Numbers don't tell the whole story.
But sometimes, those numbers are so impressive that they are a starting point for a really good story.
162 Tournament titles
38 NCAA postseason appearances
27 Conference championships
28 Conference players of the Year
17 Conference freshmen of the Year
215 All-Conference performers
381 Conference All-Academic team members
That's just a small sample of the accomplishments compiled by head coach John Crooks and his players since he took over as men's golf coach at Campbell in 1990 and assumed women's head coaching duties one year later.
Heading into his 36th year at Campbell – John Crooks will become the longest tenured head coach in school history when the academic calendar flips this August.
It's safe to say that he has built not only a mid-major powerhouse, but also one of the best college golf programs in the Southeastern United States.
That program has not only produced three – soon to be four – PGA Tour professionals, but hundreds of successful Campbell graduates over the last four decades.
John Crooks moved to Buies Creek four decades ago and this place became not only his home, but that of his children and their families.
In the first of two episodes of Tales from the Creek, Hall of Fame Coach John Crooks talks with Stan Cole about how he began playing golf, competing at the highest level, his journey to Buies Creek, his path to coaching, and much more.
