Lauren Giesecke

Lauren Giesecke enters her seventh season as Grand Canyon head coach in 2021-22 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.

Giesecke has moved the program to the top of the WAC since the Lopes' arrival in Division I. Giesecke guided GCU to a historic 2017-18 season, which included WAC Coach of the Year honors after the Lopes captured the WAC Championship and earned an NCAA Regional berth. GCU's 2020-21 Golfstat ranking reached No. 81 in the country, a program-best mark.

In addition to her WAC Championship and NCAA tournament squad, Giesecke has coached several award winners, including the WAC Freshman of the Year twice and 11 All-WAC award honorees.

Under Giesecke’s direction, the Lopes set numerous team records, including team scoring average, single-season birdies and the low team round. GCU recorded six team tournament victories during the Giesecke era.

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 with a minor in Coaching. She was a four-year member of the Hoosiers' golf team.

Prior to coaching 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, Indiana, and prepped at Northwestern High School, captaining a top-10 state tournament team.