STANFORD, Calif. - Knowles Family Director of Men's Golf Conrad Ray will be inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame, it was announced Thursday.
Ray is one of four coaches -- Dr. Garland Allen of Gardner-Webb, Paul Chavez of Odessa College, Steve Fell of West Florida -- and Golfstat founder Mark Laesch to be inducted. Allen and Laesch will be honored posthumously.
The group will be officially inducted at the GCAA Hall of Fame reception and awards banquet on Dec. 11 in Las Vegas.
Ray, a former Cardinal standout student-athlete, is in his 13th season on The Farm.
During his tenure as head coach, Ray has led the Cardinal to 11 appearances in the NCAA championships, winning the school's eighth national title in 2007.
Stanford has won three Pac-12 titles and four NCAA regional crowns under his direction. Ray was the 2007 Dave Williams National Coach of the Year recipient and a two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
Stanford student-athletes have been well decorated under Ray's watch, as he has helped produce two Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award recipients, two Ben Hogan Award winners and a Byron Nelson Award. Cardinal golfers have earned 27 PING All-America, 21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, four Pac-12 Players of the Year, three Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year, three Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and 18 All-Pac-12 first team selections. Additionally, Ray coached the 2008 United States Arnold Palmer Cup team and five Stanford golfers have represented their country in the event during his tenure.
Ray has also been an active member of the GCAA. Currently the association's past president, he has been a member of the national advisory board since 2006. He has additionally served on the Arnold Palmer Cup player and coach selection committees, as well as selection committees for the David Toms and Labron Harris Awards. Ray has also served on the GCAA nomination committee and USGA college relations committee.
A 2011 inductee into the Northern California Golf Association Hall of Fame, Ray hosts Sirius/XM radio program GolfU.
