The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
11.03.2026 | Women's Golf
Ianello named to Coach of the Year watch list and O’Keefe selected for Player of the Year watch list.
FRISCO, Texas — University of Texas senior Farah O'Keefe and head coach Laura Ianello have been named to WGCA Division I fall watch lists, the Women's Golf Coaches Association announced on Tuesday. Ianello is on the WGCA National Coach of the Year watch list and O'Keefe is on the WGCA Player of the Year watch list.
O'Keefe was the 2026 NCAA individual Champion and earned the 2026 ANNIKA Award, 2026 WGCA Player of the Year, 2026 Golfweek Player of the Year and 2026 Honda Award for golf. O'Keefe set an NCAA record with 12 top-10 finishes in the 2025-26 season and set a Texas single season career for stroke average at 69.84. She won four events in the 2025-26 season and her seven victories are second all-time at Texas. O'Keefe has earned co-medalist honors in two tournaments this fall, the Jackson T Stephens Cup and the St Andrews Links Collegiate.
O'Keefe played in three LPGA majors this past season and was the low amateur in the Chevron Championship and The Amundi Evian Championship. O'Keefe has played in the Augusta National Women's Amateur three times with a best finish of 10th place in 2025. This past summer, O'Keefe helped Team USA win the Curtis Cup and posted a perfect 5-0 record. She also was part of Team USA for the Arnold Palmer Cup.
Ianello begins her third season as the head coach at Texas in the 2026-27 season. In two seasons Ianello has guided the Longhorns to six tournament victories and added a seventh this fall at the St Andrews Links Collegiate. Ianello has carried on the Texas women's golf legacy which has seen the Longhorns advance to the NCAA Championship 34 times, including 10 straight appearances.
Ianello served as the head coach at Arizona for 14 seasons before coming to Austin and paced the Wildcats to a national championship in 2018. During her undergraduate playing career, she also was a member of Arizona's 2000 national championship team.
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