Clemson, S.C. – Clemson’s Kelley Hester has been named to the Division I National Coach of the Year Watch List presented by Golf Pride. Hester is one of 24 finalists for the national award which will be presented during the NCAA Championship Finals at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., May 19-24.
Hester will lead her team, which finished in second at the 2023 NCAA Pullman Regional, into the NCAA Championship finals as the No. 16 seed in the tournament. The Tigers are one of 30 teams nationally who will play for the NCAA title.
The 2023 ACC Coach of the Year, Hester led her team to the program’s first-ever ACC title in April. She has also led Clemson to five-consecutive NCAA Regional appearances (2020 was canceled due to COVID-19) and has been the head coach for the Tigers’ only two national appearances in program history.
Clemson is seeded No. 16 in the 2023 NCAA Championship Finals and is ranked No. 19 nationally by Golfstat. The finals consist of four rounds of stroke play (72 holes) and three rounds of match play to determine individual and team champions.
Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Watch List Presented By Golf Pride
Kalen Anderson, University of South Carolina
Amy Bond, Florida State University
Gerrod Chadwell, Texas A&M University
Dana Dormann, San Jose State University
Charlie Ewing, Mississippi State University
Emily Fletcher, Northwestern University
Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine University
Jay Goble, Baylor University
Caroline Haase-Hegg, Augusta University
Kory Henkes, University of Mississippi
Kelley Hester, Clemson University
Laura Ianello, University of Arizona
Kim Lewellen, Wake Forest University
Lauren Mason, Southern Methodist University
Ryan Murphy, University of Texas
Angie Ravaioli-Larkin, Texas Christian University
Garrett Runion, Louisiana State University
Ria Scott, University of Virginia
Dawn Shockley, Oregon State University
Justin Silverstein, University of Southern California
Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll, Michigan State University
Jill Trujillo, University of New Mexico
Anne Walker, Stanford University
Annie Young, University of Tulsa
