Seton Hall's Sara Doell Is Lpga National Coach Of The Year
Ever since the age of eight, Sara Doell has loved golf. She loved the challenge and wanted to improve her game to eventually play in tournaments. Her passion and determination for competitive golf and golf instruction lead her to become Seton Hall’s first Head Women’s Golf Coach, where she is currently employed in South Orange, N.J.
“I am humbled to have been named LPGA T&CP National Coach of the Year,” said Doell, who guided Seton Hall to back-to-back Big East championships in 2014 and 2015.. “I sincerely value the LPGA, an organization that provides so many opportunities for girls and women in the sport of golf.”
She accepted the award at the LPGA Rolex banquet on Jan. 28.
Beginning at Seton Hall’s women’s golf program, Doell had the very unique opportunity to build a Division 1 women’s golf program from scratch. From all her hard work, she had helped her golf program make a name for itself on a national level on the east coast.
“Creating the Seton Hall women’s golf program has been an extraordinary experience,” Doell continued. “The talented and committed athletes I have worked with have made me the coach I am today and inspire me to be a better coach tomorrow.”
Outside of coaching, Doell has been named the 2015 Big East Women’s Golf Coach of the Year; serves as a member for the Alliance of Women’s Coaches, an organization that encourages the advancement of women in coaching careers; and spearheaded an effort to host a “WeCoachU” seminar at Seton Hall with over fifty regional coaches and fifteen speakers in attendance as well as standing as a speaker herself.
“Doing what I do is a privilege,” Doell concluded, “and to be honored by this organization at this level is nothing short of extraordinary, and I am grateful.”
The LPGA T&CP Coach of the Year Award was established in 1980 and is awarded annually to an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional member who is actively engaged in teaching and/or coaching golf at the collegiate or high school level.
