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Steve Lott is in his 11th year as the head coach of the WCU women's golf team. Coach Lott, a native of Blackville, S.C., has been in Cullowhee since 1988. A 1972 graduate of Blackville High School, Lott played collegiate golf at Limestone College. After school, he enjoyed a brief stint in the golf business at Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Lott then worked 14 years for DuPont at the Defense Department's Savannah River Plant.
Since taking over the women's golf team during the 1998-99 season, Lott has seen exceptional improvement each year. His team's 18-hole average is currently 42 shots lower than it was his first year with the Cats. Lott himself has twice been named the SoCon Coach of the Year and he has produced three Freshmen of the Year in Brandy Andersen (2003), Line Cordes (2002) and Desiree Karlsson (2006). Andersen was also named WCU's Female Athlete of the Year in 2003 after leading the Cats to their first ever SoCon Championship, making them the first Div. I women's sport at WCU to advance to the NCAA tournament. Lott has also produced four All-Conference selections and two consecutive top 20 Freshman classes (2002 and 2003). Academically, his teams have done even better. In his five and a half years at the helm, nearly every team member has been on the Southern Conference Honor Roll. Nearly every team member has made the WCU Athletic Director's Honor Roll and six players have been named NGCA Academic All-Americans. The current squad carries a cumulative GPA of 3.54.
In January 2004, Lott was named Western Carolina Director of Golf. He will continue his coaching duties with the Lady Catamounts, but will also help oversee tournaments in which either Western Carolina host. Lott has had tremendous success with the annual Wachovia/Great Smokies Intercollegiate held at the Waynesville Country Club each fall.
Coach Lott is married to Dr. Mickey Randolph of the WCU Psychology Department and currently resides in Cullowhee.
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