Ivy Shepherd

Biography

Indiana women’s golf head coach Brian May completed his coaching staff with the addition of assistant coach Ivy Shepherd, the program announced on July 2, 2024. The 2025-26 season will be Shepherd's second in Bloomington. During the 2024-25 campaign, her first with the Hoosiers, May helped guide Indiana to four top-5 finishes, including three-straight tournaments to close out the regular season. Indiana broke the program record for lowest round with a 276 (-12), earned the second-lowest 36-hole tally (569), and tied for the fourth-lowest 54-hole mark (860) in a historic week at the Illini Women’s Invitational. Redshirt senior Caroline Smith and junior Madison Dabagia each punched a ticket to the NCAA Lexington Regional, IU’s second-straight season with NCAA postseason play. Smith, who tied for ninth in Lexington, broke the school’s single-season stroke average record (73.09) and finished her career second in team history in career stroke average (73.49) in 67 rounds. Dabagia slotted into the second spot in single-season stroke average (73.12) during her debut season with the Hoosiers. After a highly successful five-year collegiate playing career, Shepherd joined the coaching ranks as an assistant coach at James Madison. The Dukes finished top-3 in five total tournament in her debut coaching season, including an outright team title at the River Landing Classic. She helped lead Kendall Turner to a t-24th finish as an individual at the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional. She spent her fi