Carol Robertson

Carol Robertson, the architect and first-ever head coach of Virginia Tech’s women’s golf program, enters her 12th year overall (11th season of competition) leading the Hokies. Since her hiring in 2013, Robertson has transformed the program from its inception into one of the ACC’s most respected and competitive teams — known for excellence on the course, in the classroom, and in the community. A finalist for the 2021 WGCA National Coach of the Year, Robertson guided Virginia Tech to its best season in program history in 2020–21, when the Hokies advanced to their first NCAA National Championship in Scottsdale, Arizona. That year, Tech achieved its highest national ranking ever (No. 14 by Golfstat), earned a No. 4 NCAA Regional seed, and produced two All-ACC golfers for the first time in program history. Under Robertson’s leadership, Virginia Tech has achieved three NCAA Regional appearances (2018, 2019, 2021), its first team title at the 2019 Princess Anne Invitational, and multiple national top-25 rankings. Her teams have also been recognized for academic excellence, earning multiple NCAA Public Recognition Awards and maintaining some of the highest GPAs across Hokie athletics. Before arriving in Blacksburg, Robertson spent two seasons as the head coach at Old Dominion University (2011–13), where her teams captured five tournament titles. She also served as an assistant for both the men’s and women’s programs at ODU and was previously a graduate assistant at James Madison University. A highly accomplished player, Robertson reached the finals of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship, won the 2006 Virginia State Amateur, and competed professionally on the LPGA Futures Tour (2007–09). She is also a two-time CAA Player of the Year and 2019 James Madison Athletics Hall of Fame inductee. A native of Tazewell, Virginia, Robertson earned her bachelor’s degree in public administration from James Madison University (2005) and a master’s in sport management from West Virginia University (2007). Golf excellence runs in the family — her brother, Garland Green, was a four-year letterwinner on the Hokies’ men’s golf team, and her father, Charles, is a past president of the Virginia State Golf Association. She and her husband, Jason (a fellow JMU golf alumnus), reside in Blacksburg with their two children, JJ and Molly Clair.