Elam Ruff serves as Head Coach for Coppin State University's Men's & Women's Golf program in Baltimore, Maryland.
Elam was introduced as Coppin State's men's & women's head golf coach on September 8, 2025, with the program beginning competition for the 2026-27 season as a member of the MEAC. Ruff has spent the last two seasons as the head golf coach at Ferrum College, an NCAA Division II program in Virginia. Over that time, Ruff recruited the largest class in program history last season, coached the program’s first individual tournament winner in nearly a decade and led the program to three top five finishes last season.
