MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho has hired Lisa Ferrero as its women's golf head coach. Ferrero comes to the Vandals after two seasons leading the women's golf program at Towson. She is a highly-decorated golfer herself and currently a member of the LPGA Tour.
"I am thrilled to be at the University of Idaho," Ferrero said. "The team is really talented, the facilities and staff are first class and the atmosphere is as good as it gets. I knew this was a great opportunity and when I got the chance to come see for myself, I loved everything about it."
Ferrero made an immediate impact on the Towson program. In the first three weeks of her debut season, the Tigers broke every school record and claimed her first tournament title. By the end of the 2018 spring season Towson took third at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships, the best finish in school history and bested the program's previous best score at the tournament by 54 strokes.
Last season, Ferrero recruited and coached freshman Jordan Cornelius who earned the program's first individual All-CAA Tournament honor after finishing in third place at the conference championships.
Prior to Towson, Ferrero gained experience working with Hall of Fame coach Chuck Cook on video and swing analysis, using the same technology the Vandals train with. She has also spent the last 10 years teaching professionally in the offseason as a Class A LPGA instructor.
Ferrero is a 12-year member of the LPGA and Symetra Tours, winning two tournaments on the Symetra Tour in 2011. She was also the recipient of the 2014 Heather Farr LPGA Courage Award.
An elite golfer for nearly two decades, Ferrero won the USGA Junior Amateur Championship in 2000 and a year later was named the California Amateur of the Year. She went on to play collegiately at Texas, where she helped the Longhorns win the 2004 Big 12 title and place in the top six at the NCAA Championships three times, including a second-place showing in 2002.
Ferrero replaces Lisa Johnson who left to become the head coach at Nebraska after 11 seasons with the Vandals.
