Lauren Giesecke

Lauren Giesecke enters her fifth season as Grand Canyon head coach in 2019-20 after taking over the program on July 28, 2015. In addition to her collegiate duties, Giesecke coached the 2019 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup girls team in Japan.

The 2018-19 squad was ranked near the top of the conference all season. Giesecke coached her second consecutive WAC Freshman of the Year in Payton Fehringer. Siripatsorn Patchana and Courtney Vogel each earned All-Conference honors.

Giesecke came to GCU from South Florida, where she had been an assistant coach under Marci Kornegay since 2013. While at USF, Giesecke helped the program rise in the national rankings and coached standout Ashley Burke to all-conference status and an NCAA regional berth.

Giesecke is a 2011 graduate of Indiana with a degree in exercise science and minor in coaching. She was a four-year member of the Hoosiers' golf team.

Prior to arriving at USF, Giesecke worked as the Junior Golf Manager of PGA of America's Georgia Section, helping organize and run junior golf tournaments. She also spent time with the American Junior Golf Association and International Junior Golf Tour.

Giesecke is from Kokomo, Ind., and prepped at Northwestern High School, captaining a top-10 state tournament team.