FARMINGTON, Maine – After more than two decades of leadership, University of Maine at Farmington Head Men's Golf Coach Bob Timmins will retire ahead of the 2025 season.
"Coach Timmins has been a tremendous asset to our department and our golf program for the past 22 years," said Director of Athletics Jamie Beaudoin. "He built a competitive program that consistently finished near the top of the North Atlantic Conference. But what truly sets him apart is his unwavering commitment to the sport, our program, and our student-athletes. We've been fortunate to have him at the helm for so many seasons, and we're excited for him as he enters this next chapter in retirement."
During his tenure, Timmins was named North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Coach of the Year four times, including three consecutive honors from 2007 through 2009. He earned the award again in 2016 after guiding the Beavers to a third-place finish at the NAC Championship.
Over his distinguished career, Timmins coached 27 NAC All-Conference golfers and led the 2007 squad to receive the NAC Team Sportsmanship Award.
In his final season in 2024, Timmins guided UMF to a fifth-place finish at the NAC Championship at Chicopee Country Club in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The Beavers saw success throughout the season, finishing in second place at four events. Senior Jack Burton (Saco, Maine) was named NAC Golfer of the Week on September 16 - the first UMF golfer to earn the honor since 2012.
Of his time at Farmington, Timmins states, "I don't really know what or hot to sum it all up. UMF has been my happy place ever since I started and remains as such. I have been involved in education and teaching since 1975, and never worked a single day, this according to some who say do what you like and you'll never work. Golf is an interesting sport. It is a distraction from the routine and requires a level of performance focus. You can't hide and you have to play your foul balls. It's a game about self discovery, it's all about you. As a coach my goal has always been to help each individual player be better today than they were yesterday. In all my years at UMF I can say we never had a losing season with this goal as our guide. Graduates and alumni of UMF and the golf team do not have to hide and they play fewer foul balls."
A lifelong golf enthusiast, Timmins has also served as president of the Waterville Country Club, the Maine State Golf Association, and the board of directors for the Maine Golf Foundation.
Beyond the golf course, Timmins had a distinguished career as a biology teacher in both middle and high schools within Maine School Administrative District 47.
With Timmins' retirement, the University of Maine at Farmington will begin a search for its next head men's golf coach. For more information on the position and how to apply, [click here].
