Mike Mueller, Head Coach

Mike Mueller
Head Coach

Park University Director of Athletics Claude English named Mike Mueller as the school’s second head women’s golf coach in program history, on Sept. 10, 2009, and Mueller will enter his second season in 2010-11.
 
Mueller (pronounced Miller), a 12-year veteran in the golf business, currently works as a teaching pro at The National Golf Club of Kansas City, a 36-hole private golf club that has been recognized as a Top 100 Golf Community in America for four-consecutive years.
 
The National also serves as Park University’s home practice and tournament facility outdoors. Mueller is also the owner of Park’s indoor practice facility, The Golf Academy at Parkville Commons. The Academy not only serves Park’s women’s golf team, but also serves as the indoor home to many golfers throughout the Kansas City area looking to fine-tune their golf game.
 
“Coaching a college golf team has long been a dream of mine, and I look forward to building on the tradition of both athletic and academic excellence at Park University,” Mueller said. “I feel that we can be a program that can compete with the best schools nationally. The combination of a beautiful campus with high academic standards, a great place to practice and play at The National and our location should allow us to recruit quality student-athletes.”
 
Prior to his stop at The National, Mueller was the owner and Director of Instruction for the Golf Academy of the Northland, a full-service instructional program at Shoal Creek Golf Club in Kansas City.
 
He has also made local stops at Truman State University, where he was an instructor, teaching an eight-week golf course each semester. The teaching role came in conjunction with his work as the Head Golf Professional and General Manager of Kirksville Country Club, in Kirksville, Mo.
 
Mueller got his start in the golf business at Bryan Park Golf Club in Greensboro, N.C., where he was the assistant golf professional from September of 1997 to August of 2002. From Greensboro, he moved on to Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Ga., where he was also assistant golf professional for another Top 100 club with 500 club members.
 
Mueller holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education (1996) from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and a master’s degree in counseling and educational development from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
 
“We’re excited to have Mike as a member of our staff,” English said. “He brings a wealth of experience, and he has a great ability to teach the game. He has tremendous golf knowledge, but more importantly, he is committed to the academic success of our student-athletes.”
 
Under Mueller’s tutelage, current junior Plern Promboobpa has captured four individual tournament titles, including three-straight in the fall season.
 
“We have a group of outstanding young women who have proven that they can play at a high level both individually and as a team,” Mueller said. “My goal for these players is to help them achieve their full potential during their time here at Park.”

Alan Pickell, Assistant Coach

Alan Pickell
Assistant Coach

Alan Pickell begins his first season as a member of the Park University women’s golf coaching staff, joining head coach Mike Mueller in the instruction of Park’s women’s golf student-athletes, as well as the day-to-day operations of Park’s women’s golf program.

A PGA Apprentice, Pickell returned to the Kansas City area after graduating from The Golf Academy of America in Orlando, Fla. in 2009. He is an Assistant Professional at The Deuce at the National.