Patrick Aylward, who served as head coach at Marymount University in Arlington, Va. for seven years, begins his second season as the top assistant to University of Delaware golf head coach Mike Keogh in 2009-10.
During his first year in Newark, he helped the Blue Hens finish among the top five in eight of 10 tournaments on the season. Delaware captured the Cornell Invitational title in the fall, while Justin Martinson earned medalist honors at the George Washington and Lafayette Invitationals during the spring season.
A native of Highland Falls, N.Y., Aylward, 33, earned a bachelor’s degree in health and fitness management at NCAA Division III Marymount in 1996 following an outstanding four-year playing career. He was a two-year team captain and helped the team set a school record for all-time low team score in 1996. He also played one season for the MU soccer team. While at James I. O’Neill High School in Fort Montgomery, N.Y., he was a two-year captain and a state sectional qualifier in 1991 and 1992.
He served as a volunteer assistant coach at Marymount in 1997 and 1998 before becoming head coach at his alma mater in 1999. He left as the school’s all-time winningest coach and his golfers set six school records for lowest match score by a team and an individual during his tenure.
In addition to his role as assistant coach at Delaware, Aylward work with Bank of America.
He and his wife, Maribeth, reside in Newark with their two daughters, Emma (9) and Annie (8), and newborn son, Davis.
Assistant Coach Patrick Aylward