Cal Poly Men's Golf Coaching Staff

Scott Cartwright
10th Season

Scott Cartwright is in his 10th season as head coach of the men's golf program, which was resurrected in 2000 and coached by Tom Moos for one year. Cartwright also is in his eighth season as the women's golf head coach.

A former golf pro at the San Luis Obispo Country Club, Cartwright guided the Mustang men's program to its first Big West Conference championship in 2006. He also coached former Mustang standout Travis Bertoni to 11 career wins, including the Big West individual title in 2005.

The 2008-09 Mustangs won two team championships -- Beaveheart Classic hosted by UC Riverside and the Cal Poly Men's Intercollegiate at Cypress Ridge.

The 2009-10 squad won the Firestone Grill College Invitational as well as the Cal State Bakersfield Spring Invitational, but finished eighth in the Big West Conference Championships.

Last year's squad earned first-place finishes in the Folino Invitational and Camkin Grip Challenge (Cal Poly) along with a second and a third. The Mustangs finished fourth in the Big West Conference Championships.

Geoff Gonzalez won the Folino Invitational, placed seventh in the Big West finals and became the first Mustang to advance to the NCAA Division I National Championship.

Other positions held by Cartwright include head coach of the golf team at San Luis Obispo High School from 1997-2000 and head pro at the Mountain View Country Club in Corona from 1981-90.

He was named Northern Chapter Golf Professional of the Year in 1993 and 1997.

Cartwright played golf at Cal State Fullerton and graduated in 1981 with a major in physical education and a minor in business.

He has played in numerous tournaments, winning the 1998 Straight Down Fall Classic in San Luis Obispo and teaming with former Cal Poly golfer Rebecca Norris to win the Southern California PGA Pro-Lady Championship in 2006 at the Santa Ana Country Club. He also won the event in 1991.

Cartwright was a PGA Tour qualifier for the 1991 San Diego Open and has worked in professional golf for over 25 years.

He has guided the Cal Poly men's team to the NCAA West Regional twice and individuals in three other regionals.

Scott and his wife Cheryl have two children.

Brycen Wagner

First Season

Brycen Wagner played golf for Scott Cartwright's Mustangs from 2003 to 2008.  He was freshman of the year in 2003 and team MVP in his senior year. He was also the team captain in 2007 and 2008. 

Wagner earned one college victory at the 2007 Lamkin Invitational and had numerous other high finishes.  He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences with a concentration in organizations and minors in Art and Anthropology and Geography. 

He then turned professional in the summer of 2008 and played professional golf on several mini tours in America.  Wagner then came to work with fellow Cal Poly Alumni Jordan Bridges when he founded the Central Coast Golf Academy in Arroyo Grande.  Brycen has been a lead instructor there since March of 2011.  He is now a PGA Apprentice studying for his Class A certification.

Wagner is very excited for the opportunity to help bring success to his alma mater with the men's and women's teams at Cal Poly.