Eric Moore begins begins his seventh season at the helm of the West Texas A&M Men's Golf Program.
Moore came to Canyon from Our Lady of the Lakes University in San Antonio as he finished his fifth and final year with the Saints in 2012-13. Under his guidance, the Saints made three consecutive appearance in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Men’s Golf Championship. The Saints were ranked No. 7 in the final NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Poll and received one of six at-large bids to the championship during his final season.
In 2011-12, Moore guided OLLU to its second straight appearance in the National Championship Tournament, where the Saints finished in a tie for seventh. The team finished eighth nationally which was the best ranking in school history.
In 2010-11, Moore put the Saints on the national map with the school’s first entry into the national championships as it earned an at-large bid. Moore also was named Red River Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
The Owasso, Oklahoma, native, had a successful collegiate career as he earned all-America honors as a junior and senior at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah. While there, Northeastern State experienced one of the greatest stretches of team golf at the school, including participating in the NCAA Championships in 2004.
He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on meetings and destinations management in 2005 and received his master’s degree in health and kinesiology in 2007.
Moore was an assistant golf coach at Northeastern State from 2004-2008, and is quite familiar with the Lone Star Conference. During his time at NSU, he helped coach the team to three consecutive Lone Star Conference Championships and the woman’s program to a Lone Star Conference title in 2006.
He and his wife Alli are the proud parents of a daughter and son.
