Eric Quinn begins his second season as the Director of Golf for the Young Harris College men's and women's golf programs.
Quinn led the men's team to their fifth consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The Mountain Lions, who finished the season ranked No. 9 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll, captured their first-ever Peach Belt Conference Championship title, while Peter Chung became the first YHC golfer to earn medalist honors at the PBC Championship. Young Harris finished the season 13th at the NCAA Division II South/Southeast Regional, while Chung recorded the best-ever finish - third place - by a YHC golfer at the regional. The women's golf team finished in fifth place at the PBC Championship.
Quinn comes to the Enchanted Valley after serving as an assistant golf coach at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, for the past six seasons, primarily working with the women’s program.
Quinn saw the program's first All-America selection under his watch in 2020 as freshman Sarah Hsu earned the honor as an honorable mention. He has also led the team to Top 25 appearances in four consecutive seasons, including the program's high-water mark of 16th in 2020. Over his stay at Oglethorpe, nine golfers earned all-conference laurels and 12 were recognized as All-American Scholars by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.
With the men’s program, the Stormy Petrels won SAA titles in 2016 and 2019, while being ranked inside the top 25 each season.
Quinn played four seasons collegiately for the Stormy Petrel men’s golf program. Quinn, who graduated from Oglethorpe in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, was named to the all-conference team all four seasons, including three times in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and once in the Southern Athletic Association.
Quinn, who was named an All-American in 2013, was a part of Oglethorpe’s 2012 NCAA Division III National Championship team at the Mission Inn and Resort Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. While part of this team, Quinn accrued four individual wins, including a win at the SCAC Championship in 2012 at Tunica National Golf Club, where he was named the conference player of the year.
Once leaving school, Quinn had a two-year stint on the mini-tour circuit around the state of Georgia. He played many events on the Peach State Pro Tour and the Open Golf Atlanta Tour. His best finishes were fourth place at the Trophy Club of Atlanta Championship in the fall of 2013 and in 2015.
Quinn grew up in Norcross, Georgia, where he attended Norcross High School. While at Norcross, he was a four-year varsity golfer accruing three wins, one of which set a record for lowest score shot by a golfer at the school (63 to win the Gwinnett Open in 2008). He was named team MVP in 2008 and 2009.
