Kelly Ovington

Biography

A veteran of the college coaching ranks and an active PGA member, Kelly Ovington was named head women's golf coach at Ohio University on July 10, 2008. Ovington's first season with the Bobcats featured a number of on-course successes, as Ohio posted four top-10 finishes and a pair of top-five showings. Under her guidance, the Green & White also recorded a team stroke average of 322.89 that ranks as the seventh-best in program history. Ovington's influence was also felt away from the course in her first year with the Bobcats, as four Ohio players earned NGCA All-American Scholar honors and the team posted a 3.740 grade-point average, the fifth-best in the nation. Since her first year, things have only gotten better for Ohio Women's Golf. The Bobcats have finished in the top seven at the last three consecutive Mid-American Conference Championships in addition to picking up some very impressive academic accolades. A four-year member of the Michigan State women's golf team (1988-92), Ovington was honored with the team spirit award as a senior. She graduated from MSU in 1992 with a BA in telecommunications. After completing her college career at Michigan State in 1992, Ovington assumed head coaching duties with the University of Cincinnati women's golf team in September of 1993. She guided the Bearcats to the first national and regional rankings in school history, as well as five tournament titles, in five seasons at the helm of the UC program.