Shepherd Joins Indiana Women’s Golf Staff
7/2/2024 12:30:00 PM | Women's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's golf head coach Brian May completed his coaching staff with the addition of assistant coach Ivy Shepherd, the program announced on Tuesday.
"I am so excited that Ivy has decided to join the Hoosier family," May said. "She brings a wealth of golf knowledge and competitiveness to our program. Her desire to equip and empower others will be a great asset to our team. I cannot wait to get her started in Bloomington."
After a highly successful five-year collegiate playing career, Shepherd joined the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at James Madison. The Dukes finished top-3 in five total tournament in her debut coaching season, including an outright team title at the River Landing Classic. She helped lead Kendall Turner to a t-24th finish as an individual at the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional.
"I could not be more excited to take my next steps at Indiana," Shepherd said. "The culture that Brian is creating in Bloomington is contagious and something I cannot wait to be a part of and aid in. I am ready to get going with this team and see what we can accomplish!"
She spent her final season of eligibility at Kentucky and helped guide the Wildcats to the NCAA Pullman Regional. UK broke four school records during her fifth season. Shepherd concluded the season with a 73.85 scoring average across 33 rounds.
Prior to joining her lone season in Lexington, Shepherd played four seasons at Clemson and was twice selected to the All-ACC First Team. She was a mainstay in the Tiger lineup in all 27 tournaments of her career and finished with 79 rounds played. Her four-year run at Clemson ended with a stroke average of 72.77 before sitting out her spring season while preparing to transfer to Kentucky.
She played her way inside the top 40 of the Women's World Amateur Rankings, earning an invite to the prestigious 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur prior to her graduate season.
The Peachtree City, Ga., native was the top-ranked women's golfer according to Junior Golf Scoreboard and the AJGA Rolex rankings coming out of high school in the state of Georgia. She was also a consensus top-15 recruit nationally. She earned medalist honors in the Georgia Junior Girls championship in 2017 and finished third in 2018. As a junior, Shepherd won the GSGA Girls Championship by six shots and was a member of the winning Georgia team in the Georgia-South Carolina Girls Team Match Play. She also won the Lady's club championship at Braelin Golf club at age 12.
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"I am so excited that Ivy has decided to join the Hoosier family," May said. "She brings a wealth of golf knowledge and competitiveness to our program. Her desire to equip and empower others will be a great asset to our team. I cannot wait to get her started in Bloomington."
After a highly successful five-year collegiate playing career, Shepherd joined the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at James Madison. The Dukes finished top-3 in five total tournament in her debut coaching season, including an outright team title at the River Landing Classic. She helped lead Kendall Turner to a t-24th finish as an individual at the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional.
"I could not be more excited to take my next steps at Indiana," Shepherd said. "The culture that Brian is creating in Bloomington is contagious and something I cannot wait to be a part of and aid in. I am ready to get going with this team and see what we can accomplish!"
She spent her final season of eligibility at Kentucky and helped guide the Wildcats to the NCAA Pullman Regional. UK broke four school records during her fifth season. Shepherd concluded the season with a 73.85 scoring average across 33 rounds.
Prior to joining her lone season in Lexington, Shepherd played four seasons at Clemson and was twice selected to the All-ACC First Team. She was a mainstay in the Tiger lineup in all 27 tournaments of her career and finished with 79 rounds played. Her four-year run at Clemson ended with a stroke average of 72.77 before sitting out her spring season while preparing to transfer to Kentucky.
She played her way inside the top 40 of the Women's World Amateur Rankings, earning an invite to the prestigious 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur prior to her graduate season.
The Peachtree City, Ga., native was the top-ranked women's golfer according to Junior Golf Scoreboard and the AJGA Rolex rankings coming out of high school in the state of Georgia. She was also a consensus top-15 recruit nationally. She earned medalist honors in the Georgia Junior Girls championship in 2017 and finished third in 2018. As a junior, Shepherd won the GSGA Girls Championship by six shots and was a member of the winning Georgia team in the Georgia-South Carolina Girls Team Match Play. She also won the Lady's club championship at Braelin Golf club at age 12.
@IndianaWGolf
For all the latest on Indiana University women's golf, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaWGolf on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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