Longtime Ohio State golf coach Hession announces her retirement
Therese Hession, who coached Ohio State’s women’s golf team to 11 Big Ten titles, 17 NCAA Championships appearances and 25 NCAA Regionals and also served as the director of OSU’S men’s and women’s programs, will retire on Jan. 7.
Hession began coaching the Buckeyes in 1991 and has been the director of men’s and women’s golf since 2018. Lisa Strom took over as coach of the women’s team in July. Hession was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
“I am so grateful to the many student athletes of both the men and women’s golf teams for their tireless work and dedication to our programs both academically as well as athletically,” Hession said in a statement released by the school. “It was a privilege to be a small part of your life both on and off the golf course.”
Prior to her coaching career, Hession played on the LPGA Tour from 1980-91, competing in seven U.S. Women’s Opens.
“Words cannot express how much coach means to Ohio State golf,” Strom said in a statement. “From my first interaction with her as a recruit to being chosen to lead the Ohio State women’s golf team, I have deeply admired coach’s desire to show up every single day and help others be their best and to never stop learning.”