Charles Collings is in his first season as the Furman men's golf assistant coach.
In his first season with the Paladins, Furman received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, where Harris Barth tied for ninth to pace the Paladins. Will Morlan, Clark Akers, and Barth were named to the All-SoCon team, while Ludvig Josefsson claimed a spot on the SoCon All-Freshman team. The Paladins boasted four top-five finishes, highlighted by a second-place finish at the Furman Intercollegiate in the fall and a third-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. Furman ranked second in the league with a 71.60 individual stroke average, while Barth finished led the SoCon with a 70.88 stroke average and claimed five top-nine finishes.
Collings served as the head men's and women's golf coach at Shorter during the 2023-24 season. Under his direction, the Hawk men won the 2024 Battle at Barnsley in March, and Blake Henriques earned an All-America second team citation. Henriques and Nathan Trodd each garnered GCAA all-region accolades and All-Gulf South Conference honors. Collings, who led the men's team to only the second regional berth in program history, coached the Hawks to a 26th-place ranking in 2024. On the women's side, Shorter recorded a team win at North Greenville's Cherokee Valley Spring Invitational in April, and Taylor Young was honored as a member of the All-GSC team.
Prior to his time at Shorter, Collings worked as a graduate assistant coach at Winthrop and as an instructor at the Chris Haack Bulldog Golf Camp. He also has prior experience as a rules official with the North Florida Junior Golf Foundation.
During a collegiate career that spanned five seasons, Collings spent two seasons at Flagler, two seasons at Shorter, and a graduate season at Winthrop. Over the five years, he competed in 36 tournaments, posting 14 top-25 finishes, including seven top-10 performances. He placed fifth at the 2019 Peach Belt Conference Championship, where he helped Flagler to the team title.
Collings, who is from Jacksonville, Fla., earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in sports management from Shorter in 2022. He completed a master's degree in sports and fitness administration from Winthrop in 2024.
