{"id":771473,"date":"2026-06-30T17:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/771473\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:15:19","slug":"andrew-gibson-returns-to-mens-golf-as-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/771473\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Gibson Returns to Men\u2019s Golf as Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Gibson, Welcome, Assistant Coach Hiring\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-left\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MGOLF_26_WelcomeAsstCoach.jpg\" style=\"display:inline-block; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left\" width=\"420\"\/>HOUSTON \u2013 University of Houston Men&#8217;s Golf letterman <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/coaches\/andrew-gibson\/1841\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1841\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Gibson<\/a> is returning to his alma mater after being hired as assistant coach, Mike Booker Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/coaches\/andrew-danna\/1809\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1809\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Danna<\/a> announced Tuesday.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGibson joined the Cougars as a student-athlete for the 2016-17 season. After sitting out his first year as a redshirt, the Perthshire, Scotland, native competed for five seasons and played nearly 110 rounds across 39 tournaments.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter graduating from Houston in 2021, Gibson competed as a professional on the PGA Tour Americas and other mini tours in the United States and Scotland.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn 2024, he served as the caddy for PGA Tour professional and former Houston volunteer assistant coach MJ Daffue before joining the Cougar staff for the 2025-26 season.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;This program has given me everything, and I wanted to return to give back to it. I enjoy player development and helping young players work to get better every day. I know what our guys go through on a daily basis with school and practice, and I want to help them reach their goals in college and at the next level,&#8221; Gibson said. &#8220;I am grateful to (Mike Booker Head) Coach (Andrew) Danna and to Senior Deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/staff-directory\/david-williams\/991\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"991\" target=\"_blank\">David Williams<\/a> for this opportunity and look forward to the start of the season.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;Andrew will be a great addition to our staff. He brings a wealth of knowledge and organization that will be helpful for our program and student-athletes,&#8221; Danna said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a Houston Men&#8217;s Golf alum who&#8217;s had success playing the game after college, and I&#8217;m looking forward to working with him as we build toward a bright future.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAs the Cougars&#8217; volunteer assistant coach a year ago, Gibson helped lead Houston to team championships at the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, in February and opened a sweep of the team and individual titles at the Argent Financial Classic at Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La., on Sept. 8-9, 2025.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThree Cougars \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/hudson-weibel\/9581\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9581\" target=\"_blank\">Hudson Weibel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/bryant-hiskey-ii\/9578\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"9578\" target=\"_blank\">Bryant Hiskey II<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-golf\/roster\/grant-doggett\/10156\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10156\" target=\"_blank\">Grant Doggett<\/a> \u2013 won individual championships during the year with Weibel&#8217;s three leading the way.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Cougars advanced to the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional in North Carolina in May, the program&#8217;s sixth straight NCAA Regional postseason appearance.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAs a student-athlete, Gibson earned a career-best second-place finish at the Border Olympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas, and fell on the second hole of a playoff to teammate Alexander Frances. It was one of four Top-10 finishes he enjoyed during his collegiate career.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nGibson tied for 28th at the 2021 NCAA Kingston Springs Regional after opening that tournament with a 68 at The Golf Club of Tennessee.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSUPPORT YOUR COOGS<br \/>\nFans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men&#8217;s Golf by <a href=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">providing NIL opportunities<\/a> and by <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougarpride.com\/membership-center\/giving-opportunities\/sport-specific-clubs\/project-17\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joining Project 17<\/a>, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men&#8217;s Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSTAY CONNECTED<br \/>\nFans can receive updates by following <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uhcougarmgolf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UHCougarMGolf<\/a> on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarMGolf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UHCougarMGolf<\/a>. Fans also can follow the team on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uhcougarmgolf\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">uhcougarmgolf<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 University of Houston Men&#8217;s Golf letterman Andrew Gibson is returning to his alma mater after being&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771474,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-771473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}