Travis Minzel

• Nebraska Assistant Coach (2021-Present)
• Nebraska Mid-Amateur Champion (2010, 2011, 2018)
• Nebraska Four-Ball Champion (2011, 2015)
• Nebraska USGA State Team (2010)
• Nebraska Match Play Champion (2004)
• GCAA All-America Scholar (2004)
• NCAA Championship Qualifier (Nebraska Wesleyan, 2004)
• NJCAA Championship Qualifier (Northeast CC, 2001, 2002)

Travis Minzel joined the Nebraska men’s golf program as an assistant coach on July 20, 2021.

 

Minzel, a team captain as a golfer on the 2004 Nebraska Wesleyan team that qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships, brings strong credentials and a passion for helping young players improve their games to the Husker staff.

 

A Lincoln High School graduate, Minzel earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Nebraska Wesleyan in 2004. He has worked professionally in private business since graduation, but he has remained extremely active in the Nebraska golf community.

 

From 2017 to 2019, Minzel was a tournament committee member for the Nebraska Golf Association. A three-time Nebraska Mid-Amateur champion with wins in 2010, 2011 and most recently in 2018, Minzel is also a two-time Nebraska Four-Ball champion (2011, 2015). In 2010, he was a member of USGA Nebraska State Team.

 

Following his senior season at Nebraska Wesleyan, Minzel was the 2004 Nebraska Match Play champion. He was also a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar as a senior for the Prairie Wolves.

 

A three-time Class A state qualifier at Lincoln High (1997, 1998, 1999), Minzel spent his first two collegiate seasons helping Northeast Community College in Norfolk to NJCAA national tournament appearances in 2001 and 2002. He was a member of the South Dakota men’s golf program in the fall of 2002 before transferring to Nebraska Wesleyan.