Kathryn Carson

Biography

Four-time letterwinner Kathryn Carson has returned to Greenville as the assistant coach of the East Carolina women’s golf team effective June 12, 2023. The Mooresville, N.C. native was a decorated golfer during her time as a Pirate competing in 140 rounds during her collegiate career and stood among the top 10 on eight occasions while carrying a 74.85 stroke average, which currently ranks fifth all-time in program history. In her first season with the Pirates, Carson compiled a scoring average of 74.31 and carded three top 10 finishes and 10 rounds of par or better in route to being named AAC Freshman of the Year in 2018 and earning the Kristi Overton Award, which is awarded to a freshman female athlete at ECU with outstanding academic and athletic performance. As a sophomore, Carson finished second on the team in scoring average (74.15), highlighted by a top 10 finish at the Minnesota Invitational (5-under par 211) and Shot 72 or lower 11 times on the year to earn a spot on the AAC All-Conference First Team. Carson competed in seven events during the 2019-20 campaign with a scoring average of 75.40 before the reminder of the season was canceled due the COVID-19 pandemic. Her lowest round of the season was 4-under par 68 during the final round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic and she tied for the team lead at the Cardinal Cup at 6-over par 222. After only competing in six events for the following season, Carson closed out her collegiate career on a strong note as she competed