Bill Winter enters his sixth year at the helm of the Pilot men's golf team. A graduate of the University of Portland (1988), Winter was a four-year letterwinner on the Pilot baseball team for former coach and athletic director Joe Etzel.
After graduating from UP, Winter worked as an account manager for Nike in corporate sales for nine years. He gained six years of coaching experience among a variety of sports before taking on the head coaching duties with the men's golf team at Portland.
Coach Winter remains active as a player taking part in several golf tournaments throughout the year. A scratch golfer, Winter qualified for the 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur by shooting a one-under par 71 and finishing second at the qualifier at at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Ore.
Winter won the 2005 PNGA Masters 40 at Pumpkin Ridge and advanced to Sectional Qualifying for the United States Open Championship in both 2004 and 2005. He finished tied for second place at the regional qualifier in June of 2005 with a 2-under par 70 at Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Ore. In 2004, Winter shot a 67 in preliminary qualifying at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore. to advance to Sectionals.
At the 2005 Oregon Open Invitational, Winter placed 12th after an even-par 216 (73-71-72) at Aspen Lakes Golf Course (Sisters, Ore).
Winter holds the unofficial course record (62) for members at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. He has also had several Top-10 finishes in 2003 amateur events.
Born in Spokane, Wash., Winter attended La Salle High School in Portland. He and his wife Patti are the proud parents of four children: Alexa (14), Kaylee (12), Garrett (12) and Sam (5).