ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –– New Mexico men’s golf coach Jake Harrington announced Thursday that Brady Edwards has been named the program’s assistant coach. Edwards comes to New Mexico after spending the past two-and-a-half seasons at Vanderbilt as an assistant coach and director of operations.
“I am excited to be able to have Brady as our assistant coach,” Harrington said. “He has an incredible background helping players get better. Being one of my former players and team captains, he also understands the culture and expectations that we have for the program here at New Mexico. In addition, he has been able to learn from a couple of the best coaches in the country in Scott Limbaugh and Austin Cody at Vanderbilt over the last three years. In addition to his time at Vanderbilt, his experience as a head coach at South Mountain Community College, as well as working with TrackMan on the PGA Tour, will help him make an immediate impact with our golf team.”
Since Edwards joined the staff at Vanderbilt in August of 2023, the Commodores won 10 team titles and nine individual titles. Vanderbilt reached the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons, including the 2024 match play quarterfinals, while also finishing as SEC runner-up. The Commodores had the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in both 2024 and 2025 and enter this spring as the nation’s third-ranked team.
“I am honored to be a part of such a historic golf program at the University of New Mexico,” said Edwards. “The tradition inside the walls of the golf facility show a long history with the players and coaches that have been here. To be able to learn from Coach Harrington, who was my college coach, makes this opportunity very special. Watching these current players compete at nationals and seeing their continued success makes me excited to join them this spring.”
Prior to arriving in Nashville, Edwards spent the 2022-23 season as the men’s and women’s golf head coach at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, where both golf programs experienced success on the national level. The men’s golf team ranked No. 1 in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II according to GolfStat and the Coaches America Poll and finished in a tie for third at the NJCAA Division II National Championships. The women’s team posted its highest ranking in program history, coming in at No. 12 in the GolfStat rankings. Edwards also had three men’s South Mountain golfers graduate and move on to NCAA Division I programs.
Prior to his time at South Mountain, Edwards spent three years on the PGA, Korn Ferry, and LPGA Tours as a TrackMan tour representative developing tour analytics and serving as a technology specialist. He worked closely with players to deliver software and analytics with a focus on player development, giving individuals better tools to practice and improve on-course decision making.
Edwards played golf collegiately at Little Rock for Harrington, where he was a three-year member of the Trojans men’s golf team, including serving as team captain during his senior season. He graduated from Little Rock in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.