Lydia Lasprilla - Women's Golf Coach

Lydia Lasprilla

Title:
Head Coach
Phone:
205-963-5700

In her time at Houston, Lasprilla led Houston to the program's first-ever NCAA Championship appearance along with five NCAA Regional team appearances, one NCAA Regional individual berth and helped guide Moa Svedenskiold to the 2025 NCAA Championships and All-American Karen Fredgaard to the 2021 NCAA Championships.
After serving as an assistant coach for three seasons, Lydia Lasprilla became the second leader in Houston Women's Golf history when she was named the Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach in June 2021.
As the Carolyn Macow Leatherwood Head Coach, Lasprilla has guided the Cougars to team NCAA Regional appearances in each of the last four years with 25 Top-Five showings in tournaments, eight All-Conference performers, five Big 12 Conference Championships All-Tournament Team members and 16 Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars.
The Cougars made history under Lasprilla in 2025-26 with the team's first NCAA Championships appearance.
Armed with an experienced team, Houston recorded three top-three finishes during the regular season before finishing second at the Big 12 Championship presented by Allstate at Dallas Athletics Club.
The Cougars set a school record in postseason play with a score of 13-under 275 in the second round of the NCAA Simpsonville Regional at Louisville Golf Club and earned the program's best regional finish with a second-place showing to advance to the NCAA Championships as a team for the first time in school history.
In 2024-25, Lasprilla led Houston to three tournament championships during the regular season, tying the school single-season record set by the 2018-19 team.
Lasprilla came to Houston after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Louisville during the 2018 spring semester.

Playing Experience

Played under Amy Bond at Florida State and the No. 1 ranked team in 2017, contributing to six wins throughout the season
A three-time team captain
Reached to No. 41 in the WAGR player rankings
A two-time First Team All-ACC selection
Two-time Kentucky Open Champion (2016 and 2023)
A 2015 Women's Western Amateur Runner-Up
2014 Kentucky State Am Champion
Five-time Miss Kentucky Golf (2006,2008,2010, 2011, 2012) honoree