CORAL SPRINGS, Florida (Jun 5, 2025) – The Women’s Golf Coaches Association has announced that Emily Fletcher, head coach at Northwestern University, is the 2024-25 Division I Jackie Steinmann WGCA National Coach of the Year Presented by Golf Pride. In addition, assistant coach Beth Miller has been named the 2024-25 Division I Golf Pride WGCA Assistant Coach of the Year. This marks the first time in the history of the awards that both recipients have come from the same program.
Fletcher and Miller have worked side by side at Northwestern University for 17 years. This year, the Wildcats never placed outside of the top eight and collected seven top three finishes. Northwestern capped its impressive season by claiming the program’s first ever NCAA Championship title.
In addition, the WGCA has announced the 2024-25 Golf Pride WGCA Regional Coaches of the Year. The 2024-25 Golf Pride WGCA Regional Coaches of the Year are as follows:
South Region Coach of the Year: Amy Bond, Florida State University East Region Coach of the Year: Ria Scott, University of Virginia Central Region Coach of the Year: Emily Fletcher, Northwestern University West Region Coach of the Year: Anne Walker, Stanford University