East Texas A&M University athletics announced in July 2024 that Brian Dolehide was elevated to Director of Golf, overseeing both the men’s and women’s golf programs.
Dolehide has served as the head men’s golf coach for the Lions since 2022 and led the women’s golf program on an interim basis in spring 2024 as the program had a second-place finish at the conference championships and two individuals in the top 10.
Under Dolehide’s leadership, the men’s golf program has recorded 20 top 10 team finishes, while the women's golf program has recorded back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Southland Conference championships.
Dolehide arrived to Commerce in August 2022 after a stint on coach Mike McGraw’s staff at Baylor, Dolehide was a standout at Florida Atlantic and a three-time state high school champion in Illinois.
He was a four-year member of the FAU men’s golf team, being a Conference USA Commissioner’s honor roll recipient. A graduate of Hinsdale High School, Dolehide won the Illinois 3A State Championship in 2012-14 and was the individual conference champion in 2013.
Following his playing career at FAU, Dolehide was a volunteer assistant with the Owls before moving north to Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, for one season as an associate head coach of the men’s and women’s golf programs at the Division III institution.
With Baylor, Dolehide was a volunteer assistant coach this past season working with players during practice, observing qualifying, and handling the day-to-day operations of the men’s program.
In his lone season in Waco, the Bears won a tournament for the second year in a row and were led by Johnny Keefer, who was minted as an All-American Big 12 Men’s Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year.
A native of Hinsdale, Illinois, Dolehide received bachelors of marketing from Florida Atlantic and Master’s of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern in 2024. He now resides in Rockwall. His sister, Caroline, is a professional tennis player, being a six-time semifinalist in doubles at Grand Slams and is currently ranked No. 20 for doubles in the world.
