Women’s golf is one of the youngest sports among Virginia’s offerings, but with just 16 years of existence, it’s sneakily one of the strongest programs Virginia has. Boasting two ACC championships and multiple top-15 finishes at the NCAA Tournament, women’s golf has sprung onto the radar as a power in the ACC.
In June of 2018, one big wrinkle had the potential for stifling the program’s momentum: 11-year head coach and three-time ACC Coach of the Year Kim Lewellen left UVA for Wake Forest in large part to be closer to her family. For those who were paying attention, it’s not lost on UVA Fans that she left a strong Virginia program and led the Demon Deacons to a second place finish at this year’s NCAAs, a feat she never accomplished at UVA.