HENRY COUNTY, VA – Jim Arnold has been hired as the next head golf coach at Patrick & Henry Community College.
Arnold, a Henry County native, graduated from Fieldale-Collinsville High School in 1989.
“I would also like to thank my family and friends for their unwavering support,” Arnold stated. “My family has a special relationship with Patrick & Henry and I can't wait to help grow the program that Coach Draper has done such a fantastic job with the past few years.”
While in high school, he was a member of back-to-back State Championship golf teams, while adding a runner-up individual finish in 1988 when he claimed the State Individual Championship.
Arnold also played on the golf team during his time at Elon College, making multiple All-Conference and All-District teams, as well as being the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year in 1990.
Additionally, he was named an NCAA Academic All-American in 1993 and voted the Scholar Athlete of the Year for the South Atlantic Conference the same year.
After playing on multiple mini tours after graduation, Arnold was in the golf business for 12 years in various roles at multiple golf clubs.
During his tenure in the golf industry, he also ran numerous golf camps/schools, taught individual golf lessons, and began a middle school golf program in Halifax County, coaching the team for three years prior to moving back to Henry County in 2005.
“As the father of a former student-athlete at Patrick & Henry Community College, Jim understands the power of athletics on young men and women,” said Brian Henderson, P&HCC Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement and Athletic Director. “As a former NCAA Division I student-athlete himself, he also understands the commitment that must be made by both the coach and student-athlete.”
Arnold said the women’s golf program will be a priority for him.
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