Women's Golf
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- courtney@GoCards.com
- Phone:
- 852-1768
Success as a student-athlete doesn't always translate into success in the coaching ranks.
That's not the case for head coach Courtney Trimble. In six seasons, the University of Louisville women's golf program captured a conference championship, registered 30 top-five finishes in tournament play, 12 team titles, and five-consecutive trips to the NCAA Regional Championships.
In 2018, Trimble directed Louisville to its second NCAA Championship appearance in school history. The Cardinals produced their best finish at an NCAA Regional Championship, placing fourth at the event in San Francisco.
Trimble, one of the most decorated student-athletes in Auburn history, earned All-America status in 2002, was a three-time all-Southeastern Conference honoree, and helped lead her squad to a national runner-up finish. She continued her career at the professional ranks, making the cut for the 2004 U.S. Women's Open, competed on the Future Tour for more than two years, and logged four top-five finishes.
Because of her advanced understanding of the game, Trimble is a step ahead of the curve in terms of student-athlete development. She has produced nine all-conference selections in six seasons, including Emily Haas, who Trimble helped guide to unanimous all-BIG EAST honors and become one of 10 golfers selected to play for the NCAA All-Stars in 2013.
Recently, Lauren Hartlage compiled arguably the best freshman season in school history that was capped with 2017 ACC Freshman of the Year and all-conference accolades. Laura Restrepo, the program’s first all-ACC honoree, finished her career as a three-time all-conference selection under Trimble.
In her first stop as a head coach at UCF from 2009-12, Trimble guided the program to its first NCAA Championship appearance in school history. She coached student-athletes to all-conference distinctions on six occasions along with molding Katie Mitchell into the Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
In addition to the achievements on the course, Trimble's teams have displayed in impeccable record in the classroom.
At Louisville, her squads have been recognized five times by the NCAA for being in the top 10 percent in women's golf for APR. The Cardinals received the 2013 BIG EAST Conference Team Academic Excellence Award and the 2014 American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Award for women's golf. Individually, she has overseen 27 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars selections.
Trimble first entered the coaching ranks as an assistant at Auburn, where she assisted the Tigers with attaining two SEC Championships (2006, 2009), four NCAA East Regional berths, and three NCAA Championship appearances.
A Duluth, Ga., native, Trimble received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Auburn in 2002. She was a four-year letterwinner on the women's golf team and is one of five student-athletes at Auburn to play in every tournament over their career.
She is married to Billy Trimble, and the couple has two sons, Owen and Parker.
COACHING RESPONSIBILITY: Head Coach
YEAR AT LOUISVILLE: Seventh
BIRTHDAY: May 13
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree (Auburn, '02)
HOMETOWN: Duluth, Ga.
FAMILY: Husband - Billy; Sons – Owen, Parker
ATHLETIC CAREER
- Four-year letterwinner at Auburn, who was one of just five student-athletes to play in every tournament over the course of their career
- Earned All-America honors in 2002
- One of the most decorated players in program history, earning all-SEC honors in 1999, 2001, and 2002
- Team won 11 tournaments over four-year career; guided the 2001-02 team to a national runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships, the school's best finish in program history
- Earned a spot in the 2004 U.S. Women's Open and made the cut, finishing 61st
- Member of the 2002 victorious Curtis Cup team and played in the 2002 U.S. Women's Open as an amateur
- Played on the Futures Tour for more than two years; competed in 37 tournaments and earned four top-five finishes
COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER
2012-Present: Louisville (head coach)
2009-12: UCF (head coach)
2005-09: Auburn (assistant coach)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
LOUISVILLE
- Steered the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish in San Francisco at the NCAA Regional Championship, the highest finish at the even in school history; earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, the second appearance in program history
- Directed Louisville to five-consecutive NCAA Regional Championships; the team qualified in 2014, its first regional appearance since the 2011 campaign
- Helped Lauren Hartlage compile the best freshman season in school history, molding her into the 2016-17 ACC Freshman of the Year and an all-conference pick; Hartlage played in all 12 events, compiling a team-best 73.50-stroke average, with five top-10 showings, and 14 rounds even or below par
- Aided Olivia Cason to become the first freshman in program history, third player overall, to advance to the NCAA Championships as an individual; she earned NCAA Division I all-Bryan Region honors after tying for sixth at the 2016 NCAA Regional Championship
- Named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2014 after guiding UofL to the inaugural AAC Championship
- Coached nine all-conference selections in five years, including Laura Restrepo – the program’s first all-ACC honoree
- Led the program to 12 tournament victories, while finishing in the top five on 30 occasions
- Worked with Emily Haas to become a unanimous all-BIG EAST selection in 2012-13; Haas, that summer, was one of 10 golfers selected to play for the NCAA All-Stars
- Guided the Cardinals to impressive results in the classroom, standing in the top 10 percent of APR scores for the NCAA Public Recognition Award five years in a row (2013-17)
- UofL received the BIG EAST Conference Team Academic Excellence Award for women's golf in 2013, Trimble's first year; the program has attained the highest grade-point average of any women's sport at UofL in consecutive years (2012-13, 2013-14)
- Has overseen 27 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar selections through five seasons; Haas earned Capital One Academic All-District II first team accolades in 2012-13 and 2013-14
UCF
- Led the program to its first NCAA Championship appearance in school history
- Directed UCF to two tournament victories in 2008-09 and a runner-up finish at the Conference USA Championship that year
- Guided the Knights to a spring tournament victory in 2010, the program's first title since 2002, that landed UCF as the GolfWeek National Team of the Week honor
- Coached six all-conference selections, including one who earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America recognition and the LPGA's Dinah Shore Trophy Award (national honor bestowed to the collegiate golfer who best exemplifies success on the course, in the classroom, and the community
- Molded Katie Mitchell into the 2012 Conference USA Freshman of the Year and an all-league second team pick; Mitchell tied for third at the league championship that year, the highest finish by a UCF student-athlete in program history
- Had seven student-athletes earn C-USA Commissioner Academic Honor Roll in 2011-12; the year prior, one golfer earned Capital One Academic All-America honors
AUBURN
- Helped lead the Tigers to the No. 8 national ranking to cap the 2008-09 campaign
- Assisted Auburn with attaining two SEC Championships (2006, 2009), four NCAA East Regional berths, and three NCAA Championship appearances
- Mentored several All-Americans during tenure, including three first-team selections
- Aided with the development of two SEC Freshmen of the Year (2007, 2008), including one who was named the 2008 NGCA National Freshman of the Year
