Golf
There are few SUNY New Paltz coaches whose legacy has been so closely tied to the sport they coached. Doug Sheppard, who taught, coached and administered athletics at SUNY New Paltz from 1961 until 1994 is one of two that immediately come to mind.
While Sheppard was originally brought to SUNY New Paltz to coach the men's basketball team (he also dabbled in cross country and tennis, too) it was his 31-year love affair with golf and the young men he mentored that proved to be his lasting legacy as a Hawk.
Coach Sheppard initiated the golf program shortly after his arrival at SUNY New Paltz in 1961. His first squad, playing competitively in the 1962/63 season, burst upon the SUNYAC golf scene with gusto. Not often does a brand new team finish as runner-up in a conference championship, but Sheppard’s Hawks did. Led by Rich Barthel, the outstanding freshman out of Kingston High School, the Hawks began an early tradition of excellence on the links.
Barthel would prove to be the first of many outstanding Hawk linksmen coached by Sheppard over his three decades as coach. Players such as Bill Cutler, Bill Meddaugh, John Sterbenz, Jay Golden, Jim Beleskijiam, John Cable, Rob Gutkin, Terry Walsh, Doug Lockwood, Bill Franz, Russ Mackey, Geoffrey Holt,Vince Crantz, Dvid Kelly, Steve Okurowski and Scott Hasenbalg are but a few of the many players who benefited from the mentorship and encouragement of Doug Sheppard.
The Sheppard Years
1962-1963
Coach: Dough Sheppard
Record: Incomplete
| Date |
Opponent |
Result |
| 4/26 |
Oneonta |
? |
| 5/14 |
SUNYAC Championship |
2nd Place; Richard Barthel- Champion |
| 5/17 |
Oneonta |
? |
1963-1964
Coach: Dough Sheppard
Record: 5-5 (incomplete data)
|
Oneonta |
W 18 1/2 - 8 1/2 |
|
Oneonta |
L 3-6 |
|
SUNYAC Championship |
3rd Place;
Richard Barthel- Champion |
1964-65
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: 7-4 (Incomplete data)
Captain: Richard Barthel
| 4/20 |
Montclair |
L 2-7 |
| 4/21 |
RPI |
L 2-7 |
| 4/27 |
Siena |
W 332-354 |
| 4/29 |
Potsdam |
W 5-4 |
| 4/30 |
Quinnipiac |
W 4-3 |
| 5/4 |
Plattsburgh |
W 5-4 |
| 5/6 |
Quinnipiac |
L 1 1/2 - 5 1/2 |
| 5/11 |
Maritime |
W 13-5 |
| 5/11 |
Marist |
W 10 1/2 - 7 1/2 |
| 5/14 |
Oneonta |
W 5-4 |
| 5/17 |
SUNYAC Championship |
5th/9 |
| 5/20 |
Albany |
L ? |
1965-66
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: 6-5
| 4/18 |
Paterson |
W 13-4 |
| 4/22 |
RPI |
L 6-15 |
| 4/26 |
Marist |
W 12-6 |
| 4/28 |
Quinnipiac |
L 2-5 |
| 5/3 |
Maritime |
W 16 1/2 - 1 1/2 |
| 5/6 |
Montclair |
W 10-9 (OT) |
| 5/11 |
Albany |
L 2-7 |
| 5/16 |
SUNYAC Championship |
6th/9 |
| 5/21 |
Plattsburgh |
L 525-519 |
| 5/21 |
Royal Military Academy |
W 525-545 |
| 5/23 |
Quinnipiac |
L 7 1/2 - 13 1/2 |
| 5/24 |
Oneonta |
W 6-3 |
1966-67
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Home Course: Granit Hotel, Kerhonkson, NY
| 4/19 |
Oneonta |
postponed-rain |
| 4/21 |
RPI |
? |
| 4/25 |
Plattsburgh |
? |
| 4/26 |
Oneonta |
W 12 ½ - 8 1/2 |
| 4/28 |
Albany |
L 3-6 |
| 5/2 |
Maritime |
W 7 1/2 - 1 1/2 |
| 5/4 |
Montclair |
? |
| 5/5 |
Paterson |
? |
| 5/11 |
Quinnipiac |
? |
| 5/15 |
SUNYAC Championship |
3rd/9; Bill Cutler - Champion |
| 5/18 |
Marist |
? |
| 5/24 |
Quinnipiac |
? |
1967-68
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record 7-7
Home Course - Granit Hotel, Kerhonson, NY
| 4/10 |
Montclair |
1 1/2 - 7 1/2 |
| 4/16 |
RPI |
L 0-10 |
| 4/19 |
Quinnipiac |
L 3 1/2 - 6 1/2 |
| 4/23 |
Albany |
L 0-6 |
| 4/23 |
