Bio

Dave Schreyer returned to his alma mater in January 2013 as Huntingdon College’s Director of Golf.

As a player, Schreyer was a four-time All-American and an individual national champion for the Hawks before spending 17 years as a tour player. A Dave Williams National Coach of the Year Award winner, four-time Division III Region Coach of the Year and three-time conference Coach of the Year, Schreyer’s experience has helped the Huntingdon men’s and women’s programs achieve success on the course and in the classroom.

Schreyer’s men’s and women’s programs have produced a Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year, one U.S. Amateur qualifier, 17 All-Americans, 18 All-Region performers, 19 All-Conference selections, 37 All-American Scholars and 81 Academic All-Conference selections.

Schreyer’s men’s teams have qualified for the NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship four times in six full seasons and were ranked No. 2 in Division III when the COVID-19 Pandemic canceled the 2020 spring season. The women’s program produced its first individual NCAA Tournament qualifier in 2015.

During a five-year stretch beginning with the 2015-16 season, the men’s program turned in five of Huntingdon’s best seasons during the NCAA era. During that span, Schreyer’s teams recorded five of the program’s top-six season scoring averages during the NCAA era, finished as the national runner-up twice and tied for fourth once.

In the NCAA Tournament, Huntingdon shot its best four-round total of the NCAA era (1,177) to place second in 2019 and shot 1,204 to place second in 2016. The two runner-up finishes are the best for the Hawks during the NCAA era. Huntingdon shot 1,190 to tie for fourth in 2017 and 1,189 to tie for 11^th in 2018.  

Through the completion of the 2019-20 season, Schreyer has the Hawks’ best NCAA-era winning percentage (80.2) and is second in career wins with 15.

Before the 2019-20 season was cut short, the Hawks were ranked second in Division III and completed six tournaments during the fall and spring season. In the six events, Huntingdon won one tournament, placed second three times and third once.

The Hawks averaged 285.65 per round during the shortened 17-round season, which was on pace to break the program’s NCAA-record of 288.61 in 31 rounds. Huntingdon turned in two of its top-three single rounds of the NCAA era, including the best round versus par with a 13-under in the Savannah Invitational and set the Hawks’ NCAA-era record for 54 holes with an 840 in a second-place finish in the Savannah Invitational.

Huntingdon shot a 54-hole total of 846 in three separate events, winning the Rhodes College Fall Classic by 27 strokes with an 18-under 846, placing second in the Gordin Classic with an 18-under 846 and placing second in the Golfweek D3 Invitational with a 6-under 846.

Schreyer was named the Golf Coaches Association of America’s Division III South Region Coach of the Year for the fourth time in five seasons and was a finalist for National Coach of the Year. Three Hawks received All-American recognition, including senior Drew Mathers.

Mathers, a two-time finalist for the Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award and a U.S. Amateur qualifier, was named first-team All-American for a second straight season. Teammates Owen Burt and Carson Whitton were named honorable mention All-American. The trio also earned All-Region recognition. USA South All-Conference awards were not presented during the shortened season.

Mathers averaged 69.29 per round in 17 rounds, which was on pace to break the Hawks’ NCAA-era record of 71.18 that Mathers set as a junior. Despite playing a shortened 17-round season, the team turned in its second most rounds of par or better during the NCAA era with 11.

Mathers tied Huntingdon’s NCAA-era record of 64 for a single round on two occasions and also recorded a 65 and a 66 in addition to setting the Hawks’ NCAA-era records for 36 holes (132) and 54 holes (202) during the season.

During the 2018-19 season, the Hawks earned their second national runner-up finish in four seasons. The team was ranked as high as second in Division III, tied the Hawks’ NCAA-era record with five wins, set the team’s NCAA-era record with 12 rounds of par or better and recorded what were then their top-two 54-hole totals of the NCAA era.

In addition to setting the program’s NCAA-era mark for team scoring average (288.61), the Hawks finished in the top-six in all 11 tournaments. Huntingdon finished first or second in its final eight tournaments, including its first win in the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament.

Among Huntingdon’s five wins were the program’s then-NCAA-era records for 54 holes. Huntingdon shot a 22-under 842 to win the Rhodes College Fall Classic in the fall and broke the record with a 23-under 841 to win the USA South Tournament in the spring.

