It’s been a busy couple months of head-coaching hires in NCAA Division-I men’s and women’s golf.
Here are the moves that have happened so far this year:
(Teams are listed in order of their final national ranking from 2023-24 season)
Men
19. East Tennessee State: Aaron O’Callaghan, Wake Forest (assistant), replaces Jake Amos
32. Purdue: Andrew Sapp, Purdue (assistant), replaces Rob Bradley
37. LSU: Jake Amos, East Tennessee State, replaces Chuck Winstead
38. VCU: TBD, replaces Andy Walker
51. San Diego: Evan Emerick, USC (assistant), replaces Chris Riley
58. South Carolina: Rob Bradley, Purdue, replaces Bill MacDonald
109. Louisiana-Monroe: Nathan Weant, Louisiana-Monroe (assistant), replaces Tim Baldwin
139. UAB: Charlie Hoyle, Iowa (assistant), replaces Matt Whall
194. Eastern Michigan: Andy Walker, VCU, replaces Bruce Cunningham
220. Austin Peay: Easton Key, Arkansas State (assistant), replaces Robbie Wilson
170. Georgia State: TBD, replaces Chad Wilson
186. Belmont: Daniel DeLuca, Belmont (assistant), replaces Scott Flynn
261. Rider: TBD, replaces Jason Berry
Women
8. Texas: Laura Ianello, Arizona, replaces Ryan Murphy
16. Arizona: Giovana Maymon, Texas A&M (assistant), replaces Laura Ianello
23. Georgia: Erika Brennan, USF, replaces Josh Brewer
27. Cal: Sofie Aagaard, Washington State, replaces Nancy McDaniel
37. South Florida: A.J. Newell, Michigan (assistant), replaces Erika Brennan
59. Minnesota: Matt Higgins, Minnesota (assistant), replaces Rhyll Brinsmead
60. North Carolina State: Darby Sligh, N.C. State (assistant), replaces Page Marsh
65. Augusta: TBD, replaces Carolina Haase-Hegg
72. Colorado: TBD, replaces Anne Kelly
83. Grand Canyon: Brent Nicoson, Indianapolis, replaces Lauren Gisesecke
89. North Florida: TBD, replaces Joanne Berglund
94. Washington State: TBD, replaces Sofie Aagaard
226. Eastern Michigan: Josh Brewer, Georgia, replaces Stephanie Jennings
234. Southern Illinois: TBD, replaces Cindy Bodmer
Rice (new program): Joanne Berglund, North Florida
