Ole Miss' Chris Malloy, Stanford's Anne Walker win Golfweek's 2025 Coach of the Year honors

USA Today

05-06-2025

Ole Miss' Chris Malloy, Stanford's Anne Walker win Golfweek's 2025 Coach of the Year honors
The 2024-25 college golf season is complete, which means it's time for postseason awards.
There was a monumental upset on the women's side while one of college golf's best programs of all-time took home the trophy at Omni La Costa in Carlsbad, California, where the championships were contested for a second time with three more years to come.
However, when it comes to the Coach of the Year conversation, there are two who stood out among the rest, and they've been selected as the Golfweek 2025 Coaches of the Year.
Golfweek selects men's and women's All-America teams and honorable mention selections, as well as Players of the Year and Coaches of the Year. All-America selections were released Wednesday, and Player of the Year honorees will be announced Friday.
Here's a look at Golfweek's 2025 Coaches of the Year and a look at past winners:
Golfweek 2025 Men's College Golf Coach of the Year: Chris Malloy, Ole Miss
Malloy guided the Rebels to their best season in school history. Ranked 12th in the preseason, Ole Miss made match play at NCAAs for the first time in school history and fell 3-2 in extra holes against Oklahoma State in the semis, pushign the eventual national champions to the brink. Malloy also coached the individual national medalist, junior, Michael La Sasso, and helped Ole Miss win three times this season and finished fourth in the NCAA golf rankings.
Golfweek 2025 Women's College Golf Coach of the Year: Anne Walker, Stanford
Stanford just completed arguably the greatest season in women's college golf history (that's a discussion for another time), and it walks away without winning the national title or its conference crown. Stanford played nine stroke play events and won every single won, falling only in match play against Northwestern in the national championship match and to Wake Forest in the semis of ACCs. Walker constructed a roster that featured contributions from numerous players, with four players collecting individual wins this season.
Past men's winners
2024 – Nick Clinard, Auburn
2023 – Mike Small, Illinois
2022 – John Fields, Texas
2021 – Mike Small, Illinois
2020 – None
2019 – Conrad Ray, Stanford
2018 – Alan Bratton, Oklahoma State
2017 – Casey Martin, Oregon
2016 – John Fields, Texas
2015 – Chuck Winstead, LSU
2014 – Alan Murray, UAB
2013 – Steve Desimone, California
2012 – John Fields, Texas
2011 – Mike McGraw, Oklahoma State
2010 – Josh Gregory, Augusta State
2009 – Matt Thurmond, Washington
2008 – Chris Zambri, USC
2007 – Conrad Ray, Stanford
2006 – Mike McGraw, Oklahoma State
2005 – Rod Myers, Duke
2004 – Steve Desimone, California
2003 – Larry Penley, Clemson
2002 – Bruce Heppler, Georgia Tech
2001 – Buddy Alexander, Florida
2000 – Mike Holder, Oklahoma State
1999 – Chris Haack, Georgia
Past women's winners
2024 – Alicia Um Holmes, UCLA
2023 – Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine
2022 – Dana Dormann, San Jose State
2021 – Kory Henkes, Ole Miss
2020 – None
2019 – Dan Brooks, Duke
2018 – Andrea Gaston, USC
2017 – Missy Farr-Kaye, Arizona State
2016 – Mary Lou Mulflur, Washington
2015 – Mary Lou Mulflur, Washington
2014 – Therese Hession, Ohio State
2013 – Andrea Gaston, USC
2012 – Mic Potter, Alabama
2011 – Carrie Forsyth, UCLA
2010 – Devon Brouse, Purdue
2009 – Melissa Luellen, Arizona State
2008 – Andrea Gaston, USC
2007 – Dan Brooks, Duke
2006 – Devon Brouse, Purdue
2005 – Laurie Gibbs, Pepperdine
2004 – Martha Freitag, Vanderbilt
2003 – Nancy McDaniel, California
2002 – Dan Brooks, Duke
2001 – Mike Morrow, Kent State
2000 – Todd McCorkle, Arizona
1999 – Dan Brooks, Duke
How were winners chosen?
Coach of the Year winners were selected based on performance of their teams throughout the season and into the postseason.