Kyle Veltri Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: Saint Mary's (IN) '01

Kyle Veltri completed her fourth season as the assistant women's golf coach at the University of Notre Dame during the 2008-09 campaign. The Fighting Irish have posted the top-four scoring averages in program history during Veltri's tenure.

Veltri, a 2001 graduate from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Ind. and a recipient of a Master's of Science and Education from Indiana University in May of 2009, returned to the Notre Dame community when she was hired in August of 2005.

In Veltri's last two years at her post, the Fighting Irish posted the top two scoring averages in program history including a school-record 300.47 stroke average en route to winning the 2008 BIG EAST title. The Irish have won a combined six tournaments in that span and qualified for back-to-back NCAA Central Regional appearances for just the second time in program history.

Three golfers combined to win five tournaments over the past two seasons, including consecutive BIG EAST Tournament medalists Annie Brophy and Lisa Maunu.

During the 2008-09 season, the Irish also combined to post three of the five lowest rounds in school history and four of the top-eight tournament totals in program history. Notre Dame also captured the Heather Farr Memorial Tournament, finishing with a program low score of 858 (-6), besting the previous mark by 12 strokes. The Irish combined to post a 303.39 stroke average for the season, the second best mark in program history.

The Irish finished in the top-five in four of the 11 tournaments on the season and registered 16 top-15 individual showings. Veltri helped field a team that earned four All-BIG EAST accolades. The four all-league members tied a program record, which had also been achieved the previous two seasons under the coaching combination of Veltri and head coach Susan Holt. Becca Huffer, whom Veltri was instrumental in recruiting, claimed BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors.

In 2008, So-Hyun Park became the program's first All-America honoree as she copped honorable-mention All-America accolades from the National Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek magazine. Park won two tournaments on the year and posted a 73.63 stroke average, which eclipsed the program's old standard. The Irish opened the '07-'08 season with a win at the Cougar Classic in Hanahan, S.C. Junior Lisa Maunu earned medalist honors by firing a school-record three-round total of 210 (-6). Maunu's first-round six-under par 66 also represented a program record. Notre Dame followed that with a victory at the Napa River Grill Cardinal Cup in Simpsonville, Ky. Park made it a second clean sweep for the Fighting Irish as she claimed the victory. The Irish made it three in a row with a triumph at the Wolverine Invitational in Ann Arbor, Mich. A fourth team victory was achieved in the spring at the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational in Rio Verde, Ariz. For the third time on the year, Notre Dame swept the hardware as Park captured the individual title.

The Irish then delivered on one of the team's goals for the year by winning the BIG EAST title by nine shots over two-time defending conference champion Louisville in Batavia, Ohio. Sophomore Annie Brophy became the first golfer in program history to win the BIG EAST title outright. Brophy and three of her teammates garnered all-conference accolades. The four all-league members tied a program record, which had also been achieved the previous season in Veltri's second year with the Irish.

Notre Dame finished in the top-five in nine of the 11 tournaments on the '07-'08 season and registered 20 top-10 individual showings. The Fighting Irish were also ranked 12th in the Golfstat rankings during the fall. That was the highest ranking ever for the Irish, who had two freshmen and two sophomores in the five-person scoring lineup all season long. Notre Dame garnered the ninth seed in the NCAA Central Regional before finishing 16th.

In her second season at Notre Dame, Veltri was an instrumental part with the transition after the hiring of new head coach Susan Holt in August of 2007. Veltri coached the Irish in their first event of the fall season, while Holt was still with her former team at the University of South Florida.

On the season, Veltri helped a young Irish squad that featured three freshmen in the five-person scoring lineup during the spring semester. The team posted impressive numbers, including a then program record 305.46 stroke average for the entire 2006-07 campaign.

Notre Dame tied a program record by placing four student-athletes on the all-BIG EAST Team after a fine performance at the 2007 BIG EAST Championship. The Irish were tied with Louisville following the 54-hole event with a season-best 891 (+27) total. Notre Dame fell by one stroke in the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to the Cardinals.

The showing at the conference tournament was the culmination of hard work displayed by the golfers and coaching staff during the season. Notre Dame produced two runner-up finishes, including one at the Lady Irish Invitational. The other second-place finish occurred at Kansas' Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational. Notre Dame also made history as senior co-captain Noriko Nakazaki became the first team member in program history to qualify for NCAA play as an individual entrant. Nakazaki carded a three-round score of 224 (+11) at the NCAA Central Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Veltri has also been a huge factor on the recruiting scene for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish brought in the top recruiting class in program history for the 2007-08 season. Notre Dame's Class of 2011 was comprised of Katie Conway and So-Hyun Park, who were both ranked in the top 25 nationally. Another stellar class that featured 17th-ranked Becca Huffer and Katie Allare joined the Irish in the fall of 2008.

In her first season, Veltri helped guide the Fighting Irish to a (then) school record 306.66 scoring average. The Irish had seven top-five finishes, including a win at the Notre Dame Invitational.

Before her arrival at Notre Dame, Veltri compiled seven years of experience in the golf industry, tracing all the way back to her work at the Notre Dame/Saint Mary's College Nike Golf Camp in 1999 and 2000. At the camp, she introduced golf etiquette, rules and technique to over 50 youths per week. The Clarksburg, W. Va., native also worked at Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course as a golf shop assistant during her time at Saint Mary's. Following her graduation from Saint Mary's College, Veltri worked for nearly one year at Captain's Choice Golf Services Inc. in Orlando, Fla., where she served as management/tournament coordinator while also working in sales. She managed the company's secondary location along with selling both individual and tournament tee times. Additionally, she planned each tournament including the organization of the golf course, merchandise, food, beverage and location.

During the summers of 2003 and 2004, Veltri served as an instructor/counselor at the Stonewall Resort Nike Golf Camp in Roanoke, W. Va. At the camp, she taught golf etiquette, rules and technique to youths on a daily basis along with supervising campers during day and evening activities.

Prior to coming to Notre Dame, she worked at the Palmer Course at the Stonewall Resort as the assistant golf professional for three years. Her main duties included the coordination of golf tournaments by consulting outing groups. She also created marketing plans and traveled to golf shows to promote and market the golf course and resort.