Jennifer Jordan

Biography

University of Memphis Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Laird Veatch announced the promotion of Jennifer Jordan to head women’s golf coach on July 8, 2022. Jordan was with the program for four seasons prior to her promotion, serving as the assistant coach for three after beginning as a volunteer assistant in 2018. “We are delighted to promote Jennifer to head coach of our women’s golf program,” Veatch remarked at the time of Jordan's hiring. “Jennifer has been a tremendous asset for the team the past four seasons as an assistant. She’s done a great job of supporting our student-athletes since joining the program and we are very optimistic about the future under her direction.” In her first season as head coach in 2022-23, Jordan guided the Tigers to nine top-10 finishes in the team's 10 tournaments, including five top-fives. The best finish for Memphis came at the Lady Paladin Invitational, where the team tied for third overall. Individually, freshman Tilly Garfoot with three top-10 finishes and five top-20's to go with her runner-up effort at the Lady Red Wolves Classic. In 2021-22, the Tigers placed in the top-10 in six of the team's 10 tournaments, including a runner-up finish at the Brickyard Collegiate. Memphis finished the season with a sixth-place showing at the AAC Championship, with three players earning top-20 finishes. Jordan helped five Tigers earn at least two top-20 finishes each on the season, led by Victoria England, who had one top-five