Northwest Shoals CC to add men’s and women’s golf

MUSCLE SHOALS — Northwest Shoals Community College has been above par in its academics and athletics.

However, the school would most likely prefer its newest sport to be below par.

NWSCC Athletic Director Taylor Franks announced Wednesday that the Patriots will add men’s and women’s golf for the 2026 spring semester.

“We are excited to continue to grow our athletic program at the College with the addition of men’s and women’s golf teams,” said NWSCC President Dr. Jeff Goodwin. “Athletics afforded me the opportunity to play a sport I loved and get a quality education.

“We want to provide these opportunities and help our students be successful in our community.”

NWSCC has made significant strides since reinstating athletics in the fall of 2021. With men’s and women’s golf, the college offers eight sports team: baseball, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s flag football (starting this fall), softball and volleyball (starting this fall).

“In a little over three years, the college has added over 100 scholarships for student-athletes,” said NWSCC Athletic Director Taylor Franks. “It has truly been a team effort to get to this point so quickly. We have such an amazing Patriot community of former athletes, alumni and supporters that have made these opportunities for our current and future patriots possible.”

The Patriots have not competed in men’s golf since 2010, and this will be the inaugural year for women’s golf at NWSCC.

“Golf has tremendous support in our community, and we have some very competitive high school teams,” said Franks. “We look forward to having some of the best high school talent staying home to be Patriots.”

The college has started the search process for a head golf coach. Applications can be completed at https://nwscc.edu/college-departments/human-resources/.

The Patriot golf teams will have seven men and seven women scholarship student-athletes. Walk-on opportunities will be determined by the coach.