Virginia head women’s golf coach Ria Scott announced on June 2 the addition of Caroline Craig to the Cavalier program as an assistant coach. Craig will join the team starting June 15, 2026.
“Caroline is one of the nation’s brightest young coaches, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our staff and the Virginia women’s golf family,” Scott said.
Scott said that from their first conversations, it was clear that Craig’s values in higher education, personal and player development, hard work, and competitive excellence aligned with those of the program. “As a Big Ten conference champion, she understands firsthand what it takes to compete and succeed at the highest level, and that championship mindset shines through in the way she mentors, develops, and inspires student-athletes every day. I am confident that Caroline will make an immediate and lasting impact on our student-athletes, our program, and the broader UVA community.”
Craig has spent the past two seasons as assistant coach at James Madison University. During her tenure there, she helped guide JMU to three top-five finishes in 2025-26 including a team victory at the Elon Invitational. Over two seasons with JMU she contributed to five top-five finishes and twelve top-10 finishes for the team.
“It is an incredible honor to join the University of Virginia as the assistant women’s golf coach,” Craig said. “Coach Ria’s passion, leadership, and vision for the team is an inspiration and a true testament to their success. I am thrilled to work alongside Coach Ria and assist this talented team in their continued competitive excellence through a well-rounded experience. Go Hoos!”
Prior to her coaching career at JMU, Craig played collegiate golf at Georgia from 2019-2023 before joining Indiana for graduate studies during 2023-2024. As a graduate student at Indiana in 2024, she helped lead Indiana to its first Big Ten team championship in twenty-six years while tying for individual medalist honors with a three-round score of 209 (69-69-71; -7). That season she posted a career-best stroke average of 74.27 with eight rounds of par or better.
Craig earned several accolades during her collegiate career including Big Ten All-Championship Team honors (2024), Big Ten sportsmanship award (2024), and Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar honors each year from 2019 through 2024. She also competed in three United States Golf Association Championships; alongside her sister Catie, Craig set a U.S. Women’s Amateur Four Ball Championship record by finishing fourteen-under par after thirty-six holes of stroke play in 2024.
