Turner Joins Women's Golf Coaching Staff
6/15/2026 9:24:00 AM | Women's Golf
CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston head women's golf coach Jamie Futrell has announced the hiring of new assistant coach Kendall Turner.
Turner comes to Charleston from Western Michigan where she served as assistant for the 2025-26 season. She helped guide the Broncos to a sixth-place finish at the MAC Championship, the program's best performance at championship in three years. WMU broke multiple program records in 2025-26, including breaking the program record for lowest team stroke average in a single season.
Prior to joining Western Michigan, Turner spent a year as an assistant coach at Old Dominion following a five-year playing career at former CAA competitor James Madison University. While playing for the Dukes, Turner broke multiple program records including the single season scoring average (71.93), career rounds played (144), single season par-3 scoring (3.05), single season par-4 scoring (4.09), single season par-5 scoring (4.68) and the career records for birdies (375) and eagles (8).
"It is great to have Kendall join us. After watching her have an awesome playing career at JMU it is nice to have her on our side now," said Futrell. "The experience she has both playing on the collegiate and professional level will be a great asset to our program."
Turner was named the 2021 CAA Player of the Year, First Team All-CAA (2021), Second Team All-CAA (2022), First Team All-Sun Belt (2023,2024) and Second Team VaSID All-State (2020, 2021). Turner was the first JMU golfer to earn back-to-back at-large NCAA Tournament bids after being selected in both 2023 and 2024. She was also named the James Madison Athletic Director Scholar Athlete in the spring of 2024.
For complete coverage of Charleston women's golf, follow us on X (@cofcwgolf) and Instagram (@cofcwomensgolf).
Turner comes to Charleston from Western Michigan where she served as assistant for the 2025-26 season. She helped guide the Broncos to a sixth-place finish at the MAC Championship, the program's best performance at championship in three years. WMU broke multiple program records in 2025-26, including breaking the program record for lowest team stroke average in a single season.
Prior to joining Western Michigan, Turner spent a year as an assistant coach at Old Dominion following a five-year playing career at former CAA competitor James Madison University. While playing for the Dukes, Turner broke multiple program records including the single season scoring average (71.93), career rounds played (144), single season par-3 scoring (3.05), single season par-4 scoring (4.09), single season par-5 scoring (4.68) and the career records for birdies (375) and eagles (8).
"It is great to have Kendall join us. After watching her have an awesome playing career at JMU it is nice to have her on our side now," said Futrell. "The experience she has both playing on the collegiate and professional level will be a great asset to our program."
Turner was named the 2021 CAA Player of the Year, First Team All-CAA (2021), Second Team All-CAA (2022), First Team All-Sun Belt (2023,2024) and Second Team VaSID All-State (2020, 2021). Turner was the first JMU golfer to earn back-to-back at-large NCAA Tournament bids after being selected in both 2023 and 2024. She was also named the James Madison Athletic Director Scholar Athlete in the spring of 2024.
For complete coverage of Charleston women's golf, follow us on X (@cofcwgolf) and Instagram (@cofcwomensgolf).
Monday, June 15
Wednesday, June 10
Wednesday, May 27
Saturday, May 16
