Joe Crouse (Head Golf Coach: 3rd Year)
Coaching Mission
- To develop and grow young people, both in sport and life.
Education
- Asbury University – B.A. Accounting
- Certified Management Accountant
TeamAU History
- Graduated from Asbury in 1994, played varsity tennis for the Eagles
- His mother started the Asbury Swimming and Women's Tennis programs, she also coached/taught for 30 years (Asbury Hall of Fame recipient)
- Asbury Golf Assistant Coach | 2021-2022
- AU Golf Head Coach | 2023-present
Personal
- My wife Natalie and I have two girls and a new grandson
- Hometown – Wilmore, Ky.
More
The Asbury University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced
Joe Crouse as Head Coach of the Men's Golf team in June of 2023.
Crouse led the Asbury golf team to five top-five finishes in the 2024-25 season, including a first-place finish in the Stateline Shootout and a bid to compete in the National Christian College Athletics Association (NCCAA) National Championship.
In his first season as head of the program in 2023-24, Crouse and the team finished second at the NCCAA Mideast Regional Championships, clinching them a birth at the National Tournament. Coach Crouse would lead the team to an eighth place finish at the NCCAA National Round in Palm Coast, Fl. Crouse helped produce three top three finishes individually and as a team also.
Crouse is a '94 Asbury graduate with a BA in Accounting and is a Certified Management Accountant. He will continue being full-time as the North American Finance Controller for Schneider Electric, where he's served for 29 years. While at Asbury Crouse played on the varsity tennis team but has been playing golf for the better part of his life and currently holds a low, single-digit handicap. He follows Scott Ferguson, who was appointed lead pastor at Harvest Church in McCordsville, Ind.
"I've been blessed to be able to serve as the Assistant Coach for the past two years where Coach Ferguson and I have worked together to create a positive, enriching environment for our players to grow, as both athletes and young men," Crouse said. "To have the opportunity to lead these student-athletes as Head Coach is truly an honor, and one that I humbly embrace. I am excited for the upcoming season and look forward to working with these young men. My goal for them is that they reach their full athletic potential and, more importantly, be disciples of Christ."
"I am very grateful for Joe's willingness to lead our program and continue to build on our recent success," said Mark Whitworth, Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics & University Communications. "He has been a key part of our program the past two years and has a heart to use the game of golf to impact students and point them to Christ."
