{{short description|American golfer and coach}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Garrett Runion | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Head coach | current_team = LSU | current_conference = Southeastern Conference | current_record = | birth_date = | birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | player_years1 = 2003–2008 | player_team1 = LSU | player_positions = | coach_years1 = 2010–2011 | coach_team1 = Nova Southeastern (men's asst.) | coach_years2 = 2011–2012 | coach_team2 = Nova Southeastern (men's) | coach_years3 = 2012–2018 | coach_team3 = LSU (men's asst.) | coach_years4 = 2018–present | coach_team4 = LSU (women's) | admin_years1 = | admin_team1 = | overall_record = | tournament_record = | championships = NCAA Division II men's national championship, Nova Southeastern (2012)<br>NCAA Division I men's national championship, LSU (2015) | awards = NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year (2011–2012)<br>Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year (2011–2012)<br>Eaton Golf Pride South Region Coach of the Year (2011–2012) | coaching_records = }}
'''Garrett Runion''' is an American college golf coach and former player.<ref name="G. Runion">{{cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205497463|title=Garrett Runion|publisher=lsusports.net|accessdate=2018-09-29|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081224/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205497463|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is currently the head coach of the women's golf team at Louisiana State University.<ref name="G. Runion"/>
==Coaching career== ===LSU=== Runion moved to LSU as an assistant coach for the LSU Tigers golf team for the 2012–2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collegiategolf.com/news/jan-strickland-award-presented-by-taylormade-finalists-named-2645.html|title=Jan Strickland Award presented by TaylorMade Finalists Named|publisher=collegiategolf.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessreport.com/article/former-tiger-golf-standout-runion-returning-to-lsu|title=Former Tiger golf standout Runion returning to LSU|date=June 22, 2012 |publisher=businessreport.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref> As an assistant coach under men's head coach Chuck Winstead, the team won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://golfweek.com/2015/06/03/ncaa-college-golf-lsu-ben-taylor-national-title/|title=LSU's Taylor holes deciding putt for Tigers' first NCAA title since 1955|publisher=golfweek.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref> Runion stayed in that role through the 2017–2018 season.
In 2018, Runion was named head women's golf coach for the LSU Lady Tigers golf team upon the retirement of Karen Bahnsen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_c12eb4b2-6b44-11e8-9c31-bb9c57546fa4.html|title=LSU taps Garrett Runion as new women's golf coach, makes Chuck Winstead Director of Golf|date=June 8, 2018 |publisher=theadvocate.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref> The 2018–2019 season will be his first season as women's head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/golf/2018/06/09/golf-notes-pbj-gets-early-work-shinnecock-open-nears/687459002/|title=LSU gets new women's coach|publisher=shreveporttimes.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref>
===Nova Southeastern=== Runion began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Nova Southeastern during the 2010–2011 season.<ref name="Runion">{{cite web|url=https://nsusharks.com/coaches.aspx?rc=133&path=mgolf|title=Garrett Runion|publisher=nsusharks.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref> The next year, he was promoted to head coach at Nova Southeastern for the 2011–2012 season.<ref name="Runion"/> During his lone season as head coach, Runion won the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/history/golf-men/d2|title=Men's Golf Championship History|publisher=ncaa.com|accessdate=2018-09-29}}</ref>
==Playing career== Runion is an Orlando, Florida native and member of the LSU men's golf team from 2003 to 2008.<ref name="G. Runion"/> He was co-captain from 2006 to 2008 and competed in two NCAA Regionals Tournaments.<ref name="G. Runion"/>
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==External links== *[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205497463 LSU Lady Tigers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930081224/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205497463 |date=September 30, 2018 }}
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