Hall of Fame
Bobby Cornett led the Rams from 1985-99, then served ten seasons as an assistant coach while focusing on the National Senior Tour and Senior PGA Tour before returning to his role as head coach prior to the 2009-10 season. Â
He is a member of the Texas Wesleyan Athletic Hall of Fame ('86), the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame ('10), and the NAIA Hall of Fame ('12). He has been named NAIA National Coach of the Year three times while leading the team to National Championships in 1990, 1995, and 1999.
Since his return as head coach for the 2009-10 season, he has led the Rams to six straight top-10 finishes at the NAIA National Tournament including a runner-up finish in 2013.
Last season, the Rams were ranked in the top-ten nationally throughout the season. The team finished sixth at the NAIA National Championship while junior Nikolaj Brons-Piche finished third individually.
As a player, Cornett led the Rams to four Big State Conference Championships and an NAIA National Championship in 1969. Â In 1972, Cornett was named NAIA All-American and was the Big State Conference individual medalist.
After a seven-year sabatical from golf during which he served as a juvenile probation officer, Cornett made the jump to the professional ranks following a runner-up finish at the 1977 Texas Amateur. Â As a professional, Cornett won several times while making the finals of the PGA Tour School five times and the Senior PGA Tour School twice.
In 1983, he returned to Texas Wesleyan as assistant golf coach before taking over as head coach in 1985. Over the next 14 seasons, he led the Rams to 63 tournament wins, including the National Championships in 1990, 1995, and 1999. Cornett also produced 23 All-American selections and three National Medalists during that stretch.
In 18 seasons, his teams have produced 77 wins, with at least one win in 17 seasons. In all but two seasons the team produced multiple victories. Twice his teams posted eight wins in a season (1989 and 1999), just one shy of the school record of nine wins set by O.D. Bounds’ 1983 squad.  In total, he has coached 41 All-Americans and 19 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
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.
NAIA National Tournament Finishes under Cornett
1986: 9th
1987: 7th
1988: 3rd
1989: 3rd
1990: National Champions
1991: 8th
1994: 3rd
1995: National Champions
1996: 4th
1997: 12th
1998: 2nd
1999: National Champions
2010: 7th
2011: 9th
2012: 6th
2013: 2nd
2014: 6th
2015: 6th
