Derek Radley

Derek Radley was named the sixth Head Coach in Oregon women's golf history on June 13, 2018, and enters his fourth season at the helm of the program in 2021-22 after building a strong foundation through his first two years in Eugene.

Radley accepted his first head coaching job at Oregon after spending the previous six seasons at the University of Arizona, starting as an assistant coach in 2012 before being promoted to associate head coach in 2016. Radley helped lead the Wildcats to the 2018 national championship in his final season before coming to Oregon.

"Derek Radley is a rising star and the perfect fit to lead Oregon women's golf," said Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens upon Radley's hiring. "His commitment to the student-athlete experience and his vision for building a championship culture came through loud and clear. Derek has an infectious energy and a passion for teaching and mentoring."

In his first two seasons with the Ducks, Radley has compiled an impressive competitive record of 155-77-5 while building an exciting young core of talent.

Led by standout freshman Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen, the 2019-20 Ducks were on pace for a historic season before the sports world was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Radley's young squad recorded six top-five finishes in seven events before the abrupt end to the season, with the Ducks setting new single-season records for scoring average (290.48), scoring average vs. par (3.05), par-4 scoring (4.18) and par-5 scoring (4.84) while tying the program record with nine rounds of par or better. Oregon finished the year at No. 14 in the national rankings.

Nielsen led the Ducks in 2019-20 with a 72.52 scoring average, the second-best in program history, while finishing in the top 20 in all seven events to open her collegiate career. Nielsen became only the third Duck ever to receive WGCA all-America honors, earning honorable mention status, and she finished the year at No. 24 on the individual national Golfstat rankings. Nielsen and fellow freshmen Briana Chacon and Ching-Tzu Chen all recorded rounds of 5-under par to crack the Oregon all-time top-10 for individual low rounds.

In his inaugural season at Oregon, Radley led the 2018-19 Ducks to the program's 12th straight NCAA Regionals apperance, earning the No. 7 seed in the Cle Elum Regional. The Ducks just missed out on qualifying for the NCAA Championships as a team, but Radley helped senior Kathleen Scavo earn an individual bid to the national tournament. Scavo went on to tie for 23rd overall, the fifth-best individual showing in program history.

Radley has already proven himself to be an ace recruiter in his short time with the Ducks, landing Nielsen, Chacon and Chen in his first official recruiting class with the Ducks. In November 2019, Radley bolstered the 2020-21 roster in a huge way with the signing of Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu, the top-ranked player out of Asia for the 2020 collegiate signing class. Entering the summer before her freshman year, Lu was ranked as high as No. 77 on the world golf amateur rankings.

Arizona earned five top-10 NCAA Championship finishes during Radley's time with the Wildcats, culminating with the national title in 2018. With Radley by her side during the championship round, junior Haley Moore birdied her first playoff hole to give Arizona a 3-2 win over Alabama. The Wildcats also earned a trio of top-3 finishes at the Pac-12 Championships with Radley on staff, securing a conference title in 2015.

Radley coached seven All-Americans at Arizona, including two-time selection Lindsey Weaver in 2014 and 2015. The Wildcats were ranked in the top-12 nationally in each of Radley's six seasons. On the recruiting trail, Radley helped the Wildcats sign multiple top-20 ranked prospects, including Tigard, Ore., native Gigi Stoll, a two-time Pacific Northwest Women's Player of the Year.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Radley is a 2006 graduate of Ferris State, where he was a two-time all-conference selection on the Bulldogs' golf team. He earned a degree in marketing and professional golf management.

Radley served as LPGA tour pro Sara Brown's coach and caddie in 2010 and 2011. Radley is certified as a PGA Class A Professional. He began his teaching career at two top-25 golf schools, Crystal Mountain in Michigan and Dana Rader in North Carolina.

Radley and Brown were married in 2013. The couple has two sons, Palmer and Ryder.