Cal head males’s golf coach Walter Chun, who has been with this system in some capability for practically three many years, has been relieved of his duties.
The varsity introduced the change in management on Tuesday night, including that assistant Peter Eire will function interim head coach whereas a nationwide seek for a substitute begins instantly.
Chun had spent the final eight seasons as director of golf. Previous to that he served 12 years underneath legendary Cal head coach Steve Desimone. Chun additionally performed on Cal’s golf group and bought two levels from the varsity, a bachelor’s in enterprise (2001) and grasp’s in schooling (2003). Earlier than he joined the teaching employees, he labored as an administrative assistant.
“We’d wish to thank Walter for his contributions to Cal as a head coach, assistant coach and student-athlete,” Cal athletic director Jim Knowlton stated. “Walter all the time represented our division and college in the best approach, however we felt it was vital to maneuver in a distinct path at the moment.”
Cal was coming off a bounce-back season during which it completed twenty fourth on the NCAA Championship and ended up No. 21 within the closing nationwide rating. The Bears, nonetheless, had simply seen two of its prime returners, rising sophomore Eric Lee and Ethan Fang, switch to Oklahoma State. Lee was the 2022 AJGA Rolex Junior Participant of the Yr.
Chun was part of 9 of Cal’s 16 NCAA Championship appearances to this point. He additionally coached two-time main winner Collin Morikawa.
