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Julie Brooks

YEARS COACHING
  • Hawai‘i: 3 seasons

COACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Hawai‘i: Head Coach (2022-present)
  • UC Irvine: Head Coach (2006-22)
  • Hawai‘i: Assistant Coach (2004-06)
  • California: Volunteer Coach (2000-02)
 
ACCOLADES
  • 2007 Big West Coach of the Year
  • 2008 Big West Coach of the Year
  • 2013 Big West Co-Coach of the Year

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Completed her third season at the helm in 2024-25, leading the team to a 301.70 season scoring average, the third lowest in program history
  • Coached Maline Kraus, who tied the program’s 54-hole score record with a 5-under 211 total at the 2024 Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highland Ranch, Colo.
  • Coached Emiko Sverduk, who set a new program single-round record with a 7-under 65 in the third round of the 2023 Pat Harbottle Invitational breaking the previous mark by one stroke
  • In first season at Hawai‘i in 2022-23, coached Hyeonji Kang and Mayumi Umezu to all-Big West honors
  • Kang recorded the lowest scoring average in program history (73.83)
  • Hired at UH in July 2022 becoming the program’s 14th head coach
  • Led UC Irvine to two Big West titles and two NCAA appearances
  • Coached two Big West Golfers of the Year and the first first-team All-American at UCI
  • Three-time Big West Coach of the Year (2007, ’08, ’13)
  • Guided the Anteaters to Big West titles and NCAA Championship appearances in 2007 and ’09, where they finished 19th and 22nd, respectively.
  • Led UCI to NCAA Regional appearances in her first four seasons
  • At UCI, coached Kim Lorenzana, who earned medalist honors at the 2008 Big West Championship and Jane Chin, who was named the 2009 Big West Golfer of the Year.
  • Two golfers earned Big West Freshman of the Year honors – Patty Chawalitemetha in 2007 and Ronnie Valerio in 2011.
  • During her tenure, her teams produced 35 all-conference honors.
  • Named the second head coach in program history on August 24, 2006.
  • Served as assistant coach at Hawai‘I from 2004-06 under head coach Ashley Biffle and helped the Rainbow Wahine to a pair of Top 90 national rankings, including No. 85 in 2005-06

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
  • Former teaching and playing professional
  • NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee member
  • Worked for Cooke Island Distributors, Hawai‘I’s distributor of Callaway Golf
  • Professional at O‘ahu Country Club, Tree Country Club, and Elmwood Country Club
  • Former member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Pro Division

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
  • Arizona (1986-88)

PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Turned professional in 1989
  • Played on the Futures Golf Tour for three seasons from 1989-92.

EDUCATION
  • Hawai‘i Pacific University, bachelor’s, history
  • Concordia University, master’s, athletic administration
 
HOMETOWN
  • Honolulu, O‘ahu