William & Mary Athletics

Former William & Mary golf standout Tim Pemberton '05 begins his seventh season at the helm of his alma mater in 2026-27, after serving as the interim men's golf coach in the spring of 2021 following a long and successful business career. Pemberton was promoted to William & Mary's Director of Golf in May of 2025, retaining his men's head coaching duties while overseeing golf operations for both the men's and women's programs.

He is the first W&M alumni to lead the men’s golf program since legendary coach Joe Agee ’52 M.Ed. ’56 reigned from 1964-1999, and the fifth overall, joining Agee, Jim Weeks ’51 (1955), Dickie Lewis ’51 (1955-56), and Joe Mark ’51 (1956-59).

Under Pemberton’s guidance, the Tribe has produced a number of the best seasons in school history both individually and as a team. All six of his teams have ranked among the top 14 in scoring average, including each of the top three in program history. Individually, his players have produced 10 of the top-20 single-season scoring averages.
 
In 2025-26, Pemberton led the Tribe to a historic season, including the program’s first post season appearance since 2002. W&M earned a spot in the GolfWeek National Golf Invitational, the NIT of collegiate golf. The Green and Gold ended the year with a school-record scoring average of 289.72.
 
Pemberton’s charges produced a school record 13 rounds of par or better as a team in 2025-26, and posted eight of the top-20 18-hole scores in school history. The Tribe also produced seven of the top-22 54-hole scores in school history in 2025-26, including two of top five.
 
In the post season, W&M shot a school-record 54-hole total of 21-under par 843 at the NGI. The Green and Gold’s second-round score of 18-under par 270 topped the previous school record by two strokes. All five Tribe players shot rounds under par, and in total, W&M posted 24 birdies compared to only four bogeys in the second round.
 
Pemberton led the Tribe to a pair of wins in 2025-26, the program’s most since his senior season in 2004-05. W&M claimed the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate in October of 2025 thanks to five-under par 279s in the final two rounds to pull out the win at Kilmarlic Golf Club. In the spring, W&M won its own tournament, the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, for the first time since 2005.
 
Individually, Talon Dingledine became the first Tribe player to be named CAA Rookie of the Year along with earning All-CAA Second Team honors. He established school records for scoring average, rounds of par or better, and top-10 finishes during his freshman season.
 
Along with Dingledine, Preston Burton (fourth) and Eli Felty (ninth) gave the Tribe three scoring averages among the top 10 in school history. Felty became the second W&M golfer under Pemberton to win a tournament individually, claiming the win at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate.

The 2022-23 season saw the Tribe set the program record for the second time under Pemberton in team scoring average at 292.24. Matthew Feinstein earned All-CAA Second Team honors in 2023 after producing the third-best single-season scoring average, at the time, of 72.69. He won the VCU Shootout during the fall season with a school-record 15-under par 201 score. Feinstein's second round 65 (-7) also set a program record. 

In Pemberton's first season at the helm in the spring of 2021, the Green and Gold set the program mark for scoring average at 293.8 across its five events. W&M capped the season by finishing fourth at the CAA Championships, its best finish since 2015. 

During the summer of 2021, Jimmy Taylor became the first golfer in W&M history to win the VSGA State Amateur Championship, winning five rounds of match-play golf including the 36-hole championship match, 7 & 6.  Taylor won despite finishing only 22nd in the two rounds of stroke play qualifying.

Since graduating from William & Mary in 2005, Pemberton has charted a successful career in both business and the public sector.  Most recently, he's served as the Vice President with Golf Business Advisors here in Williamsburg, providing business development, financial analysis, operational strategy, and marketing services to golf courses and other industry businesses.  Pemberton's portfolios included consulting with resorts and universities on course design planning as well as executive search and marketing campaigns.  Before returning to Williamsburg, Pemberton spent four years working for the North Carolina General Assembly in a central staff role within the legislative drafting division.
 
Prior to his time in state government, Pemberton worked in the commercial real estate development industry on projects throughout the Carolinas & mid-Atlantic regions. He also spent two years as a professional golfer immediately after graduation, competing on the Korn Ferry Tour and various mini-tour events around the country.  Pemberton has enjoyed a successful amateur golf career as well, competing in three USGA Amateur Championships:  2003 at Oakmont, 2004 at Winged Foot, and most recently in 2019 at Pinehurst.

During his time at W&M from 2000-05, Pemberton built a career that is still one of the greatest in school history.  A two-time PING Mid-Atlantic All-Region Selection, Pemberton was also the first man in school history to be named first-team All-CAA in golf, earning that honor twice, in both 2002 and 2005.  He was the tournament medalist at the Charleston Southern Fall Invitational in 2001, and graduated holding the school records for lowest 36-hole score (137, -5), single-season average (73.19 in 2001-02), career average (74.32), freshman average (75.25 in 2000-01), wins in a season (925, 2001-02), career wins (2,969), and rounds played in a season (32 in 2004-05).  Pemberton's records for wins and rounds played still stand.  He also helped lead W&M to the 2002 NCAA Regionals, the last time that the Tribe has advanced to the national post-season. In 2009-10, he was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's 25th Anniversary Men's Golf Team.
 
Pemberton resides in Williamsburg with his wife, Abbey Reynolds Pemberton ’04, M.Acc. ’11, and their twin daughters, Merritt and Libby.