The Nebraska Cornhuskers women's golf team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska primarily uses Firethorn Golf Course as its home course, but also lists Hillcrest Country Club, ArborLinks Golf Course, Country Club of Lincoln, Highlands Golf Club, and Indian Creek Golf Club as affiliates. The team has been coached by Breanne Hall since 2025.
The program was established in 1975 and has played in fourteen NCAA regionals, advancing to the NCAA Division I championship three times. Nebraska has had twenty golfers named first-team all-conference selections.
Conference affiliations Big Eight Conference (1975–1996) Big 12 Conference (1996–2011) Big Ten Conference (2011–present)
Coaches Coaching history 1 Larry Romjue 1975–1979 2 Jerry Fisher 1979–1987 3 Robin Krapfl 1987–2019 4 Lisa Johnson 2019–2022 5 Jeanne Sutherland 2022–2025 6 Breanne Hall 2025–present
Coaching staff Breanne Hall Head coach 2025 Toledo Halley Morell Assistant coach 2026 Penn State
Championships and awards Team conference championships Big Eight: 1976, 1983
Individual awards Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award: Joanne Brooks (1990) Arnold Palmer Cup: Kate Smith (2001) Conference golfer of the year: Sarah Sasse (2003), Kate Smith (2021) Mary Fossum Award: Kate Smith (2020)
Conference champions Big Eight: Rachelle Tacha (1996) Big 12: Sarah Sasse (2003) Big Ten: Kate Smith (2021)
First-team All-Americans Sarah Sasse – 2003
Seasons
1975–76 Larry Romjue 1st AIAW 22nd 1976–77 4th 1977–78 5th 1978–79 4th 1979–80 Jerry Fisher 5th 1980–81 4th 1981–82 4th 1982–83 1st 1983–84 2nd 1984–85 T–5th 1985–86 3rd 1986–87 T–5th 1987–88 Robin Krapfl 5th 1988–89 4th 1989–90 5th 1990–91 3rd 1991–92 7th 1992–93 4th 1993–94 4th NCAA regional 1994–95 3rd NCAA regional 1995–96 T–3rd NCAA Division I regional 1996–97 Robin Krapfl 3rd NCAA Division I regional 1997–98 6th 1998–99 8th 1999–00 3rd NCAA Division I 19th 2000–01 5th NCAA Division I regional 2001–02 7th NCAA Division I regional 2002–03 5th NCAA Division I 22nd 2003–04 10th 2004–05 7th 2005–06 T–4th NCAA Division I 20th 2006–07 4th NCAA Division I regional 2007–08 6th NCAA Division I regional 2008–09 10th 2009–10 8th 2010–11 10th 2011–12 Robin Krapfl 6th 2012–13 11th 2013–14 10th 2014–15 13th 2015–16 13th 2016–17 12th 2017–18 13th 2018–19 13th 2019–20 Lisa Johnson Canceled 2020–21 T–2nd NCAA Division I regional 2021–22 7th 2022–23 Jeanne Sutherland 10th NCAA Division I regional 2023–24 10th 2024–25 18th 2025–26 Breanne Hall 17th
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