Mike Schaloum

Biography

Michael Schaloum enters his fifth year with the GCU men’s golf program and his second as Associate Head Coach. Schaloum was elevated to associate head coach in July of 2024 after serving as assistant coach for three seasons beginning in 2021-22. GCU finished 111-51-1 in 2024-25 and competed in its third straight NCAA Regional Tournament. Schaloum helped guide the Lopes to seven straight top 5 placements, including the GCU Invitational team title that saw Tommaso Zorzetto win the individual medal for the second consecutive year. The Lopes earned six WAC postseason awards, including a new program record five on the All-WAC team. Schaloum aided Matthew Diehl's preparation into the collegiate game in his first season in 2024-25, to which he won WAC Freshman of the Year. GCU's national ranking achieved a program best in 2024-25, reaching as high as 42 during the season while finishing with a school best number of 58. The Lopes earned an at-large bid into the Reno Regional at the Montreux Golf and Country Club, totaling six postseason tournament appearnaces (WAC and NCAA's) in three seasons. In Schaloum's third season with GCU in 2023-24, he helped guide the Lopes to their second straight WAC Championship title. GCU took home three team titles in 2023-24, including the WAC title at Chaparral Pines in Payson, Ariz., to advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament for the second consecutive season. Two Lopes took home individual trophies that season, including Nicky Kling in the Wildcat I

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