Haase-Hegg resigns after nine seasons as women's golf coach

Justin Gray | Sports editor

After nine seasons as the coach for the Augusta women’s golf team, Caroline Haase-Hegg announced she was stepping down on Monday, May 20. 

“I want to thank Augusta University for an amazing nine years,” said Coach Haase-Hegg (via Facebook). “It is so hard to walk away voluntarily from a career that has given me so much, but in my heart I know it is time for me to step down from coaching and focus on something else, and when you know you know.”

Haase-Hegg, who played collegiately at Purdue, won the Southland Conference coach of the year and has made the Jaguars a force to be reckoned with in the conference.

She has led the Jaguars to three straight conference championships and five in her tenure. She has also led the Jaguars to six NCAA regional appearances.  Last season, the Jaguars made the NCAA championship tournament for the first time in program history.

On top of that she has coached six women to individual tournament titles, had a WGCA All-American and 13 All-American Scholars. 

Haase-Hegg’s career at Augusta University will be remembered as legendary for the level she took this program to. 

“Thank you to the players and coaches that I’ve been blessed to work with, Coach Bryant for giving me this chance, our athletic director Ryan Erlacher who has been amazingly supportive to me on and off the course, and also the Augusta University Birdie Club. Please keep fighting for these student athletes and it will be my honor to be a member from outside the golf house.”

“I am filled with gratitude, and I will always be a Jaguar,” said Haase-Hegg. 

Contact Justin Gray at jusgray@augusta.edu.