UCLA's Armen Kirakossian, EMU's Josh Brewer win Golfweek's 2026 Coach of the Year honors

Feedzy​  ​​Read More​     The 2025-26 college golf season is complete, which means it’s time for postseason awards.The top-ranked teams in the country took home the trophies on both the men’s and women’s side at Omni La Costa, where the championships were contested for the third time in what’s currently a five-year contract.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, when it comes to the Coach of the Year conversation, there are two who stood out among the rest, and they’ve been selected as the Golfweek 2026 Coaches of the Year.Golfweek selects men’s and women’s All-America teams and honorable mention selections, as well as Players of the Year and Coaches of the Year. All-America selections were released Wednesday, and Player of the Year honorees will be announced Friday.Here’s a look at Golfweek’s 2026 Coaches of the Year and a look at past winners:Head coach Armen Kirakossian of the UCLA Bruins stands on the second green during the final round of the Division I Men’s Golf Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on June 03, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.In late March when UCLA showed up to The Goodwin, the Bruins were below .500 and in danger of missing the NCAA postseason. Kirakossian helped spark a turnaround, and UCLA finished second that week. Then the Bruins won the Big 10 Championship, finished seventh after stroke play at NCAAs, earned their first match-play wins at the national championship and then finished as national runners-up. All of that in the span of 67 days. A truly incredible turnaround for the fourth-year head coach guiding a young team.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”Anytime you can be recognized amongst your peers and be named Coach of the Year is a huge honor,” Kirakossian said. This wouldn’t have been possible without the amazing effort from our team and players. I have never seen a group rally and come together like they did this spring. They were the full embodiment of what it means to play for something greater than themselves. This isn’t a one-man coaching staff; so many people at UCLA work tirelessly to make moments and seasons like this happen.”Mason Banger, our assistant coach, preaches visualization and without his relentless belief in this group, we certainly wouldn’t have had the success we did. It’s no mystery that college athletics is changing and we couldn’t do what we do without the support of our administration, thank you for putting us in a position to succeed.”Head coach Josh Brewer of the Eastern Michigan Eagles looks on from the 16th hole during the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 26, 2026 in Carlsbad, California.Two years ago, Brewer took over an Eastern Michigan team ranked 226th. This year, the No. 27 Eagles made their first NCAA postseason appearance and not only advance to the national championship but made it into match play and into the national semifinals before falling to eventual champion Stanford. The school and boosters backed Brewer, and