There’s plenty of names you could call Hugh Freeze. Auburn football head coach. Two-time winner over Nick Saban. Controversial. Two-time Iron Bowl-loser.

One thing you can’t call him: A sandbagger on the golf course. Freeze has dutifully posted his scores to the USGA’s GHIN database, from the 78 he fired off in early June to the pair of 86s from May.

Unfortunately for Freeze, his honorable scoring record came under fire on social media and message boards on Monday, as the Tigers’ recruiting struggled. A trio of blue-chip prospects decommitted from AU over the past two weeks, and fans were unhappy after realizing how much time the coach was spending on the course.

Freeze might be the most prolific golfer among the league’s coaches, but he certainly isn’t the only one. Some don’t post all their scores to the GHIN, and some who do play, including Brian Kelly and Eli Drinkwitz, don’t maintain public handicaps.

However, others do. As the offseason continues, here’s how much the SEC’s golfing coaches are admitting to playing.

Hugh Freeze

Yes, Freeze has been playing a ton of golf. The Auburn coach has posted 10 rounds since the start of June, and has maxed out the number of public rounds that the GHIN will show at one time, meaning he’s over 20 for the calendar year.

Freeze has a swing that could generously be described as “funky,” but is the SEC coaching contingent’s lowest handicap, at 7.4. His game has gone downhill lately, after Freeze played in the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am in May with a 5.9 handicap, up from an all-time low of 4.6.

AU’s 2026 recruiting class has taken a tumble with the various decommitments in June. The group is currently ranked No. 87 nationally on the 247Sports composite, 15th of out 16 SEC teams.

Freeze’s best June score was a 78 at his home course, and the GHIN lists him as a member of both Moore’s Mill Golf Club and the Auburn University Club. His three 83s are tied for his worst score of the month.

Shane Beamer

Beamer hosts a golf event for media members each year, and the South Carolina coach has been on the course in June. He has posted three scores this month, putting him in a distant second place behind Freeze.

His best score for the month was his most recent, an 84 at his home club, either Kiawah Island or the Quixote Club according to the GHIN. He also shot an 85 and an 87 earlier in the month, listed as “away” rounds.

For the calendar year, Beamer is at or above the 20-round limit. He’s currently an 11 handicap, down from his all-time low of 8.1.

South Carolina’s 2026 recruiting class is currently ranked No. 60 on the 247Sports composite, good for 13th in the SEC. The Gamecocks’ group is anchored by in-state four-star cornerback J’Zavien Currence.

Mark Stoops

Kentucky’s head coach is one of the SEC’s most prolific score-posters. However, he seems to have taken a break, either from golfing or posting, since the start of June.

Stoops is a 16.8 handicap at Lexington Country Club. His most recent scores are from May, when he reported playing seven times, five of which were nine-hole rounds.

The coach’s best score for May was an 89, one shot worse than his lowest currently listed round. His worst included a pair of nine-hole efforts where he shot 51.

Kentucky’s 2026 recruiting class sits between South Carolina and Auburn at No. 14 in the SEC. The group ranks 68th overall on the 247 composite.

Kalen DeBoer

DeBoer has shared his love for playing golf, but maintained that Alabama fans would never feel he was playing too much. He hasn’t posted a score in June, but reported two in May, two in April and six total for 2025.

His best score for the year was his most recent, a 91. The worst was a 99, listed at his home course, likely NorthRiver Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa.

DeBoer’s handicap recently jumped to 20.4 after sitting the teens. The lowest he ever dropped it was to 17.9.

Alabama’s 2026 recruiting has taken off lately, and is currently No. 33 nationally. The Crimson Tide group ranks eighth in the SEC, though most of the schools above it have far more commitments in their classes.

Kirby Smart

The only other SEC coach with a verifiable public handicap has played in 2025, showing up at the Regions Tradition Pro-Am in May. However, he has not posted a score to the GHIN this year.

Smart posted three scores in 2024, one in 2023 and nine in 2022. He’s listed as a 12.6 handicap, just over his career low 12.4.

The Georgia coach’s best posted scores include a pair of 85s from 2021. He has crept up to 100 one time.

The Bulldogs’ 2026 class is in excellent shape, ranked No. 4 nationally on the 247 composite. Georgia sits second in the SEC, behind only Texas A&M.