Michelle Winkler

Biography

Michelle Winkler was named head coach of the CSUN women’s golf program in November 2022. She completed her third season as head coach in 2024-25, leading the Matadors to one of their finest seasons in program history. During the 2024-25 season, CSUN won its first tournament team championship in 11 years, capturing the Eagle Invitational at Circling Raven G.C. in Worley, Idaho (Sept. 23). The win was the first of three tournament championships the Matadors would take home in 2024-25. Individually, CSUN picked up a pair of wins as freshman Ariya Soldwisch won the Eagle Invitational and junior Gracie Piar claimed individual medalist honors at the WMU Bronco Fall Classic in October. After opening the season with a fifth-place team finish at Utah Valley's Wolverine Invitational, the Matadors were the only team to finish under par to claim the Eagle Invitational team championship by three shots, while Soldwisch posted her best collegiate tournament finish. The win was CSUN's first team tournament title since capturing the 2014 Matador Invitational, as CSUN set a program record for a 36-hole tournament. At 1-under 575, the Matadors shattered the previous record of 591 set at the Lamkin Cup/Cal Poly Invitational in 2009. Soldwisch wound up tied for first with Montana State's Lauren Greeny at 6-under 138. The Matadors followed up two weeks later, winning the WMU Bronco Fall Classic, behind Piar's individual championship. With a three-round score of 924, CSUN held off Ohio (929) by fiv