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Former All-American Mickey Yokoi begins his seventh season in 2003-2004 working with Randy Lein at Arizona State. Yokoi (pronounced YO-koy) started at Arizona State in the fall of 1996 and in his seven years as a Sun Devil assistant, ASU won four Pac-10 Conference titles and produced 2000 U.S. Amateur Champion Jeff Quinney, 2001 U.S. Public Links Champion Chez Reavie and 2003 NCAA Champion Alejandro Canizares.
He also served as the fifth head coach of the Sun Devil women's golf program in 2001-2002 and led the Sun Devils to a ninth-place NCAA finish, the program's only top 10 finish in the past four seasons..
Prior to his five years at Arizona State, Yokoi oversaw all golf operations as a head golf professional at the Country Club of the North in Dayton, Ohio, from 1994-95 and assisted the head professional from 1993-94. He also served as the vice chairman of the Children's Medical Center LPGA Tour Event in 1995.
"Mickey is the best assistant in the nation, and we are very fortunate to have him with our program," said Lein, who first worked with him when Yokoi served Lein's assistant coach at USC in 1989-90. "We both have the same goals, and we want to keep this program in the hunt for a national title every year.."
Yokoi played collegiate golf at UCLA from 1977-82 before beginning a professional career. At UCLA, he earned All-America and All-Pac-10 honors. He also played on the 1982 Pac-10 Championship team which included Corey Pavin and Steve Pate.
After leaving UCLA, Yokoi went on to play on the Asian Tour, the Canadian and Australian PGA Tours and the PGA Hogan Tour. He has been a member of the PGA Tour since 1994. After ending his professional career, Yokoi went back to UCLA to complete his studies and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1997.
Yokoi lives in Ahwatukee with his wife, Carole, son, Justing and daughter, Alyssa.
