Between practices, team meetings and film sessions, it’s understandable that a lot of college football coaches would want to escape to the golf course in their offseason free time.

But one coach in the heartland has turned that escape into a pretty impressive feat.

Tre Lamb, the head football coach at the University of Tulsa, earned his spot in the Oklahoma Golf Association’s State Amateur Championship by firing a 3-over 75 in a qualifying event Thursday at The Club at Forest Ridge in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

Head ball Coach.

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— Tulsa Football (@TulsaFootball) July 11, 2025

Lamb, 35, has yet to coach a game for Tulsa. He joined the program in December, replacing former NFL wide receiver Ryan Switzer, who took over as interim head coach for Tulsa’s final game of the 2024 season after the school fired Kevin Wilson.

Lamb spent the better part of a decade as an assistant with a few different programs before landing his first head coaching job at Gardner-Webb, an FCS team. He needed just three seasons to lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs to their first Big South championship in nearly 20 years.

Lamb now looks to recreate that same success at a Tulsa program that has struggled recently. The Golden Hurricane have a combined record 7-17 over the last two seasons.

Before he can begin that turnaround, though, he has some business to tend to on the golf course.

The Oklahoma State Amateur takes place at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow and features an 18-hole qualifier on Monday, July 21, to determine the field for the 32-man match play bracket, which will be played out July 22-24.

Tulsa recently made headlines when it reinstated its men’s golf program, which is set to begin competing again in 2026 under the tutelage of newly-named head coach Brandon Wilkins.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Tulsa coach Tre Lamb qualifies for Oklahoma amateur golf championship