Rattan Hired as Men's Golf Assistant Coach
7/1/2011 8:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
July 1, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - John Scott Rattan has been hired as the assistant coach for the University of Maryland men's golf program, director of intercollegiate golf Jason Rodenhaver announced Friday.
Rattan will be responsible for working primarily with the men's team in Maryland's new coaching staff configuration. Rodenhaver will be the head coach of both the Terrapins' men's and women's programs, and will have assistants assigned to each team.
"I am very thankful to Coach Rodenhaver for giving me the opportunity to become a Terrapin," said Rattan. "I was raised on Maryland athletics and have a true passion for the university. I am eager to start the next step in Maryland golf and look forward to working with the players and to compete for championships."
"I've known John Scott for 10 years," said Rodenhaver. "I know he's a fantastic player and had a great career at Tennessee. He's very well-connected in the golf world and is an accomplished player and teacher.
"I think he's a rising star in the coaching world. He'll help us get better in the recruiting scene and in the development of our current players."
Rattan comes to Maryland after working as a coach at the Core Golf Academy in Orlando, Fla. There he worked with the high school and postgraduate programs in teaching all aspects of the game. Prior to that he was a coach at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., assisting junior golfers.
He also worked as an assistant pro at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md., where he taught players of all ability levels and ages.
From 2005 to 2010, Rattan played professionally on the NGA Hooters Tour. He was as high as 54th on the money list in 2007. Rattan played in an event on the Nationwide Tour in 2008 and advanced through the first stage of the PGA Tour School in both 2005 and 2007. He twice advanced through local qualifying for the U.S. Open in 2008 and 2010.
Rattan played collegiately at the University of Tennessee, where he was a second team All-Southeastern Conference selection in 2003-04. He also was a SEC All-Academic selection in those seasons. While with the Volunteers, he played in two U.S. Amateur Championships and in two NCAA Championships.
A graduate of Watkins Mill High School, Rattan was The Washington Post All-Met Golfer of the Year in 2000 and was a four-time all-county selection. As a senior, he won the Maryland State High School Tournament.
Rattan earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Tennessee in 2005.
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