Jackson State golf coach Rob Ford II is reviving the men’s and women’s golf teams, which were suspended in 2017.
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Dressedingrayshortsandagrayquarter-zipandstandingwellabove6feet,RobFordIIlookslikeabasketballorfootballcoachjustoutforacasualroundofgolfattheRefuge.
Thatisuntilheswingsagolfclub.
Ford,aformermemberofJacksonState’sgolfteam,isnowthemen’sandwomen’sgolfcoach.He’sbeentaskedwithrevivingoneofJSU’smostsuccessfulathleticprograms.
Thegolfteamsweresuspendedin2017duetotheuniversity’sbudgetreduction.Thesuspensionwasonlysupposedtolastfortwoyears.Eightyearslater,theprogram’sreturnwasannouncedonFeb.6.Now,thestartofthe2025seasonisaroundthecorner,withthemencompetingattheBridgestoneHBCUInvitationalstartingSept.3inDuluth,Georgia.
“ThehistorythatJacksonStatehasasfarasthegolfprogramandeverything,isveryimportant,”FordtoldtheClarionLedgeronAug.28.“It’sveryimportantforourkidstobeabletogettheexposure,tobeabletogetthatexperience,tobeabletohaveaccess.Bringingitbackatthistimeisv
