Caroline Westrup Gaeta

Biography

Caroline Westrup Gaeta Coaching Career 2018-21 IMG Academy (Fla.) Coach 2021-22 Georgia Assistant Coach 2022- Missouri Head Coach Coaching Career & Accomplishments 2025-26 On pace for program-record stroke average of 288.42 Program-record 54-hole team score of 824 at Sam Golden Invite Set third-lowest single-round team score in program history with 271 (Sam Golden Invitational - R2) Playing Career & Accomplishments 2005-09 Florida State • Four-Time All-American • Four-Time All-ACC • Five Individual Titles • Inducted into FSU Athletics Hall of Fame • Inducted into WGCA Hall of Fame 2009-18 Pro Career (LPGA, LET & Symetra Tours) • Won two professional tournaments Caroline Westrup, a former LPGA player and collegiate standout, was named the University of Missouri’s sixth women’s golf head coach in June 2022. Now in her fourth season on campus, Westrup has made an early impact with the Tigers in just three short seasons – resulting in the program rising 56 places in the national rankings from 120 prior to her arrival to 35 in 2025-26. After fielding one of the nation’s youngest teams in her debut season with numerous program milestones, Westrup took Mizzou to another level in her second and third campaigns. During the 2023-24 season, Missouri set a program record with a 293.1 stroke average – nearly a six-stroke improvement from the season before Westrup’s arrival. The Tigers also recorded their best score in school history at the 2025 SEC Championship – setting both 18-hole (284