Huntingdon won the conference championship by 26 strokes with Mathers earning medalist honors with an 11-under 205. The 205 was the best three-round total in the USA South Tournament since the conference expanded to three rounds in 2009. Senior Stephen Shephard placed second with a 5-under 211.  

In the NCAA Tournament, in addition to the team’s record-setting performance, Mathers recorded the Hawks’ best 72-hole total of the NCAA era with an even-par 288 to place third.

Mathers set the program’s NCAA-era record with a 71.18 scoring average in 28 rounds and Shephard turned in the Hawks’ second best scoring average of the NCAA era at 71.58 per round. Mathers also set the program’s NCAA-era records with three wins in 10 tournaments and 20 rounds of par or better in 28 rounds. Shephard finished the season with the second most par-or-better rounds (19 in 31 rounds) for the Hawks during the NCAA era.

Schreyer was recognized as the the GCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year for the third time in four seasons and the USA South Coach of the Year for the third time in four seasons. Mathers, the USA South Golfer of the Year, was named first-team All-American, All-Region and All-Conference and along with Shephard was a finalist for the Division III Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award. Shephard, who was recognized by the USA South in each of his four seasons, earned first-team All-American recognition and All-Region honors.

In addition to Mathers and Shephard, Henry Gee was named third-team All-American and Mark Connelly was honorable mention All-American. All four golfers were also named All-Region. Freshman Carson Whitton was named USA South Rookie of the Year.

The 2017-18 team averaged 292.89 per round and was ranked as high as second. Despite tying for 11^th in the NCAA Tournament, the Hawks’ 1,189 in the championship tournament was at the time tied for the third best 72-hole total for the program during the NCAA era. The total was 15 strokes better than the Hawks’ 2016 runner-up finish and one stroke better than 2017’s tie for fourth.

Huntingdon finished in the top three in nine of 11 tournaments during the season and three Hawks (Shephard, Connelly and Jon Colten Stanaland) earned All-American and All-Region honors. Shephard and Connelly were named second-team All-American and Stanaland earned honorable mention All-American honors.

The 2016-17 team was ranked first in Division III for most of the season, placed first in five tournaments and finished in the top four in all 10 tournaments. The five wins tied for the second most in a season for Huntingdon during the NCAA era.

The Hawks set their then-NCAA-era record with a 290.44 average per round, almost seven strokes better than the team’s 297.37 average in 2016 and two strokes better than Huntingdon’s previous NCAA-era record of 292.38.

The team produced three of the Hawks’ top five single-season scoring averages during the NCAA era, including Addison Lambeth’s then-record of 71.41. Lambeth set the Hawks’ NCAA-era record for a single round with a 64 and also set what was then the Hawks’ NCAA-era record with 16 rounds of par or better during the season.

Among the team’s best performances during the season was a 30-stroke win in the Gordin Classic. The team’s 12-under-par 272 in the second round set Huntingdon’s new NCAA-era mark for low round. The Hawks’ 17-under 551 for 36 holes also set a new NCAA-era record for the program.

Schreyer was named the Dave Williams Division III National Coach of the Year, the GCAA Division III South Region Coach of the Year and the USA South Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Lambeth, the USA South Golfer of the Year, was named first-team All-American, All-Region and All-Conference.

In addition to Lambeth, Will Thrash and Shephard were named second-team All-Americans and Chad Ring was an honorable mention All-American. Thrash, Shephard and Ring were also All-Region selections.

During 2015-16, Huntingdon won four tournaments and returned to the national tournament for the first time since 2012. Lambeth’s tie for second in the NCAA Tournament tied for the best individual finish by a Hawk during the NCAA era.

During the season, Huntingdon and Lambeth each earned their first wins in the O’Briant-Jensen Memorial. The team win was the first since the 2010-11 season and Lambeth’s individual win was the first by a Hawk since the 2011-12 season. Lambeth’s scoring average of 72.37 that season set what was then the program’s NCAA-era record.

In addition to the four tournament wins and the runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament, Huntingdon also placed second in the USA South Tournament and finished in the top 10 in all 11 tournaments.

Schreyer was named the GCAA’s Division III Southeast Region Coach of the Year and USA South Coach of the Year. Lambeth was named the Division III Jack Nicklaus Award winner and was presented the Don Scalf Award for being named the USA South’s male Student-Athlete of the Year.

