Northwestern College Women's Golf

Courtney Den Herder was hired as Northwestern's women's golf coach in 2019, entering her eighth season in 2026-27. Family: husband - Jacob Alma Mater: Northwestern College (2017) Coaching Experience: 2019-present: Head Coach, Northwestern College 2018-19: Head Coach, West Sioux H.S. Team Accomplishments under Den Herder 9 All-GPAC selections 28 NAIA Scholar Athletes 6x NAIA Scholar Team 4 CSC Acdemic All-District selections Playing Career: Four-time letter winner (2014-17) Two-time all-conference (2016-17) Tied for the seventh best 18-hole score (81) 11th best career scoring average (90.57) in program history Year-by-Year Results under Den Herder: 2025-26: 7th in GPAC 2024-25: 9th in GPAC 2023-24: 7th in GPAC 2022-23: 4th in GPAC 2021-22: 9th in GPAC 2020-21: 7th in GPAC 2019-20: 6th in GPAC updated May 2026

Van Der Weide is in her fourth full season as the head women's golf coach after serving as an assistant for the fall season in 2012.  Family: husband-Michael Alma Mater (year): Otterbein University (2011) Playing Career: four-year letterwinner (2008-11)    two-time NCAA All-American    played on teams that qualified for the NCAA Championship 3x; finished in the top 10 3x    earned all-conference honors 4x    named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team in 2009-10    graduated with a degree in economics and a minor in math Coaching Experience:    2013 (spring)-present-head coach at NWC    2012 (Fall)-Assistant coach at NWC Team Accomplishments:   finished in the top five within the GPAC in three of the four years   back-to-back runner-up finishes within the conference (2013, 2014) I am really excited about continuing to work with the girls this year, commented Van Der Weide. They are all such hard workers and it truly is an honor to get to be their coach. Year by Year Results (since 2000):  2015-16: 7th in the GPAC  2014-15: 4th in the GPAC  2013-14: 2nd in the GPAC  2012-13: 2nd in the GPAC  2011-12: 2nd in the GPAC  2010-11: 4th in the GPAC  2009-10: 7th in the GPAC  2008-09: 3rd in the GPAC  2007-08: 4th in the GPAC  2006-07: 5th in the GPAC  2005-06: 4th in the GPAC  2004-05: 6th in the GPAC  2003-04: 8th in the GPAC  2002-03: 3rd in the GPAC  2001-02: 1st in the GPAC  2000-01: 2nd in GPAC

Dr. Paul Bartlett re-joined the women's golf coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2024. Bartlett has an extensive golf background, leading the Northwestern women's golf program from 1985-98. During his head coaching stint, Bartlett led the Raiders to five NIAC Championships ('91, '93, '94, '95, '97). His teams qualified for the NAIA Championships four times, finishing as high as ninth in 1996. While coaching, he was the chair of the NAIA Women's Golf Advisory Committee and President of the NAIA Women's Association. In addition to his coaching career, Bartlett retired from his full-time role at Northwestern in the spring of 2022 after 38 years on Northwestern’s faculty. After his time as Northwestern's women's golf head coach, Bartlett served as head wrestling coach from 1984 to 2006. The chair of Northwestern’s kinesiology department for 14 years, Bartlett led several study-abroad classes and sports ministry trips to the Czech Republic and Latin America. In 2008, Bartlett was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame for meritorious service.