LAKE WALES, Fla. - Warner University Athletics Director Shawn Gary has announced today (November 6) the hiring of former Royals golfer Shane Ward (Warner ’06), as the coach of the men’s and women’s golf teams.
Ward inherits a men’s team that is currently ranked in the Top 25 according to Golfstat and a women’s program that is on the rise. With the fall season wrapped up, he will lead the Royals in the spring season when they open their spring schedule in the Start 2 Finish Tournament in Lakeland, Fla.
Ward was a member of the Warner golf team his first three years at Warner before ascending to the professional ranks his senior year. He entered the Professional Golfers’ Association of America Professional Golf Management Program (PGA PGM) his final year.
Ward returns to his alma mater after working as a golf professional at two country clubs. He got his start as the Assistant Golf Professional at the Lake Wales Country Club and he is currently the Head Golf Professional at Placid Lakes Country Club in Lake Placid, Fla.
He graduated with his B.A. in Sports Management and is currently working on his MBA at Webber International University. Ward is married to former Warner classmate Sole Ward.