Joseph Dendy enters his second season as the Head Men's Golf Coach at Belhaven University as announced by Vice President and Director of Athletics Scott Little. Dendy also serves as Belhaven Athletics Director of Gameday Operations.
In his first season in Jackson, Dendy saw foundational steps to a growing program as Belhaven Golf hosted the Belhaven Invitational at The Refuge in Flowood, the first home tournament hosted by the program since 2011.
Dendy joins the Blazers' staff from Hinds Community College where he has served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Eagles' golf team as well as an Assistant Golf Professional for the school's golf course facility since September of 2024. Dendy helped the Hinds program to a trio of top six finishes across the 2024-25 campaign.
Prior to his time at Hinds, Dendy was an instructor at Clear Creek Golf Club in Bovina, Mississippi where he served as a swing coach for eight collegiate golfers and two playing professionals. He also spent time at Bay Pointe Golf Club in Brandon where he assisted with the club's junior camps.
A graduate of Mississippi State University, Dendy played collegiately at Copiah Lincoln Community College where he was a NJCAA Division II All-America Honorable Mention in 2017. While at Co-Lin, Dendy was also named as a NJCAA Division II PING All-Region team selection and earned a nomination to the Arnold Palmer Cup.Â
Dendy earned status on the PGA Tour Canada in 2023 and achieved a Top 30 finish in the Canadian Tour Q School at RTJ Highland Oaks. He earned a top 10 finish in 2021 at the Paragon Casino Championship while on the All-Pro Tour and recorded a third place finish in the 2024 Gulf States Open.
A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Dendy holds an Associate Degree in Mathematics from Copiah-Lincoln Community College as well as a Bachelor of Engineering with a focus in Biological Engineering from Mississippi State.
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