Wittenberg University Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation Brian Agler '80 welcomed David Wetterich back to his alma mater to serve as the head coach of the men's and women's golf programs prior to the 2022-23 season.

"We are extremely excited to bring back David to Wittenberg to lead our very successful golf program," Agler said. "David was a standout competitor here, and throughout the interview process he showed his passion for the program and the University. I'm confident he will work tirelessly to make and keep both our women's and men's teams competitive at the national level, but more importantly, help give our student-athletes a tremendous experience."

In his first year at the helm of the program (2022-23), Wetterich led the Tiger men to the 12th North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in program history. Matthew Mattioli became the 10th player in program history to earn the Bob Nye Award as the NCAC Medalist, and J.F. Aber became the seventh player in program history to earn the Dick Gordin Award as the NCAC Player of the Year. Four players earned first-team All-NCAC honors, setting the stage for another outstanding performance at the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Tigers finished 13th in the country with a four-round score of 1185 (+33), led by Mattioli in 21st place. He and Aber both earned Al-America honors, while Mattioli, Aber, Evan DiSanto, and Nicklaus Pidgeon all picked PING Al-Region awards.

In 2023-24, the Tiger men were ranked nationally throughout the season before finishing second in the NCAC Tournament and earning an at-large berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament. Aber repeated as NCAC Player of the Year, and he doubled up with the Bob Nye Award as well after breaking the program record in the event with a three-day total of 205. Aber went on to claim all-region and All-America awards as he led the Tigers to a 15th-place finish in the national competition.

On the women's side, Wetterich led the Tigers to third-place NCAC Tournament finish to conclude the 2022-23 season, followed by fifth place in 2023-24, both representing an improvement from fifth place in the 2021-22 season. Ellen Frame, Izzy Selby, and Hilary Humbaugh all earned All-NCAC honors in 2023, and Selby and Humbaugh followed that with all-conference awards in 2024.

After graduating from Wittenberg in 2014 with a degree in marketing and a minor in sports management, Wetterich pursued a career as a touring professional. Competing on PGA Tour Canada and various mini-tours throughout the country, Wetterich also worked as a caddie at Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples, Florida, recording more than 200 loops over the span of two winters. From 2019 to 2022, Wetterich served as the host and tournament coordinator of the Clovernook Open, a 54-hole stroke play professional golf tournament and pro-am hosted at Clovernook Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio. During the week of the event, the tournament hosts a clinic for the First Tee of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

While at Wittenberg, Wetterich was a member of four consecutive NCAC championship teams. In 2012 he earned second-team All-America honors after he carded a team-best three-under-par 69 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament to help Wittenberg rally to make the 15-team cut by a single stroke. Wetterich added rounds of 78, 76, and 74 for a four-round total of 297 to become just the eighth player in program history to finish in the top 15 at an NCAA Tournament.