Shane Warren is in his second season as Samford's head women's golf coach.

In his first year, he led the Bulldogs to a win at the Oyster Shuck Match Play and three other top-three tournament finishes. Samford finished in fourth place at the Southern Conference Championship, with two Bulldogs finishing inside the top ten as individuals. Over the summer, returner Gabi Nicastro made it to the semifinals of the United State Amatuer Championship.

Warren comes to Samford after spending the last two seasons as an assistant women's golf coach at Tulane. While with the Green Wave, he assisted with the implementation of a new team culture and processes. He also customized the golf instruction based on players' needs and he helped in the planning and execution of three tournaments hosted by Tulane.

Prior to his time at Tulane, Warren spent over a decade in the business world. His previous coaching experience includes serving as the assistant men's golf coach (2005-12) and assistant women's golf coach (2003-06) at LSU.

On the men's side, Warren was involved in all aspects of the program, and he mentored two All-Americans, two All-American Scholars, three All-SEC performers, four members of the SEC All-Freshman team, including three time All-American and 2011 NCAA Division I Individual National Champion, John Peterson. He was a semifinalist for the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Jan Strickland National Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 2010 and a finalist for the same award in 2011.

With the women's team at LSU, Warren was heavily involved in recruiting. He also assisted the head coach in hosting multiple LSU home golf events as well as the 2003 SEC Women's Golf Championship. He also boosted the performance of individual athletes by devising strategic personal training programs and working on techniques and fundamentals. In 2005, he earned the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) National Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

Warren began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at Alabama from 1999 to 2002. While with the Crimson Tide, Warren recruited and evaluated prospective student-athletes, and he monitored and tracked the performance and progress of the student-athletes.

Before entering the college coaching world, Warren spent five years serving as a golf professional and instructor at various clubs around Florida and Alabama.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Warren graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in Sports and Fitness Management. He and his wife, Elise, have a daughter named Ellagrace.

Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Shane Warren	Head Coach	dwarren6@samford.edu
Dustin Hodge	Assistant Coach

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Lady Redwolves Classic on Oct 12, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus The Judson on Oct 26, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Samford Intercollegiate on Nov 1, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Longwood Invitational on Feb 22, 2027

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Huntsville.org Intercollegiate on Mar 1, 2027

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Magnolia Intercollegiate on Mar 15, 2027

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus The Nashville Invitational on Mar 22, 2027

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf versus Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge on Mar 29, 2027

Results

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Lady Paladin Invitational on September 18, 2026 , , 11th of 12 Teams

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Tulane Classis on September 8, 2026 , , 2nd of 12 Teams

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Golfweek/Stifel Spring Challenge on April 6, 2026 , , 3rd of 19

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus ULM Invitational on March 30, 2026 , , 2nd of 14

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Chris Banister Golf Classic on March 8, 2026 , , T-6th of 16

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Huntsville.org Intercollegiate on March 2, 2026 , , T-3rd of 10

Completed Event: Women's Golf at UAB Match Play on February 16, 2026 , , T, 3-3

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Oyster Shuck Match Play on February 9, 2026 , , 1st of 8

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