DUKE GOLF SCHOOL - Key Persons

Bob Heintz

Job Titles:
  • Duke University Assistant Men 's Golf Coach
Heintz joined the Duke men's golf program as assistant coach on Feb. 10, 2017 and enters his sixth season on the staff in 2021-22. A six-time full PGA Tour card member, Heintz came to Duke after more than five years as head men's golf coach at the University of Pennsylvania. He was named Ivy League Coach of the Year in 2015 after leading the Quakers to the Ivy League championship. At Penn, Heintz was responsible for all aspects of running the varsity golf operation. During his tenure as head coach at Penn, Heintz also served as a golf instructor at Applecross Country Club in Downingtown, Pa. In that role, he provided instruction in individual, class and camp settings, covering such topics as putting, short game, wedge play, course management and full swing analysis. Heintz enjoyed a professional playing career that spanned more than two decades. He was a PGA Tour member in 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, posting his best career finish with a second-place tie at the Reno-Tahoe Open in his final season on tour. A frequent leader in putting and short game statistics, Heintz led the PGA Tour in both putts per round (27.57) and putts per green in regulation (a record-low 1.682) in 2002. In 2009, he ranked first on the PGA Tour in three-putt avoidance (1.6 percent).

Jamie Green

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Golf School / Duke University Head Men 's Golf Coach
  • Duke University Head Men 's Golf Coach
Jamie Green was named head men's golf coach at Duke University on January 9, 2009, and has steadily cemented his stature among the most prolific coaches in the history of the storied program. As Green enters his 15th season as Duke's head coach in 2023-24, his Duke teams have qualified for NCAA Regionals 13 times and advanced to the NCAA Championships on eight occasions, including three consecutive berths in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and most recently in 2023. The Blue Devils have twice reached Match Play at the NCAA Championship, with semifinal appearances in 2011 and 2018. Duke has claimed 31 tournament titles under Green's watch, the by a coach in program history. He has mentored six All-American selections, 13 All-ACC picks and 59 All-ACC Academic honorees. At least two Blue Devils have earned All-ACC Academic honors in each season under Green.