After two years as head coach of the Manhattanville men's golf team, George Tischler '11 will transition into a new role as the Director of Golf Operations for the men's squad beginning in 2014-15.
In his new role, Tischler will take on a supervisory role with the program, responsible for recruitment, on-course instruction and practice scheduling.
In two seasons at the helm of the Valiant golf program from 2012-14, Tischler coached four All-Freedom Conference selections and led the squad to a third-place finish at the Freedom Conference Championships in 2013-14. In his first season of 2012-13, Manhattanville was the only school to place two players on the All-Conference first team thanks to top-five finishes from seniors Gonzalo Sanchez and Dan Skelton.
On the course, Tischler completed an unparalleled career on the links for the Valiants in 2011-12. Playing as a graduate student, he posted the second-lowest single-season scoring average (76.23) in school history and was named both a GCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region performer and a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar. He took medalist honors in a pair of invitationals and carded three of the four lowest rounds in program history, including the first two-under round by a Valiant (70 at the Hamilton Quadrangular) and the first (and only) sub-70 round, a two-under 69 at the Hamilton Fall Invitational.
This came three years after his first season with the team as a freshman in 2007-08, when he averaged a 76.36 over 11 rounds and earned medalist honors at the Moravian Fall Invitational with the first sub-par round in program history, a one-under 70.
His 76.27 stroke average over 33 rounds ranks second all-time at the school and is the lowest of any Valiant with more than 20 rounds played. In all, he currently owns the four lowest single-round scores in program history as well as two lowest two-day totals by a Valiant.
A two-time US Amateur qualifier in 2008 and 2009, Tischler has also competed in numerous National Invitationals around the United States.
A 2011 graduate of Manhattanville with a bachelor’s degree in business management and legal studies, Tischler earned his graduate degree in sport business management at Manhattanville in 2013.
