The event is open to the public and will take place on Monday, January 20th at 5:00 p.m. Join us out at Evie's Pavilion located at the Papago Golf Course (5595 E Karsten Way, Phoenix, AZ 85008) to celebrate the life of the Pac-12 Coach of the Century.
Under the guidance of Lein, the Sun Devils captured the program's second National Championship in 1996. During his time in Tempe, Lein's teams recorded 44 tournament victories, highlighted by a school record six wins during the 1995-96 season. He coached Arizona State to eight Pac-10 Conference Championships, including a conference-record six straight from 1995-2000. five NCAA West Regional wins, and 10 top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships.A sad day in Sun Devil Athletics as @pac12 Men's Golf Coach of Century Randy Lein has passed away. An incredible coach, winning 8 Pac-10 titles at ASU, he was an even better person and friend to all and one of the most caring people our our department has ever had. RIP Coach Lein pic.twitter.com/HoxRZ9Revn
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) January 2, 2020
If you have any questions about this celebration, please contact the Sun Devil Club at (480) 727-7700 or via email at SunDevilClub@asu.edu.
Gifts in memory of Coach Lein can be directed to the Coach Randy Lein Memorial Fund with the Sun Devil Club. Visit the following link to donate, select the Write-In option, and fill in the blank with "Lein Memorial Fund" to let us know you are supporting the legacy of Coach Lein.
The 2015 Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, passed away at the end of 2019. While his records (six straight Pac-10 titles and eight while at ASU), his 1996 NCAA title and numerous All-Americans and tournament wins tell his story as a coach, his life as a wonderful friend, mentor and incredible person are what many remember most.
The 2008 Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee was loved by the golf community and will be remembered as one of the nicest individuals you would ever encounter.Congrats to my coach and friend Coach Randy Lein on his induction into the ASU hall of fame pic.twitter.com/vsdqw9jiHk
— Tim Mickelson (@goodwalkspoiled) October 11, 2015
REMEMBERING COACH LEIN...Heartbroken to learn of the passing of Randy Lein, my college golf coach who persuaded me to move to @ArizonaState and mentored me for 4 years. He had a huge impact on not only us at @sundevilmgolf but so many within the golf community.
— James Byrne (@jamesbyrne89) January 2, 2020
He will be sorely missed.
RIP, Coach. pic.twitter.com/sFFxCX9wNu
"Randy really cared about his players. Coaching was his passion, he loved helping his players develop not only as golfers but as people. His players were his family and he stayed in contact with them and their families after they left the program. He was proud of their accomplishments. In the 90's both programs were at their pinnacles - we won in 93, 94, 95 and he won in 1996. The players all fed off of each other and we built a great culture together. He was a really nice person with a huge heart and a great role model for all of us." -- Former Sun Devil Women's Golf Head Coach Linda Vollstedt
"Coach was one of the most positive gentlemen I have ever met, offering many words of encouragement while I was the Director of Golf at ASU Karsten. He will always be in my heart!" -- Jeff Reich
"We are all very saddened by the loss of Coach Randy Lein. He was a good friend to all of us and did a great job leading our men's team for nearly 20 years. Randy will be greatly missed by everyone in the Sun Devil Golf Family." -- Sun Devil women's golf head coach Missy Farr-Kaye.
We are so sad with the loss of one of our own. RIP Randy Lein https://t.co/M6QbrQF8t1
— Missy Kaye (@missymkaye) January 3, 2020
"Coach Lein was an excellent person!! He was an excellent coach. He was always there to listen to his players. He was proud of his team and wanted everybody to feel part of it. He was proud to be at ASU, be a Sun Devil. I never saw him angry, desperate or react in a bad way with anybody. Particularly to me, gave me all his trust, advice as a player and as a person, he believed in me! After I graduated, I kept in touch and ask him about players I was coaching." -- Oscar Palacio, who played at ASU from 1993-96 and earned his finance degree in 1997.
"Randy was the king of not coaching. He wasn't a micro-manager. He trusted his players. The only meeting Randy ever had with us was before regionals because you have to qualify for nationals or it's a bad year. His meeting lasted maybe two minutes. It was basically, 'guys, this is important.' There was no course management. We never discussed it. He was out there to give you a slap on the butt, but never to tell you how to play the game. More than anything he trusted his guys to make the right decisions and if you didn't, he would ask 'what did you learn from that?'" -- Scott Johnson, 1996 Pac-10 individual champion and member of the 1996 NCAA Championship team.
"Karen and I remember with pride when Randy came to ASU from USC. We held the first of many events for him at Naumann/Hobbs Material Handling. We spent many great moments with Randy. The greatest was when the Hobbs Family plus Michelle, before she and Bob Jr. were married, spent the week in Tennessee watching our Devils win the NCAA Championship. Lots of great memories. Players were Darren Angel, Chris Hanell, Scott Johnson, Pat Perez, and Joey Snyder. Randy, thank you for letting us enjoy many memorable moments with you and your mother. We will miss you but will always remember you." -- Sun Devil supporter Bob Hobbs.
At USC, I covered men's golf for the Daily Trojan. Randy Lein, the coach, suffered all my questions gladly and treated me with such courtesy and kindness; I felt like I could be a sportswriter because he treated me like I had already earned my stripes. RIP to a first-rate man. https://t.co/AygCWnNrwr
— Karen Crouse (@bykaren) January 3, 2020
Former #ASU Hall of Fame men's golf coach Randy Lein dies https://t.co/ZQe9jWNERq via @azcentral
— jeffmetcalfe (@jeffmetcalfe) January 2, 2020
Coach Lein was an incredible man. What a sad day ?? https://t.co/rI4PSvyV2i
— Walter Chun (@CoachWalterC) January 2, 2020
The Trojan Family is mourning the loss of former USC and ASU men's golf coach Randy Lein, who died Dec. 30. Randy, who led USC for 9 seasons before 19 more at ASU, was a beloved coach and mentor who will be sorely missed. #FightOn https://t.co/vkR24pxVgw
— USC Men's Golf (@USCMensGolf) January 2, 2020