Spence begins his second year as head coach. He replaced John Maupin who moved into Lee’s athletic director’s position. The former Flame golfer served as a volunteer assistant for one season before becoming a fulltime Lee assistant coach under Maupin.
He was born and raised in Chattanooga and played high school golf at McCallie School. Already a seasoned athlete, Spence joined the Lee golf team in the fall of 2016. During his playing career he was runner-up at the 2019 (Tennessee Tech) Bobby Nicholls Intercollegiate with scores of 69-69-68; had two top 5 (3rd and 4th) finishes at the Gulf South Conference Championship in 2019 and 2021; qualified for the 2019 NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championship as an individual; was a two-time GSC All-Conference team selection, and a three-time NCAA Academic All-American.
In his first season as head coach (2023 fall and 2024 spring seasons) his team had second place finishes in the Hurricane Invitation, placed first in West Florida’s Copperhead Championship and Tennessee Tech’s Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, earned a spot in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional, and moved on to place 11th in the NCAA National Championship.
Oliver Lewis-Perkins won the individual title at the Copperhead Championship shooting a school record 202 (67, 69, 66) over the three rounds. He wrapped up his career by being named a member of the NCAA DII PING All-American Team.
Spence married fellow Lee All-American golfer Haverly Harrold in the summer of 2020 after both had received undergraduate degrees. His undergraduate is in Business Administration - Marketing Management (graduated Summa Cum Laude) and he also has an MBA from Lee.
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