Carly Ludwig

Associate Head Women's Golf Coach

Ludwig joins SMU from Baylor, where she spent six successful seasons as Associate Head Coach of the Bears. Under her leadership, Baylor recently finished 21st at the NCAA Championship. During her tenure, Baylor appeared in the Championship four times in the last five seasons.
 
Ludwig was a 2023-24 Arnold Palmer Assistant Coach Finalist. She is a current member of the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Board as the Assistant Coach representative. She has coached an individual champion in each of the last five seasons and has helped the Bears land six All-American honors.
 
The Bears secured 14 team titles over the past six seasons and broke nine of 13 program records. While Ludwig was on staff, the Bears had six All-Big 12 selections and seven different players named to the All-Big 12 Tournament Team.
 
In the 2020-21 season, the Bears set a Big 12 record with five consecutive team titles to open their season, achieving the No. 1 national ranking for the first time in program history.
 
Prior to her six-year stint at Baylor, Ludwig was part of the staff at San Diego State. During her time there, the Aztecs experienced their most successful run in program history, narrowly missing their first-ever NCAA Championship appearance by one stroke in 2018. SDSU appeared in the NCAA Regional in all three seasons with Ludwig on staff.
 
Before SDSU, Ludwig led Central Connecticut State, where she was named Northeast Conference Coach of the Year. In the 2014-15 season, she also served as the acting head coach for the CCSU men's team.
 
As a collegiate athlete, Ludwig was a three-year letterwinner at Cal State San Marcos. She earned First Team All-American honors as a senior after placing sixth at the 2008 NAIA Championship. She was a two-time team captain and earned NAIA Region II Player of the Year after winning the regional tournament title.
 
Ludwig graduated with a degree in Kinesiology from Cal State San Marcos in 2008. She spent three years on staff at Santaluz Club in San Diego, gaining experience as a golf instructor for both adult and junior players, and managing the course’s tournament operations. Ludwig also competed professionally for two years on the Symetra Tour from 2009 through 2011.