Brian Dobak

Director of Golf

Brian was the Head Coach from 2013 to 2022. His goal was to reinvent the high school golf experience. Coach Dobak quickly took our program from a 54% winning percentage to a 79% winning percentage and had a coaching record of 100-27-1. He coached one player to back-to-back individual conference championship wins, a first in program history. He coached three players to the PIAA State Championship and two to the PIAA Regional Championship, more than any other golf coach in school history. He coached five players to compete on the NCAA level, more than any other golf coach in school history. He was nominated for a National High School Coaches Association Golf Coach of the Year award (2017), a Positive Coaching Alliance Coach of the Year award (2019), and a USA Today Pennsylvania Golf Coach of the Year award (2020). After two years of coaching on the D1 college level at La Salle University from 2022 to 2024, Brian returned to our program in 2024 as the Director of Golf.

Dobak is a former PGA Golf Professional having worked at clubs with strong player-development programs such as DuPont Country Club, PGA Golf Club, Sea Island Golf Club, and Philadelphia Cricket Club. In his time as a PGA Golf Professional, he was fortunate to receive a Georgia PGA Chapter Assistant Professional of the Year Award for leadership (2009), and Professional Development Awards for leadership and education in both the Georgia PGA (2010) and the Philadelphia PGA (2011).

Having now coached on both the high school and college levels, Coach Brian brings a deeply rich and well-rounded understanding of the personal, academic, and athletic challenges of young student-athletes, and how to guide them forward.

"I love golf, and I believe high school golf is a severely under-appreciated and overlooked avenue for growing the game of golf, and mentoring and investing in young men and women in tangible and creative ways. Our mission is this: to promote the game of golf and our student-athletes by continuously striving to develop the greatest high school golf experience in America."

Jack Hirsh

Head Coach (Varsity)

Jack Hirsh returns to the Rams as head coach after lettering for four years under Coach Brian and serving as captain his senior year in 2015. He is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He was an Assistant Editor for GOLF Magazine from 2022 to 2024. He has been an Associate Equipment Editor for GOLF Magazine since 2024. Jack still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before becoming Head Coach, Jack served under Coach Brian as a volunteer assistant coach in 2022.

"It’s an absolute honor and a privilege to be back at my alma mater and continue the tradition Coach Brian started. I look forward to leading this program and helping our student-athletes not only become better golfers, but better people too."

John Kelly

Assistant/JV Coach