Drew Kayser - Men's Golf Coach - Boston College Athletics

Drew Kayser

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
kayserdr@bc.edu
Phone:
552-8759

With over 30 years of experience in teaching and coaching golf, Drew Kayser has built Boston College Men's and Women's Golf into dominant programs in the Northeast since taking the helm in 2012 as head coach.

From 2008-11, Kayser served as the assistant coach at Boston College while simultaneously working as the Head Golf Professional at the prestigious Belmont Country Club, just outside Boston. Since joining BC Golf, he has consistently recruited the best and brightest players from New England, around the United States, and internationally.

Kayser has amassed the most tournament wins in Boston College Golf history, far exceeding the previous program totals combined. Some of these team victories include:

2025 LIU Shark Invitational (M)
2024 Red Bandanna Invitational (W)
2024 Red Bandanna Invitational (M)
2023 Red Bandanna Invitational (W)
2023 Penn State Nittany Lion Invitational (W)
2023 Sacred Heart Invitational (M)
2022 Boston College Intercollegiate (W)
2021 Yale Invitational (W)
2021 FIU Pat Bradley Invitational (W)
2021 Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate (M)
2021 Sacred Heart Invitational (W)
2021 Sacred Heart Invitational (M)
2021 Connecticut Cup (M)
2018 Clemson Invitational (M)
2017 Lady EagleCat Invitational (W)
2016 Dartmouth Invitational (W)
2016 Golfweek Program Challenge (W)
2016 Illinois State Redbird Invitational (W)
2016 Connecticut Cup (M)
2014 Blue Devil Invitational (M)
2013 C&F Bank Intercollegiate (W)
2011 Rutgers Invitational (W)
2011 Embry-Riddle Eagle Invitational (W)
2011 Mission Inn Invitational (W)
2010 Santa Clara Invitational (W)
2010 ECAC Championship (M)
2010 Dartmouth Invitational (W)
2009 Rutgers Invitational (W)
2008 Rutgers Invitational (W)

During the 2016-17 season - one of the most successful academic years in program history - the women's golf program collected four victories and three runner-up finishes in nine tournaments. Individual collegiate titles and athletic accolades under Coach Kayser’s direction include:

Cynthia Zhang – 2025 NCAA Regional Selection (Oklahoma site)
Ben Hong – 2025 LIU Shark (M) Invitational Champion
Cynthia Zhang – 2024 Red Bandanna (W) Invitational Champion
Ben Hong – 2024 Red Bandanna (M) Invitational Champion
Stephany Kim – 2023 Georgia State Invitational Champion
Muzzy Donohue – 2023 Sacred Heart Invitational Champion
Nathalie Irlbacher – 2022 Briar’s Creek Invitational Champion
Nathalie Irlbacher – 2021 Yale Invitational Champion
Nathalie Irlbacher – 2021 Sacred Heart Invitational Champion
Mac Lee – 2021 Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate Champion
Brandon Kewalramani – 2021 Connecticut Cup Champion
Madeline Jin – 2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbit Invitational Champion
Christian Cavaliere – 2019 Villanova Wildcat Invitational Champion
Christian Cavaliere – 2018 Missouri Turning Stone Intercollegiate Champion
Matt Naumec – 2018 NCAA Regional Selection (Ohio State site)
Christian Cavaliere – 2018 Clemson Invitational Champion
Matt Naumec – 2017 Southern Utah State Pat Hicks Invitational Champion
Lois Kaye Go – 2017 NCAA Regional Selection (Texas Tech site)
Lois Kaye Go – First Team All-ACC (2017)
Lois Kaye Go – Boston College Athletics “Rookie of the Year”
Lois Kaye Go – 2017 Lady EagleCat Invitational Champion
Matt Naumec – 2016 Yale Macdonald Cup Champion
Lois Kaye Go – 2016 Dartmouth Invitational Champion
John Jackopsic – 2015 Michigan State Colleton River Collegiate Champion
Nick Pandelena – 2014 Blue Devil Invitational Champion
Isabel Southard – 2013 NCAA Regional Selection (Auburn site)
Vinh-Hoa Ngo – 2013 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Champion
Cristina McQuiston – 2013 Hoosier Stroke-Play Invitational
Katia Joo – First Team All-ACC (2012)
Katia Joo – 2012 Richmond Spider Invitational Champion
Luke Feehan – 2010 ECAC Championship Champion
Stephanie Hu – 2010 Dartmouth Invitational Champion
Eunice Yim – 2009 Dartmouth Invitational Champion
Eunice Yim – 2008 Lehigh Invitational Champion

In addition to the multitude of student-athletes achieving athletic accolades of NCAA Regional Championship selection, Ping All-Northeast Region team honors, All-New England Team selections, and New England Rookie of the Year awards, Kayser emphasizes academic excellence. Boston College golfers regularly achieve one or more academic honors, including Women’s Golf Coaches Association and Golf Coaches Association of America All-Academic honors, All-ACC Academic team, and the ACC Honor Roll.

