Bellarmine University Athletics

Bruce Brown was named Bellarmine University's men's golf head coach before the 2022-23 season and, in February 2026, was promoted to director of golf. Under the new title, Brown now also serves as the head coach of the Knights' women's golf team.

During Brown's tenure, the Knights' men's team has three times surpassed the previous best team round record of 280. His group also set the program record for fewest strokes in a 54-hole tournament by posting a total of 845 at the 2023 Colonel Shootout in Richmond.

Brown has guided four players to top-five finishes and during the 2022-23 season helped Luke Bischoff to the ASUN All-Freshman Team. Additionally, two players, Jensen Klondike (2018-2023) and Ben Wulkopf (2023-present), have earned spots on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Prior to his time at Bellarmine, Brown found success at the Division III level at Centre College in Danville, Ky. There, he guided Chris Morris to NCAA individual championship competition in 2009, 2010 and in 2011 where he earned medalist honors. On the women's side, Bruce coached four-year All-American Emily Bachert to four straight NCAA individual championships from 2009 to 2012. She earned runner-up status in the latter two seasons. Additionally, he helped the women's golf team to NCAA team championship competition in four straight years between 2010 and 2013.

A graduate of St. Xavier High School, Brown is a long-time PGA professional with impressive accolades as both a collegiate coach and teaching professional. He also played collegiate golf at Bellarmine in the late 1970s and early 1980s. 
 
Brown began his career in golf as an assistant professional at Frankfort Country Club in 1982 and has been a Kentucky Section PGA Pro ever since. After two years at Frankfort, he served two years at Dix Country Club before helping develop and serve as head professional at Old Bridge Country Club from 1989 to 2010. While at Old Bridge, he served as Centre College's director of golf and swing coach from 2000 to 2016.  During his tenure with the Colonels, Brown coached both men and women and was named the National Golf Coaches Association's Coach of the Year in 2011-12. He was also named the Southern Athletic Conference's Coach of the Year in 2013. Following the 2016 season, Brown returned to Frankfort Country Club as head professional, where he remained until 2022.
 
Brown's teaching resume reflects several impressive honors as well. He was named the PGA Kentucky Section's Teacher of the Year in 2004 and was twice recognized by Golf Magazine as one of America's top 100 teachers.

Brown has been married to Anne Davis Brown since 1987. The couple has two grown children: Mary Taylor Hubbell and Davis Anthony Brown.