Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Charles Papendick was named the head men’s golf coach in 2017 and is in his ninth year at the helm in 2025-26. 

Papendick became the program's all-time leader in tournament victories just four years into his tenure on Castle Point.

Papendick led the Ducks to their fifth straight MAC Freedom championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in the 2024-25 season. The team finished in 35th place at the NCAA Tournament. 

In the 2020-21 season, Papendick was named the MAC Coach of the Year after leading Stevens to the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship and an NCAA Championship appearance for the first time in program history. Additionally, Papendick led the Ducks to back-to-back third place finishes in the Empire 8 Championships in his first two seasons.

• 2024-25: 35th Place
• 2023-24: 40th Place
• 2022-23: 25th Place
• 2021-22: 35th Place
• 2020-21: 30th Place*

• 2024-25: MAC Freedom Champions
• 2024-25: Ben Slicker - Golfer of the Year
• 2023-24: MAC Freedom Champions
• 2023-24: Coach of the Year
• 2023-24: Maxime Debets - Rookie of the Year
• 2022-23: MAC Freedom Champions
• 2022-23: Gus Vickers – Golfer of the Year
• 2022-23: Austin Liao – Rookie of the Year
• 2022-23: Coach of the Year
• 2021-22: MAC Freedom Champions
• 2021-22: Coach of the Year
• 2020-21: MAC Freedom Champions*
• 2021-22: Gus Vickers – Golfer of the Year
• 2020-21: Vincent Cortese – Golfer of the Year
• 2020-21: Eegan McDermott – Rookie of the Year
• 2020-21: Coach of the Year

• 2018-19: Jack Doherty – Second Team All-Conference 
• 2017-18: Jack Doherty – First Team All-Conference 
• 2017-18: Vincent Cortese – Second Team All-Conference 

• Has won five straight MAC Freedom Championships and appeared in five straight NCAA Tournament Appearances
• Led the Ducks to the MAC Freedom Championship and the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history in 2020-21
• Earned MAC Coach of the Year honors in 2020-21 for the first time in his career
• Holds the program record for tournament victories in his career
• Helped the Ducks win a program-record three tournaments in the 2018-19 season and followed it up with two tournament wins in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 academic year
• Set a school-record four-round score of 1,255 in the 2018-19 Empire 8 Championship 
• Led Stevens to a third place finish in the Empire 8 Championship both the 2018-19 and 2017-18 Empire 8 Championships

• 2023-24 GCAA Presidents Special Recognition Award
• 2022-23 GCAA Presidents Special Recognition Award
• 2021-22 GCAA President's Special Recognition Award
• 2020-21 GCAA President's Special Recognition Award
• 2019-20 GCAA President's Special Recognition Award
• 19 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars/Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars:
  • 2023-24: Gus Vickers
  • 2023-24: Austin Liao
  • 2023-24: Brock Dickson
  • 2023-24: Maxime Debets
  • 2023-24: Sebastian Beaver
  • 2022-23: Eegan McDermott
  • 2022-23: Gus Vickers
  • 2022-23: Miles Philion
  • 2021-22: A.J. Iacobellis
  • 2021-22: Eegan McDermott
  • 2021-22: Miles Phillion
  • 2021-22: Eddie Sot
  • 2021-22: Gus Vickers
  • 2020-21: Vincent Cortese
  • 2020-21: Eddie Sot
  • 2020-21: Eegan McDermott
  • 2019-20: Luke Labenski
  • 2019-20: A.J. Iacobellis
  • 2019-20: Brandon Wei

• Member of the Old Tappan Golf Club in Old Tappan NJ, Bergen County for 22 years 
• Shares the course scoring record
• Served as the Men’s Club President for three terms, as well as treasurer and secretary 
• Served as handicap chairman multiple times and tournament co-chair in 2017 
• Club champion eight times: 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2023 & 2024, & 2025.
• Worked closely with the United States Golf Association coordinating and correcting issues regarding course re-ratings for the Old Tappan Golf Club

• Serves as the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee member for the Middle Atlantic Conference
• Serves as the Men's Golf Chair for the Middle Atlantic Conference
• Competed in various USGA mid-amateur qualifying tournaments, as well as the New Jersey State Golf Association tournaments such as the NJ State Open
• Was a medalist in the 2017 BC Amateur Championship
• Competed in the Metropolitan Golf Association IKE tournament on 3 occasions 
• Assisted at the US Open in scoring operations at Bethpage and Merion in 2009 and 2013, respectively
• Was a successful pitcher at Division I Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Achieved his Bachelor's degree in communications and advertising from Fairleigh Dickinson in 1985
• Coached baseball at his alma mater Don Bosco Prep for three seasons