Sam Puryear - Director of Golf at Howard University

Sam Puryear is a former college golfer and a pioneer in the world of golf coaching. Sam coached at Stanford (National Championship winner), Michigan State University (where he was the first African-American head coach at a Power Five School and won a Big Ten Championship), and Queens University of Charlotte. He is now the head of the men's and women's golf teams at Howard University, one of only twenty-five HBCUs with a Division 1 golf program. Sam is also the author of Diamonds in the Rough, an inspirational book that we discuss in the podcast.

Listen in to learn more about:

• Sam's childhood and introduction to golf
• Sam's collegiate golf career at Tennessee State University
• Dr. Catana Starks
• Coaching at Stanford University
• East Lake Junior Golf Academy in Atlanta
• Diamonds in the Rough (Sam's book)
• Faith
• The genesis of the Howard University Golf Program
• Thoughts on Steph Curry (who's funding the program)
• What practice looks like for Howard University golfers
• Goals and expectations

We ended with a lightning round of 5 questions.

#BleedBlue #HowardForward

This episode is presented by SneakaDeal.com.

Chapters

• 0:37 Sam's Childhood
• 1:10 Sam's Introduction to Golf
• 2:28 How Sam Ended Up at Tennessee State
• 3:43 Dr. Catana Starks
• 7:17 The Golf Coaching Conversation
• 9:37 Coaching at Stanford
• 12:00 Sam's Views on Golf
• 14:30 East Lake Junior Golf Academy
• 21:06 Diamonds in the Rough
• 25:33 Faith
• 26:26 The Howard University Golf Program
• 32:30 Thoughts on Stephen Curry
• 33:45 Coaching the Men's and Women's Team
• 37:23 Goals and Expectations Moving Forward
• 40:16 Lightning Round