Walker McAlister joined the SMU women’s golf staff as Assistant Coach in September of 2025 after spending time working for the Northern Texas PGA. He enters his second season on the Hilltop (2026-27).

In McAlister's first season at SMU, the Mustangs won the NCAA Waco Regional round and advanced to the NCAA Championships. Seniors Mackenzie Lee and Emily Odwin earned All-ACC honors during the campaign. McAlister played a vital role in helping the Mustangs log eight top-5 finishes as a team during the 2025-26 campaign and in coaching Lee into a win at the 2026 Huntington Bank Collegiate event in April.

Prior to SMU, McAlister spent two stints working with the Northern Texas PGA most recently in Championship Tournament Operations assisting in the planning and set up of professional golf tournaments including the Texas State Open, Texas Women’s Open and the Professionals Championship. He served in that position from May to August of 2025. He spent the previous summer also with the Northern Texas PGA as a Junior Tournament Operations Intern.

McAlister graduated from Ole Miss in May of 2025 with BBA in Marketing. While in college, McAlister was a Football Recruiting Specialist, working closely with the team to facilitate campus tours, presentation and meeting with coaches for new recruits.

Before college, McAlister worked for Providence Golf Club near his hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Name	Title	Email Address
Lauren Mason	Head Coach	laurenmason@smu.edu
Carly Ludwig	Associate Head Coach	carlyludwig@smu.edu
Walker McAlister	Assistant Coach	lmcalister@smu.edu

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Haskins Intercollegiate on Oct 12, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Stanford Intercollegiate on Oct 16, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Landfall Tradition on Oct 23, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Therese Hession Regional Challenge on Jan 31, 2027

Upcoming Event: Women's Golf at Member Invitational on Feb 8, 2027

Results

Completed Event: Women's Golf at Leadership & Sports Invitational Day 2 on September 15, 2026 , , T4th/17

Completed Event: Women's Golf at Leadership & Sports Invitational Day 1 on September 14, 2026 , , 4th/17

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus NCAA Championship on May 22, 2026 , , T12th of 30

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus NCAA Waco Regional on May 11, 2026 , , 1st of 12

Completed Event: Women's Golf versus #1 Seed Stanford on April 19, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3

2026-27 Women's Golf Coaching Staff

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