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#195: Kelley Hester is the Clemson University Women's Head Golf. She has led Clemson to unprecedented success in her first eight seasons as Clemson's head coach. In 2023-24 the Tigers reached match play of the NCAA National Tournament and finished fifth in the nation. She was also named ACC Coach of the Year and a finalist for National Coach of the Year. When you look at her career it is no surprise Hester has brought the Clemson program to consistent success. She has been successful everywhere she has coached over her 24 seasons and 234 tournaments as a head coach.Nothing documents her success more than the fact that she is the only coach in NCAA Division I history to take four different programs to the NCAA National tournament and record at least one top 20 finish at four different schools.Over her career, Hester has 20 wins, 42 top two finishes and 110 top fives. That includes four top two finishes and eight top fives in 2023-24. She has taken teams to 19 NCAA regionals, had eight top 25 national finishes, coached 37 all-conference players and 18 All-Americans.Before Clemson she had been the head coach at Furman, Georgia, Arkansas, UNLV, and Mercer.More importantly on the show you will hear what matters most to her and how she cares about her players on and off the course.Enjoy the show!
Birdies, Bogeys, and Biceps w/Special Guest: CU Women's Golf HC Kelley Hester 5 - 17 by SportsTalk
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In this episode of our “Driving Leadership” series, Emergent’s Bill Berthel speaks with Kelley Hester, head women’s golf coach at Clemson University. Kelley discusses her own transformational servant leadership style and the challenges and rewards of working through adversity.
In this episode Kelley Hester, Clemson Women's Head Golf Coach, shares how she first got into college coaching and her unique coaching path that has spanned the country before landing her at Clemson. She talks about her time as Stacy Lewis's coach while at Arkansas, her return back to UGA, the uniqueness of coaching a program like Furman and all the highs and lows along the way.
Don Munson visits with Clemson head women's golf coach Kelley Hester and senior women's golfer Alice Hewson.
Don Munson visits with women's head golf coach Kelley Hester.
A college golf coach wears many hats. The best coaches know each player individually and creates an atmosphere for them to be successful. Kelley Hester, the Furman University Women’s Golf Coach, discusses her role and what she believes is most important. … Read more about this episode...
A college golf coach wears many hats. The best coaches know each player individually and creates an atmosphere for them to be successful. Kelley Hester, the Furman University Women’s Golf Coach, discusses her role and what she believes is most important. … Read more about this episode...
The world of recruiting can sometimes seem overwhelming. How should a potential athlete get recognized by coaches and when does the process begin? These and other questions will be answered by Furman University Women’s head coach Kelley Hester. … Read more about this episode...