Former NCAA champion Sarah (Huarte) Glynn was appointed to her position as USF's head women's golf coach on August 7, 2009. She previously spent one season as an assistant coach at UC Davis and enjoyed a three-year professional career on the LPGA and Futures Tours following an outstanding collegiate career at the University of California-Berkeley.
USF has made strides each year under Glynn’s direction in its quest to win the West Coast Conference championship and build a program of national distinction. During her seven-year tenure, the Dons have won four team titles, finished as high as second in the WCC Championships and have had seven players earn All-WCC honors. A total of 18 players have earned WCC All-Academic honors, including a conference-high in each of the last two seasons.
In 2015-16 the Dons captured team titles at the Rose City Intercollegiate and the Sacramento State Invitational while sophomore Vanessa Ha earned medalist honors at both events. Ha was named a first team All-WCC selection after posting five top-10 finishes in her 10 events and establishing a sophomore record for lowest stroke average.. Junior Ayaka Suzuki's opening round 65 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate also set a record for the lowest round in school history.
In 2014-15, USF enjoyed four top-five finishes among its 11 events, including a second place showing at the West Coast Conference Championships. Sophomore Ayaka Suzuki earned first team All-WCC honors.
In 2013-14, USF opened with a win at the Hobble Creek Invitational hosted by BYU, which was one of four top-five finishes on the year. Clare Sorensen was an honorable mention All-West Coast Conference selection.
In 2011-12, the Dons captured their first tournament title since 2008, winning the 2011 Wolf Pack Classic hosted by the University of Nevada. Peppiina Kaija claimed medalist honors with a four-hole playoff victory over Stetson’s Alex Buelow. USF finished second at the WCC Championships held at the San Juan Oaks Golf Course in Hollister, Calif., six shots behind Pepperdine. Michelle Condry enjoyed four top-10 finishes and earned first team all-conference honors as a freshman. Eyglo Oskarsdottir finished fifth at the WCC Championships and was an honorable mention all-conference selection. Victoria House was named to the WCC’s All-Academic team, as well.
In 2010-11, USF finished third at the WCC Championships while two golfers – Katrina Hegge and Tina Johannsdottir -- earned first team all-conference honors. Hegge’s year was highlighted by a first place finish at the Fresno State/Lexus Invitational.
In Glynn’s first season guiding the Dons, USF shot a record-setting team score of 265 (-15) in the first round of the Challenge at Onion Creek, besting the previous mark set in 2003 by 12 strokes. The team earned a spot in the NCAA West Regional field and ended the season ranked 50th nationally.
Glynn's teams consistently shine in the classroom. Last season, four players earned WCC All-Academic honors while Alison Lillie, Clare Sorensen and Emelie Lundstrom were named WCGA Academic Scholars. In 2013-14, USF was honored by the Women's Golf Coaches Association for compiling the eighth highest team grade point average (3.732) in the nation among all Division I teams.
One of the most heavily-decorated golfers in Cal history, Glynn was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Pac-10 first-team selection for the Golden Bears. She capped off her stellar collegiate career by winning the 2004 NCAA Division I Women’s individual title with a 10-under par score of 278 at the Grand National Lake Course in Opelika, Ala.
Glynn made 25 birdies in four rounds, including nine en route to a third round 67, to claim the individual title with a one shot victory over Oklahoma State’s Karin Sjodin. Her victory helped the Bears to a program-best fourth-place finish.
Five months earlier, Glynn burst onto the national scene by winning the prestigious South Atlantic Ladies Amateur, a victory that clinched her spot on the 2004 Curtis Cup team.
For her accomplishments, she received the 2004 Honda Award as the nation’s top female collegiate golfer and will be inducted into Cal's Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall.
She also played in two U.S Women's Opens and in 2005 she finished 23rd at Cherry Hills Country Club.
After graduating from Cal, Glynn spent two years (2005-06) on the Futures Tour before earning conditional status on the LPGA Tour 2007.
She began her collegiate coaching career at UC Davis in 2007-08, where she served as an assistant coach to her former Cal teammate and current Stanford head coach Anne Walker. Glynn worked closely with Alice Kim, helping the sophomore to an eighth place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championships.
In addition to her coaching duties at UC Davis, Glynn worked as certified LPGA teaching professional at the Woodcreek Golf Club in Roseville, Calif. and established “Collegiate Bound Golf,” a mentorship program for prospective student-athletes.
A native of Shingle Springs, Calif., Glynn attended St. Francis High School where she won the California State High School Championship as a senior. She also won five junior tournaments during the summer of 1999, including the California Girls State Junior Championship in Monterey, the California State Fair Juniors and the Northern California Golf Association Match Play championship.
Glynn graduated from Cal in 2004 with a degree in American studies. She comes from a family with a long history of athletic excellence. Her father, Jim, played football at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) College and her mother, Judy, runs marathons. Her younger sister, Laura, was a pole vaulter at Notre Dame while her uncle John Huarte won the 1964 Heisman Trophy as a senior quarterback for the Irish.
Sarah resides in Novato, Calif. with her husband Sean and daughter Holly.