Lambeth also earned first-team All-American, All-Region and All-Conference honors. Thrash was an honorable mention All-American selection and Shephard was chosen as the USA South Rookie of the Year.

The 2014-15 team produced an All-Region performer in Thrash. The Hawks finished in the top-10 in eight of their 10 tournaments and finished in the top-five in three events. Huntingdon closed the season with its best finish, placing third in the USA South Tournament.

During Schreyer’s first full season in 2013-14, Huntingdon earned five top 10 finishes in nine tournaments, including a third-place finish in the Wynlakes Intercollegiate and a fourth-place finish in the USA South Tournament.

Schreyer guided the Hawks during their final five tournaments of the 2012-13 season and closed the year with back-to-back third-place finishes.

On the women’s side, Huntingdon has reached new heights since Schreyer’s arrival. After guiding the program in its final four tournaments of the 2012-13 season, the women’s teams have turned in the top-seven season scoring averages in program history during six full seasons and the shortened 2019-20 season.

The top 19 individual rounds in program history, 15 of the top 16 individual 36-hole totals, the top 16 individual 54-hole totals, the top 20 team rounds, the top 18 team 36-hole totals and 13 of the top 14 team 54-hole totals have been recorded during Schreyer’s tenure.

Before the 2019-20 season was cut short, the women competed in five tournaments and had three top-10 finishes. During the 2018-19 season, Vanessa Leiterman turned in the second best season scoring average in program history (77.74) and became the program’s second All-Region performer. The Hawks finished in the top-10 in eight of their nine tournaments.

The 2017-18 team was ranked as high as 13^th, the program’s highest national ranking to date, and averaged 318.90 in 20 rounds for the second best season scoring average in program history. The Hawks finished in the top-five in seven of nine tournaments, including the second team and individual tournament wins in program history.

Huntingdon won the Rhodes Women’s Golf Spring Invitational by 10 strokes with a two-round 619. Leiterman shot a 1-under 72 in the final round and earned medalist honors with an even-par 146. The 146 was the second best 36-hole total in program history. The tournament also saw Anna Beth Harris record the second hole-in-one in program history.

The 2016-17 season opened with two program milestones in the BSC Southern Shootout. LeeAnn Cahoon’s 1-under 69 in the opening round was the first round in the 60s for the Huntingdon women. Cahoon’s 2-over 142 for the tournament was the best 36-hole total in program history and marked the first individual tournament win for the program.

The team’s 615 in the tournament was the best 36-hole total in program history. The women finished in the top eight in seven of nine tournaments and placed in the top three in three events. Cahoon set the program’s new record for scoring average at 77.50.

In 2015-16, the women finished fifth or better six times and finished in the top seven in all nine events. The team placed second in the Montgomery Country Club Women’s Intercollegiate and the Joe Duncan Rhodes Invitational. The Hawks set the program’s season scoring average record at 318.79.

The Hawks set their single-round record with a 13-over 301 in the second round of the Golfweek D3 Fall Invitational and their 54-hole record with a 941 in the Jekyll Island Women’s Collegiate. Cahoon led the team at Jekyll Island with a 223, the program’s record for 54 holes.

The 2014-15 team recorded the first tournament win in program history with a first-place finish in the MCC Women’s Intercollegiate. The Hawks finished fifth or better in seven of their nine tournaments and Cahoon became the first Huntingdon women’s golfer to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Cahoon also became the program’s first All-American (second-team) and first All-Region selection.

The women placed in the top five in five of their nine tournaments during Schreyer’s first full season in 2013-14.

A 2001 inductee in the Huntingdon College Athletic Hall of Fame, Schreyer earned first-team All-American honors for the Hawks in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989. The NAIA individual national champion in 1988, Schreyer was part of national championship teams in 1986, 1987 and 1988.

Schreyer also competed on two World University teams. The 1988 team won gold and the 1986 team won silver. Schreyer graduated from Huntingdon in 1989 with a degree in business administration.

Following his collegiate career, Schreyer played tour golf from 1990-2007. In addition to time on the PGA Tour, he also competed on the Nationwide Tour, South African PGA Tour and NGA Pro Golf Tour. His 10 wins on the NGA Pro Tour rank second all time. 

Before joining the Huntingdon coaching staff, Schreyer spent five years as an instructor in Atlanta.