East Carolina University Women's Golf

Kevin Williams, a North Carolina native and East Carolina alum who owns a combined 24-plus years of head coaching experience, returned to his alma mater for a third tenure on June 15, 2021 to provide leadership to the Pirate men’s golf program. In May of 2023, Williams was promoted to Director of Golf and also oversees the women’s program as the full-time head coach. The Littleton, N.C. native served as East Carolina's head men's golf coach from 1995 to 2005 and led the women's program on two separate occasions from 2000 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2019. During that span, the Pirates collectively recorded a .710 winning percentage, captured 35 team titles, 44 individual championships and produced 23 Academic All-America selections under his tutelage. After replacing long-time coach and Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Hall of Fame member Hal Morrison on August 1, 1995, Williams led the men's team to six tournament trophies, 12 individual medals and five Academic All-America performers in 10-plus seasons. Since returning to ECU in 2021, he has directed the men's program to three additional team wins during the 2022-23 campaign and coached freshman Lucas Augustsson to American Athletic All-Conference honors. During his two-tenure, 17 campaigns heading ECU's women's squad, Williams guided the Pirates to 12 overall NCAA at-large bids, including 10 regional appearances since 2008, and 29 overall team championships. He was a two-time Conference USA Coach-of-the-Year se

Four-time letterwinner Kathryn Carson has returned to Greenville as the assistant coach of the East Carolina women’s golf team effective June 12, 2023. The Mooresville, N.C. native was a decorated golfer during her time as a Pirate competing in 140 rounds during her collegiate career and stood among the top 10 on eight occasions while carrying a 74.85 stroke average, which currently ranks fifth all-time in program history. In her first season with the Pirates, Carson compiled a scoring average of 74.31 and carded three top 10 finishes and 10 rounds of par or better in route to being named AAC Freshman of the Year in 2018 and earning the Kristi Overton Award, which is awarded to a freshman female athlete at ECU with outstanding academic and athletic performance. As a sophomore, Carson finished second on the team in scoring average (74.15), highlighted by a top 10 finish at the Minnesota Invitational (5-under par 211) and Shot 72 or lower 11 times on the year to earn a spot on the AAC All-Conference First Team. Carson competed in seven events during the 2019-20 campaign with a scoring average of 75.40 before the reminder of the season was canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic. Her lowest round of the season was 4-under par 68 during the final round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic and she tied for the team lead at the Cardinal Cup at 6-over par 222. After only competing in six events for the following season, Carson closed out her collegiate career on a strong note as she competed

Mike Cato begins his third year as an assistant coach at East Carolina, a position he accepted on August 16, 2021. Cato, who was named a full-time assistant ...