Golf Coaches
 

Head Coach Paul Thompson Men's Coach pethompson@lcsc.edu

Now entering his eighth season as the head coach of the Warrior golf program, Paul Thompson has brought the men’s team to the forefront of the Frontier Conference, and has made the trip to the NAIA national tournament more of an expectation than a hope.

Thompson has led the men’s team to five conference titles, coming in 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2008-09, and the women’s team claimed the conference title in 2005-06.

Last season, the men’s team captured the program’s seventh Frontier Conference title, this time by 57 strokes, and wound up finishing in a tie for 27th place at the NAIA National Tournament. The women’s team earned an at-large berth to the NAIA national meet where the Warriors finished 12th overall.

Thompson has been named the Frontier Conference’s Men’s Coach of the Year on four occasions; with the latest coming in 2008-2009 when he led the men’s team to its seventh conference championship.

Paul's retirement from his position as Vice President of Pepsi Cola in Lewiston seven years ago opened the door of opportunity to pursue collegiate coaching.  With 39 years of experience in the business world, he has a strong background in fundraising and management.

A resident of Clarkston, Wash., Thompson has been married to his wife Judy for 45 years.  They have four children Polly, Tami, Todd, and Scott.

 

Assistant Coach Steve Tilden Women's Coach stilden@stonebrakermcquary.com

Steve Tilden's passion and love for the game of golf has been evident for the past 32 years as he has played and coached at various levels of competition. He worked as the assistant golf professional at the Lewiston Golf & Country Club for about five years while attending college. His coaching career includes involvement with some of the junior golf programs in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. He began coaching at LCSC in the spring of 2002.  

At the end of the 2005-2006 season Tilden was named the Frontier Conference Women's Golf Coach of the Year. Under his leadership, the women's team is consistently ranked in the NAIA Top 25 and has made it to the national tournament six of the seven years he has been at the helm. Tilden has coached four NAIA All-Americans and his team members are consistently on the all-conference teams for their play as well as academics. In 2007-2008, his team was named to the NAIA All Academic Top 25.

Tilden is a graduate of Lewiston High School and also attended Lewis-Clark State College. He has been a licensed insurance agent for Stonebraker McQuary Insurance since 1992.