Gene Bakkum
Gene Bakkum

Player Profile
Position:
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Experience:
12th Season at Cal

05/25/2013

Cal at NCAA Championship Tuesday-Sunday

Golden Bears enter event having set NCAA modern-era victory record with 11 wins in first 13 tournaments.

05/15/2012

Cal at NCAA Stanford Regional Thursday-Saturday

Golden Bears looking for third straight trip to NCAA Championship in sixth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance.

04/26/2012

Cal at Pac-12 Championship Friday-Sunday

Golden Bears in search of first conference team title ever and fifth win of the season.

04/13/2012

Cal Closes Regular Season at Western Intercollegiate Saturday-Sunday

Golden Bears coming off school-record fourth regular-season win at ASU Thunderbird Invitational.

04/06/2012

Cal at ASU Thunderbird Invitational Friday-Saturday

Golden Bears return to action after short time off for spring break.

Gene Bakkum is in his 12th season at Cal in 2013-14 and his 10th as a volunteer assistant after a previous two-year stint as assistant coach (2002-04). Prior to arriving at Cal, he served for two seasons as assistant men's golf coach for his alma mater UC Davis (2000-02), helping the Aggies to a No. 1 ranking in Division II golf and back-to-back NCAA West Regional appearances.

He is also currently in his 10th year as assistant director of instruction at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, and has instructed at the Nike Jr. Golf camps in Pebble Beach, where he also served as assistant director. Bakkum was previously the director of the Nike Coaches All-Star Golf Academy in Phoenix, and has been affiliated with PGA of America since 2005.

He and his wife, Alicia, reside in Pleasant Hill with their daughters Ava and Alaina.

LAST UPDATED: June 6, 2013

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