Coker to add women’s golf

HARTSVILLE — Coker College will be adding women’s golf to its athletic program for the 2010-11 season.

“I am thrilled to make women’s golf the newest sport at Coker College,” Coker president Dr. Robert Wyatt said. “We are very excited about what this means for our athletics program and the opportunity it presents for women who want to play collegiate golf.”

Coker men’s golf coach Tommy Baker will assume the coaching duties for the women’s golf team. Baker will also continue to serve as the head coach for the men’s team.

“I am ecstatic about establishing a women’s golf program at Coker,” said Baker. “I am looking forward to getting on the road and signing my first recruiting class, so we can continue the great golf tradition started by the men’s program.”

The addition of the women’s golf program will give Coker 13 NCAA Division II sports. Coker is the ninth Conference Carolinas member to add women’s golf.