Women's Golf
May, Brian
Brian May
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- bricmay@iu.edu
Brian May became the fifth coach in program history after the announcement of his hiring in May of 2022. May joined the Hoosiers after spending the previous eight years with the University of Kentucky women’s golf team as an assistant coach. The 2025-26 season will be May's fourth in Bloomington.
During the 2024-25 campaign, his third with the Hoosiers, May helped guide Indiana to four top-5 finishes, including three-straight tournaments to close out the regular season. Indiana broke the program record for lowest round with a 276 (-12), earned the second-lowest 36-hole tally (569), and tied for the fourth-lowest 54-hole mark (860) in a historic week at the Illini Women’s Invitational. Redshirt senior Caroline Smith and junior Madison Dabagia each punched a ticket to the NCAA Lexington Regional, IU’s second-straight season with NCAA postseason play. Smith, who tied for ninth in Lexington, broke the school’s single-season stroke average record (73.09) and finished her career second in team history in career stroke average (73.49) in 67 rounds. Dabagia slotted into the second spot in single-season stroke average (73.12) during her debut season with the Hoosiers.
In a remarkable turnaround during the 2023-24 season, May led the Hoosiers to the program’s first Big Ten Championship in over 30 seasons after the team erased an 11-shot deficit in the final round of play. Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig captured Big Ten medalist honors to become the 11th player to win the individual honor at the league championship match. Craig shot a 209 (69-69-71; -7), the lowest score in program history at the Big Ten Championship to become the first IU winner in 20 seasons. Redshirt junior Caroline Smith was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after she tied for fourth at 211 (73-71-67; -5). The Hoosiers advanced to the NCAA East Lansing Regional to mark the first NCAA postseason tournament for the program since 2019. In total, Indiana ranked inside the top-5 of four tournaments.
In his first season with the Hoosiers, May oversaw steady improvement from the team throughout the 2022-23 campaign. IU finished with five top-10 team finishes, including season-best places of sixth at both the Olde Stone Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-25) and the Reynolds Laker Occonee Invitational (Feb. 17-19). Graduate transfer Alexis Florio broke a pair of school records with her performance at the Evie Odom Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 2). She lowered the program standard for a three-round tournament (205) and a single round (64). Indiana tied for 12th at the Big Ten Tournament, marking the team’s best finish since the runner-up campaign in 2019.
In eight seasons with the Wildcats, May helped guide the team to four NCAA postseason appearances, a t-18th finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships, two individual NCAA qualifiers and several marks in the school record books. The ’21 appearance in the NCAA Championships was the program’s first in 29 years.
UK posted five of the six lowest team scoring averages in program history during May’s tenure in Lexington. In addition, nine of the 10 lowest individual scoring averages in school history came under May’s tutelage. Kentucky won three team championships and eight individual titles over the last eight seasons.
UK has won four straight NCAA awards for finishing in the top 10% of all women's golf teams in the Academic Progress Rate, which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation. Rikke Svejgård Nielsen won SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021, Kentucky's third all-time winner and the first since 2009.
A native of Frankfort, Kentucky, May graduated from the Golf Academy of the South in Orlando, Florida. May received his bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky in 2017.
May continued his golf career at the Frankfort Country Club where he served as the assistant golf professional for two years before being promoted to head golf professional in January of 2013.
A 2003 graduate of Franklin County High School, May is married to the former Corie Broering. They have two young boys.
During the 2024-25 campaign, his third with the Hoosiers, May helped guide Indiana to four top-5 finishes, including three-straight tournaments to close out the regular season. Indiana broke the program record for lowest round with a 276 (-12), earned the second-lowest 36-hole tally (569), and tied for the fourth-lowest 54-hole mark (860) in a historic week at the Illini Women’s Invitational. Redshirt senior Caroline Smith and junior Madison Dabagia each punched a ticket to the NCAA Lexington Regional, IU’s second-straight season with NCAA postseason play. Smith, who tied for ninth in Lexington, broke the school’s single-season stroke average record (73.09) and finished her career second in team history in career stroke average (73.49) in 67 rounds. Dabagia slotted into the second spot in single-season stroke average (73.12) during her debut season with the Hoosiers.
In a remarkable turnaround during the 2023-24 season, May led the Hoosiers to the program’s first Big Ten Championship in over 30 seasons after the team erased an 11-shot deficit in the final round of play. Fifth-year senior Caroline Craig captured Big Ten medalist honors to become the 11th player to win the individual honor at the league championship match. Craig shot a 209 (69-69-71; -7), the lowest score in program history at the Big Ten Championship to become the first IU winner in 20 seasons. Redshirt junior Caroline Smith was named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team after she tied for fourth at 211 (73-71-67; -5). The Hoosiers advanced to the NCAA East Lansing Regional to mark the first NCAA postseason tournament for the program since 2019. In total, Indiana ranked inside the top-5 of four tournaments.
In his first season with the Hoosiers, May oversaw steady improvement from the team throughout the 2022-23 campaign. IU finished with five top-10 team finishes, including season-best places of sixth at both the Olde Stone Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-25) and the Reynolds Laker Occonee Invitational (Feb. 17-19). Graduate transfer Alexis Florio broke a pair of school records with her performance at the Evie Odom Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 2). She lowered the program standard for a three-round tournament (205) and a single round (64). Indiana tied for 12th at the Big Ten Tournament, marking the team’s best finish since the runner-up campaign in 2019.
In eight seasons with the Wildcats, May helped guide the team to four NCAA postseason appearances, a t-18th finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships, two individual NCAA qualifiers and several marks in the school record books. The ’21 appearance in the NCAA Championships was the program’s first in 29 years.
UK posted five of the six lowest team scoring averages in program history during May’s tenure in Lexington. In addition, nine of the 10 lowest individual scoring averages in school history came under May’s tutelage. Kentucky won three team championships and eight individual titles over the last eight seasons.
UK has won four straight NCAA awards for finishing in the top 10% of all women's golf teams in the Academic Progress Rate, which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation. Rikke Svejgård Nielsen won SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021, Kentucky's third all-time winner and the first since 2009.
A native of Frankfort, Kentucky, May graduated from the Golf Academy of the South in Orlando, Florida. May received his bachelor's degree from Eastern Kentucky in 2017.
May continued his golf career at the Frankfort Country Club where he served as the assistant golf professional for two years before being promoted to head golf professional in January of 2013.
A 2003 graduate of Franklin County High School, May is married to the former Corie Broering. They have two young boys.
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