Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Women's Golf

Kristen Simpson begins her third season at Penn State in 2025-26 after being named head women's golf coach on June 27, 2023. An LPGA Teaching Class A member and a TPI Golf 2 Certified Coach, Simpson descends on Happy Valley with more than 12 years of Division I coaching experience, including the past decade in Power 5. In 2024-25, Simpson mentored freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun to a team-best 73.13 stroke average, the fourth-lowest in school history, and a trio of top-10 finishes. Penn State lowered its team scoring average by nearly a full stroke in Simpson’s second year at the helm finishing the season with a 296.34 (10-over) average. The Nittany Lions had their best finish relative to par at the Westbrook Invitational with a 7-under, 857), the best finish for Penn State in three years and the third-lowest 54-hole score relative to par all-time. PSU fired a 9-under, 279, during the final round marking the lowest round of the season and tied for the third-lowest 18 hole score relative to par all-time. Penn State also finished in red figures at the PDI Intercollegiate with a 3-under, 861, score tying for the seventh-lowest 54-hole score relative to par in team history. The Nittany Lions carded red figures in all three rounds of the tournament. Simpson, also saw senior Jami Morris be selected as the All State/NACDA Good Works Team Captain for the inaugural spring team. Morris has raised over $280k for cancer research over the past three years following her mother’s lymphoma

Megan Furtney begins her third season as an assistant coach in Happy Valley for the 2026-27 campaign after being hired on May 20, 2024. This marks the first coaching role for Furtney after graduating from Big Ten foe Minnesota with a Master of Education in Sports Management in 2024. This past season, Furtney witnessed freshman Audrey Lam secure the lowest stroke average in team history as the rookie finished the year averaging 72.41 per 18 holes. JMU transfer Hannah Raab also impressed with a 72.97 stroke average, the fourth best in Penn State women’s golf history as six of the nine Nittany Lions registered sub 75 stroke averages. As a team, the Nittany Lions lowered their stroke average by nearly five shots finishing the season with a 291.52 four-person average while capturing a pair of team titles and finishing in the top-10 in eight of its 10 tournaments. Penn State regained the crown at its home invitational, the Nittany Lion Invitational, with a 14-over score ekeing out a one-stroke victory over Delaware. The Nittany Lions captured a share of the crown at the Evie Odom Invitational to close out the fall with another 14-over finish. Penn State had its best finish relative to par to open the spring at the UCF Challenge with a 5-under score. During her first year as assistant in 2024-25, Furtney saw freshman Jiratchaya Jiratthitinun register a team-best 73.13 stroke average, the fourth-lowest in school history, and a trio of top-10 finishes. The Nittany Lions had their best