Mic Potter - Women's Golf Coach

Mic Potter

Title:
Head Coach
Phone:
205-348-3600

Personal Information

Education: Cortland State University, 1977
Spouse: Kim
Children: Ryan, Corey
Birthday: February 10

Coaching Experience

2005-present: Alabama, Head Coach
1983-2005: Furman, Head Coach

Since arriving at the University of Alabama in 2005, head coach Mic Potter has transformed the Crimson Tide into one of the premier golf programs in the country. Potter's hall of fame resume includes capturing Alabama's first-ever national championship in 2012, guiding Emma Talley to the 2015 individual championship and has coached 52 All-Americans and 25 golfers who have gone on to compete on the LPGA Tour.

Career Accolades

Led Alabama to the program's first-ever national championship in 2012
Selected to the Furman Athletics Hall of Fame 2022 class
Named the 2012 and 2018 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) National Coach of the Year
In 1994 Potter was named as a NGCA Hall of Fame honoree
Arnold Palmer head coach in 2019 for Team USA in Little Rock, Ark.

Alabama - Head Coach (2005-Present)

Enters his 21st season as head coach for the Crimson Tide
Coached two Honda Award National Player of the Year student-athletes in Brooke Pancake (2012) and Emma Talley (2015)
Has produced 36 WGCA All-Americans, 69 WGCA All-Scholar Athletes, 64 All-SEC selections including five golfers named SEC Freshman of the Year and three SEC Player of the Year honorees
A six-time SEC Coach of the Year recipient
Under Potter's leadership, Alabama has had six SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year winners in Brooke Pancake (2010-12), Stephanie Meadow (2013-14) and Benedetta Moresco (2022)
Won 39 tournament titles throughout his tenure at UA including three SEC championships, four NCAA regionals
Fifteen players have claimed 33 individual titles at UA under Potter
Made 15 NCAA Championship appearances under Potter
While at UA, Potter has coached 13 golfers that have earned their LPGA tour card
Coached Stephanie Meadow, who became Potter's first golfer to compete in the Olympics, competing for Ireland in 2016, 2020 and 2024
In 2012 at the NCAA Championships, Alabama shot a 19-over 1,171 to edge Southern California by one shot over 72 holes to win the program's first national championship

Furman - Head Coach (1983-2005)

Inducted into the Furman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022
Led Furman to a national runner-up finish in 1987
Eight-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year honoree
Coached the Paladins to 16 NCAA Tournament appearances
During his 22 seasons at Furman, Potter led the program to six top-10 finishes and 12 top-15 slates
Qualified for NCAA Regionals every year beginning in 1993 when the format was established
Won 36 tournament titles during his time at Furman
Coached 16 All-Americans and 12 ladies that continued their career in the LPGA headlined by Dottie Pepper, a 17-time LPGA Tour Winner

Personal

A graduate of Cortland State University, Potter majored in physical education while earning four varsity letters: three in soccer and one in golf.
Married to the former Kim O'Branski of Ithaca, N.Y. The couple has two sons, Ryan and Corey, two granddaughters, Anna and Caroline and a grandson, Maddox.