University of California Athletics

Nancy McDaniel – Head Coach

Washington Speech Communications '88

Cal Coaching File:
Founding coach of the California women's golf team
49th individual inducted into WGCA Hall of Fame (Dec. 11, 2016)
Completed 28th season in 2022-23 directing one of the most nationally regarded programs in the country
10 NCAA Championship and 22 NCAA Regional (20 consecutive from 2000-19) appearances at Cal
2x Pac-12 Championships ('03, '12)
Three top-five showings at NCAA Championships from 2004-06, including program-best fourth-place finish in 2004
2x Pac-10 Coach of the Year ('01-'02)
2x West Regional Coach of the Year ('01-'02)
NGCA Coach of the Year ('03)
LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Coach of the Year ('03)
Golfweek Coach of the Year ('03)
California's Athletic Alumni Association's Big C Society Coach of the Year ('03)
LPGA Teaching Division Western Section Coach of the Year ('06)
Golf World Midseason Coach of the Year ('07)
WGCA Division I Kim Moore Spirit Award for exemplifying great spirit towards the game of golf, a positive attitude, and being a role model for her team ('18)
Team first-place finish at 2003 Central Regional
31x total team first-place tournament finishes, including nation-best seven in 2002-03 and 14 since the 2007-08 season
Program-best six All-Conference selections and first ever All-America picks ('03)
Program-best four NGCA All-American Scholars ('13)
Team finished 19th at NCAAs in 2001, 15th in 2002, 14th in 2003
In 2003-04, the Bears established a school record 298.1 season stroke average and finished the year ranked No. 3 by Golfweek, it's highest ranking by the publication ever
First Pac-10 and NCAA Regional (Central) crowns and all-time best national Golfstat ranking of No. 2 ('03)
Member of the LPGA Teaching Division
Holds numerous coaching certifications, including TPI certification

Student-Athlete Accomplishments
43 All-Pac 10/12, 16 All-Region, 17 All-America and 31 NGCA or WGCA All-American Scholor honorees
Two individual medalists at regionals - Sophia Sheridan (2005 West Regional) and Marianne Li (2016 NCAA Shoal Creek Regional)
Pac-10 Toyo Tires Scholar Athlete of the Year - Pia Halbig
Dinah Shore Trophy award winner - Pia Halbig
Three-time First Team All-Pac-10 recipient - Sarah Huarte
Three-time All-American - Sofie Andersson
First NCAA individual title - Sarah Huarte ('04)

College/Pro Playing File
One of the most successful players ever to compete at Washington
Team captain as a senior in 1988
Named to Washington's Pac-10 All-Decade Team ('86-'89)
1x All-American
2x Pac-10 All-Star Team ('87-'88)
Individual titles at 1987 Washington and BYU Tournaments
Top-10 at seven additional tournaments
Recorded a 74.3 average as a senior, posting personal-best round of 69 in the fall of 1987
Five years of professional experience on the Women's European, Ladies Asian and Players West golf tours
Top player at Ladies Asian Tour, finishing 13th out of 153 participants in 1993 and ranked 20th during her final season in 1994
Won the Players West title at the Las Vegas Classic and LPGA sectional qualifier in Mission Hills ('92)
Three years as a touring golf professional, playing out of Brookside Country Club in Stockton, Calif. before accepting head coaching position at Cal in 1994

Personal
From Portland, Ore.
Has two children, Tyler and Molly, with her husband Jay, the head golf professional at Claremont Country Club