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 Head Coach: Kevin
Millikan
Kevin Millikan enters his tenth year as the Rams' head golf coach. Millikan is also in his fifth year as Athletic Director. A native Texan, born in Conroe, he is a former player at Wesleyan. After graduating in 1991 from Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, TX, Millikan attended Tyler Junior College until moving to Fort Worth in 1993. He joined the Wesleyan golf team following the 1995 championship season and has been involved with the program ever since.
As a player, Millikan participated in the 1997 NAIA National Golf Championship and was a member of the 1997 H.O.T. Conference Championship Team. That season he was chosen by his teammates to receive the Lewis & Dorothy Peek 3-D Award, given annually in recognition of a player's desire, dedication, and determination. In both the 1996 and 1997 seasons, Millikan was nominated by the coaching staff for the Gene & Ann Burge Sportsmanship Award, given to the athlete who best upholds the ideals of amateur sport.
Following his senior season, Millikan served as the Rams assistant coach for two years before taking over as head coach after the 1999 National Championship season. In his first four years as head coach, the Rams qualified for the NCAA Division II Regionals three times, earning a national championship berth and an 11th place finish in 2000. In 2002, despite a 2nd place finish at the NCAA Division II South Central Super Regional and a statistical ranking of 13th in the country, the Rams were overlooked for an at-large berth into the national tournament. In four of the last five seasons, Millikan has led the Rams to a top-10 finish in the NAIA National Tournament and has had at least one All-America selection in each five consectuve seasons.
Millikan graduated from Texas Wesleyan in December 1998 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. He and his wife, Kelly, reside in Fort Worth with their daughter, Kenedy.
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 Assistant Coach: Bobby Cornett
Bobby Cornett enters his tenth season as the Rams’ assistant golf coach.
As a player, he led the Rams to four Big State Conference Championships and a NAIA National Championship in 1969. In 1972, Cornett was named NAIA All-American and was the Big State Conference individual medalist.
From there, Cornett made the jump to the professional ranks, where he won four tournaments and participated in eight PGA Tour qualifying schools.
In 1983, he returned to Texas Wesleyan as assistant golf coach before taking over as head coach in 1985. He guided the Rams to three NAIA National Championships in 1990, 1995, and 1999. All three years, Cornett was named NAIA National Coach of the Year.
After the 1999 season, Cornett stepped down to be an assistant coach in order to concentrate on the National Senior Tour and Senior PGA Tour.
Cornett earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and psychology from Texas Wesleyan in 1972.
He and his wife, Denny, have one son, Austin. |
