Wall of Honor
The Park women's golf program first got its start 20 years ago in 2003-04 with Kelly DeFeo taking the helm as the first head coach in program history. For six seasons she laid the groundwork that set up Park women's golf for continued excellence. The history of the women's golf program at Park cannot be told without including DeFeo’s name.
In the program's inaugural season, DeFeo guided Katie Johnson to a 2004 MCAC Conference Tournament Individual Championship and an MCAC Player of the Year award. This was only the beginning for DeFeo and Park women's golf. Over her six seasons, she coached three of the four current individual career scoring leaders in Park's all-time records, Plern Promboobpa, Katie Johnson, and Ashley Nicks.
In her fifth season, she led Park to its first-ever NAIA Women's Golf National Championship Tournament in the Spring of 2008. Leading into the national tournament appearance, Park women's golf won two consecutive MCAC Conference Tournament Championships starting in 2006-07.
The Pirates would win their first NAIA Region IV Championship in 2008 to earn their spot at NAIA nationals where they would finish 21st at Lake San Marcos Country Club.
In her last season at Park, the Pirates were top notch in the classroom as the 2008-09 NAIA Scholar Team of the Year with a 3.97 Team GPA.
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