TCU Announces The Dana Bellenger Endowed Athletics Scholarship for Men’s Golf

Thanks to former TCU Men’s Golf standout Adam Rubinson and his wife, Tori, TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jeremiah Donati has announced the creation of the Dana Bellenger Endowed Athletics Scholarship for Men’s Golf.

The Rubinsons provided the lead gift for the scholarship to be awarded annually, beginning next academic year, to a member of the TCU Men’s Golf program. The recipient will share the values carried by Bellenger, a longtime volunteer assistant coach for the Horned Frogs who passed away November 11.

“We are incredibly grateful to Adam and Tori Rubinson for their leadership in honoring Dana Bellenger in a most appropriate manner,” Donati said. “Dana was such an important part of our men’s golf program. His impact on our student-athletes went well beyond the course. He taught them life lessons. The generosity of the Rubinson family is reflective of what Dana meant to the more than 100 Horned Frogs who came under his tutelage. Beyond TCU, Dana left such a great mark on the local and national golf communities, Fort Worth and so many others. We can’t thank the Rubinsons enough for this tribute to Dana which will carry on his legacy for many future generations of Horned Frogs to come.”

Bellenger was a nationally known golf instructor who served more than 30 years with the TCU Men’s Golf program. He was also a longtime fixture at Leonard Golf Links in Fort Worth.

Adam Rubinson was inducted into TCU’s Block T Association Hall of Fame in 2014. One of the more decorated golfers in the program’s history, Rubinson was a two-time All-American and the 2003 Conference USA Player of the Year. He was also the first Horned Frog invited to the Walker Cup. As a senior in 2003, he was named TCU’s Co-Male Athlete of the Year. Rubinson finished second, by just one stroke, at the 2002 NCAA Championships. He set the TCU record for single-round score with a 64 at the 2001 Ridges Intercollegiate. He competed in 51 tournaments as a Horned Frog with a career stroke average of 72.9.

“The reason my family chose to create a scholarship to honor and remember Dana Bellenger was due to the impact he has had on all our lives,” Adam Rubinson said. “The way he impacted me in college on and off the course will carry forward in my life and my family’s. Dana taught character and compassion simply by the way he lived his life, and he was willing to go much deeper with students who asked. He made the game fun for my kids, all the while teaching them about respect for the game and for people. He will be dearly missed, and his legacy should be carried on.”

“Dana’s love for TCU Golf was immeasurable,” TCU Head Men’s Golf Coach Bill Montigel said. “He was an amazing golf teacher, not only for his deep knowledge and love for the game of golf but also for his support and kindness to all the players he taught and mentored. Dana inspired all of us to be better people. This was a great man, a great friend, a great mentor, a great confidant and a great coach. He was loved by all who knew him and will forever be a part of TCU Golf.”

Contributions to the Dana Bellenger Endowed Athletics Scholarship for Men’s Golf can be made HERE.

To learn more about this scholarship, ways to support TCU student-athletes and Lead On: A Campaign for TCU, please contact the TCU Frog Club at frogclub@tcu.edu or 817.257.7700.

Lead On: A Campaign for TCU is the university’s most ambitious philanthropic campaign in its nearly 150-year history.

The $1 billion goal of this campaign will strengthen TCU’s people, programs and endowment.

For more information, visit Lead On: A Campaign for TCU.