MENOMONIE - Sophia Yoemans has been named head coach of the UW-Stout Women's Golf Team Director of Golf Andrew Delong announced today.
Yoemans had been an assistant for both the men's and women's teams this past fall, will take over the head spot of the women's team.
"While the program will look and feel the same from a student athletic perspective, the move for Sophia is significant and well earned," Director Golf Andrew Delong said. "While serving as an assistant coach for both the men and the women this fall, Sophia quickly proved she had the ability, and desire, to lead the women's team. From day one she built relationships, evaluated play, designed practices, and planned travel as needed. In the off-season she manages the strength and mobility training for both programs and has taken on her own territory in recruiting. We are thrilled to see the enthusiasm she has brought with her, and in-turn, brought to our program. Both teams have benefited and are better with her on staff."
This past fall, The Blue Devil women finished third at the WIAC Championship. Abbey Filipiak was WIAC champion and golfer of the year with a conference record 54-hole score of 225.
Yoemans joined the Blue Devil men's and women's golf coaching staff after a successful playing career at the University of Missouri where she was a four-year player for the Tigers. She was a two-time WGCA All-American scholar, two-time SEC spring academic honor roll and SEC first-year honor roll. As a senior, she carded the third-lowest event score (214) on the team this season while at the FAU Paradise Invitational to mark her second career event under par and tallied 40 birdies on the year. He junior season she led the team in overall season scoring average with a 74.2, while racking up 69 birdies on the year to lead the team in season birdie count. As a sophomore she closed out the year with a total tally of 42 birdies on the year, the second-most on the team. She recorded 10 of those within the three rounds of the SEC Championship. As a freshman, Yoemans Was very impressive in her debut semester with the Tigers, as she won a spot in the starting lineup and finished second among the team with a 14-round stroke average of 73.86 in five tournaments (which ranked her 23rd in the SEC). She finished her campaign with four rounds under par and the third-best season stroke average by a freshman in program history - 74.60.
At Red Wing High School, Yoemans swept Minnesota High School Championship, winning the individual title each of her last three years, including as a senior in 2019 when she was seven shots better than anyone else. She smashed Minnesota State Championship records in 2018, when she shot Championship rounds of 63-66 for a record 129 two-day total. Yoemans achieved an impressive resume on the junior level, posting multiple top-10 finishes at various AJGA, HJGT and FCWT events, including three wins .Also is a two-time qualifier for the USGA Girls Junior Amateur Championship, advancing to nationals in both 2017 and 2018. She won the 2018 Minnesota Girls Junior PGA Championship (71-73=144), advancing to nationals, where she made the cut and placed 36th overall.
A Red Wing, Minn. native, Yoemans earned her bachelor's degree in from Missouri in 2023 In 2018 she was the Minnesota Women's State Amateur Championship runner-up.
