University of Southern Indiana Athletics announced that it has picked Evansville native Dave Turpin to lead its men’s golf program.
“We are excited to have Dave lead our men’s golf program,” USI Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall said. “He is very well connected in the Southern Indiana golf community and, most importantly, is committed to the individual and collective growth of the young men in our program.”
Turpin comes to USI with a more than 20 years of amateur golf experience, including five Major Champion wins on the National Amateur Golf Tour (Championship Flight) and an 11th-place national finish in 2019.
A competitor in the Evansville City Golf Tournament for more than 20 years, Turpin was the 2021 Evansville Senior City Champion as well as the 2015 Evansville Country Club Champion.
In addition to his amateur golf resume, Turpin has spent more than 20 years as a basketball coach at Mater Dei and as a baseball umpire at the high school, JUCO and NCAA levels.
Turpin, who resides in Evansville with his wife LaDonna, earned a bachelor’s degree from USI in business administration as well as a master’s degree in engineering management. He is a semi-retired sales consultant and has two kids, Alex Turpin and Austin Campbell.
