Nebraska women’s golf coach announces retirement after 32 years of coaching

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska head women’s golf coach announced her retirement Friday, effective at the end of the 2024-25 season.

Jeanne Sutherland is in her third season as head coach after spending her first season with the Big Red as an associate head coach.

Sutherland helped at least one golfer make an NCAA Regional appearance in each of her three seasons, while also leading the Huskers to the regional competition as a team in 2024.

“I want to thank Jeanne Sutherland for her leadership of our women’s golf program and her contributions to the University of Nebraska,” Athletic Director Troy Dannen said in a press release. “Jeanne has had an outstanding record throughout her college coaching career, both here at Nebraska and at her previous schools. We look forward to our team finishing the season strong and wish Jeanne all the best in her retirement. We will begin the search for our next Nebraska Women’s Golf coach immediately.”

Sutherland came to Nebraska after a previous 10-year head coaching stint at Southern Methodist University and a 15-year stint at Texas A&M.

Her award-winning career includes leading 19 teams to NCAA Regional qualifications and coaching three All-Americans, five individual conference champions and three conference players of the year.

“I’m very lucky to have been a coach for 32 years,” Sutherland said in the release. “Some days are tough, but even those are well worth it when you’re with wonderful women who want to play their best and pull together as a team. There’s a lot that I’ll miss about coaching, but number one is getting the opportunity to spend time with motivated players and watch them learn and mature. With that being said, we still have one third of our season left to play some great golf, so I’m all in on a strong finish.”

Sutherland was also a four-time conference coach of the year at Texas A&M and a two-time NCAA Regional Coach of the Year.

In her first 27 seasons as a head coach, Sutherland helped her golfers earn 46 WGCA Scholastic All-America awards and 121 academic all-conference honors, while her Texas A&M and Nebraska teams carried perfect 100% graduation rates.