Florida Atlantic University Women's Golf

Guadagnino joined the Florida Atlantic University women's golf team as a volunteer assistant coach in September 2014. He brings extensive coaching experience in multiple sports and served as Head Coach Kathy Baker-Guadagnino's caddy on the LPGA Tour for 10 years. Guadagnino is currently a Founding Senior Pastor at the Solid Rock Christian Church where he has been since 1997. He received a bachelor's degree in biblical studies and master's degrees in theology and Christian counseling from South Florida Bible College. He currently resides in Boca Raton, Fla. Coaching Experience City of Margate Baseball: 1977-1978 City of Margate Girls Softball: 1979 City of Margate Football: 1977- 1978 City of Boca Raton Softball: 1996 - 2002 City of Boca Raton Baseball: 2001-2011 Middle School Softball: 2005-2006, Zion Lutheran High School Softball: 2007-2008, Boca Christian High School Football: 1980-2011, Taravella - Coconut Creek - Zion Lutheran High School Girls Basketball - 2010, Grandview Prep

Baker-Guadagnino was announced as Florida Atlantic University's head women's golf coach in September 2014. From 2013 until the present she had served as an assistant coach for women's golf working closely with Head Coach Joan Joyce. In her first season as head coach, Guadagnino had a player named Conference USA Co-Most Improved Player of the Year. Prior to coming to FAU, Guadagnino served as the head girl's golf coach at North Broward Prep from 2004-06. She was also the head girl's golf coach at Westminster Academy in Ft. Lauderdale from 1998-03, with her team winning the district and regional championships three years in a row from 2000-03. Guadagnino spent nearly 20 years as an active member on the LPGA Tour. In 1985, she won the U.S. Women's Open and ranked 13th overall on the LPGA money list. In 1988 she went on to win the Konica San Jose Classic. In the 1993 du Maurier Ltd. Classic, one of the four major championships, Guadagnino tied for eighth. She posted a career-low score of 66 during the first round of the McCall's LPGA Classic in 1994. Prior to her retirement from the LPGA in 2000, she tied for eighth at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. She was inducted into the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. While attending the University of Tulsa from 1979-83 on a full golf scholarship, Guadagnino was the Eastern Amateur Champion in 1979 and Western Amateur Champion in 1980. She was a member of the AIAW National Championship teams in 1980 and 1982. She also helped lead her team to an NCAA National Championship victory in 1982 and was an individual NCAA National Champion that year. Before attending UT, Guadagnino was the 1978 National PGA Junior Champion. Guadagnino received both a bachelor's and a master's degree in biblical studies from South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary. She currently resides in Boca Raton, Fla.