Bradley Named Mercer Men’s Golf Head Coach

MACON, Ga. - Mercer Athletic Director Jim Cole announced the addition of Steve Bradley as the university’s new head men’s golf coach at a press conference in the University Center Tuesday afternoon.  Bradley joins the Mercer athletics staff after spending three seasons as the top assistant at the University of Florida.

Bradley’s time at Florida saw the Gators advance to three NCAA National Championships, finishing with 19^th, 23^rd and 11^th place finishes from 2009-2011.  In 2010-11, the team captured five tournament wins and finished in the top-five in eight of 13 tournaments.  That season, the team also captured the Southeastern Conference Championship.

 A year earlier, the Gators collected eight top-five finishes and three tournament victories.

Prior to coaching the Gators, Bradley spent eight years working in sales for CDW, based out of Chicago, Ill.

Bradley graduated from Florida in 1999 after spending two seasons as a member of the Gator’s golf team.  His junior year - his first in Gainesville - saw him garner All-SEC second-team honors and post his best collegiate finish as a runner-up in the 1998 Morris Williams Intercollegiate.

A year later, Bradley had assumed the role of team captain and led the team to the 1999 SEC Conference Championship.

Before transferring to Florida in the fall of 1997, Bradley spent two seasons competing for Florida State.  During his sophomore year, Bradley led Florida State with five top-20 finishes.

As an amateur, Bradley won the 1996 Florida State Amateur title and also qualified for the 1994 U.S. Amateur.

Bradley is married to the former Jen Meeker.  The couple has a 16 month old daughter, Campbell.