Todd Ohlmeyer was hired to lead the St. Edward’s men’s golf program in November of 2008 building one of the most consistently successful programs in the Heartland Conference and NCAA Division II.
Under his direction, the Hilltoppers have claimed two Heartland Conference championships in 2010 and 2014 along with an NCAA South Central / West Regional championship. In 2017 Ohlmeyer saw the men’s team achieve its 14
th consecutive NCAA Regional Tournament appearance.
Ohlmeyer has enjoyed coaching 23 all-conference players, 15 Srixon Golf All-American Scholar Team recipients, 12 all-region selections and five all-Americans during his tenure. Individually, Ohlmeyer has garnered four Heartland Coach of the Year honors with three straight from 2010-2012 and in 2014.
In 2017, the Hilltoppers earned the NCAA Division II’s top academic honor as SEU was named Academic National Champions by the GCAA for posting the nation’s best 3.65 team GPA.
Prior to his arrival in Austin, Ohlmeyer was the associate head coach of the men’s and women’s programs at NCAA Division I Coastal Carolina University for the 2007-08 season. He was in charge of all recruiting efforts, coached the women’s program at tournaments and served as tournament director for the General Jim Hackler Championship.
Ohlmeyer got his start in coaching as a volunteer assistant to both the men’s and women’s golf teams at Belmont Abbey College outside of Charlotte, N.C. He assisted with the instruction of both teams and traveled with them to tournaments.
Ohlmeyer has wide-ranging golf experience. He worked for the American Cancer Society, overseeing all the golf events in the Carolinas from 2005 to 2008. From 2000 to 2003, Ohlmeyer played golf professionally on the Golden Bear Tour, the Developmental Players Tour, Pro Tour Hawaii and the Tight Lies Tour. Additionally, he caddied for Debbie Koyama on the LPGA Tour and Michael Walton on the Nationwide Tour.
In 1997, he joined the staff of ESPN Regional Television as production assistant and then as operations coordinator in 1999. Ohlmeyer prepared the operational budget of each golf telecast, negotiated weekly and yearly contracts with equipment vendors, and researched and wrote video features on the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions TOUR players.
Ohlmeyer, a two-time Connecticut High School All-State Golf selection from New Canaan, attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. He graduated in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in public relations with an emphasis on sport management /administration. While at Pepperdine, Ohlmeyer was a member of the Pepperdine men’s golf team that captured the NCAA Division I National Team Championship in 1997. In November 2007, along with his teammates, he was inducted into the Pepperdine University Hall of Fame.
Ohlmeyer is an avid runner and triathlete who competed in the 2014 Ironman Lake Placid. He and his wife, Kati, have two children: Ian and Lauren.
