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Thunderbird Head Coach Richard Church
Richard Church
Position: Head Coach
Phone: 435-586-7805
Email: churchr@suu.edu
Richard Church is in his 10th season as head golf coach at Southern Utah University and his 14th as a member of the SUU golf staff. Church served as the Thunderbirds’ assistant coach for four seasons prior to taking over from former Coach John Evans in the fall of 2000.

During his tenure as head or assistant coach at SUU, Church has coached seven Academic all-Americans, one Mid-Continent Conference medalist, two Mid-Con runners-up, a Summit League runner-up and the University's only two NCAA post-season competitors in golf. He has also seen the team finish second in the league four times since SUU golf began competing in the Summit League in 1997-98, including in 2005 and 2006.

A 1989 graduate of the University of Utah, Church owns and operates the Blue Pine Motel in nearby Panguitch, Utah. He has overseen the establishment of the Southern Utah University Golf Endowment Fund and has been active in numerous political campaigns, both in Utah and in Washington D.C.

Church and his wife, Cheryl, are the parents of four children, Justin (22), Kyle (20), Josh (19) and Breanne (16).
Mon. Apr. 29
vs. American Sky Championship
TBA
Fri. Apr. 26
@ BYU Cougar Classic
TBA
Thu. Mar. 21
@ Desert Shootout
TBA
Mon. Mar. 11
@ Sacramento State Collegiate
TBA
Fri. Feb. 22
@ Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate
TBA
Mon. Feb. 11
vs. Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational
TBA
Mon. Oct. 22
@ Bill Cullum Invitational
() 7th of 20
Mon. Sep. 24
@ Dash Thomas Memorial
() 10th of 13
Mon. Sep. 17
@ Ram Masters Invitational
() 12th of 15
Sun. Sep. 9
@ Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
() 13th of 16
Mon. Sep. 3
vs. Battle in the Tetons
() 5th of 7