Stobs is an active member of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) and was recently voted as one of two Division II coaches to the GCAA National Board of Directors. In the summer of 2008, Stobs was selected as the head coach for the 2008 USA team that competed in the Fuji/Xerox championship in Tokyo, Japan and helped Team USA take back title in the annual event.

 

Stobs has also served on several regional and national committees throughout his career at Barry. In 2008, he served on the GCAA International Team Selection Committee and the Jack Nicklaus Award Committee. Stobs has been a part of the GCAA All-America and All-Freshman committee since 2005 serving as chairman in 2008 and has served on the NCAA South Region selection committee since 2006.

 

Under Stobs’ direction, the men achieved national prominence in just six short years, taking the team to the NCAA Regional tournament on five different occassions and the NCAA National tournament twice, winning it in 2007.

Last season, Stobs led the Bucs to first place finishes at the NSU Shark Invitational in the fall, and the Panther Invitational and the Buccaneer Invitational in the spring. Barry earned a second place finish at the SSC Tournament, advancing them to the NCAA Division II South Regional where they placed third of 20 teams. At the NCAA Division II Championship, the Bucs placed fourth of 20.

In 2007-08, Stobs guided the Bucs to a 94-49-5 overall tournament record and led the team to tournament wins at the NSU Shark Invitational in the fall and the Buccaneer Invitational in the spring. Barry finished third at the SSC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Division II South Regional for the fifth consecutive year, falling just short of defending their 2007 national title.

 

The season was not without its success as sophomores Victor Billskoog and Carlos Velez were named Second-Team All-Sunshine State Conference and GCAA All-South Region. Billskoog also added a GCAA Honorable Mention All-America nod to his resume.

 

In 2007, Stobs was named GCAA National Coach-of-the-Year after leading the Buccaneers to an unprecedented 121-35-5 tournament record and the 2007 NCAA Division II national title, the first in program history. The Buccaneers finished in the top-10 in all 12 of their tournaments with nine top-five finishes, five second-place finishes and one tournament win: at the national championship.

 

Hernan Borja became the first player in school history to earn First-Team GCAA All-America honors, while fellow seniors Nick Gillaspy and Juan Weissenberg earned GCAA Honorable Mention All-America. Borja also earned All-SSC and SSC All-Tournament honors, while Gillaspy was selected to the All-SSC team and Weissenberg to the SSC All-Tournament team. Weissenberg was also the first men’s golfer to earn both All-America and All-America Scholar honors in the same season.

 

In 2006, the Buccaneers finished the season with a 135-99-3 tournament record and reached the NCAA South/South Central Super Regional tournament for the third consecutive year.

 

Stobs’ team also finished fifth at the Sunshine State Conference tournament. Hernan Borja came in fourth at the tournament to receive SSC All-Tournament honors. Victor Billskoog, the Bucs’ top newcomer, led the team with a 74.32 stroke average per round and was dubbed SSC Freshman of the Year.

 

In 2004-05, Stobs guided the young Buccaneer team to a 94-53-4 record in tournament play. The Bucs made their second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Super Regional, finishing fourth out of eight teams. In addition, the team led all Division II schools in the "total short game" statistical category as ranked by Golfstat.

 

The Buccaneers narrowly missed out on a second appearance at the NCAA National tournament, but the season did not end without its success. Adam Enright earned GCAA Scholar All-America honors to become the first in program history.

 

During the 2003-04 season, Stobs brought the program to the forefront by guiding the Bucs to a second-place finish at the Sunshine State Conference tournament, the best finish in program history. John Quigley finished fourth at the tournament and was selected to the SSC All-Tournament team. Both Quigley and Ryan Lamond earned their first All-SSC honors.

 

The Bucs went on to receive their second bid to participate in the NCAA Regional Tournament, where they finished second. Their efforts at the Super Regional in Springfield, Mo., earned them a spot at the national tournament for the first time in school history, where the Bucs finished third in the nation, just 10 strokes behind national champion USC-Aiken. Lamond finished tied for 10th and became the first men’s golfer in Barry history to earn GCAA All-America honors. Stobs guided the Bucs to a 130-38 overall record in 2003-04. Stobs was named South Region Coach of the Year.

 

Stobs also kept his team actively involved in the local community. He and his team participated in Barry’s first home building with Habitat for Humanity as well as reading for the local elementary schools and more. For their efforts, Stobs and the men’s golf team earned the Sister Jeanne O’Laughlin Community Service Award.

 

In 2002-03, he guided the Barry team to a 42-59-2 overall record and a fourth-place finish at the Sunshine State Conference Tournament. Under Stobs’ direction, Quigley made a mark in Barry history, becoming the first Buccaneer men’s player to earn an individual bid to the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament.

 

Stobs joined the Barry staff in 2002 after 10 years playing professional golf. He played on several different tours including the Nike (1997), Golden Bear, South American, Montgomery, South Florida and Trans-Act Mortgage tours. Throughout his 10-year professional career, Stobs enjoyed much success winning 25 mini-tour events, including 1998 Florida Open.

 

A graduate of Florida Atlantic with a bachelor’s degree in communications, Stobs played for the Owls in 1991-92 under Mary Mills. He was part of a squad which won four straight tournaments and finished fourth in the NCAA Division II national tournament, earning the team’s sportsmanship award. He also played for Georgia Southern University from 1987-90.

 

Stobs, a native of Miami, Fla., makes his second foray into coaching after leading the Miami Country Day School Spartans in 1994. He is married to the former Carrie Santis of Miami. His parents are Robert and Martha Stobs of Miami.