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Katie Woodruff

Start Date: October 2025 (Interim)

Prior Experience
  • Pepperdine, Assistant Coach, 2017-19
  • USC, Assistant Coach, 2020-22
  • San Jose State, Interim Assistant Coach, 2022
  • Cal, Interim Associate Head Coach, 2023
  • North Georgia, Volunteer Assistant, 2025
 
NCAA Tournament Appearances
Regionals Team: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Finals Team: 2017, 2021, 2022
 
Conference Championships
West Coast Conference (Pepperdine): 2019
Pac-12: 2021
Mountain West (SJSU): 2022


Team Titles
  • 17 as an assistant

All-America
  • 9 All-America nods combined at Pepperdine (1), San Jose State (1) & USC (7)
 
All-Conference
  • 20 combined at Pepperdine (10), USC (6) & San Jose State (4)
 
LPGA TOUR Golfers
  • Allisen Corpuz (USC)
  • Hira Naveed (Pepperdine)
  • Gabi Ruffels (USC)
  • Malia Nam (USC)
  • Jennfer Chang (USC)
 
LPGA TOUR Winners
  • Allisen Corpuz (2023 U.S. Open)
 
LET TOUR Golfers
  • Brianna Navarrosa USC)
  • Amelia Garvey (USC)
  • Momoka Kobori (Pepperdine)
 
EPSON TOUR Golfers
  • Amari Avery (USC)
  • Christine Wang (USC)
  • Katherine Muzi (USC)
  • Michaela Morard (USC)
  • Alyaa Abdulghany (USC)
  • Antonia Malate (San Jose St.)
 
Personal
Husband: Blaine | Son: Maverick
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
Alma Mater: Louisville ’16 (Bachelor’s: Communications)
  • Helped USC to No. 1 ranking in multiple seasons
  • Previous coaching experience working with the First Tee program in California and Kentucky and assisting at various camps and clinics throughout her college career
  • Husband Blaine also coached golf as an assistant at Pepperdine and is the men’s head coach at Chattanooga
 
Playing Career
  • Played collegiately at UCF (2012), Florida (2013-14) and Louisville (2015-16)
  • 2012 CUSA Freshman of the Year (UCF)
  • Nine top 10s with the Cardinals
  • Top 20s in the 2015 and 2016 ACC Championships and NCAA South Bend Regionals
  • 73.97 stroke average as a senior was the sixth best in U of L history
  • Never missed a collegiate tourney in her career at all three stops
  • First Coast Am winner in 2014 & 2015
  • 15th in stroke play at 2015 Ladies’ British Am
  • Top 10 at 2015 North & South Am
  • Led state of Florida team to a first-place finish in the 2014 Southeast Challenge
  • 3-time All-State selection at Fernandina Beach High School
  • Competed in multiple USGA events including reaching round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Mid-Amateur prior to joining the Mocs staff
  • Runner-up in 2025 Tennessee Women’s Am