Head Coach Carrie Forsyth Announces 2022-23 as Final Season
April 24, 2023 | Women's Golf
LOS ANGELES – UCLA women's golf head coach Carrie Forsyth, who led the Bruins to two NCAA Championships in 2004 and 2011, announced Monday that the 2022-23 season will be her final year of coaching.
Forsyth will take on a newly-created role as a special assistant to The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond.
In 24 years as head coach at UCLA (1999-present), Forsyth led the Bruins to two NCAA titles, nine NCAA Regional Championships and 74 tournament victories. With Forsyth, the Bruins have finished top three at the NCAA Championships on eight occasions, and 17 of her golfers have placed top 10 as individuals at nationals. Forsyth's five Pac-12 Championships rank second in conference history and lead all active coaches.
"I have been blessed to call UCLA my home for 29 years," Forsyth said. "It has been a privilege to live out my dream as the head coach at my alma mater and carry on the legacy of our golf program at this world-class institution for more than two decades. I have had the opportunity to coach some of the most amazing and dedicated student-athletes in the sport, and I will forever cherish our journey together. I want to thank my associate head coach and dear friend Alicia Um Holmes for her care and attention toward our team. I cannot overstate my gratitude to the UCLA administrators and the athletic department as a whole for its support of myself and our program over the years. I am thrilled to continue shaping our bright future at UCLA."
Forsyth needed just five seasons to win her first national title in 2004. From that point on, she sustained unprecedented success within the program with eight-straight top three finishes at both the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Regionals between 2004-2011. She was named Golfweek National Coach of the Year in 2011 and the WGCA National Coach of the Year in 2014 after the Bruins claimed their third NCAA Regionals victory. One of the most successful coaches in conference history, Forsyth has been named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year six times in her career, which ranks most all-time.
"Carrie is elite, one of the most accomplished coaches in UCLA history, and I am excited to have her alongside me in this new role," Jarmond said. "Her knowledge of our Bruin culture and tradition of winning with two NCAA titles will be incredibly valuable as we build for our future."
Forsyth has produced two ANNIKA Award winners, which is annually given to the top female Division I collegiate golfer, in Alison Lee (2014) and Bronte Law (2016), as well as two PING WGCA Player of the Year honorees in Law (2016) and Lilia Vu (2018).
Fourteen UCLA golfers have hauled in 27 WGCA First-Team All-American Awards under Forsyth's tutelage. Most recently, Emma Spitz became the fourth player in program history to be named to the first team three times in a career.
Forsyth has guided dozens of Bruins into the professional ranks. Current LPGA Tour stars that have been coached by Forsyth include Law, Lee, Vu, Patty Tavatanakit, Ryann O'Toole and Mariajo Uribe.
Three of Forsyth's golfers have won an LPGA Major event. Most recently, Vu won The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods yesterday in Houston, Texas to become the second Bruin to win the event in the last three years. Tavatanakit claimed her first major at the 2021 Chevron Championship. Melissa "Mo" Martin became the first Bruin to hoist a major championship trophy at the 2014 Women's British Open.
The epitome of Bruin spirit, Forsyth walked onto the UCLA's women's golf squad as a freshman in 1990 and competed in the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships before earning a scholarship by her sophomore season. She went on to graduate with honors from UCLA in 1994 with a degree in psychology. Prior to UCLA, Forsyth served as the head coach at CSUN from 1996-1999 and was named the 1998-1999 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year.
A national search for Forsyth's replacement will begin immediately.
Forsyth will take on a newly-created role as a special assistant to The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond.
In 24 years as head coach at UCLA (1999-present), Forsyth led the Bruins to two NCAA titles, nine NCAA Regional Championships and 74 tournament victories. With Forsyth, the Bruins have finished top three at the NCAA Championships on eight occasions, and 17 of her golfers have placed top 10 as individuals at nationals. Forsyth's five Pac-12 Championships rank second in conference history and lead all active coaches.
"I have been blessed to call UCLA my home for 29 years," Forsyth said. "It has been a privilege to live out my dream as the head coach at my alma mater and carry on the legacy of our golf program at this world-class institution for more than two decades. I have had the opportunity to coach some of the most amazing and dedicated student-athletes in the sport, and I will forever cherish our journey together. I want to thank my associate head coach and dear friend Alicia Um Holmes for her care and attention toward our team. I cannot overstate my gratitude to the UCLA administrators and the athletic department as a whole for its support of myself and our program over the years. I am thrilled to continue shaping our bright future at UCLA."
Forsyth needed just five seasons to win her first national title in 2004. From that point on, she sustained unprecedented success within the program with eight-straight top three finishes at both the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Regionals between 2004-2011. She was named Golfweek National Coach of the Year in 2011 and the WGCA National Coach of the Year in 2014 after the Bruins claimed their third NCAA Regionals victory. One of the most successful coaches in conference history, Forsyth has been named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year six times in her career, which ranks most all-time.
"Carrie is elite, one of the most accomplished coaches in UCLA history, and I am excited to have her alongside me in this new role," Jarmond said. "Her knowledge of our Bruin culture and tradition of winning with two NCAA titles will be incredibly valuable as we build for our future."
Forsyth has produced two ANNIKA Award winners, which is annually given to the top female Division I collegiate golfer, in Alison Lee (2014) and Bronte Law (2016), as well as two PING WGCA Player of the Year honorees in Law (2016) and Lilia Vu (2018).
Fourteen UCLA golfers have hauled in 27 WGCA First-Team All-American Awards under Forsyth's tutelage. Most recently, Emma Spitz became the fourth player in program history to be named to the first team three times in a career.
Forsyth has guided dozens of Bruins into the professional ranks. Current LPGA Tour stars that have been coached by Forsyth include Law, Lee, Vu, Patty Tavatanakit, Ryann O'Toole and Mariajo Uribe.
Three of Forsyth's golfers have won an LPGA Major event. Most recently, Vu won The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods yesterday in Houston, Texas to become the second Bruin to win the event in the last three years. Tavatanakit claimed her first major at the 2021 Chevron Championship. Melissa "Mo" Martin became the first Bruin to hoist a major championship trophy at the 2014 Women's British Open.
The epitome of Bruin spirit, Forsyth walked onto the UCLA's women's golf squad as a freshman in 1990 and competed in the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships before earning a scholarship by her sophomore season. She went on to graduate with honors from UCLA in 1994 with a degree in psychology. Prior to UCLA, Forsyth served as the head coach at CSUN from 1996-1999 and was named the 1998-1999 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year.
A national search for Forsyth's replacement will begin immediately.
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