An accomplished Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour member, Lisa Ferrero brings a wealth of experience to Towson. She will be the third head coach in Towson women’s golf history. She’s a 12-year member of the LPGA tour and has spent eight years teaching professionally during the offseason.
Ferrero inherits a program on the rise and stocked with talent. The Tigers placed fifth at last season’s Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championships, their highest finish in program history.
As a professional, Ferrero continued to excel by winning the 2011 Symetra Tour Classic and the 2011 Future Tour Teva Championship. She was also the recipient of the distinguished 2014 Heather Farr LPGA Courage Award. It’s an honor established in the memory of Heather Farr, an LPGA player who died of breast cancer at the age of 28 in 1993.
Throughout her career, Ferrero has demonstrated the values of the award to achieve success. Through her hard work, dedication and love of the game of golf, Ferrero has demonstrated determination, perseverance and spirit in fulfilling her goals as a player and impacting others.
A positive motivator, Ferrero has also assisted the University of Texas with its golf program. She gained experience working with video and swing analysis under Hall of Famer Chuck Cook and Brian Hoel.
Ferrero has accomplished plenty since earning her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas where she was an accomplished student-athlete. Ferrero was a four-year member of the Big XII Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She was also a two-time All-Big XII second team performer and three-time All-Academic Big XII honoree.
She helped Texas win the 2004 Big XII championship. The Longhorns finished second nationally in 2002, third in 2003 and sixth in 2004. Individually, Ferrero was second at the Big XII championships in 2005 and third in 2004. Ferrero was selected to the NCAA All-Regional team in 2005. She was the 2000 USGA Junior Amateur Champion and named the 2001 California Amateur of the Year.
