LAURINBURG, N.C. -- Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced that four outstanding collegiate golf coaches earned the 2007 Eaton|Golf Pride Coach of the Year Award, presented by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) during the 2008 PGA Show.

Conrad Ray of Stanford, Jimmy Stobs of Barry University, Bob Alpers of Saint John’s (Minn.) and Kyle Blaser of Oklahoma City University were each presented with the prestigious Eaton Golf Pride Coach Of The Year Award for their respective divisions during the GCAA Hall of Fame awards reception dinner held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort on January 14.

Stanford Skipper honored as coach of the year for Division I
Conrad Ray of Stanford received the Eaton Golf Pride Dave Williams Award as national coach of the year following their clear victory at the Division I national championships.

Ray led Stanford to a 12-stroke victory at the NCAA Championships, its sixth victory of the season. In addition to its win at nationals, the Cardinal won The Gopher Invitational, The Prestige at PGA West, the CordeValle Collegiate, the USC Collegiate Invitational and tied for first at the U.S. Intercollegiate and the UH Hilo Intercollegiate. Stanford posted five other finishes in the top five and its worst finish of the season was seventh.

Stobs earns Division II coach of the year award for Barry
Jimmy Stobs of Barry University was named the Division II Eaton Golf Pride National Coach of the Year following the Division II national championships. Stobs led Barry to the Division II title by a one-stroke victory. It was the Bucs first win of the season. Stobs led Barry to runner-up finishes five times in 2007 and three top four showings. The Bucs were a mainstay in the top five of the Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Poll.

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