Women's Golf
Kim Haddow
- Title:
- Head Coach - Women's Golf
Florida Head Coach: January 1995 - April 1998
Back-to-back top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Southeastern Conference team champions. Four All-Americans with a total of five honors. This is just a quick list of what the University of Florida women’s golf program has achieved in three seasons under Head Coach Kim Haddow. Haddow, the 1992 NCAA Coach of the Year, joined Florida in December of 1994 after serving as head coach of the Arizona women's golf program since the fall of 1983.
Although Haddow has been at UF for less than three years, Florida has won eight tournament titles, which includes two record-setting performances. UF’s 29-stroke margin of victory at the 1995 Southeastern Conference Championships is the largest margin of victory in league history. At the 1995 Ryder/Florida Women’s Collegiate, Florida posted a 34-stroke win over the field -- matching the school record for margin of victory. In NCAA Championships action, Florida took ninth in 1996 and 10th at the 1997 event. Five Gator golfers have claimed medalist honors a total nine times under Haddow. The entire Florida playing five earned All-SEC honors in 1995 -- a league first. Florida golfers have earned All-SEC honors six times in the last two seasons. Four Gators have earned a total of five All-America honors under Haddow.
During her 12 seasons with the Wildcats, UA made seven appearances at the NCAA Championships, earning five top-10 team finishes and posting its top national finish of second in 1992. In addition to her 1992 National Coach of the Year award, Haddow is a three-time selection as the Far West Region Coach of the Year (1992, 1990, 1987) and was the 1992 selection as Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year. Two Arizona golfers claimed NCAA individual titles during Haddow's tenure, as Annika Sorenstam took the 1991 title and Susan Slaughter won a play-off to claim the 1990 crown.
A veteran of several international coaching assignments, Haddow coached the 1991 USA Team and the 1992 USA Individual team in Shiseido Cup Matches in Tokyo, Japan. Five golfers that played for Haddow at Arizona are current members of the LPGA tour, including Sorenstam, the 1995 & ‘96 U.S. Open champion and the 1994 LPGA Rookie of the Year.
Wildcat golfers were decorated with All-America honors 17 times under Haddow, including Sorenstam, who was the 1991 National Player of the Year by both the Golf Coaches Association and GolfWeek. Seven UA golfers earned Academic All-America accolades since 1986. In Pacific-10 Conference play, the Wildcats claimed the 1992 team and individual titles. UA players earned All Pac-10 accolades 15 times during Haddow's tenure. Arizona golfers were nominated for the Honda Award, an annual award given to the top female collegiate athlete in each sport, a total of five times.
Back-to-back top-10 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Southeastern Conference team champions. Four All-Americans with a total of five honors. This is just a quick list of what the University of Florida women’s golf program has achieved in three seasons under Head Coach Kim Haddow. Haddow, the 1992 NCAA Coach of the Year, joined Florida in December of 1994 after serving as head coach of the Arizona women's golf program since the fall of 1983.
Although Haddow has been at UF for less than three years, Florida has won eight tournament titles, which includes two record-setting performances. UF’s 29-stroke margin of victory at the 1995 Southeastern Conference Championships is the largest margin of victory in league history. At the 1995 Ryder/Florida Women’s Collegiate, Florida posted a 34-stroke win over the field -- matching the school record for margin of victory. In NCAA Championships action, Florida took ninth in 1996 and 10th at the 1997 event. Five Gator golfers have claimed medalist honors a total nine times under Haddow. The entire Florida playing five earned All-SEC honors in 1995 -- a league first. Florida golfers have earned All-SEC honors six times in the last two seasons. Four Gators have earned a total of five All-America honors under Haddow.
During her 12 seasons with the Wildcats, UA made seven appearances at the NCAA Championships, earning five top-10 team finishes and posting its top national finish of second in 1992. In addition to her 1992 National Coach of the Year award, Haddow is a three-time selection as the Far West Region Coach of the Year (1992, 1990, 1987) and was the 1992 selection as Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year. Two Arizona golfers claimed NCAA individual titles during Haddow's tenure, as Annika Sorenstam took the 1991 title and Susan Slaughter won a play-off to claim the 1990 crown.
A veteran of several international coaching assignments, Haddow coached the 1991 USA Team and the 1992 USA Individual team in Shiseido Cup Matches in Tokyo, Japan. Five golfers that played for Haddow at Arizona are current members of the LPGA tour, including Sorenstam, the 1995 & ‘96 U.S. Open champion and the 1994 LPGA Rookie of the Year.
Wildcat golfers were decorated with All-America honors 17 times under Haddow, including Sorenstam, who was the 1991 National Player of the Year by both the Golf Coaches Association and GolfWeek. Seven UA golfers earned Academic All-America accolades since 1986. In Pacific-10 Conference play, the Wildcats claimed the 1992 team and individual titles. UA players earned All Pac-10 accolades 15 times during Haddow's tenure. Arizona golfers were nominated for the Honda Award, an annual award given to the top female collegiate athlete in each sport, a total of five times.
Before coming to Arizona, Haddow served as an Assistant Pro from 1979-80 under former PGA champion Rives McBee at Los Colinas Country Club in Dallas, Texas. She served as a golf professional under Gregg Lindquist at Tucson Country Club in 1982-83. She also was a high school physics/science instructor for three years (1980-83). Haddow was an admissions counselor at Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., from 1978-79. After college, Haddow returned to her home state of Iowa and taught high school math for one year. Haddow received her bachelor's degree in health/physical education from Southern Methodist University in 1977 and earned her master's degree in secondary education from Arizona in 1988.
Haddow was selected by the College Golf Foundation as a member of the Rolex Match Play Committee and also is a member of the National Golf Coaches Association. Her community activities includes the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Women's PEO, a philanthropic educational organization promoting and supporting educational opportunities for women. Her husband Mike is the Area Director of Fellowship of Christian Athletes plus coordinates the summer enrichment program for Oak Hall Elementary School. They are the parents of two daughters, Kallie Lynn, 11, and Stacy Ann, 10.
Kim Haddow Coaching Highlights
* 1992 National Coach of the Year
* Three-time selection as the Far West Region Coach of the Year (1992, 1990, 1987)
* 1992 Pacific-10 Coach of the Year
* Coached teams to nine NCAA appearances (two at Florida/seven at Arizona)
* Of its seven NCAA appearances, UA finished in the top 10 five times and posted its top national finish of second in 1992. Florida finished ninth at the 1996 NCAA Championships and 10th in 1997.
* Two Arizona golfers claimed NCAA titles under Haddow (1991 & 1990)
* Five former Arizona golfers are current members of the LPGA Tour, including Annika Sorenstam, the 1995 & ‘96 U.S. Open champion and the 1994 LPGA Rookie of the Year
* Golfers earned All-America honors 22 times under Haddow (17 at Arizona, five at Florida), including one that was named the National Player of the Year
* Seven Arizona and two Florida golfers earned Academic All-America accolades under Haddow
* Florida golfers earned 11 All-SEC honors under Haddow
* Coach for the 1991 USA Team and the 1992 USA Individual team in Shiseido Cup Matches in Tokyo, Japan
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