Guiao Returns to Purdue as Assistant Women’s Golf Coach

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Boilermaker is coming home, as Purdue Women’s Golf Head Coach Zack Byrd has announced the hiring of Lauren Guiao. After four years as a student-athlete (2017-21) and having earned two degrees from Purdue University, Guiao returns to Purdue Women’s Golf as an assistant coach.
 
“We are excited to keep Lauren at Purdue as our assistant coach,” said Byrd. “After a very short time of talking to Lauren, I saw her love for Purdue University. It is contagious, and she will be an incredible asset to this program going forward. I am thrilled to see her transition into a great coach.”
 
Competing as a Boilermaker, Guiao appeared in 20 tournaments over her four-year career, totaling 55 rounds. While playing for Purdue, she realized a passion for coaching and student-athlete development, which led to prioritizing a strong culture within the team. During her junior campaign, she shot 71 (-1) at the Illini Women’s Invitational and at the UCF Challenge for the lowest rounds of her career. Guiao recorded a pair of top-five finishes, tying for fourth at the 2017 Dayton Fall Invitational and placing fifth at the 2019 Lady Boilermaker Classic. She excelled in the classroom as well, collecting Academic All-B1G accolades twice.
 
“For me, some of the most impactful people in my life have been my coaches,” said Guiao. “From middle school all the way to my college career, all of my coaches have greatly impacted my life and made me the person I am today. When this opportunity to return to Purdue Golf came up, learning about the vision that Coach Byrd, Coach Bradley and Tim House have for this program, it just felt right. I’m so excited to be back to begin this new era of Purdue Golf and build upon the legacy left before us.”
 
Guiao earned her Master of Science degree from the Krannert School of Management this past spring. While in graduate school, she assisted in operations with the John Purdue Club. In 2021, Guiao interned at KPMG Chicago in the internal audit department after getting her bachelor’s degree as an accounting major.
 
Guiao grew up in Chicago but graduated from Memorial High School in Evansville, Indiana before beginning her collegiate playing career at Purdue. She earned all-state honors in 2017, which included a seventh-place performance at the state championship.
 

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