Rick Brandes begins his 15th year as a part-time assistant coach in 2018-19. A native of Kenosha, Wis., and a 1973 graduate of Tremper High School, Brandes is a former Wisconsin State Junior Amateur champion. He has been a golf and teaching professional at both the Lake Barrington Shores Golf Club and the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort in Lincolnshire, Ill., and a teaching professional for both Transcendental Golf in Kenosha, and at the Pine Meadow Golf Club in Mundelein, Ill. Brandes is currently an assistant vice president and senior mortgage lender for Johnson Bank in Kenosha.