Kelly Hovland is the head coach of the University of Maryland women's golf team in College Park, Maryland, a position she assumed on July 12, 2021, after serving as the program's interim head coach and previously as an assistant coach. She entered her fifth season leading the Terrapins in 2025 after spending two seasons on the Maryland staff from 2019 to 2021.
Under Hovland, Maryland posted several notable results. In 2023-24, the Terrapins recorded five top-five finishes, including runner-up showings at the Chevron Collegiate and the Texas Showdown. At the Chevron Collegiate, Maryland set a program record for lowest 54-hole team score with an 835, and Nicha Kanpai established the school's 54-hole individual mark with a 204. Kanpai and Patricie Mackova each earned individual tournament victories that season and both received All-Big Ten recognition. In 2024-25, Kanpai advanced to NCAA Regionals for the third straight year as an individual and later earned an amateur place in the U.S. Open.
