The fall of 2009 will mark the seventh season for Tomas Fortson
as head coach of the Bowdoin men's golf team. Fortson brings a
wealth of coaching experience to the task, having been at the helm
of Bowdoin's squash program since 2000.
Fortson and his team practice and play the annual Bowdoin
Invitational at the Brunswick Golf Club, which has established
itself as one of the more challenging courses in the state.
A world-class squash player, Fortson became a professional
hardball player in 1985 and through the mid-90's consistently held
a top 30 world ranking. In hardball he was a finalist in the World
Professional Squash Association Teaching Pro Championships and was
the United States "B" Hardball Champion in 1981. Fortson has also
won the Venezuelan National Softball Championship three times, the
Massachusetts State Softball Championship twice and the Southern
Caribbean Softball Championship.