Where did you play college golf?

Penn state

What is your greatest achievement as a coach?

NCAA finals with individual

What is your proudest moment as a coach?

Watching a team win a tournament.

What trait do dislike the most?

Laziness

What trait do admire the most?

Dedication

What is your greatest fear?

Failure

What is your favorite place to eat on the road?

Outback

Best advice you received as a junior golfer?

Play every hole with meaning – never give up

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Hit it farther

Favorite colors?

Red & blue

What is your motto?

Go Spiders

Talent you most desire in your players?

Ball striking

Adam Decker, the 2010 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, is in his ninth season as the head coach of the Richmond men’s golf program.

Decker has guided the Spiders to an NCAA Regional appearance and led Richmond to five tournament titles and numerous runner-up finishes, including the 2010 Atlantic 10 Championship for which he was named A-10 Coach of the Year.

The Long Island, N.Y. native was named Virginia’s State Coach of the Year after leading the Spiders to the 2006 NCAA East Regional in his first year at Richmond.

In his time leading the Richmond program, Decker has seen five players earn All-Region honors, 11 named All-American Scholars, four named Atlantic 10 All-Academic and 13 Atlantic 10 All-Conference slections. The Spiders have finished in the top-5 at the Atlantic 10 Championship in all eight seasons Decker has been at Richmond.

In 2012-13, Richmond senior Daniel Walker earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Regional, where he tied a school record score of 12-under-par 204 to tie for second place. That earned him one of six individual at-large bids to the 2013 NCAA National Championship.

Decker had a very successful collegiate playing career at Penn State, capped by earning All-America honors and being named Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year as a senior in 1997. He led the Nittany Lions to the 1996 NCAA East Regional where he finished as the runner-up. Decker also earned All-Mid Atlantic Region honors as both a sophomore and senior. Decker is currently ranked sixth on Penn State’s all-time career-list for stroke average at 74.90.

After graduating from Penn State, Decker played six years of professional golf, including PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour events. He competed on the Mid-Atlantic Tour before successfully qualifying for the PGA Tour’s 1998 Kemper Open. He also played in the 2000 Florida Classic, 2001 Hershey Open and the 2001 Greater Cleveland Open.

In 1999, Decker married Erin Suvak, who also played golf at Penn State. The couple traveled the East Coast playing various mini-tours and from 1999 through 2001, Decker won four times on three different tours. He also advanced to the second stage of PGA tour qualifying several times. Before returning to State College for the 2004-05 season as the assistant coach, the couple spent the previous two years on the New England Pro Tour. They decided to settle down when their baby, Kelly Rose, joined the family in August of 2004.

The Long Island, N.Y. native came to Richmond after spending one year as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Penn State, where he helped lead the Nittany Lions to the 2005 NCAA East Regional.

While coaching at Penn State under his former mentor, Greg Nye, Decker was responsible for player development, recruiting and the Nittany Lions’ annual home event, the Rutherford Intercollegiate. Decker spent two years as an assistant golf professional at Caves Valley Golf Course in Baltimore, Md., where he completed his requirements for PGA Membership.

Decker resides in Richmond with his wife, Erin, and his daughter, Kelly Rose.

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