Hokie ClubVirginia Tech men's golf head coach Brian Sharp has announced the hiring of Todd Eckstein as assistant coach in the program.
Eckstein joins the staff following three years as the assistant coach at Furman University. Prior to Furman, Eckstein was an assistant coach at Mercer in Spring 2016 and a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, Davidson College, where he served as during the 2015 fall season. He also served as assistant director of alumni and family engagement at Davidson in 2018.
"I am very happy to have Todd become a part of our team and the Virginia Tech community," Sharp said. "Given his background in golf and success as a former student-athlete, I trust him to handle any responsibility with our program. Most importantly, Todd is such a positive and supportive person that I know our players will thoroughly enjoy working with and being around him."
As a collegiate golfer, Eckstein was a four-year letter winner on Davidson's men's golf team. A 2014 and 2015 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar, Eckstein earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference recognition in 2015, after taking home 2013 Southern Conference All-Tournament honors in 2013. He helped lead Davidson to a pair of team victories during his career, while recording six top-10 individual finishes. He was also a representative on the Davidson Student-Athlete A-10 Transition Committee. Eckstein received a bachelor's degree in political science from Davidson in 2015.
A native of Durham, North Carolina, Eckstein was a top performer in the junior ranks at Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill, where he was named to the North Carolina All-State team three times and won the individual state championship in 2011. Eckstein led the Trinity School of Durham to two NCISAA State Championships (2010 & 2011).