University of Missouri Women's Golf

Priesmeyer Women's Golf Head Coach   Twitter: CoachCoop_ Experience: 15th Year Hometown: Seymour, Ind. Alma Mater: Missouri, 1994 Truly one of the most dynamic coaches in all of women's college golf, Mizzou Women's Golf Head Coach Stephanie Priesmeyer has led Mizzou to unprecedented heights in her 15 years at the helm of the Tiger program. She has brought a level of energy and enthusiasm to the table that is infectious and inspiring. Priesmeyer has led Mizzou to NCAA Regional competition in six of the 13 years she has been at the helm. The Tigers used a record-third-place finish at the NCAA Central Regional in 2005 to make the jump to the NCAA Championships. Under her leadership, the Tigers have taken home 12 tournament titles and recorded 19 of the 20 lowest 54-hole totals in MU history, including a school-record 872 at the 2008 Las Vegas Collegiate. In addition, 40 of the best 41 single round scores in school history have come since she arrived at MU. The Tigers have also excelled in the classroom over the course of Priesmeyer's leadership. Her commitment to academics and the success the student-athletes experience in all facets of their lives has translated into members of the Mizzou squad earning spots on the Academic All-Big 12 Team 37 times, on the Spring SEC Honor Roll four times and on the National Golf Coaches Association All-Scholar team 24 times. In fact, in each of the last 13 seasons under Priesmeyer's guidance, the Tigers have had a cumulative grade-point average over 3.0 including an all-time best 3.47 in 2005. In 2013-14, Priesmeyer led her team to new heights as the Tigers set the school record with a stroke average of 300.12. Not only that but she has seen two freshmen set class records with their stroke averages in consecutive seasons. Most recently, Jess Meek finished the 2013-14 season with a record 76.00 stroke average. Meek also led the Tigers through the SEC Tournament, earning a 10th place finish individually. The 2012-13 season marked Mizzou's first run in the Southeastern Conference and a major turning point for Mizzou Golf. Under Priesmeyer's direction, the Tigers started the year off strong, closing the fall season with three consecutive second place finishes and two fourth place finishes. Michelle Butler garnered two prestigious awards in the N4A Wilma Rudolph Award and the Mizzou Student Union Programming Board's annual Unsung Hero Award. Priesmeyer and her Tigers also began construction on the new Walsworth Family Golf Center. The indoor/outdoor team facility was made possible by the generosity of Don and Audrey Walsworth along with many others. Located at The Club at Old Hawthorne, the Walsworth Family Golf Center provides Mizzou Golf with an abundance of resources it previously did not have access to. The facility includes two indoor heated hitting bays, team locker rooms, team lounges, coaching offices, a swing pattern analysis video station, a private putting green and chipping area. The 2011-12 season marked the program's final run in the Big 12 Conference. The team closed out the season with eight top-10 finishes including a tie for second overall at the Texas State Claude Jacobs Invitational. Kate Gallagher excelled not only on the course that season, but also in the classroom as she was named to the NGCA All-American Scholar Team. Not only that but senior Kelly Osborne was one of just 13 student-athletes to receive the Dr. Gerald Lage Award from the Big 12 Conference. In 2010-11 Missouri's young squad finished strong. Despite the growing pains that often surface with a youthful team, Missouri rallied to finish third at the 2011 Big 12 Championships at The Club at Old Hawthorne, led by freshman Taylor Gohn. The Indiana native finished ninth overall, earning All-Tournament team accolades, and actually helped Mizzou into a tie for first late in the final round. Overall Mizzou defeated five nationally ranked clubs and capped a season that saw steady improvement heading into 2011-12. The Tigers opened the Fall 2009 season by picking up their ninth tournament title under Priesmeyer, winning the Chip-N Club Invitational. The team closed the fall at the record-breaking appearance at the Challenge at Onion Creek, setting a new school record with an 18-hole team score of 283 in the second round of the tournament. Mizzou has claimed nine tournament titles under Priesmeyer, and over the course of past 13 seasons, she has led the Tigers to 94 top-10's and 40 top-three finishes. In 2009-10, Missouri picked up six top-five finishes, highlighted by a second place showing at the Johnie Imes Invitational. The Tigers finished among the top-six in four of their five fall tournaments in 2008-09 and had a string of three-straight top-five finishes in the spring. The Tigers finished in the top-10 in nine of their 12 tournaments in 2007-08. They took the tournament title at the Johnie Imes Invitational, the eighth championship for MU under Priesmeyer's leadership. Missouri also was in second place at the Marilynn Smith Invitational before the final round was rained out. The 2007-08 Tigers finished fourth at the Big 12 Conference Championships, their third top-four finish in the last four years. Also, in 2008, Julia Potter was a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Team. Missouri advanced to its fifth-straight NCAA Regionals in 2006-07 and recorded six top-10 finishes, including four top-fives. In 2005-06, Priesmeyer's team finished in the top-10 in nine of its 11 tournaments. Missouri claimed three top-three's in its five fall 2006 tournaments, highlighted by a first-place finish at the Price's Give `em Five tournament in Las Cruces, N.M. In the spring season, the Tigers took three top-five's and finished fourth at the Big 12 Conference Championships. In 2006, Stephanie Wavro earned All-Big 12 Conference honors after finishing second at the Conference Championships. She was the second Tiger to claim runner-up at the conference tournament under Priesmeyer. Former Tiger and current assistant coach Mindy Bullard took second place in 2002. Priesmeyer's approach to teaching the game of golf is to