Wake Forest University Men's Golf

When Wake Forest was looking for a coach to lead the men's golf into the future, it turned to someone who is a part of the program's glorious past. Jerry Haa...

In his 22nd season at Wake Forest in 2025-26, David Bass currently serves as the Associate Athletic Director of Sports Performance. Bass oversees the Sports Performance and Sports Nutrition departments, developing and implementing the unit's objectives to align with Wake Forest Athletics’ vision of Developing Champions. Additionally, he serves as the Sports Administrator for Men’s Tennis and Spirit programs and is a member of the senior staff. At Wake Forest, he works directly with men's golf, men’s soccer, and throws. In addition, he has previously worked with baseball, football, women's basketball, women's golf, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's track and field. Bass is certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and holds the credential of MSCC (Master Strength and Conditioning Coach). He is also certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Performance and Sport Scientist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and has the RSCC*E credential. He also holds certifications from the Titleist Performance Institute, Fitness Level 3 Bass joined the Demon Deacons from James Madison University, where he was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for two years from 2002 to 2004. While at James Madison, Bass earned his Master of Science degree in Exercise Physiology in 2004. A native of Ridgeway, Va., Bass received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical and Health Education from

Williams joins the Winston-Salem Community following a three-year stint as the head coach with the Terriers where he led Wofford to two team titles and had four players capture individual titles. Additionally during his tenure in Spartanburg, S.C., the Terriers had 4 SoCon All-Conference selections and 2 SoCon All-Freshman selections. Meanwhile off the course, 9 players were named to Southern Conference Spring Academic All-Conference Teams between 2021 and 2024. Overall, Williams has 21 years of coaching experience including the last 11 being a Division I golf head coach and assistant coach. The highlight of his coaching career came in 2016 when he helped Oregon win the NCAA Championship and the Ducks had two All-Americans, including Aaron Wise who was crowned the 2016 NCAA Individual National Champion. Additionally, he has recruited 20-plus top-100 players. Notable individuals that he coached or recruited went on to earn a PGA Tour, DP World Tour or Korn Ferry Tour card are: Aaron Wise (2018 PGA Rookie of the Year) Norman Xiong Jared du Toit Kevin Yu Stephen Franken Hurly Long Alejandro del Rey Prior to joining the coaching staff at Wofford, Williams was the associate head coach at NC State for three years. During his time in Raleigh, Williams helped guide the Wolfpack to two top-25 campaigns, including an appearance at the 2017 NCAA Championship. Additionally, NC State won four tournament team titles and six individual titles. Before his arrival at NC State, Williams spent