William & Mary Athletics

Former William & Mary golf standout Tim Pemberton '05 begins his sixth season at the helm of his alma mater in 2025-26, 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 freshman Camden Goldknopf posted the seventh best scoring average for a freshman in school history in 2024-25. Logan Hunter also concluded his historic career under Pemberton's tutleage, ending his time in Williamsburg as the record holder for career rounds played, second in career rounds of par-or-better and ninth in career scoring average. The 2024-25 squad posted five top-five finishes on the season.

The Tribe's fourth season under Pemberton, 2023-24, was highlighted by a stellar freshman campaign from Preston Burton, who's scoring average of 73.82 ranked the second best for a rookie in program history. As a team, W&M's average 295.85 ranked the sixth best in all-time.

The 2022-23 season saw the Tribe set the program record for team scoring average at 292.24, beating the old record by more than a shot and a half. Logan Hunter made his way into the William & Mary record books under Pemberton's guidance, posting 15 rounds of par-or-better, the most in program history. Hunter's 73.21 scoring average also was good for the ninth best in W&M history.  

In his first season at the helm, the men's team finished fourth at the CAA Championships, its best finish since 2015, and set the best-ever scoring average in program history, with a 293.8 team average.  Individually, law student Preston Ball ranked 10th in school history with a 73.5 scoring average, and junior Matthew Feinstein was 12th all-time at 73.6 strokes per round.  Over the summer, sophomore 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.