Women's Golf
Bennett, Rob
Rob Bennett
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- coachbennett@GoCards.com
- Phone:
- 852-1768
Rob Bennett enters his first year as the Assistant Women’s Golf Coach at Louisville after spending the last three seasons at Abilene Christian University in Texas.
In his three years in Abilene, Bennett helped the Wildcats rise over 60 spots in the national rankings and set new school records for scoring average (288.86), low single-round score (19-under par), and low tournament score (44-under par). The Wildcats posted two tournament victories and eight other top-five finishes during Bennett’s tenure in Texas. Five Wildcats earned All-Conference honors during Bennett’s time at ACU and nine Wildcats earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors.
Prior to ACU, Bennett served as the head men's and women's coach at Seminole State College in Oklahoma for one semester in the spring of 2018. During that time he coached two NJCAA Women’s National Championship qualifiers and one NJCAA Men’s National Championship qualifier. He also coached two Academic All-Americans at SSC and won the Mark Laesch Award given by the Golf Coaches Association of America to the coach and team that made the biggest improvement in stroke differential from the previous year.
Before Seminole State, Bennett spent four seasons as the head men's and women's coach at St. Gregory's University where he led both teams to a combined four wins, five runner-up finishes, four 3rd-place finishes, and 13 other top-5 finishes. He coached one men’s Ping All-Region player, one men’s Sooner Athletic Conference All-Conference player, and the runner-up in the 2015-2016 SAC Women’s Freshman of the Year race. He also coached four individual champions and had one graduate play on the PGA Tour Canada. When Bennett began at St. Gregory's the men were ranked 177th in the country and the women were ranked 134th. Over his four years at SGU he was able to lead the men to a top ranking of 26th in the nation and the women to a top ranking of 48th.
A native of Stillwater, Okla., Bennett played collegiately at Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he earned both his bachelor's degree in psychology and his master's degree in community counseling.
Bennett and his wife, Whitney, have been married since June 2012. They have one son, Royce, and a dog, Millie.
In his three years in Abilene, Bennett helped the Wildcats rise over 60 spots in the national rankings and set new school records for scoring average (288.86), low single-round score (19-under par), and low tournament score (44-under par). The Wildcats posted two tournament victories and eight other top-five finishes during Bennett’s tenure in Texas. Five Wildcats earned All-Conference honors during Bennett’s time at ACU and nine Wildcats earned GCAA All-America Scholar honors.
Prior to ACU, Bennett served as the head men's and women's coach at Seminole State College in Oklahoma for one semester in the spring of 2018. During that time he coached two NJCAA Women’s National Championship qualifiers and one NJCAA Men’s National Championship qualifier. He also coached two Academic All-Americans at SSC and won the Mark Laesch Award given by the Golf Coaches Association of America to the coach and team that made the biggest improvement in stroke differential from the previous year.
Before Seminole State, Bennett spent four seasons as the head men's and women's coach at St. Gregory's University where he led both teams to a combined four wins, five runner-up finishes, four 3rd-place finishes, and 13 other top-5 finishes. He coached one men’s Ping All-Region player, one men’s Sooner Athletic Conference All-Conference player, and the runner-up in the 2015-2016 SAC Women’s Freshman of the Year race. He also coached four individual champions and had one graduate play on the PGA Tour Canada. When Bennett began at St. Gregory's the men were ranked 177th in the country and the women were ranked 134th. Over his four years at SGU he was able to lead the men to a top ranking of 26th in the nation and the women to a top ranking of 48th.
A native of Stillwater, Okla., Bennett played collegiately at Southwestern Oklahoma State University where he earned both his bachelor's degree in psychology and his master's degree in community counseling.
Bennett and his wife, Whitney, have been married since June 2012. They have one son, Royce, and a dog, Millie.
Whitney Young Women's Golf Media Day Press Conference 2.12.25
Friday, May 16
Women's Golf Media Day 2023
Tuesday, January 24
Mental Health Awareness Month Feature
Friday, May 27
A Matter of Perspective: Lauren Thibodeau
Monday, February 28