Oneonta |
W 4-3 |
| 4/26 |
Siena |
L 4-5 |
| 4/30 |
Potsdam |
W 5-2 |
| 4/30 |
Oneonta |
W 4 1/2 - 2 1/2 |
| 5/3 |
Maritime |
W 6 1/2 - 1 1/2 |
| 5/6 |
Paterson |
W 11 1/2 - 6 1/2 |
| 5/12 |
SUNYAC Championship |
2nd/10 |
| 5/15 |
Montclair |
Rained out |
| 5/16 |
Marist |
W 6 1/2 - 2 1/2 |
| 5/18 |
Plattsburgh |
L 8 1/2 - 9 1/2 |
| 5/18 |
Potsdam |
W 10 - 8 |
| 5/21 |
Quinnipiac |
L 3 - 4 |
1968-69
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: 12-2 (Incomplete data)
MVP: Jay Golden
| 4/18 |
Quinnipiac |
L 2-5 |
| 4/22 |
Albany |
W 8-1 |
| 4/25 |
RPI |
L 1-6 |
| 4/29 |
Oneonta |
W 5-2 |
| 4/29 |
Plattsburgh |
W 7-0 |
| 4/29 |
Paterson |
W 9-0 |
| 5/1 |
Maritime |
W 7-0 |
| 5/1 |
Union |
W 4-3 |
| 5/6 |
Siena |
W 4-3 |
| 5/8 |
Marist |
W 6-3 |
| 5/12 |
SUNYAC Championship |
? |
| 5/14 |
Montclair |
W 7-2 |
| 5/20 |
Quinnipiac |
W 7-2 |
| 5/23 |
Western CT |
W 5-0 |
| 5/23 |
Marist |
W 4-1 |
1969-70
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record; Incomplete data
1970-71
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 4/20 |
Albany |
? |
| 5/2 |
SUNYAC Championship |
? |
| 5/4 |
Maritime |
W 12 1/2 - 5 1/2 |
| 5/5 |
Maritime |
? |
| 5/5 |
Western CT |
W 3-2 |
| 5/8 |
Western CT |
? |
1971-72
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 4/20 |
Union |
? |
| 4/20 |
Albany |
? |
| 4/21 |
Plattsburgh |
? |
| 4/21 |
Oneonta |
? |
| 4/24 |
Western CT |
? |
10/9 - ECAC Qualifier (19 teams)
New Paltz Qualifiers: Bill Paul, Bill Miller, Tim Rockett, George Rose, Glen Kirsch
1972-73
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/16 |
Plattsburgh Cardinal Inv't |
4th/6 |
| 4/13 |
Western CT |
|
| 4/13 |
Quinnipiac |
|
| 4/24 |
Marist |
W 344-348 |
| 4/24 |
Fairfield |
W 344-346 |
| 4/30 |
Rutgers-Newark |
L 428-418 |
| 5/10 |
Siena |
W 4-3 |
|
NAIA District 31 Championship |
5th/7; Bill Paul - 3rd Place |
1973-74
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Jim Belesikijiam
MVP: Jim Belesikijiam
1974-75
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/14 |
Plattsburgh Cardinal Inv't |
? |
| 9/27 |
Plattsburgh |
? |
| 10/2 |
Maritime |
? |
| 10/4 |
Metro Tournament |
? |
| 10/7 |
SUNYAC Champtionship |
7th/11 |
| ? |
Utica Inv't |
? |
1975-76
Coach: William Odeneal*
Record: Incomplete data
*Sabbatical replacement for Dough Sheppard
1976-77
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/21 |
Albany |
L 427-399 |
| 9/21 |
Oneonta |
L 427-384 |
| 10/9 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 10/11 |
SUNYAC Championship |
? |
1977-78
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/17 |
Plattsburgh Cardinal Classic |
9th/10 |
| 9/21 |
Oneonta |
? |
| 9/21 |
Albany |
? |
| 9/26 |
Siena |
? |
| 10/7 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 10/16-19 |
ECAC Championship |
? |
| 10/25 |
Kings (NY) |
? |
| ? |
CACC Championship |
? |
1978-79
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
|
Plattsburgh Cardinal Classic |
Canceled |
| 10/2 |
Mercy |
W 5-1 |
| 10/5 |
ECAC Qualifier |
Did not qualify |
| 4/2 |
Rutgers-Newark |
W 9 ½ - 8 1/2 |
| 4/16 |
CACC Championship |
Champions |
| 4/20 |
Siena |
L 340-330 |
| 4/25 |
Mercy |
L 374-340 |
| 5/4 |
Pace |
L 340-321 |
1979-80
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/15 |
Plattsburgh Cardinal Classic |
? |
| 9/25 |
Mercy |
? |
| 10/4 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 2/15 |
Maritime |
? |
| 4/14 |
Rutgers-Newark |
? |
| 4/17 |
Siena |
? |
| 4/26 |
Mercy |
? |
| 4/25 |
