Dave Molitor, one of the state's top amateur golfers, is entering his fifth year as the head coach of the women's golf team at Idaho State University. Molitor has won numerous area tournaments over the years, and he is a five-time winner of the Idaho Golf Association Men's Amateur Championship, winning in 1975, 1981, 1984, 1989, and 1994. All told, he has won over 125 state and local tournaments since 1971. Just last week, Molitor teamed with his son and current ISU golfer Anthony to win the Mutual Insurance Two-Man Best Ball Tournament at 14-under. Molitor was a two-time First Team All-Pac 8 player while at Oregon State University, and he participated in the NCAA Championships three times, twice as an individual, with a top finish of 29th in 1975. His best collegiate finish was at the Western Intercollegiate in Santa Cruz, finishing second behind only Peter Jacobsen, who is the reigning U.S. Senior Open Champion. Molitor defeated Mark Lye, Roger Maltbie, and Craig Stadler among others in that tournament. Molitor also qualified as Low Amateur in the 1974 and 1975 Treasure Valley Opens, earning the chance to play in charity exhibition with touring professionals at Hillcrest Country Club in Boise. In 1974, he shot a 71, losing to Johnny Miller, then the #1 player in the world, who shot a 68, and Arnold Palmer, who shot a 66. In 1975, Molitor shot a 63 to beat Lee Trevino by three stroke, the first time Trevino was ever beaten in an exhibition. "I believe that Dave Molitor can take both of our golf programs to a more competitive level," said Jim Senter. "He has tremendous respect in the state as a player and name recognition to move our programs forward. He has long-term roots to Pocatello and Southeast Idaho that will insure stability in our coaching position." Molitor inherits a pair of teams on the rise in 2004-05. On the men's side, the squad returns a Third Team All-Independent pick in senior Travis Hofland as well as last year's stroke average leader Anthony Molitor. The Bengals return six of their top seven golfers from a year ago. On the women's side, the team loses All-Conference pick Arielle Cherry, but they return four of their top five golfers, three of whom were freshmen last year, including Pocatellan Kayla Adams, who was second on the team in scoring last year. Dave and his wife Mary Kay have two sons, both who attend Idaho State, Jeff is a junior majoring in Engineering, and Anthony is a junior physical education major, and is a mamber of the golf team. Dave and Mary have been married for 25 years. Dave graduated from Oregon State in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business/marketing, and he minored in psychology.