Completed Event: Men's Golf versus Princeton Invitational on April 11, 2026 , , 9th of 13 Teams (+33)
Final
Men's Golf
vs Princeton Invitational
9th of 13 Teams (+33)
Rich Parker To Retire As Head Coach of Dartmouth Men's Golf Following 2026-27 Season
7/10/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
HANOVER, N.H. — Rich Parker, the Bill Johnson Head Coach of Men's Golf, announced today that he will retire at the conclusion of the 2026-2027 season, his 22nd leading the Dartmouth men's golf program.
"All good things must come to an end," Parker said. "Coaching Dartmouth golf all these years has been an honor and a blessing. I'm proud to have carried on the traditions set by Tommy Keane and Bill Johnson — together, the three of us coached for 100 years. I'm going to miss the student-athletes and all my coaching friends across the country and beyond. I also want to thank our Friends of Golf, all of my former players, and our alumni for their never ending support and generosity over the years. This program would not be what it is without you. But I'm really excited for this final year, and I plan on enjoying every minute of the ride. Go Big Green!"
"Rich has invested his heart in this program, and it shows in everything from the student-athletes he's coached to the community he's built around Dartmouth golf," said Mike Harrity, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation. "Anyone who has spent time around Rich will tell you how much he loves coaching and cares deeply about the student-athletes. This upcoming season, I hope everyone who has been touched by Rich's career, from alumni and competitors to friends from across the golf world takes the chance to celebrate him. We are thrilled he'll be back for one more year, and we look forward to honoring a remarkable career."
Parker first arrived at Dartmouth in the fall of 2005 as interim head coach before being named the program's permanent head coach soon thereafter. Under Parker's leadership, Dartmouth golfers have earned 22 All-Ivy honors, including 10 First Team and 12 Second Team selections. His teams have finished second at the Ivy League Championship on three occasions, and the Big Green placed third in 2023. Four Dartmouth golfers have been named Ivy League Rookie of the Year during his tenure.
Individual standouts who have played under Coach Parker include Peter Williamson '12, who won three individual Ivy League titles and three Player of the Year awards while earning first-team honors in all four of his seasons. In 2025, Tyler Brand '27 captured three individual first-place tournament finishes of his own.
"Coach Parker has meant so much, both on and off the course to so many people over his 22 years, and he has truly helped us all to become not only better golfers but more importantly better men," said Brand. "As Coach Parker has said himself, all good things must come to an end and that is definitely the case here. It's been an incredible journey so far and I'm excited to see what's in store for our last ride. Let's go out with a bang, Coach! GBG!"
Parker himself has a decorated professional career that includes three New Hampshire Open titles, a Massachusetts Open championship, a Maine Open championship, a Vermont Open championship, a Greater Portland (Maine) Open championship, and Player of the Year honors from both the Vermont PGA and New Hampshire PGA. In 1990, Parker competed in the U.S. Open at Medinah Country Club near Chicago. Twenty years later at age 50, while actively serving as Dartmouth's head coach, he competed in the 2010 U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. In 2018, he won the New Hampshire Senior title and was named New Hampshire Senior Player of the Year. Parker is a member of the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame and the Plymouth State Hall of Fame.
Off the course, Parker has been a fixture in the Upper Valley community, chairing the Greenie Invitational Benefit Golf Tournament at Carter Country Club every summer since 1999, an event that has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Upper Valley families in need.
Following the 2026-27 season, Dartmouth will launch a national search for the next head coach.
"All good things must come to an end," Parker said. "Coaching Dartmouth golf all these years has been an honor and a blessing. I'm proud to have carried on the traditions set by Tommy Keane and Bill Johnson — together, the three of us coached for 100 years. I'm going to miss the student-athletes and all my coaching friends across the country and beyond. I also want to thank our Friends of Golf, all of my former players, and our alumni for their never ending support and generosity over the years. This program would not be what it is without you. But I'm really excited for this final year, and I plan on enjoying every minute of the ride. Go Big Green!"
"Rich has invested his heart in this program, and it shows in everything from the student-athletes he's coached to the community he's built around Dartmouth golf," said Mike Harrity, Haldeman Family Director of Athletics and Recreation. "Anyone who has spent time around Rich will tell you how much he loves coaching and cares deeply about the student-athletes. This upcoming season, I hope everyone who has been touched by Rich's career, from alumni and competitors to friends from across the golf world takes the chance to celebrate him. We are thrilled he'll be back for one more year, and we look forward to honoring a remarkable career."
Parker first arrived at Dartmouth in the fall of 2005 as interim head coach before being named the program's permanent head coach soon thereafter. Under Parker's leadership, Dartmouth golfers have earned 22 All-Ivy honors, including 10 First Team and 12 Second Team selections. His teams have finished second at the Ivy League Championship on three occasions, and the Big Green placed third in 2023. Four Dartmouth golfers have been named Ivy League Rookie of the Year during his tenure.
Individual standouts who have played under Coach Parker include Peter Williamson '12, who won three individual Ivy League titles and three Player of the Year awards while earning first-team honors in all four of his seasons. In 2025, Tyler Brand '27 captured three individual first-place tournament finishes of his own.
"Coach Parker has meant so much, both on and off the course to so many people over his 22 years, and he has truly helped us all to become not only better golfers but more importantly better men," said Brand. "As Coach Parker has said himself, all good things must come to an end and that is definitely the case here. It's been an incredible journey so far and I'm excited to see what's in store for our last ride. Let's go out with a bang, Coach! GBG!"
Parker himself has a decorated professional career that includes three New Hampshire Open titles, a Massachusetts Open championship, a Maine Open championship, a Vermont Open championship, a Greater Portland (Maine) Open championship, and Player of the Year honors from both the Vermont PGA and New Hampshire PGA. In 1990, Parker competed in the U.S. Open at Medinah Country Club near Chicago. Twenty years later at age 50, while actively serving as Dartmouth's head coach, he competed in the 2010 U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. In 2018, he won the New Hampshire Senior title and was named New Hampshire Senior Player of the Year. Parker is a member of the New Hampshire Golf Hall of Fame and the Plymouth State Hall of Fame.
Off the course, Parker has been a fixture in the Upper Valley community, chairing the Greenie Invitational Benefit Golf Tournament at Carter Country Club every summer since 1999, an event that has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Upper Valley families in need.
Following the 2026-27 season, Dartmouth will launch a national search for the next head coach.
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