University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville Athletics hires Ross Cash as Women’s Golf Coach
06.20.2022 | Women's Golf
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Director of Athletics Janet R. Cone announced the hiring of Ross Cash as the Head Women's Golf Coach on Monday
"We are so excited to have Ross join our Bulldog Team," Cone stated. "Ross has a proven track record of success on the course and in the classroom at both the Division I and II levels, and we believe he will continue to elevate our already-rising women's golf program to even greater achievements."
Cash comes to Asheville from Tusculum where he oversaw both the men's and women's teams for the last four years.
"I would like to thank Director of Athletics, Janet Cone, and the search committee for being selected as the next Head Women's Golf Coach at UNC Asheville," Cash said. "It is hard for me to put into words how excited I am about the future of the program. Everything needed to be successful on a national level is already in place here at UNC Asheville and I plan on casting a big vision for my team and what I think we can accomplish. Quite frankly, I can't wait to get to work."
Prior to coaching at Tusculum, Cash was the men's golf head coach at Florida Atlantic, where he helped the Owls improve 97 spots in the Golfstat team rankings in just one season.
A University of Virginia graduate (1994), Cash served as a club professional at Villa Del Ray Golf Club (2004-16) before getting into coaching with the Lake Worth Christian boys' team. Cash, who was an instructor for two AJGA Champions, 12 ranked junior golfers and the No. 7-ranked junior golfer in the world, would move on to The King's Academy (High School) in 2013 where he would post a 138-24-1 record before being named head coach at Florida Atlantic.
This past season at Tusculum, Cash guided the Pioneers' men's golf squad to five top-5 finishes, including victories at the Matt Dyas Invitational and the Tusculum Invitational, with a program-best 54-hole score at the South Atlantic Conference Championship. On the women's side, the Pioneers were victorious at the King Invitational, the CBU Buccaneer Invitational and the Agnes McAmis Memorial, as two Pioneers finished their careers with top-10 career scoring averages at Tusculum (Olivia Cunningham, Hannah Brown).
Cash and his wife, Heather Lynn Stringer, live in east Tennessee with their son Colby.
