Lance Watson serves as Director of Golf for Oral Roberts University's Men's Golf program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Watson enters his 26th season as head coach for the ORU women's golf team (May 2000) and 22nd as the men's head coach (2004). A 16-time Summit League Coach of the Year, Watson enters the 2025-26 golf campaigns with high expectations for both the men's and women's teams.
He helped the ORU women's program become a dominating presence in the Summit League (formerly the Mid-Con), leading the Golden Eagles to 12 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. The men's team won consecutive Summit League titles and reached NCAA tournament play in 2009, 2010 and 2025. In 20 seasons as head coach for the women, Watson has produced nine Summit League players of the year, nine League newcomers of the year, two Summit League Championsip MVPs (formerly player of the year), one NCAA Championships individual qualifiers, and more than 50 all-conference selections. On the men's side, Watson has coached four Summit League players of the year (Lyle Patton, 2004, Cody Burrows 2017 & 2019, Kevin An, 2025), two Championship MVPs (Scott Stiles, 2009 and Jack Howes, 2021) and seven newcomers of the year, including 2008 winner Terence Begnel.
