Even if Dan Ellis wasn’t a collegiate golf coach and had another profession away from the game, he’s sure he would still find a way to take on the competitive challenges afforded by the Golf Association of Michigan (GAM) and the USGA.
“It just so happens my hobby is intertwined with my job,” said the 30-year-old assistant coach for the MSU men’s golf team. “I still compete because I love it and I love what amateur golf does.”
Ellis, who keyed his season point total by reaching the Round of 16 in the U.S. Mid-Amateur in Aurora, Colo., topped the honor roll point standings with 565 points, edging one of his Michigan State golfers, James Piot of Canton, who had 540. Ellis is a native of the Upper Peninsula.
“I’m not a big outcome or goals guy, but I focused the whole year on playing in the U.S. Mid-Am and it just so happens I had a good run in that,” he said. “There are so many good players in the state, and it was good to see a couple of our (MSU) guys up there.”
