LaRee Sugg Position: Head Coach Experience: 2nd at Richmond Alma Mater: UCLA, 1991

On March 4, 2002, former LPGA star LaRee Sugg was hired as the first women's golf head coach at the University of Richmond. Sugg directs a program in its inaugural season of competition during the 2002-03 campaign.

The Petersburg, Va., native garnered numerous accolades during her prolific playing career. Sugg competed on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour for four years (1995, 1996, 2000, 2001) and the Women's Professional Golfers European Tour (1992-94) for three seasons. During that span, she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open five times (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) and for the women's British Open four times (1992, 1993, 1994, 2001).

A constant on the leaderboard, Sugg's individual accomplishments include a title at the 1998 Aurora Health Futures Classic and two third-place finishes -- at the 1997 Indonesian Ladies Open and the 1993 Singapore Ladies Open. Her best finish on the LPGA Tour came at the 2000 Wegman's Rochester International where she placed eighth.

Before turning to the professional ranks, Sugg enjoyed a stellar junior and collegiate career. A four-time member of Golf Magazine's Junior All-America Team, Sugg won more than 30 junior titles and qualified for the United Virginia Bank Golf Classic at the age of 16. The Matoaca High School product then pursued her college career at UCLA where she graduated with an English Literature degree in 1991.

Sugg dominated the links during her senior season at UCLA, earning NCAA Coaches Association All-America and All Pac-10 Conference and Championship team honors. She led her team to the 1991 NCAA Women's Championship by sinking the winning putt in a sudden death playoff. Also in 1991, Sugg was the third medallist at the U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship and the U.S. Women's Public Links Golf Championship.

In addition to her skills on the course, Sugg is dedicated to fostering her love of golf throughout the United States. She is the director and founder of the Golfing for Angels Charity Classic and a national spokesperson for Epochs of Courage and Champion for Kids of America, Inc.