Hope College’s Scott Lokers tabbed as MIAA Men’s Golf Coach of the Year

Hope College’s Scott Lokers has been voted the 2024 MIAA Men’s Golf Coach of the Year.

The award is voted on by league coaches and based on the achievements of their colleagues during both regular-season and postseason competition.

Lokers guided the Flying Dutchmen to a second consecutive MIAA championship this season.

Hope topped the MIAA’s 108-hole schedule that included rounds last fall and this spring with a six-round total of 1,794.

The Flying Dutchmen finished 35 strokes ahead in the eight-team field.

“The privilege to be the men’s golf coach at Hope College has brought me great joy,” Lokers told the MIAA. “Being part of the MIAA gives me the opportunity to rub elbows with amazing coaches, athletes and parents. Having the support of the Hope College community — especially athletic directors, fellow coaches and athletes in other sports — is so encouraging.  And then, being around the incredible young men on our team and their families leads to experiences that are unforgettable.”

Under the leadership of Lokers, four Hope men’s golfers received 2024 All-MIAA honors, including 2024 MIAA Most Valuable Golfer and two-time all-conference honoree Liam Casey; four-time All-MIAA golfer Will Robson; two-time all-league honoree Logan DeWitt; and first-time All-MIAA honoree Will Webb.

In his seventh at the helm of the men’s program, Lokers has guided the Flying Dutchmen to MIAA Championships in 2018, 2022 and 2024; MIAA Tournament titles in 2023, 2022 and 2018; five NCAA Division III Championship appearances; and two Top-10 finishes at nationals. 

In his first season, Lokers led Hope to a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championship that matched the highest finish in team history.