Brooklyn |
? |
| 5/2 |
Pace |
? |
| 5/5 |
CACC Championship |
Champions |
1980-81
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Rob Gutkin
| 9/16 |
Rider Inv't |
? |
| 9/23 |
Mercy |
? |
| 9/23 |
RPI |
? |
| 10/10 |
Elmira Inv't |
? |
|
ECAC Qualifier |
5th/15 |
|
|
New Paltz Qualifiers:
John Cable Rob Gutkin |
1981-82
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Terry Walsh
MVP: Doug Lockwood
1982-83
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Terry Walsh
| 9/11-12 |
West Point Inv't |
? |
| 9/14 |
Vassar |
? |
| 9/16 |
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
? |
| 9/21 |
Mercy |
? |
| 9/24 |
Rider Inv't |
? |
| 9/25 |
Army |
? |
| 10/1 |
Skidmore Inv't |
? |
| 10/4 |
RPI |
? |
| 10/4 |
Skidmore |
? |
| 10/7 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 4/13 |
Vassar |
? |
| 4/13 |
Skidmore |
? |
| 4/18 |
Western CT |
? |
| 4/20 |
Ramapo |
? |
| 4/22 |
Skidmore |
? |
| 4/22 |
Union |
? |
| 4/28 |
Pace |
? |
| 4/30-5/1 |
Genesee Golf Classic |
? |
| 5/3 |
Mercy |
? |
|
Northeastern Spring Golf Classic |
? |
1983-84
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Bill Franz
MVP: Russ Mackey
| 9/7 |
Vassar |
? |
| 9/10-11 |
West Point Inv't |
? |
| 9/13 |
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
? |
| 9/20 |
Mercy |
? |
| 9/23 |
Rider Inv't |
? |
| 9/30 |
Skidmore Inv't |
? |
| 10/3 |
RPI |
? |
| 10/3 |
Skidmore |
? |
| 10/5-6 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 10/12 |
Vassar |
? |
| 4/11 |
Marist |
? |
| 4/11 |
Vassar |
? |
| 4/13 |
Western CT |
? |
| 4/24 |
Ramapo |
? |
| 4/26 |
Pace |
? |
| 4/26 |
USMMA |
? |
| 4/30 |
Vassar |
? |
|
Northeastern Spring Golf Classic |
? |
|
Russ Mackey- All Tournament |
|
1984-85
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Tina Pesavento becomes the first female New Paltz golf team member.
| 9/8-9 |
West Point Inv't |
23rd/24 |
| 9/11 |
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
? |
| 9/13 |
Vassar |
? |
| 9/18 |
Mercy |
? |
|
Rider Inv't |
10th/18 |
| 10/3 |
ECAC Qualifier |
12th/17 |
| 10/10 |
Vassar |
? |
1985-86
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Vince Crantz
1986-87
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/12-14 |
West Point Inv't |
22nd/24 |
| 9/16 |
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
6th/9; Geoffrey Holt - Tied 1st Place |
| 9/18 |
Albany |
W |
| 9/22 |
Western CT |
W |
| 9/23 |
Vassar |
W |
| 9/25 |
Rider Inv't |
6th/22 |
| 9/30 |
Skidmore Inv't |
? |
| 10/6 |
Western CT |
? |
| 10/8 |
Vassar |
? |
| 10/9 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 4/27 |
Metro Golf Classic |
? |
| 4/30 |
Pace |
? |
| 5/3 |
Northeastern Golf Classic |
? |
1987-88
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
MVP: Geoffrey Holt
|
Western CT |
L 439-420 |
|
Vassar |
W 439-478 |
|
West Point Inv't |
25th/29 |
|
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
14th/16 |
|
Rider Inv't |
10th/18 |
|
Skidmore Inv't |
3rd/5 |
|
Metro Golf Classic |
8th/24 |
|
Hartwick Inv't |
11th/15 |
1989-90
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
| 9/17 |
West Point Inv't |
? |
| 10/2 |
Western CT |
? |
| 10/5 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 4/6 |
Western CT |
L 434-411 |
| 4/6 |
Quinnipiac |
L 434-424 |
| 4/14-15 |
West Point Spring Inv't |
? |
| 4/19 |
Skidmore Inv't |
12th/12 |
| 4/24 |
East Stroudsburg Spring Inv't |
4th/5 |
| 4/26 |
Pace |
W 422-457 |
| 4/27 |
Elmira Inv't |
2nd/8 |
| 4/29-30 |
