Announced on Saturday by Director of Athletics John Shackelford, Taylor Mottern C'18 has been selected to lead the women's golf program at the University of the South. He will officially begin his post on Sept. 6.
He becomes the third head coach in the program's history since its inception in 1995, and it is the first time that the program has a dedicated full-time coach.
"We are excited to add Taylor to our coaching staff. As an alum, a successful contributor to our advancement team and a skilled athlete, we know that Taylor will be a tremendous representative of Sewanee Athletics both with the young women he will coach daily and with those prospective student-athletes," said Shackelford.
A former four-year starter with the men's golf program, his peers elected him co-captain during his senior campaign. Averaging 75.3 strokes in 14 rounds in 2018, Mottern earned Second Team honors on the All-Southern Athletic Association postseason listing, as he finished 11th at the SAA Championships with a 226.
In 51 career rounds with the Purple and White, he averaged 76.4 strokes.
Mottern makes the shift to the athletic department after nearly four years as Assistant Director of The Sewanee Fund. He also served as a volunteer assistant with the men's golf program.
Additionally, he was also a P.J. Boatwright Intern for the Georgia State Golf Association in the summer of 2018.
"Coaching the women's golf team at Sewanee is a dream come true and a goal I have been working toward since I graduated in 2018," said Mottern. "It is a huge honor to serve the University in this capacity, and I am thankful for the opportunity to serve as a coach for a team and a sport that I love so much. Looking ahead to this season and the years to come, I am confident that this group of incredibly talented Tiger golfers will continue to compete at a high level for conference titles and showcase their superb skills on a national stage. YSR!"
He earned a Bachelor of Science with a music minor from the University of the South in 2018, where he was a member of the Order of the Gown, the Chi Psi fraternity and was a french horn performer with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra.
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