[{"uuid" : "3dfd6448-05f7-462b-b694-b39e02a7e78a","source" : "news","title" : "Pepperdine Men's Golf Coach Michael Beard Receives Seventh WCC Coach of the Year Award","sub-title" : "","url" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/articles/pepperdine-mens-golf-coach-michael-beard-receives-seventh-wcc-coach-of-the-year-award.htm","site" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/","description" : "Michael Beard ('02), head coach of Pepperdine University’s men’s golf team, has received the West Coast Conference (WCC) Coach of the Year for the seventh time. The honor comes on the heels of Pepperdine's 24th WCC championship title.","author" : "Jacqueline Cleaveland","publish date" : "Tue, 19 May 2026 09:41:54 -0800","image" : {"src" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/coach-beard-golf-wcc-seven-360x360.jpg","alt text" : "Michael Beard"},"main image" : {"src" : "https://www.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/images/main/coach-beard-golf-wcc-seven-550x550.jpg","alt text" : "Michael Beard"},"mediums" : ["email","web"],"featured news on" : ["none"],"top story on" : ["none"],"tags" : [],"roles" : ["faculty","staff","student","alumni"],"types" : ["news"],"schools" : ["university"],"dynamic tags" : [],"categories" : ["athletics"]}]