Rhyll Brinsmead

Rhyll Brinsmead serves as the Head Women's Golf Coach for the University of Minnesota.

Rhyll Brinsmead took the helm as the head women's golf coach in January 2021. Brinsmead comes to Minnesota after spending thirteen years as the head coach at Kennesaw State University where she led the program to historic heights.

During her first season as head coach in 2020-21, Brinsmead led the Gophers to top-ten finishes at four tournaments, and three top-10 individual finishes by three different players. The team’s best tournament came in Sellersburg, Ind. at the Indiana Spring Challenge. The Gophers finished third and posted their top score (293-300-293–886, +22). Sophomore Grace Curran claimed the top individual finish for the Maroon and Gold after finishing T-6th at the Florida State MatchUp

Prior to Minnesota, Kennesaw State has thrived under Brinsmead's guidance. Despite a shortened 2019-2020 season due to COVID-19 public health concerns, the program was off to an impressive start with three top-10 finishes against strong competitors at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, Magnolia Invitational and Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational. The Owls also placed two members on the ASUN's all-conference team.

During the 2018-2019 season, Kennesaw State set a program scoring record with a 294.17 scoring average and finished the season at No. 43 in the Golfstat rankings. They posted top-10 finishes in ten of the eleven events and had three individuals ranked in the top-250 golfers in the nation according to Golfstat. The Owls claimed top honors at the Magnolia Invitational, Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic and the ASUN Championship, securing back-to-back ASUN titles for the first time in program history. Following the season, Brinsmead was named the ASUN Coach of the Year for the fifth time in her career. The 2018-2019 season was recently recognized as the best in Kennesaw State women's golf program history by the ASUN Conference.