Hartwick Inv't |
9th/12 |
1990-91
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captains: David Kelly, Steve Okurowski
|
West Point Inv't |
? |
|
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
? |
|
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
|
Albany |
W 441-513 |
| 4/10 |
Vassar |
W 447-501 |
|
West Point Spring Inv't |
? |
| 4/18 |
Skidmore Inv't |
9th/10 |
| 4/22 |
MGA Seasonal Qualifier |
10th/19 |
| 4/23 |
East Stroudsburg Spring Inv't |
12th/13 |
| 4/25 |
Iona |
L 436-418 |
| 4/28-29 |
Hartwick Inv't |
8th/11 |
|
ECAC Qualifier |
12th/13 |
1991-92
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record; Incomplete data
Captain: Steve Okurowski
| 9/6 |
Elmira Inv't |
? |
| 9/10 |
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
? |
| 9/13-15 |
West Point Inv't |
? |
| 9/27 |
Susquehanna Inv't |
? |
| 10/3 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 10/12 |
Williams |
? |
| 4/14 |
Albany |
W |
| 4/14 |
Wagner |
W |
| 4/16 |
Skidmore Inv't |
? |
| 4/20 |
Metro Golf Classic |
? |
| 4/21 |
East Stroudsburg Spring Inv't |
8th/10 |
| 4/24 |
Elmira Inv't |
3rd |
| 4/26-27 |
Hartwick Inv't |
6th |
|
Williams |
? |
1992-93
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Steve Okurowsk
| 9/10 |
Dickinson Inv't |
? |
| 10/13-14 |
West Point Inv't |
? |
|
Susquehanna Inv't |
? |
|
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
? |
|
Cornell Inv't |
? |
|
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 4/10 |
Dickinson Inv't |
13th/16 |
| 4/15 |
Skidmore Inv't |
? |
| 4/16 |
Dominican |
W 344-370 |
| 4/19 |
Metro Golf Classic Qualifier |
5th/17 |
| 4/20 |
East Stroudsburg Spring Inv't |
4th/8 |
| 4/23 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
W 329-337 |
| 4/25-26 |
Hartwick Inv't |
? |
| 4/30 |
Elmira Inv't |
? |
|
Binghamton |
L 319-283 |
1993-94
Coach: Doug Sheppard
Record: Incomplete data
Captain: Scott Hasenbalg
Post-Doug Sheppard Era
1994-95
Coach: Paul Clune
Record: Incomplete data
MVP: Jason Peterson
| 9/13 |
Skidmore Inv't |
9th/9 |
| 9/16 |
Rockland CC |
L |
| 9/22 |
Culinary Institute |
W |
| 9/23 |
Susquehanna Inv't |
18th/18 |
| 9/26 |
Westchester CC |
L |
| 9/30 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
W |
| 10/3 |
Binghamton |
Exhibition |
| 10/4 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 10/7 |
Orange CC |
Exhibition |
| 10/11 |
Wagner |
L |
| 10/11 |
Dutchess CC |
W |
| 10/14 |
Ulster CC |
Exhibition |
| 10/15-16 |
ECAC Qualifier |
? |
| 4/20 |
Culinary Institute |
W |
| 4/23-24 |
Hartwick Inv't |
Canceled |
| 4/26 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
L |
| 5/1 |
Yeshiva |
W |
| 5/2 |
Rockland CC |
L |
| 5/2 |
Orange CC |
W |
| 5/4 |
Culinary Institute |
W |
| 5/8 |
Westchester CC |
Exhibition |
1995-96
Coach: Paul Clune
Record 3-2-1 (Incomplete data)
Captain: Jason Peterson
MVP: Jason Peterson
|
ECAC Fall Qualifier |
? |
|
Binghamton Inv't |
5th/9 |
|
Susquehanna Inv't |
16th/22 |
|
East Stroudsburg Inv't |
9th/11 |
|
Hartwick Inv't |
7th/10 |
1996-97
Coach: Joe Kremer
Record: Incomplete data
|
Hamilton Inv't |
4th/11 |
|
Elmira Inv't |
4th/8 |
|
Susquehanna Inv't |
13th/14 |
|
Colgate Inv't |
8th/8 |
*Golf discontinued after the 1996-97 season.
Disclaimer: Information contained in this history has been compiled from a variety of public sources and is as accurate as reported in those sources. Any errors or missing information should be forwarded via email to the Office of Athletic Communication.
