2008 -- 8th at NCAA
Championships
2007 -- 10th at NCAA
Championships
About the
Program
Since the program’s inaugural varsity season in the fall of
2004, women’s golf at Williams College has quickly become a
top competitor in the northeast and nationally, winning two NESCAC
Tournaments and earning a top ten finish in two consecutive NCAA
Championships.
Though varsity play began in 2004, women’s golf began competitive play in the fall of 1998, when they competed in their first tournament at Middlebury College as a club team. After only two short seasons under the leadership of Cathy Pohle the Ephs began their winning tradition, earning third place at Wellesley College’s Inaugural Tournament and building a foundation for a successful future to come.
The evolution of the program continued in the 2006-2007 season as the Ephs finished second in the first two tournaments of their season. More success followed as they went on to post an all-time team best score to capture the Columbus Day Tournament, winning their first NESCAC Tournament. Their overall season performance earned the team a place in the NCAA Tournament, where women’s golf would represent Williams for the first time at the national level. The season concluded with the team finishing in tenth place and Pohle receiving the East Region Coach of the Year honors for her commitment to and influence in the vision of the women’s golf program at Williams.
The winning tradition carried on in the 2007-2008 season as the Ephs recorded their most successful season to date. The team, led by Kris Herman and Fran Vandermeer, claimed top honors at Middlebury, Vassar, the Massachusetts State Championship, and the NESCAC Tournament for the second year in a row. Additionally, women’s golf earned a place once again in the NCAA Tournament, finishing 8th overall.
Excellence at Williams is not only a tradition, but also an
expectation and in the short history of women’s golf the
program has become a part of this tradition, winning conference
tournaments and competing well into the national tournament.
Still, the expectations remain high for the Ephs as they hope to
expand on the foundation that has already been built, reinforcing
the tradition of excellence at Williams.
| 2009 Honors | |
| Anne O'Leary | NGCA Scholar-Athlete Team |
| 2008 Honors | |
| Laura Koplik | East Region Team |
| Anne O'Leary | East Region Team |
| Laura Koplik | NGCA Scholar-Athlete Team |
| Anne O'Leary | NGCA Scholar-Athlete Team |
| 2007 Honors | |
| Melissa Barton | East Region Team |
| Anne O’Leary | East Region Team |
| Laura Koplik | NGCA Scholar-Athlete Team |
| Anne O’Leary | NGCA Scholar-Athlete Team |
| Team Best Round | 318 @ Mount Holyoke |
| Individual Best Round | Melissa Barton (73) @ Mount Holyoke |
2007 NCAA Tournament Ephs (l. to r.): Anne
O’Leary ’10, Allison Khederian ’09, Kristin
Nottebohm ’10, Melissa Barton ’09 and Laura
Koplik ’09 represented Williams at the NCAA Championship in
June, placing 10th in the 20 team field.





