Liz Fernandes, Head Coach of the Emory women’s golf team, has a National Championship in her sights. In the Fall season, her team won three tournaments and heads into Spring ranked #1 in NCAA Division III. 

This is Liz’s second season as Head Coach of the Eagles. Her first ended in heartbreak at the 2024 National Championships as her team gave up a healthy final-day lead to lose out to conference rivals Carnegie Mellon. The coach explains they are using the experience as fuel.

The 12 players on Emory’s roster are also using Clippd to dial up individual and collective strengths, focus their practice, and identify opportunities for improvement. 

“Clippd has made them more aware of how to learn and how to learn quicker,” states Fernandes. “The academic side means we have such small amounts of time for practice, so we cannot waste any time trying to cycle through what they need to work on.”

The players are using Clippd — looking at the trends and insights from their last event — to maximize their practice time. "In the Fall, that produced a significant uplift in their par-5 performance and their putting," explains their coach.

Emory’s women golfers are now at pro level for putting, as evidenced by the benchmarks available within Clippd. “We're all at 70, 80% from those distances, which is unheard of. Why they're so good is because they sit there and they look at that and they know that that's what they need to do.”

“They can look at the grid or the spider in Clippd and figure out, okay, what percentage am I at? And with [girls] that are academically inclined, that really speaks to them. They can see gaps and they can really maximize it.”

Located a few miles from downtown Atlanta, Georgia, Emory is described as the “Stanford of Division III”. It’s a comparison that the school and the women’s golf program relish. The kids who come to Emory “want to be the best of their field”, explains Fernandes. 

“They can figure out what percentage am I at. They can see gaps and they can really maximize it.”

“They have a very good work ethic,” she continues. “With anything voluntary — voluntary practice, coach’s practice, even voluntary weights — my girls are going without even having to have a conversation. 

“They know that if they don't put in the work, it's going to bite them in the butt. So they have to be able to be ready. If they’re not, they don't travel. That inner competition with them is so strong that it could make or break their whole spring.”

Talent, drive and great coaching are evidently contributing to the momentum that seems to be building around Emory’s season. But is What To Work On, Clippd’s priority list for practice time, helping the players to improve as well? 

“I believe so,” replies their Head Coach. “If you can learn and you can prepare for the test, just like you would in school, you're going to be better than just walking up and saying, okay, let's take the test today or let's play the course. Knowing where and how and what to do in certain areas and understanding that the percentage is better if you put the ball over here, or if you put the ball at this distance, is huge.” 

We'll find out how huge in May.

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