In 2014, Kayser created the BC Golf Mentorship Program to assist the student-athletes of the golf teams in preparation for successful careers beyond their time at the Heights. This program prepares student-athletes with guidance in interviewing skills, career advice, and networking opportunities. Student-athletes whom Kayser has coached have moved on to successful careers in business with firms such as Deloitte, Microsoft, Barclays, and Ernst & Young; in healthcare, specifically the fields of general surgery, urology, internal medicine, and dentistry; and marketing and management with the companies of Roku, Chicago Title, Southwest Airlines, and Saucony.

Kayser is a PGA of America Master Professional of Instruction - one of only two in New England and one of only 37 PGA Professionals out of 28,000 to successfully complete Specialty Certification in Instruction. He was elected to PGA membership in 1998 and has held the Master Professional distinction - the highest level of education and training by the PGA - since 2005. That year, Kayser was one of 32 PGA Professionals - one of 12 in the last 30 years - to be selected nationally to the PGA of America’s Professional Golf Management Faculty. In the subsequent 14 years as a faculty member, he provided world-class training for aspiring golf professionals through skill-based education programs.

Kayser’s key achievements and accomplishments include:

New England Division I Golf “Coach of the Year”, 2018
Golf Digest “Best Teachers in Massachusetts” (As Ranked by Peers), 2011 to 2020
Massachusetts Golfer “Top 10 Golf Instructor” in Massachusetts, 2011 to 2020
New England PGA “Teacher of the Year”, 2010
New England Eastern Massachusetts Chapter “Teacher of the Year”, 2010
US Kids Golf National “Top 50 Kids Teacher”, 2008
US Kids Golf National “Honorable Mention Top Kids Teacher”, 2007 & 2009
PGA President’s Plaque Award Recipient, In recognition of distinguished achievement of professional development programs, Colorado PGA, 2001 to 2002
Colorado PGA West “Merchandiser of the Year”, 2001 & 2002
Recognized as one of America’s Top Golf Instructors by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, 2001
Golf Shop Operations “Top 100 Golf Shop Award” Recipient, Muirfield Village Golf Club, 1998
Professional Golfers’ Association of America, Class A, 1998

Kayser has held golf professional positions throughout the United States, including:

Head Golf Professional at Belmont Country Club in Belmont, Mass.
Head Golf Professional at the Roaring Fork Club in Aspen, Colorado.
Head Golf Professional (while working for Golden Bear Club Services, Jack Nicklaus’ facility management company) at Pasadera Country Club in Monterey, Calif.
First Assistant Golf Professional at Muirfield Village Golf Club (home of Jack Nicklaus and the PGA Tour event, the Memorial Tournament) in Dublin, Ohio
First Assistant Golf Professional at the Tarratine Club in Dark Harbor, Maine
First Assistant Golf Professional at Oronoque Country Club in Stratford, Conn.
Golf professional positions at Wellesley Country Club in Wellesley, Mass., Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, Conn., The Lost Tree Club in North Palm Beach, Fla., and Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Wellington, Fla.

Kayser has trained and mentored under prominent professionals in the golf and coaching industries, from renowned swing instructors and fitness professionals to sports psychologists and biomechanists, including:

Adam Schriber, former Lead Instructor with David Leadbetter and Director of Western United States Operations for the David Leadbetter Golf Academies
Mark Verstegen, creator of Athletes’ Performance/EXOS and one of the world’s foremost experts on human performance
Rob Mottram, a registered physical therapist and staff member of the Titleist Performance Institute, former director of the PGA Tour’s traveling fitness center program, and former PT for Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup Teams
Jeff Troesch, former Director of Mental Training for the David Leadbetter Golf Academies and Bollettieri Tennis Academy
Mike Hebron, the 1991 National PGA Teacher of the year and author of numerous books on golf instruction and conceptual learning
Jimmy Ballard, pioneer of the connected golf swing and instructor to Curtis Strange (during his back-to-back US Open victories), Hal Sutton, and Rocco Mediate

Kayser is a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America and Women’s Golf Coaches Association, and is a Titleist and Mizuno Certified Professional Club Fitter. He is a former member of the PGA President’s Council (2003 to 2012) and Women’s Golf Coaches Association Stats Committee (2016 to 2018). He was an advisory staff member to iClub (3-dimensional biomechanical analysis company and competitor to K-Vest) and former member of both the New England PGA Education Committee and Membership Council. In 2010, he founded the Kayser Performance Golf Academy (KPGA) in Southborough, Mass. which continues to provide a true learning approach to the game of golf in the Boston area and New England.

He earned his bachelor’s degree at Providence College and after the defunding of varsity golf, pivoted to the PC Black Pack rugby team where he was an integral member of the NCAA Division II New England Championship squad. He has continued his lifelong dedication to academics, more recently as a graduate student at Boston College. He earned masters' degrees in Leadership and Administration in 2020 and Sports Administration in 2022, both summa cum laude. Kayser also completed graduate in Human Resources Management (2025) at BC.

He resides in Newton, Mass. with his wife Keri, daughter Mikayla, son Jack, and dog Luna.

Updated: May 21, 2025