Taylor Mottern C'18 is in his second season as head coach of the women's golf program at the University of the South. 

A former golfer with the men's golf team, Mottern was a four-year starter. His peers elected him co-captain during his senior campaign. Averaging 75.3 strokes in 14 rounds in 2018, he earned Second Team honors on the All-Southern Athletic Association postseason listing, as he finished 11th at the SAA Championships with a 226. 

In 51 career rounds with the Purple and White, he averaged 76.4 strokes. 

Mottern makes the shift to the athletic department after nearly four years as Assistant Director of The Sewanee Fund. He also served as a volunteer assistant with the men’s golf program. 

Additionally, he was also a P.J. Boatwright Intern for the Georgia State Golf Association in the summer of 2018. 

He earned a Bachelor of Science with a music minor from the University of the South in 2018, where he was a member of the Order of the Gown, the Chi Psi fraternity and was a french horn performer with the Sewanee Symphony Orchestra.

Updated 8/23/22