Katie Woodruff - Head Coach - Women's Golf Coaches - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics

Katie Woodruff

Title:
Head Coach
Email:
haley-woodruff@utc.edu

Start Date: October 2025 (Interim)

Prior Experience

Pepperdine, Assistant Coach, 2016-19
USC, Assistant Coach, 2019-22
San Jose State, Interim Assistant Coach, 2022
Cal, Interim Associate Head Coach, 2023
North Georgia, Volunteer Assistant, 2024-25

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