Brad McMakin serves as Head Coach for University of Arkansas's Men's Golf program in Fayetteville, Arkansas. McMakin Oklahoma, 1991 Head Coach 30th Season as a Head Coach 20th season at Arkansas (updated June 2025) CLICK HERE FOR A QUICK LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS #RAZORFACTS • Nine NCAA Championship team appearances and two individuals at Arkansas • 2009 NCAA runner-up • 2019 SEC Champion, 2021 SEC runner-up • 2009 SEC Coach of the Year • Six-time NCAA Regional Runner-Up (2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2023) • Two SEC Individual Champions (Sebastian Cappelen in 2013 and Segundo Oliva Pinto in 2021) • Advanced to 17 consecutive NCAA Regionals at Arkansas and 22 of the last 23 as a head coach overall • Has led the Razorbacks to 33 tournament wins with 26 individual medalists • 27 All-America honors (22 at Arkansas) • 35 All-Region honors • 21 All-SEC selections and 10 SEC All-Freshmen team honorees • 143 Razorbacks named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll (106 upper class and 37 first-year) Head coach Brad McMakin has the Arkansas Razorbacks in a position to contend for a national title year-in and year-out by cultivating a team culture that has resulted in record-breaking performances on the course and in the classroom. A highly successful coach prior to joining the Razorbacks, McMakin turned around the Arkansas program in just two years and took the team to new heights in the spring of 2009 when he led them to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships.
In his 19 seasons as the head coach, McMakin’s teams have been to 17 NCAA Regionals (Note: 2020 NCAA postseason was canceled due to COVID-19) and nine NCAA Championships, while winning 33 team titles along the way, including the 2019 SEC Championship. While his teams have shown an ability to rise to the best competition, it is McMakin’s ability to recruit and develop top-notch talent that makes him successful. His 2016-17 recruiting class was tops in the nation and his 2023-24 class ranked fourth-best. Since his arrival, Arkansas has had 21 All-SEC selections, 10 SEC All-Freshman selections, 22 All-American honors and 35 All-Region picks while six Razorbacks have played in a total of nine Arnold Palmer Cups.
