Bio

Marcus Smith was named South Mountain Community College men's golf head coach in October 2023. He later accepted the role of women's golf head coach in August 2024. 

The SMCC men's team finished fourth at the 2024 NJCAA Division II National Championships and freshman Dillon Dean earned First Team All-America honors after placing second individually at the event. Sophomore Eric Klutke received Honorable Mention All-America honors at the tournament, and Dean also won the Phil Mickelson NJCAA Division II Freshman of the Year award. The Cougars won the ACCAC Region I Division II title and captured the team title at their six other spring tournaments. 

Smith comes to SMCC after spending three seasons as the men's and women's golf head coach at Pima CC in Tucson. Smith helped lead the Aztec men to the 2022 and 2023 NCAA Region I Division I Championships, and the team advanced to the NJCAA Division I National Championships in all three seasons.

On the women's side, his 2022 team finished as Region I Division I runners-up and competed at the NJCAA Division I National Championships in all three seasons.

Smith also served on the Pima CC Administrative Leadership Team and provided game management, educational support and other administrative duties for the Pima CC athletic department.

Off the course, Smith is an English instructor at South Mountain CC. He is also the author of "Dream Big, Live Larger."

Smith received his Bachelor's Degree in English from the University of Arizona in 2022. He is pursuing a Master's Degree in English with an emphasis in Education at Grand Canyon University.