get the maximum output of talent from each individual on the squad. Under her watchful eye, several individuals had record setting seasons in 2004-05. In 2003-04, Mizzou finished in the top three in seven of the 11 tournaments it competed in. Priesmeyer led the Tigers to their first tournament championship under her tutelage at the Illinois State Redbird Classic in the fall. With the success the Tigers experienced during the regular season, the coaches from around the Big 12 voted Priesmeyer the Big 12 Coach of the Year, her first such honor. Denise Knaebel and Maria Ohlsson were also recognized by the Big 12 for their outstanding accomplishments under the watchful eye of Priesmeyer, earning All-Big 12 First Team and Second Team honors respectively. Following the rain-shortened Big 12 Championships (in which Mizzou finished sixth), it was announced that Priesmeyer and Tigers would be headed back to NCAA Central Regional where they finished 13th. After registering four top-10 finishes in five tournaments in the fall of 2002, Priesmeyer's Tigers showed they belonged in the upper echelon of the Big 12 Conference with an amazing 2003 spring effort. The Tigers finished no worse than sixth in five of their seven tournaments. Mizzou's pinnacle performance came at the Big 12 Tournament when they took home runner-up honors by only one stroke to defending champion Oklahoma State. Three Tigers medaled as individuals (Bullard - 2nd, Knaebel - 8th and Elin Ohlsson - 9th) in the competition. Priesmeyer, a 1994 graduate of Mizzou (B.S., Education), returned to her alma mater after a very successful stint as head girls golf coach at Columbia (Mo.) Hickman High School from 1996-2001. She compiled a record of 62-15-1 over her six years at Hickman. Her Kewpies recorded four district championships (1995, 1996, 1999, 1900), and top-10 state championship finishes in five of six years (4th in 1995; 2nd in 1996; 6th in 1997; 7th in 1999 and 8th in 2000). Priesmeyer also served as the Hickman boys golf coach from 1998-2000, and compiled a record of 39-13-4 in that three-year span, notching two district championships (1999, 1900) and three top-10 state showings (5th in 1998; 10th in 1999 and 6th in 2000). She also amassed a 56-5 record the last three years as head coach of the Hickman girls junior varsity basketball team. Along with her high school coaching, Priesmeyer has served as an instructor for the Perche Creek Junior Golf Camps. A native of Seymour, Ind., Priesmeyer played golf at MU for former coaches Mary Scott and Tom Loyd from 1990-94. A multiple-time Dean's List honoree, Priesmeyer was named academic All-Big Eight as a senior in 1994. The former Stephanie Cooper was married in January of 2005 to husband Scott. The couple has two sons, Cooper and Hudson.

Coyle concluded her playing career by leading the Tigers to their first-ever NCAA Championships appearance in 2005. Her playing days were highlighted by a runner-up finish at the 2003 Big 12 Conference Championships hosted by Missouri. "It has been a tremendous asset to our program having Mindy on board as an assistant coach," head coach Stephanie Priesmeyer said. "From day-to-day activities, to recruiting, to coaching, she has been so positive for our golf team. Mindy is such a competitor and brings a ton of youth, experience and fire to the golf course. This team really looks up to her and certainly has benefited from her competitive desire." As a coach, the former Mizzou standout helped the team to a third place finish at the 2011 Big 12 Championships and enticed one of the country's top recruiting classes to Columbia for the 2011-12 campaign. With Coyle's assistance, the Tigers have won several tournaments including the 2013 FIU Pat Bradley Invitational, the 2009 Chip-N Club Invitational and the 2009 William Woods Invitational. Not only that, but Missouri has seen consistent improvement in stroke averages individually and as a team. Coyle helped the Tigers set a new school record in the 2013-14 season as Mizzou finished the season with a stroke average of 300.12. Individually, Jess Meek set the freshman all-time low stroke average as she shot 76.00 in her first season with the Tigers. In 2010, Coyle finished fourth at the Missouri State Amateur Championship. A year earlier she took fifth place in that event. She has continued her playing success as she won back to back Missouri Women's Mid-Amateur Championships in 2012 and 2013. The former Mindy Bullard led the Tigers to their first appearance at the NCAA National Championships with her outstanding effort at the NCAA Central Regional. She finished in a tie for 20th with fellow senior, Maria Ohlsson as the leading scorers for the Tigers at the 2005 NCAA Regional with a total of 226. She lowered her stroke average by almost a half stroke from the fall to the spring in her senior season and was one of the most consistent Tiger competitors during her time. Coyle shot a career-best three-round total of 222 at the Mountain View Intercollegiate her senior year and was one of only two Tigers to play in every tournament during the 2004-05 season. Coyle had a 76.2 stroke average during her senior season as a Tiger, including a 76.0 average during the spring campaign of her senior year. In 2003, as a sophomore, Coyle led the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships, which Mizzou hosted at the Country Club of Missouri. She finished second in the individual standings, shooting a season-low 223 and was one of three Tigers to medal at the event. She shot her career best round, a 71, in the final round of the Las Vegas Shootout in the fall of 2003. Coyle earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Leisure Service Management and a Master's in Education degree in Health Promotion with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from Mizzou. She is a native of Warrensburg, Mo., where she was a pole-vaulter and a four-time All-State golfer. She won the State golf title as a junior, took second in her senior season, third as sophomore and eighth in her freshman season. Coyle and her husband, Tim, were married in the summer of 2009 and reside in Columbia.