Ryan Hybl leaving Oklahoma after 17 seasons, named head coach at Georgia Tech
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A Georgia Bulldog is the new head coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. And it's a move that also makes an Oklahoma State Cowboy the new head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners.
Ryan Hybl, who has coached OU the past 17 years and led them to a national championship in 2017, was announced Sunday as the next head coach at Georgia Tech, replacing retiring coach Bruce Heppler, who spent 31 seasons as a Yellow Jacket.
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In a corresponding move, Jonathan Moore has been named coach at OU after spending the last three seasons as an associate head coach for the Sooners. Moore played collegiately at Oklahoma State, winning the individual national championship in 2006.
Hybl was inducted into the Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2024 and led OU to 51 team tournament wins, 15 consecutive NCAA Championships appearances, making match play seven times, and the 15 best single-season scoring averages in school history. He has also coached 17 Sooners to 34 All-America honors, produced at least one All-American in all but two seasons, 18 all-conference selections, one Fred Haskins Award winner (Chris Gotterup) and a nation-leading eight PGA Tour University graduates.
“We’re ecstatic to welcome Ryan, Rebecca, Ady and Harper to the Georgia Tech family,” Georgia Tech athletic director Ryan Alpert said in a release. “It’s a significant statement for Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech golf and the legacy that Coach Bruce Heppler built in his 31 seasons on The Flats that a coach of Coach Hybl’s caliber and experience has accepted the opportunity to lead this program. We couldn’t be more grateful to Coach Heppler and all of his student-athletes that have made Georgia Tech golf one of the nation’s premier programs and we couldn’t be more excited for Coach Hybl to lead it into its next era.”
Hybl is the first head coach in Georgia Tech athletics history to have previously won a D-I national title before taking the reins for the Yellowjackets.
Meanwhile, Moore turned professional after competing in the 2007 Walker Cup, where he eagled the last hole to secure the final point for Team USA. He enjoyed a nearly decade-long professional career, winning four times and establishing himself as one of the premier players on the Asian Tour. Following his retirement, he returned to Stillwater as the assistant strength and conditioning coach, working primarily with the men's and women's golf teams. In addition, he developed golf-specific programs that optimized the physical tools of players to create best-in-class performance.
With Moore on staff, the Oklahoma State men's and women's programs combined to win four Big 12 championships and one national title along with a runner-up finish at the 2021 NCAA women's championships. He also assisted in the development of 14 All-America golfers in the six years he spent on OSU's staff.
He joined OU's staff in June 2023, and now he gets his first head coach position after Hybl's exit.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Ryan Hybl leaving Oklahoma after 17 years, taking Georgia Tech job