Ryan Acosta is in his second year as the Head Men’s and Women’s Golf Coach at Hawai‘i Pacific, appointed to the post in August 2017.
He led the Sharks to eighth place finishes for both the men and women at the 2018 PacWest Conference Championships, with women's golfer Pranisa “Mint” Chimsuti placed eighth individually to earn All-Tournament honors.
A playing PGA Professional, Acosta served as assistant coach at BYU-Hawaii from 2014-17 where he helped the Seasiders to the 2017 PacWest Conference Championship before the school shut down its athletic department.
Acosta helped BYUH advance to the NCAA Division II Championships in 2016 as well as the NCAA West/South Central Super Regionals in 2016 and 2017. He also coached Nicolas Herrera on his way to being named a first team PING All-America 2017. BYUH won five tournament titles in the 2016-17 season.
Acosta joined the PGA Tour in 2001 and remains an active competitor on the PGA Web.com and Asian Tours heading into the 2017-18 season. He started the PGM Program at Kukio Golf Club then served as a golf pro at Turtle Bay Resort from 2008-12. He has won seven Aloha Section PGA events and 16 mini tour events across the country.
Acosta started competitive golf at the age of eight. Living in both Louisiana and California, he was able to attend junior national competitions throughout the United States. He won a title at the AAU Junior Olympic Games and was named the Gulf States Intercollegiate Player of the Year.
