Mary Bryan - Women's Golf Coach - University of Louisville Athletic

Mary Bryan

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
mary@GoCards.com

COACHING RESPONSIBILITY: Assistant Coach
YEAR AT LOUISVILLE: Third
BIRTHDAY: May 19
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree (Eastern New Mexico, '71)
HOMETOWN: Michigan

ATHLETIC CAREER

Played full-time on the LPGA Tour from 197-84 and also competed on the LPGA Senior Tour circuit
One of three golfers on the U.S.O. Tour of South Vietnam in 1972
Was runner-up in the New Mexico State Amateur in 1968, while in college
A Michigan native, won the state's title the following year

BROADCASTING CAREER

Was a fixture on the broadcasting scene with over 300 national broadcasts on ESPN, CBS, NBC, ABC, The Golf Channel and also the PGA Radio Network
Career also included calling the NCAA Championships
Was the first woman to broadcast a men's major PGA Tour event, when the PGA Championship came to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

COLLEGIATE COACHING CAREER
2012-Present: Louisville (assistant coach)
2009-12: UCF (assistant coach)

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS

LOUISVILLE

Helped Louisville reach its seventh regional appearance in school in 2014, first since the 2011 campaign; that season, the Cardinals won the inaugural AAC Championship
Worked with five all-conference selections in just two years
Aided Louisville to 18 top-10 finishes, nine that culminated with top-five showings
Assisted 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
UofL received the BIG EAST Conference Team Academic Excellence Award for women's golf in 2013; 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 nine Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars through two seasons; Haas earned Capital One Academic All-District II first team accolades in 2012-13 and 2013-14

UCF

Served as an assistant on staff when the program advanced to its first NCAA Championship in school history
Helped UCF earn a pair of tournament victories in 2008-09 and a runner-up finish at the Conference USA Championship that year
Assisted the Knights to a spring tournament win in 2010, the program's first title since 2002; it led to UCF being recognized as the GolfWeek National Team of the Week
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
Seven student-athletes earned C-USA Commissioner Academic Honor Roll in 2011-12; the year prior, one golfer earned Capital One Academic All-America honors