STANFORD, Calif. - Associate head women's golf coach Lauren Dobashi has been named the 2017-18 Golf Pride Grips WGCA Assistant Coach of the Year, as announced Monday.
Dobashi joined the Stanford program as an assistant coach in 2013 before she was promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2017. During her tenure, the Cardinal women's golf team has tallied five consecutive NCAA Championships appearances and won three straight NCAA Regional titles. Stanford has also advanced to the match play portion of the NCAA Championships each year since the format's inception in 2015.
During the 2017-18 season, Dobashi led the team during head coach Anne Walker's prolonged absence. The Cardinal finished third or better in each of its events throughout season, including a first-place finish at the NCAA San Francisco Regional, and went on to reach the semifinals at the NCAA Championships.