HAMDEN, Conn. – Suzy Whaley, who made headlines when she played in a PGA Tour event a decade ago, has signed on to help coach Quinnipiac University's women's golf team.
Head coach John O'Connor said Thursday that Whaley will be a volunteer coach during the 2013-14 season.
Whaley, who lives in Farmington, Conn., played in the 2003 Greater Hartford Open after winning the Connecticut PGA Section Championship, becoming the first woman to win a PGA section title.
Her victory off the women's tees led to a rules change that requires all golfers to compete from the same tees.
Whaley has been a golf instructor for more than 20 years, and last year was named an LPGA Top 50 Instructor.
Her daughter Jennifer is a member of the Quinnipiac golf team.
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