Beth Harrelson Position: Head Coach (1st Season)

In her first season as the head coach of the University of Memphis women's golf team, Beth Harrelson looks to lay a solid foundation for future success for the Lady Tiger program. Prior to being named head coach of the Lady Tigers, Harrelson was an instructor at Memphis National Golf Club, as well as the head coach of St. Mary's High School.

A graduate of Briarcrest High School, Harrelson signed a volleyball scholarship with the University of Alabama before to declining to attend the U of M. She arrived on campus in 1982 and played for Coach Diane Hale during the fall season. After redshirting for a year, she made the transition to golf in 1984 and received the team's Most Improved Player award following the 1984-85 season. As a senior, Harrelson was selected as captain of her team and posted the team's lowest scoring average.

After graduating with a Journalism degree, Harrelson participated on the Futures Tour for two years before moving to Scottsdale, Ariz., to work as an assistant professional at the TPC of Scottsdale during the winter and at Stonebridge Golf Club during the remainder of the year.

In 1987, the talented player won the Memphis area Women's Golf Association tournament and the Double Eagle Golf Tournament. She was also the medalist in the 1988 Tennessee State Tournament.

She returned to Memphis permanently in 1990 and accepted as full-time position as the assistant pro at Stonebridge Golf Club. She became the golf instructor at Stonebridge in 1991 and held that position until 1998 when she moved to Quail Ridge Golf Club in Bartlett as the golf instructor. While working at Stonebridge Golf Club, she earned her PGA Class A membership into the Professional Golfers Association in 1995.

Harrelson, a 2006 inductee into the Briarcrest High School Sports Hall of Fame,as well as a 1999 M-Club Hall of Fame inductee, and her husband Tim have three children, daughter Megan, who is a student at Arkansas State University, son Jon, who is a freshman at the University of Memphis; and daughter Grace, who is a student at Briarcrest.