Northwest Notes Jan. 12, 2022

Vandals peg veteran DI coach to lead women's golf program

MOSCOW — Idaho athletic director Terry Gawlik announced the hiring of Stephanie Young as the Vandals' head women's golf coach.

Young comes to Idaho from Bowling Green where she was the head golf coach for 16 years.

During her time at BGSU, Young has guided the Falcons to a school-record 12 team tournament titles and 11 individual tournament titles.

Prior to BGSU, Young was an assistant golf professional at Sylvania Country Club for three years. During that time, she served as an assistant coach for the St. Ursula Academy's varsity golf team, where the team made two State Championship tournament appearances. In addition, she served as a USGA intern for the Toledo District Golf Association, worked for the Toledo Junior Golf Association, and worked under head teaching professional James P. McGurk, who has been named the No. 1 instructor in Ohio by Golf Magazine.

The Vandals open the spring golf season at the Texas State Invite on Feb. 7 in Buda, Texas.