Boston College Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Director of Golf
- Email:
- Phone:
- 552-8759
With over 30 years of experience in teaching and coaching golf, Drew Kayser has built the Boston College Golf Teams into dominant programs in the Northeast since taking the helm in 2012 as Head Coach. From 2008 to 2011, Coach 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.
Coach 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:
- 2026 Yale Invitational (W)
- 2026 Red Bandanna Invitational (W)
- 2025 UALR Diamante Intercollegiate (W)
- 2025 Red Bandanna Invitational (W)
- 2025 Red Bandanna Invitational (M)
- 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)
In one of the most successful academic years (2016-2017), the BC Women’s Golf Team collected four victories and three runner-up finishes in nine tournaments. Individual collegiate titles and athletic accolades under Coach Kayser’s direction include:
- Frances Kim - 2026 Red Bandanna Invitational Champion
- Frances Kim - 2025 UALR Diamante Intercollegiate Champion
- Markus Lam - 2025 UConn Invitational at GreatHorse Champion
- Markus Lam - 2025 Red Bandanna Invitational Champion
- 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 the athletic accolades of NCAA Region Championship selection, Ping All-Region (Northeast) Team honors, All-New England Team selections, and being named as New England Rookies of the Year, Coach Kayser emphasizes academic excellence. Every year Boston College golfers achieve one or more academic honors, including: Academic All-American honors through either the Women’s Golf Coaches Association or Golf Coaches Association of America; Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll, and Athletic Director’s Award of Academic Achievement. The teams are also consistently designated as All-ACC Academic Teams and GCAA All-Academic Teams (even Special Recognition with a team GPA of 3.5 or higher).
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 BC. 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, Santander, 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, Titleist, Chicago Title, Southwest Airlines, and Saucony.
Coach Kayser is a PGA of America Master Professional of Instruction, one of 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 at that time) 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.
Coach Kayser’s key achievements and accomplishments include:
- Labron Harris Sr. Award, Nationally presented to college coach and Class A PGA Professional whose support of the game through teaching, coaching, and involvement in the community has helped ensure the game of golf's continued growth and who represents the finest qualities the game has to offer, 2025
- 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, Massachusetts
- 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, California
- 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, Connecticut
- Golf professional positions at Wellesley Country Club in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Burning Tree Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, The Lost Tree Club in North Palm Beach, Florida, and Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Wellington, Florida
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 from 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, Massachusetts which continues to provide a true learning approach to the game of golf in the Boston area and New England.
Coach Kayser 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 certificates in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (2023) and Human Resources Management (2025). He is currently completing a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy in the Lynch School at BC. He resides in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife Keri, daughter Mikayla, son Jack, and dog Luna.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2026
