ELON, N.C. – Elon University men's head golf coach Don Hill announced on Wednesday, Feb. 16 that he has added Dan Ruyle to his coaching staff.
 
"We're excited to announce Dan Ruyle as our new Assistant Men's Golf Coach," said Hill. "A 22-year veteran of college golf, Dan has a wealth of knowledge and experience. He has coached and recruited at the highest level."
 
Ruyle comes to Elon from Winthrop University, where he was the interim head coach for the Eagles' women's golf team. Prior to his time in Rock Hill, S.C., he was the assistant men's golf coach at East Carolina University from 2017-2021. He saw the Pirates named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Academic Team in 2018 and 2019 as well as having three players earn All-AAC honors. Before joining the ECU staff, he was in Chapel Hill, N.C. from 2016-17 working as a volunteer assistant with the University of North Carolina men's team. The Tar Heels earned a berth to the NCAA Division I Regionals both years and reached the DI Championship in 2017.
 
His other coaching stop was as the head men's and women's golf coach at Southwestern University, an NCAA DIII school in Georgetown, Texas, from 2000-2015. While leading both Pirates programs, he was named the 2008 WGCA Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year and was selected the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Coach of the Year four times. His men's and women's teams reached a combined nine DIII Championships, with the women capturing four SCAC Championship titles and the men named SCAC Co-Champions in 2010. During his tenure at Southwestern, he had 11 golfers selected to All-Region teams, eight golfers named All-American and three First Team All-Americans, 14 honored as Academic All-Americans, 43 SCAC All-Conference selections and numerous SCAC Academic Honor Roll recipients.
 
Additionally, Ruyle worked as football game day operations staff and as a facilities monitor at Duke University from 2015-2017 and was an assistant golf professional at Wildflower Country Club in Temple, Texas from 1997-2000.
 
Ruyle played for West Texas A&M University in 1996-1997 and competed professionally in Northern Texas PGA section events and the Assistants Winter Tour in 1998 and 1999. He has been a member of multiple NCAA, GCAA and WGCA Division III committees, to include serving as the GCAA DIII Director from 2008-2013, and was the SCAC All-Conference Chair from 2002-2015. He is an active member of both the GCAA and the AJGA and is CPR and First Aid certified.
 
On why he came to Elon
"I've known Coach Hill for a while now and I knew we would have a great working relationship. Also, Elon has a great campus with really nice facilities and a young and very talented team."
 
What he's looking forward to in working with the team
"This team is young and very talented. I am looking forward to giving them knowledge that can help them reach their full potential."
 
On how his previous stops prepared him
"I've had over 20 years of college coaching experience, mostly as a head coach. I was fortunate enough to have success winning conference championships and having success in the post season. I want to bring that championship mentality to the Elon program and win a CAA Championship."