Spencer Dunaway is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Utah men’s golf program after spending one season at Utah Tech as an assistant coach.
In his first coaching stint with the Trail Blazers, Dunaway helped guide the men's golf team to three top-10 team finishes, highlighted by a fifth place showing at the Southern Utah Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational to open the spring season at the Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George.
Prior to Utah Tech, Dunaway saw a successful four-year collegiate playing career at BYU where he finished with a career 73.89 stroke average, nine top-20 finishes (Three top-five's) and one tournament victory. Dunaway captured his lone win at the 2020 San Diego State Coronado Invitational as an individual, posting 72-69-71 to total 212 (-4) and finish in a tie for first.
He helped lead the Cougars to a 2017 West Coast Conference championship and three-straight NCAA Regional berths, including a pair of national championship appearances in 2018 and 2019. Dunaway was a 2015-16 Freshman All-WCC team selection and earned honorable mention All-WCC honors in 2016-17. In addition, he was a 2019 and 2021 Utah State Amateur semifinalist and won the 2021 Hawaii State Amateur title. In 2018, he qualified for the United States Amateur held at Pebble Beach.
Dunaway graduated from BYU in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology.
A native of Mililani, Hawaii, Dunaway was named the Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014-15 after capturing the Hawaii Golf State Championship for Kamehameha High School. A four-time letter winner, Dunaway also captured the scoring title in 2014 and 2015.
Spencer has a lovely wife named Lauren and is the son of Reuben Dunaway and Lei Fountain. He has one brother named Matthew and when not on the course, he enjoys watching movies, playing pickleball and boating.
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