as a player for the University of New Mexico before going on to become the head coach for his alma mater.

• Golf Q&A: Jerry Rich of Rich Harvest Farms

  Thursday, May 18, 2017

  Jerry Rich is the owner, president, and designer of Rich Harvest Farms, the site of the 2017 Division I Women's (May 19-24) and Men's (May 26-31) Golf Championships. Rich, who made a living by designing an integrated computer system for Wall Street traders, always dreamed of creating his own course. That dream became a reality in 1985 when he and his wife bought 1,820 acres of land in Sugar Grove, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Since then, the course has grown and expanded and was named to Golf Digest's "America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses."

• Golf Q&A: Arkansas coach ​Brad McMakin

  Thursday, May 04, 2017

  ​Brad McMakin is in his 11th year as the head men's golf coach at the University of Arkansas. The 2009 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Coach of the Year, McMakin has led the Razorbacks to 22 tournament wins, including 17 during the last six seasons.

• Q&A: Mac Thayer of the Junior Golf Scoreboard

  Thursday, April 27, 2017

  ​Mac Thayer is the founder and executive director of the Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS), a website designed to give players, parents and coaches easy access to information on the world of competitive junior golf worldwide.

• Q&A: NC State coach Richard Sykes

  Thursday, April 20, 2017

  Richard Sykes, longtime men's golf coach for North Carolina State University, will be retiring at the end of the season after 46 years coaching the Wolfpack. Sykes, who was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 2001, is a four-time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year. He led NC State to its first ACC Championship in 1990 and has coached the team to 23 NCAA Regionals and 12 NCAA Championships. He has also coached six individual ACC Champions, two ACC Players of the Year, 34 All-Americans, and one NCAA Champion and Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Barbasol recipient in Matt Hill.